Students’ Perception of Peer Assessment in Improving Students’ Speaking Skill (A Case Study at The Department of English Language Education)

This study is entitled “ Students’ Perception of Peer Assessment in Improving Students’ Speaking Skill (A Case Study At The Department of English Language Education)”. The research was conducted at The Department of English Language Education (PBI) of The Faculty of Education and Teacher Training of Islamic State University Ar-Raniry, Banda Aceh. The aims of this research are to find out to what extent peer assessment improves students’ speaking skill and to investigate the students’ responses toward the application of peer assessment in improving student speaking skill. The subjects were the third semester students of speaking class, especially unit 3. The researcher took speaking class in which peer assessment is applied. The sample was taken by using simple purposive sampling technique. The research instrument are observation sheet and interview guide. To analyze the data, the researcher uses descriptive analysis. The result of this research indicates that peer assessment improves students’ speaking skill. The students also give positive responses toward the influence of peer assessment. However, students thought that the application of peer assessment should also collaborate with teacher’s assessment. This is intended to obtain more accurate assessment.