Exploring Lecturers’ Ways in Assessing Students’ English Writing

Ayuna Netta, Ika Kana Trisnawati, Asma Asma

Abstract


The study aimed to identify the approach used by lecturers to assess students’ English writing. The respondents of this study were two lecturers teaching Writing course at the English Education Department of Universitas Muhammadiyah Aceh. This study utilized interview as the instrument to collect data. Data were analyzed by using thematic analysis. The findings of the study revealed that the lecturers employed rubrics when evaluating their students’ writing. The findings suggest that although both lecturers employ different rubrics, they are equally effective. This study is expected to provide insights for other lecturers in terms of evaluating writing in English classroom.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37598/accentia.v4i1.2049

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