1. Assessing Reading
Ningtyas Orilina A, M.Pd

2. 1. Definition
Grellet (1981:7) reading is defined as a construct process of guessing and an active process of deriving meaning.
Nuttal (1985:1) states that reading means getting out of the text as nearly as possible to the message that the writer put into it.
Haris (1980: 447) states that reading is meaningful interpretation of printed or written symbols. Reading in this process is the result of the interaction between the perception of graphic symbols that represent language and reader’s language skill and knowledge of the world.

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Nunan (2003: 68) reading is a fluent process of readers combining information from a text and their own background knowledge to build meaning.
Grabe and Stoller (2002: -10) propose that reading is the ability to draw meaning from the printed page and interpret this information appropriately.
Petty (1980: ) Reading is a complex process to get information from the written text in which the ability to pronounce and comprehend the written text is needed to interpret sign, letters, or symbol by assigning meaning in receiving ideas and intuition from the author via printed word.

4. 2. Construct
Reading is a process of guessing, deriving, combining, interpreting, and getting out of the text to draw meaning from the printed page.

5. 3. Aspects

6. 4. Indicators Menunjukkan gambaran umum suatu teks;
Menentukan tujuan teks atau penulis;
Menyebutkan informasi rinci dalam teks, baik yang tersirat maupun tersurat;
Menjelaskan makna kata atau ungkapan tertentu dalam teks;
Menjelaskan rujukan (reference) yang ada dalam teks;

7. No.
Aspects
Indicators
Number of Items
Total 1.
Main Idea
Students are able to identify the main idea of the paragraph
1, 6 2 2.
Explicit Meaning
Students are able to find the explicit information of the text
2, 7 3.
Implicit Meaning
Students are able to find the implicit information of the text
3, 8 4.
Word Meaning
Students are able to identify the meaning of certain word
4, 9 5.
Reference
Students are able to find the reference of certain word taken from the text
5, 10 10

8. 5. Test Instrument

9. 𝑗𝑢𝑚𝑙𝑎ℎ 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑟 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑜𝑎𝑙 x100
6. Scoring rubrics
Items 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
True
False
𝑗𝑢𝑚𝑙𝑎ℎ 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑟 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑜𝑎𝑙 x100