This study aims to answer questions about what types of assessment and
listening assessment techniques in English are used by teachers at SMAN 1
Mataraman and what obstacles teachers face in using assessment techniques when
teaching English listening at SMAN 1 Mataraman.
This research was conducted using a qualitative method, with the method
of analyzing an assessment technique in listening to English. The participants in
this study were English teachers and second grade students at SMAN 1
Mataraman. The data collection process was carried out through interviews with
the English teacher, direct observation in class (during in-class learning), and
documentation during learning.
The results of the study show that the English listening assessment
technique used by English teachers in grade II at SMAN 1 Mataraman is the Pre�test and Post-Test. The teacher takes this technique because the teacher wants
students to take an active part in learning to teach listening in English class. To
provoke students to grow vocabulary to relate to the lesson that will be studied at
that time and to reassure whether students have understood today's lesson the
teacher can provide an evaluation at the end of the lesson. However, there were
several challenges faced by the teacher in using the Pre-test and Post-test
assessment techniques, when the teacher explained that sometimes students did
not understand the vocabulary and word order spoken by the teacher and
inadequate learning media such as direct audio speakers.