Development of the Automated Short Essay Scoring (ASES) Digital Evaluation Tool and Formation of Honesty Character: Using the 4-D Model in the Context of Modern Education

Abstract

This research is motivated by the importance of the Automated Short Essay Scoring (ASES) digital evaluation tool and the formation of honesty character in the context of modern education at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara. Traditional evaluation tools are still used, which are time-consuming and fail to address the issue of student honesty. This study aims to: (1) develop the ASES digital evaluation tool and form honesty character using the 4-D Model in the context of modern education, and (2) examine the advantages of the ASES digital evaluation tool in forming honesty character in modern education. This Research and Development (R&D) study uses the 4D Model stages: Define, Design, Develop, and Disseminate. The research subjects numbered 121 people. The study was conducted over a period of six months, from September 2024 to February 2025. The results at the Define Stage show that the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara, does not yet have a digital evaluation tool, thus necessitating the ASES digital evaluation tool to help students develop honesty character. In the Design Stage, a prototype of the ASES digital evaluation tool was designed. In the Develop stage, the ASES digital evaluation tool was developed and tested for feasibility by evaluation experts, limited trials, and product revisions with an average feasibility of 83.68% (very feasible). Subsequently, revisions were made based on suggestions from questionnaires given to research subjects. In the Disseminate stage, large group trials were conducted, and the ASES digital evaluation tool was deemed effective by the majority of respondents with an average score above 3.5. This indicates that the ASES digital evaluation tool is a solution to the limitations of traditional evaluation tools in supporting modern education at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara.