Parents’ and
Teachers’ Perceptions on Assessment
Agustinus Ngadiman
Agnes Santi Widiati
Yohanes Nugroho
The need for teaching English as a
foreign language in Indonesia has been felt by almost all levels
of society, especially in big cities. In practice, an instructional program
depends on interrelated factors such as students’ and parents’ attitudes,
teachers’ abilities, as well as resources and facilities available. Without
realizing the school’s readiness, society has placed great expectations on the
success of English teaching. On the surface, students’ grades are viewed as a
success indicator by most parents and laymen in instructional programs. This
leads to the common practice in which parents urge their kids to do extra
exercises given by teachers and found in exercise books. Meanwhile, teachers
seem to satisfy themselves by giving difficult tests to prove that their
teaching is of a high quality. If this mismatch of perceptions goes on and on,
there is no doubt we cannot expect much from English teaching.
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Ngadiman, A., Widiati, A. S., & Nugroho, Y.
(2003, November). Parents’ and teachers’ perceptions on assessment.
Paper presented at the 38th RELC International Seminar, Singapore.
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