Description of Difficulties in Implementing The Assessment of Performance Aspects for Understanding Mathemathic Teachers at MTs Al Mustaqim Parepare

• Main Author: Vernita Sari
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang 2018-05-01
• Series: MEJ (Mathematics Education Journal)
• Subjects: difficulties, performance assessment, teacher's understanding
• Online Access: http://ejournal.umm.ac.id/index.php/MEJ/article/view/5794

Performance assessment needs to understand and implement by teachers so that the teachers can assess the skills aspects of their students well. However, some teachers have difficulties in implementing performance assessment includes mathematic teachers at MTs Al Mustaqim Parepare. The purpose of this research is to describe the difficulties of implementing performance assessment on understanding aspects of mathematic teachers at MTs Al Mustaqim Parepare. This research was qualitative research. The subjects of the study were two mathematic teachers of MTs Al-Mustaqim Parepare here in after called subject 1 (H) and subject 2 (N). The focus of the research is to describe the difficulties teachers using the performance assessment on aspects of teachers' understanding of mathematic. For revealing the research data, this conducts tests and interviews to the subject of research. The data of research is validated by doing triangulation method. The Research of data is analyzed by (a) studying the subject data and comparing data to obtain for valid data, (b) reducing data by creating abstractions, (c) classifying and identifying the data to draw conclusions from the data. The result research shows that the difficulties for teachers, it is for understanding aspect about the assessment performance. For instance, (a) the subject 1 (H) was difficult in understanding about the concept of assessment, (b) the subject 1 (H) was difficult in understanding the assessment techniques so that it can be implemented, (c) subject 1 (H) was difficult in understanding the types of assessment rubrics, and (d) subject 2 (N) was difficult in understanding the concept of assessment.