Authentic assessment in intensive training (bootcamp) of higher education students as well as feedback on the learning experience process

Taopik Barkah

doi:10.64014/jik.v21i1.61020

Abstract

Authentic assessment in competency-based education should create opportunities that allow students to integrate learning and practice, resulting in mastery of the professional skills students will need in their future workplaces. Authentic assessment provides students with opportunities to engage in authentic tasks to develop, use and expand their knowledge, higher-order thinking and digital skills competencies. The role of authentic assessment in intensive training (Bootcamp) can prepare learners to improve their ability to be ready to practice when in the world of work based on tasks undertaken after completing a program in higher education. This study aims to describe the authentic form of assessment as an evaluation process used in intensive training (Bootcamp) for students to describe feedback on the Bootcamp learning experience process as consideration for improvement in the implementation of the next program. The author uses a descriptive method to provide an overview of the phenomenon studied through a literature study of existing documents. Authentic assessment activities in Bootcamp learning activities for each session per day ended with the assignment of a project called "Challenge" which was group in nature and was carried out for approximately two weeks, students were asked to express what they had understood and done during the project. Students can also give/convey feedback to each other. This is done so students can understand the material better and develop their skills.

Abstrak

Penilaian otentik dalam pendidikan berbasis kompetensi harus menciptakan peluang yang memungkinkan mahasiswa untuk mengintegrasikan pembelajaran dan praktik, menghasilkan penguasaan keterampilan profesional yang akan dibutuhkan mahasiswa di tempat kerja masa depan mereka. Tujuan dari penilaian otentik adalah untuk memberikan mahasiswa kesempatan untuk terlibat dalam tugas-tugas otentik untuk mengembangkan, menggunakan dan memperluas pengetahuan mereka, keterampilan berpikir tingkat tinggi dan keterampilan digital. Peran penilaian autentik dalam pelatihan intensif (Bootcamp) dapat mempersiapkan mahasiswa untuk meningkatkan kemampuannya untuk siap mempraktikkan ketika dalam lingkup dunia kerja berdasarkan tugas-tugas yang dikerjakan setelah menyelesaikan program di pendidikan tinggi. Tujuan studi ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan bentuk penilaian otentik sebagai proses evaluasi yang digunakan dalam pelatihan intensif (Bootcamp) bagi mahasiswa, mendeskripsikan umpan balik terhadap proses pengalaman pembelajaran Bootcamp sebagai bahan pertimbangan untuk perbaikan pada pelaksanaan program berikutnya. Penulis menggunakan metode deskriptif untuk bertujuan memberikan gambaran tentang fenomena yang sedang dikaji melalui studi literatur terhadap dokumen-dokumen yang telah ada. Kegiatan penilaian otentik dalam kegiatan pembelajaran Bootcamp untuk setiap sesi per harinya diakhiri dengan pemberian penugasan proyek dengan sebutan challenge atau penugasan yang mengharuskan peserta untuk mengungkapkan apa saja yang telah mereka pahami dan lakukan selama proyek berlangsung. Sehingga mahasiswa dapat saling memberi/menyampaikan umpan balik kepada satu sama lain. Hal ini dilakukan agar mahasiswa dapat memahami materi dengan lebih baik dan mengembangkan keterampilannya.

Kata Kunci: Pelatihan intensif; pengalaman pembelajaran; penilaian otentik

Keywords:

assessment authentic bootcamp learning experiences

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