The Analysis of Students’ Perceptions for The Impact of Formative and Summative Test for The fourth Semester Students of English Education Department in IAIN Salatiga in The Academic Year of 2015/2016

Khasanah, Nafiatul (2016) The Analysis of Students’ Perceptions for The Impact of Formative and Summative Test for The fourth Semester Students of English Education Department in IAIN Salatiga in The Academic Year of 2015/2016. Other thesis, Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Ilmu Keguruan.

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Abstract

The present study investigates the students’ perception for the impact of formative and summative test. This research is mainly aimed to find out the students perceptions of formative and summative test, and also their impacts in English-learning process. The data is collected from questionnaire of 45 students of the fourth semester of English education department in the academic year of 2015/2016. The additional data was taken from classroom observation and documentation. Since this research explores the students’ perception which come from the students’ experiences, qualitative approach is considered as an appropriate approach. The result of this research is presented descriptively in order to reveal the students’ perception comprehensively. It was found that in students’ opinion, formative and summative test had some impacts. Most of the students surveyed felt the formative and summative test had motivated them to make a greater effort to learn English. Many students seemed to be willing to put more efforts on English language skill such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Formative and summative test influenced the students’ goal orientation, motivation, self-efficacy, and also anxiety in learning English. However, this research provides important evidence about the impacts of formative and summative test toward students English-learning in IAIN Salatiga, and directions for further research are also suggested.

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