A Writing Skill Assessment of The Fmst Semester English Department Students of The Universitas Sumatera Utara

Abstract

This study attempts to measure the students' abilities in writing through online language learning platform. This study was conducted by using library research in collecting students' work. The subject of the research was new students who got TOEFL top score in English Department USU consisting of 19 students. The research was conducted by explaining the process of students' assessment and measure the result of their score writing skills. The instruments of collecting data were the students' writing e-portfolio as the quantitative and qualitative data. Based on the assessment process, the used of online learning platform was very helpful, effective, and efficient both for the teachers and the students. Based on the content aspect, the mean of students' score was 25.7. Based on the organization aspect, the mean of students' score was 18.1. Based on the vocabulary aspect, the mean of students' score was 18.3. Based on the language use aspect, the mean of students' score was 19.7. Based on the mechanics aspect, the mean of students' score was 4.3. The result of the research showed that the students experienced mostly in excellent to very good level.