b. The personality of the observer or evaluator often influences the assessment made by observation.
c. Data obtained from observations generally reveal only the "outer shell".
2) INTERVIEW
In general, the interview is a way of collecting information which is carried out by means of oral questioning and answering unilaterally, face to face, and with a predetermined direction and purpose.
Two types of interviews that can be used as an evaluation tool are:
a. Guided interviews are known as structured interviews or systematic interviews. In systematic interviews the evaluator conducts oral question and answer with students, parents of students to gather information needed for the assessment process of these students. This interview was carefully prepared adhering to the interview guide.
b. Unguided interviews are known as free interviews, simple interviews or unsystematic interviews. In this interview, the interviewer as the evaluator asks questions to students or parents of students without being controlled by certain guidelines.
The advantages of the interview are:
a. Interviewers can communicate directly with students so as to produce a complete and in-depth assessment.
b. Students can express their hearts more freely.
c. The data obtained can be in the form of qualitative data and quantitative data.
