In the learning process at school, various types of methods have been applied by
teachers in schools which aim to make it easier for students to receive the lessons delivered.
Assessment is one of the most widely used methods for teachers to observe, find out, and
measure the ability of each student in the class whether it is during the learning process or
when the learning process ends. The English teacher at MI Muhammadiyah Rantau used
ongoing assessment method to observe the abilities of each student in the class. Ongoing
assessment is a teacher's method of observing, knowing and measuring the abilities of
students continuously, both when the learning process starts or even when the learning
process is in progress. The teacher implements several activities that can be used in ongoing
assessment method, such as observation, peer assessment, feedback, and journal / diary
activities in each class meeting in turn. By using a variety of activities when assessing
students in the classroom, it can create a conducive classroom atmosphere and students who
are enthusiastic about receiving the subject matter presented.
Researchers observed 1 English subject teacher who implemented an ongoing assessment and
students at fifth grade of MI Muhammadiyah Rantau that consisted of 15 boys and 20 girls.
Researcher used a qualitative descriptive method to observe the implementation of ongoing
assessment applied by teacher at MI Muhammadiyah Rantau. In general, qualitative
descriptive used three stages of data analysis such as: data reduction, data presentation, and
drawing conclusions. Data were collected using observation and interviews.
The results stated that students who received English material using ongoing assessment
method with various activities used by the teacher in implementing the ongoing assessment
could absorb the lesson well. They tend to like the English subjects delivered by the teacher.
The teacher also claimed that this method is very suitable to be applied in her class seeing
students who tend to be more active and responsive in the teaching and learning process.