Developing Update Portfolio as Authentic Assessment

in Teaching Speaking for University Students:

A Challenge to be Trending Lecturers

By:Sumardiono

Teacher Training of College of PGRI BlitarUnesa, 5th December 2015

Introduction

The lack of evidence in recording students’

learning process

The students’ recent habits (traveling,

updating, selfie, etc)

The students’ interest in visual learning

media

Research Problem

Question:

How is update portfolio as the record of learning process of Advanced Speaking for University students developed validly, practically, and effectively?

Objective:

to develop the update portfolio as the record of learning process of Advanced Speaking for University students validly, practically, and effectively.

Why Update Portfolio? To report and document the students’ learning

activities and results as the evidences in learning process.

Hembold, et.al (1998) states that in his research the online portfolio can challenge the lecturers to be always active and developed time by time.

Chen (2006) adds that the portfolio is effective to assess the students’ learning tasks so that the learning is reflective to betterment process both the lecturers and the students.

Research

Method

Research Findings

1. Defining Steps

a. Front-end Analysis List of arising problem

b. Learners’ Analysis Interaction pattern in learning

c. Concept Analysis Availability of record in students’ learning process

d. Task Analysis The forms of speaking tests, the content of the tasks, the objectives of giving the tasks, and the ways in solving the tasks

2. Designing Steps

a. Designing the prototype of update

portfolio

b. Reviewing the ways in compiling

interesting portfolio

c. Compiling the students’ works into

portfolio

3. Developing Steps

4. Disseminating Steps

https://www.academia.edu/19163927/Update_

Portfolio_A_Speaking_Assessment and in

online group of social media.

Instrument The Assessed Products

Validation Sheets a. Validity of portfolio

b. Validity of course outline

c. Validity of handout

Observation Sheets a. Practicality of portfolio

b. Lecturers’ activities

c. Students’ activities

Test Scores of Speaking skill

Table 1 Prerequisites in Developing Update Portfolio

Summing Up

Conclusion

The update portfolio which has been developed here is valid, practical, and effective to use in the university level.

Suggestion

It is expected to all the fields of the lecturers to use this kind of learning assessment to keep the students learning even after they graduate from the college.

Thanks a Myriad