Assessing slow lesrner in learning english :teachers' challenges and strategies

Assessment is an essential process of obtaining information about the students’ progress and achievement of the teaching and learning outcomes. Assessment aims to diagnose learning difficulties, monitor skill acquisition, considers an individual’s strengths and weaknesses. This research discusses the teachers’ challenges and strategies in assessing slow learner in learning English. Furthermore, this research aims to find out the teachers’ challenges and strategies in assessing slow learner. The subject of this research was English teachers in SMAN 1 Gedangan Sidoarjo. This research was conducted using qualitative method design and the data was collected by conducting class observation and interview. The findings show that the teachers faced five challenges in assessing slow learner. In term of no available guideline, the government did not provide the guideline for slow learners’ students and only provide the guideline for regular students. In creating worksheet, the teachers should make the question that can be done by both students. Although the teachers have provided the easy question sometimes slow learners still cannot answer the question. In term of time, the slow learners tend to do the assessment longer than the regular student. Beside that sometimes the slow learners feel bored or their mood is not in good condition that cause the slow learners need extra time when doing something. The role of shadow teacher is also important to help the teacher in the class. The teachers must have ways and strategies in learning process for slow learner and assessing slow learner. The strategies are asking students to make a dialogue, giving multiple choice questions, complete fill the blank question, asking students to write simple text, and asking students to do oral presentation