Investigating Students' Views on Assessment Models in EFL Classroom. One of theimportant elements in the learning context is assessment. This study aimed atexploring the assessment model of teachers used in the teaching and learningprocess in the classroom. The model of assessment measured through students?perception was collected from questionnaire. The survey questionnaire formconsisted of five main components to study students? perception on teachers? stepsin building assessment model. Those are planning of assessment model, presentationof assessment model, various of assessment model in classroom, traditionalassessment model, e-assessment model and disclosure of evaluation results. Basedon the findings of this study, the test model based on students' perceptions eliciteda positive response from English teachers using the model in the classroom.However, it should be noted that the planning for the use of the test model must besubmitted prior to the implementation of the test and comprehensive so thatstudents can prepare themselves adequately for the exam. Furthermore, so thatlearning objectives can be achieved ideally, the use of the test model must also payattention to the level of difficulty and ease of each question item.Keywords: Students? Perception, Assessment Model, EFL Classroom

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The purpose of this study was designed to: (1) develop teaching and learning materials in the form of a Basics English Grammar module for students of the English Department, Faculty of Teacher Training IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo; (2) find out the feasibility of teaching and learning materials in the form of a Basics English Grammar module for students of the English Department, Faculty of Teacher Training IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo. This study is research and development in nature. The research design used refers to the four-D (4D) models of development with four main stages namely, (1) Define; (2) Design; (3) Develop; (4) Disseminate. Data collection techniques in this study were using questionnaires and FGD. The results of this study are: (1) Development of Basic English Grammar Module Teaching Materials in accordance with the four-D model development model. In the fisrt step of the model Define, the results show that students need teaching materials that can improve student competence, as well as help independent learning. Design, the results of teaching materials that are suitable for students' needs are in the form of Basic English Grammar modules. Develop, carried out validation by experts, revised according to expert advice, and trial development in the 3rd semester of English Education Department. Disseminate, the module is disseminated to English Education students (2) Feasibility of Module-Based Teaching Materials based on assessment: material experts obtained a mean score of 3.93 (feasible), media experts obtained a mean score of 4.02 (appropriate), and learning practitioners / lecturers the average Grammar subject is 4.03 (feasible); (3) Student's assessment of Teaching Materials in the Form of Basic English Grammar Modules obtained a mean score of 4.33 (very feasible).

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The objective of this study was to investigate students' hardships and their factors in creating descriptive texts. The subject of this study was the fourth semester of IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo's English Education Program. 39 students were involved in this study. Three types of instruments were employed to gather the data: documentation, questionnaires, and interviews. The document was used to evaluate students' proficiency in five writing-related areas. The questionnaire was designed to identify specific challenges with descriptive text composition. The purpose of the interview was to identify factors contributing to students' difficulty in writing descriptive texts. This study employed mix method. This study revealed that students had difficulty with content, organization, and mechanics. In terms of content, students struggled with constructing subject sentences (30.76%), supporting sentences (59.97%), and closing sentences (38.46%). Students had trouble repeating essential terms (28.20%), utilizing linking words (28.20%), and explaining the topic (43.58%). In technical, students experienced difficulty with punctuation (12.82%) and capitalization (20.51%). The factors of hardship were self-motivation, self-confidence, lack of reading, and lack of practice were internal issues. External influences included the chance to write, learning materials and media, and the absence of feedback in the teaching and learning process.