Challenges In Assessing Students’ Writing For Future Instruction

Abstract

This study is analytical study that constitutes the information about what instruction is necessary to be designed to help bring about desired change. Instructional design is a special case of a larger process called human performance technology. The two processes are almost identical, structurally, in their overall stages of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Because this is a long process, therefore, this study is focused on analysis study. The purpose of this study is to find out the possibility future instruction through analyzing of lecturers‘ challenges in assessing students writing. Theparticipants werestudents and lectures. It was conducted at English Education Department of Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan syarifKasim Riau.This study investigated 1) general characteristic of students 2) specific entry competenciesof studentsin assessing students‘ writing and 3) students‘ need in writing assessment process.The result of this study presents the information as a guide to design a future Instruction/specific model to aid assessment process.