EXPLORING ELT TEACHERS' PERSPECTIVE OF PROJECT-BASED ASSESSMENT

Abstract

There are two aims of this research; (1) to describe the perceptions of the teachers about project-based assessment, (2) to describe teachers’ barriers to implementing the project-based assessment. In this study, the researcher used descriptive qualitative research. The participants are 3 English teachers who have been taught more than 5 years. The Data was gathered through an open-ended questionnaire.  After that, the researcher analyzed the data by transcribing, coding, and interpreting the data finally the writer reported the data qualitatively. The result showed that the English teachers had a positive perception of implementing the project-based assessment also they create lesson plans first before teaching and applying project-based as their assessment, the barriers are time allotment which needs more time, and the unreadiness of the students in applying project-based as the assessment. The teachers hope another teacher can apply PBA maximally so that they can achieve the objective of the learning.