Placement Test through Website in Politeknik Negeri
Media Kreatif, Indonesia
Hawa Asma Ul Husna
1*
, Anggun Gunawan
2
, Tabitha Kezia
3
{hawaasma@polimedia.ac.id, anggun.gunawan84@gmail.com}
Publishing Departement, Politeknik Negeri Media Kreatif, Jl. Srengseng Sawah, South Jakarta,
Indonesia
Abstract. English as an international language is very much needed in the world of work.
In Politeknik Negeri Media Kreatif, graduates are expected to be able to communicate
proficiently using English so that they can compete in the industrial world globally both
at home and abroad considering that the creative industry is growing rapidly. In order for
students to be able to use English well in Creative Industry, it is necessary to hold a
placement test at the beginning of the study. The purpose of this research is to see the
effectiveness of doing a placement test using the web on semester 1 or 2 students of the
Politeknik Negeri Media Kreatif (Polimedia). This study is a qualitative descriptive
research. The subjects of this study were students in semester 1 or 2 of the advertising
and broadcasting study program. Data collection technique in this study is done by do
the placement tests, questionnaires, observations, interviews and literature review. The
result of this study is although placement test has shortcomings, it is still worth doing in
Polimedia.
Keywords: Technology, Information, Communication, Learning Media,
Qualitative Research
1 Introduction
The creative industry as an industry that is increasingly needed by the community and is
growing rapidly with industry 4.0 makes schools with creative industry majors
increasingly in demand so that the competition is getting tougher. One of the most
successful creative industries in Indonesia is Go-Jek. Even over time Go-Jek has had new
innovations such as Go-Food, Go-Life and Go-Tix (1). Vocational schools, whose
graduates are prepared to be able to compete with the global industrial world both
nationally and internationally, must be equipped with qualified skills. One of the skills
that are needed in the creative industry is English language skills so that they can compete
with a wider range.
Students of Politeknik Negeri Media Kreatif (Polimedia) are also provided with
English courses. In the broadcasting study program, There are 2 semester slots for
English, those are General English and English for Specific Purposes. In the publishing
study program, English also has 2 course slots, those are General English and English
for Communication. In the advertising study program, English courses are urgently
JICOMS 2022, November 16, Jakarta, Indonesia
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DOI 10.4108/eai.16-11-2022.2326051