Authentic assessment in online learning to develop students’ character

Abstract

This research aimed to determine: (1) the implementation of authentic assessment in online learning to assess students’ character; (2) character developed through authentic assessment in attitude; and (3) strategies implemented to develop students’ character through authentic assessment. The method used was a survey with questionnaire-based data collection techniques. The data sources were students of the Pancasila and Civic Education Study Program, including 80 students from the Indonesian Education University, 65 from Sebelas Maret University, and 120 from Padang State University. The data sources for the interviews were fifteen lecturers in civic education from the university. The data analysis technique used quantitative descriptive analysis with percentages and qualitative narratives. The results indicated that, first, more observations and notes or journals are used in assessing student character during authentic online learning assessments. Second, the dominant personality developed through an authentic evaluation of the attitude aspect is characterized by critical thinking, discipline, responsibility, honesty, collaborative collaboration, creative innovation,
independence, hard work, religion, and democracy. Third, the strategy is to develop student character through authentic assessments by (1) preparing observation sheets for each class being taught; and (2) utilizing the menu in each campus’ Learning Management System that can maintain digital character assessment track records.