eprintid: 16265 rev_number: 7 eprint_status: archive userid: 3861 dir: disk0/00/01/62/65 datestamp: 2022-08-05 03:37:51 lastmod: 2022-08-05 03:37:51 status_changed: 2022-08-05 03:37:51 type: thesis metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Lestari, Wina Anggraeni title: Self-assessment in Argumentative writing process for senior high students of Assalam Islamic School ispublished: pub subjects: C divisions: 88103 keywords: self-assessment, argumentative writing, teaching writing abstract: The study is aimed to examine how self-assessment can be used in teaching argumentative writing, students’ responses on the use of self-assessment in their writing process, and the difficulty encountered by the students in writing argumentative. The study employed a qualitative approach and used case study method. The data is collected through observation, questionnaire and interview to eleventh grader of Assalam Islamic School students in Sukabumi. Six students are interviewed to gain the intended data. The result showed that 1) self-assessment was used as a tool to assist students’ writing process; 2) it emphasized students awareness of paragraph planning; 3) in the process of introducing it, the teacher fulfilled some principles: telling students the purpose of selfassessment, defining the task clearly, and ensuring beneficial washback through followup tasks; 4) the self-assessment was administered by the teacher and the students; 5) the teacher employed developed feedback to students’ work. In regard to students’ responses, the analysis yielded two kinds of responses: positive and negative responses. In terms of students’ difficulty, there are four kinds of problem the students encountered: problem in constructing body paragraph, elaborating introductory paragraph, constructing English sentence or grammar, and writing concluding paragraph. The study provides some suggestion for the teacher, students and further research. date: 2018-02-22 date_type: completed full_text_status: public institution: Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof Dr. HAMKA department: Sekolah Pascasarjana thesis_type: masters thesis_name: other referencetext: References Adas, D & Bakir, A., (2013) Writing Difficulties and New Solutions: Blended Learning as an Approach to Improve Writing Abilities, International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Al-Seyabi, F & Tuzlukova, V. (2014). Writing problems and strategies: An investigative study in the Omani School and university context. Asian Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Vol. 3(4) November 2014 Alwasilah, A. C. & Alwasilah, S. S. (2013). Pokoknya Menulis Cara Baru Menulis dengan Metode Kolaborasi. Bandung. Kiblat Arikunto. S, Suharjono & Supardi (2015). Penelitian Tindakan Kelas. Jakarta. PT. Bumi Aksara Baratpour, F. (2015). 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Masters thesis, Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof Dr. HAMKA. document_url: http://repository.uhamka.ac.id/id/eprint/16265/1/SPS_INGGRIS_1408066052_WINA%20ANGGRAENI.pdf