Description of Difficulties in Implementing The Assessment of Performance Aspects for Understanding Mathemathic Teachers at MTs Al Mustaqim Parepare

Abstract

Performance assessment needs to understand and implement by teachers so
that the teachers can assess the skills aspects of their students
well. However, some teachers have difficulties in implementing
performance assessment includes mathematic teachers at MTs Al Mustaqim
Parepare. The purpose of this research is to describe the difficulties of
implementing performance assessment on understanding aspects of
mathematic teachers at MTs Al Mustaqim Parepare. This research was
qualitative research. The subjects of the study were two mathematic teachers
of MTs Al-Mustaqim Parepare here in after called subject 1 (H) and subject
2 (N). The focus of the research is to describe the difficulties teachers using
the performance assessment on aspects of teachers' understanding of
mathematic. For revealing the research data, this conducts tests and
interviews to the subject of research. The data of research is validated by
doing triangulation method. The Research of data is analyzed by (a)
studying the subject data and comparing data to obtain for valid data, (b)
reducing data by creating abstractions, (c) classifying and identifying the
data to draw conclusions from the data. The result research shows that
the difficulties for teachers, it is for understanding aspect about the
assessment performance. For instance, (a) the subject 1 (H) was difficult in
understanding about the concept of assessment, (b) the subject 1 (H) was
difficult in understanding the assessment techniques so that it can be
implemented, (c) subject 1 (H) was difficult in understanding the types of
assessment rubrics, and (d) subject 2 (N) was difficult in understanding the
concept of assessment.