THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTHENTIC ASESSMENT RUBRIC FOR ASSESING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE

Abstract

Learning achievement that is currently being assessed, generally focusing only on cognitive domain, this is certainly contradicting to the term of assessment that should be done in accordance with learning achievement stated in curriculum. Authentic assessment needs right instrument to assess learning achievement. One of the instruments needed is assessment rubric. The rubric that currently been used does not have the same standard, which is not accordance with the principals of assessment. Based on that study, the assessment rubric is developed, consisting four components; job description, scale, dimension, and dimension description. The data was descriptively analyzed. Analysis of suitability of developed rubric was empirically tested to 98 students. The result showed validity of rubric using factor analysis is between 0.29 – 0.96, the reliability judgement using Cronbach alfa coefficient is 0.85 for argumentation skill and presentation skill, and 0.86 for problem solving skill and journal analysis.

Keywords: authentic; rubric; validity; reliability.