THE EFFECT OF COLLABORATIVE ASSESSMENT AND LEARNING STYLE ON STUDENTS’ WRITING COMPETENCY

IM Subawa; N.P.K. Nitiasih; I.N.A. Putra

doi:10.23887/ijll.v1i4.12582

Authors

IM Subawa Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha
N.P.K. Nitiasih Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha
I.N.A. Putra Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23887/ijll.v1i4.12582

Keywords:

collaborative assessment, learning style, studentsâ€™ writing competency

Abstract

This experiment study aims at investigating the effect of collaborative assessment and learning style on students’ writing competency of eleventh grade students of SMAN 1 Kuta. To conduct this research, 92 students were selected as the sample. The design of this research was 2x2 factorial design. Data of writing competency were collected by an instrument called posttest which is essay type test, meanwhile learning style data were collected by questionnaire. The acquired data were analyzed statistically by two way ANOVA and Tukey test. This research discovers: 1) there is a significant effect of collaborative assessment on students’ writing competency, 2) there is a significant interaction effect of assessment type (collaborative and conventional assessments) and learning style (field dependent and independent) on students’ writing competency, 3) collaborative assessment affects significantly on field dependent students’ writing competency, and 4) collaborative assessment does not affect significantly on field independent students’ writing competency.

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