ENGLISH TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION TOWARD CHARACTER ASSESMENT IN 2013 CURRICULUM: A STUDY ON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN MANADO AND TOMOHON, NORTH SULAWESI

Abstract

This research aims at finding out the perceptions of English teachers on character aspects
which are not directly taugh. Yet it becomes a priority to asses basic competence. This study attempts
to identify the obstacles for implementing curriculum 2013 particularly student character assessment.
As a qualitative research, data are obtained through interviews. The data are taken from the schools
that implement the curriculum especially six teachers who are randomly selected out of twenty
teachers from each school.
The results reveal that most of the teachers perceived that aspects of the should be taught
indirectly. Such perception was based upon the notion that character is not to be taught but to be
practiced. Those teachers were also of the opinion that character assessment does not guarantee the
positive character building. They believed that school must involve the parents and society for the
success of the character education. The teachers met the problems in implementing the assessment
such as time consuming, complicated assessment process, incompatiblity with big class and the lack
of facility.
Keywords: perception, character assesment, english teacher, curriculum 2013
INTRODUCTION