AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH MIDTERM TEST OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS AT EVEN SEMETER OF SMA 1 GEBOGKUDUS INACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013
By DIAN NOVI ROSANTI NIM 200932060
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY 2013
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AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH MIDTERM TEST OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS AT EVEN SEMETER OF SMA 1 GEBOG KUDUS IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013
SKRIPSI Presented to the University of Muria Kudus In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing the Sarjana Program In the Department of English Education
By DIAN NOVI ROSANTI NIM 200932060
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY 2013
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MOTTO AND DEDICATION Motto : Do what you want to do as well as you can do in your life. Love makes you happy. Allah always helps you.
Dedication This skripsi is dedicated to: Her dearest parents (Sunardi and Sujati) who always give support and pray. Her beloved sister (fitriwindiyanti). Her beloved abi (tri noviwijayanto) who gives support. Her best friends (Rina and Angel)
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ADVISOR’S APPROVAL This is to certify that the skripsi of Dian Novi Rosanti (2009-32-060) has been approved by the skripsi advisors for further approval by the Examining Committee.
Kudus, August 2013 Advisor I
TitisSulistyowati, SS. M.Pd NIP. 19810402 200501 2 001
Advisor II
Drs. Suprihadi, M.Pd NIP. 19570616 198403 1 015
Acknowlegment by The faculty of teacher training and education Dean,
Dr. SlametUtomo, M.Pd NIP. 19621219 198703 2 001
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EXAMINER’S APPROVAL This is to certify that the skripsi of Dian Novi Rosanti (2009-32-060) has been approved by the Examining Committee as a requirement forSarjana Degree of English Education.
Kudus, August 2013 Skripsi Examining Committee
TitisSulistyowati, SS. M.Pd NIP. 19810402 200501 2 001
Drs. Suprihadi, M.Pd NIP. 19570616 198403 1 015
Dr. SlametUtomo, M.Pd NIP. 19621219 198703 2 001
Dra.Hj. Sri EndangKusmaryati, M.PdNIS. 0610713020001009
Acknowlegment by The faculty of teacher training and education Dean,
Dr. SlametUtomo, M.Pd NIP. 19621219 198703 2 001
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT In the name of Allah the Beneficent and The Merciful, Praise be to Allah Lord of the world who has bestowed upon the writer in completing this skripsi. Peace and blessing upon our prophet Muhammad SAW, his families, his companion and his followers. This skripsi is presented to the English Education Department of Teacher training and education faculty as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of strata 1 (S1). Her Skripsi gratitude also goes to those who have helped her in finishing this skripsi, among others: 1.
Dr. SlametUtomo, M.Pd as the dean of teacher training and education faculty of Muria Kudus University.
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DiahKurniati, S.Pd,M.Pd as the head of English education department of teacher training and education faculty.
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TitisSulistyowati, SS. M.Pd as the first advisor who always gives their valuable help, guidance, correction and suggestion for the completion of this skripsi.
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Drs. Suprihadi, M.Pd as the second advisor who has patiently guided her in finishing this skripsi.
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The English teacher of SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus
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Her beloved parents ( Sunardi and Sujati ) who have been giving her a wonderful love and affection.
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My beloved sister ( FitriWindiYanti ) who always gives her support.
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Someone usually I call him “Abi” who always raises her desire to finish the skripsi.
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Her best friends ( Rina and Angel). Finally, the researcher also highly needs valuable comment and contributive critics to make this skripsi better.
Kudus, Agustus 2013 Dian Novi Rosanti
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ABSTRACT Novi Rosanti, Dian. 2013. An Analysis of English Midterm Test of TheTenth Grade Students at Even Semester of SMAN 1 GebogKudus in Academic Year 2012/2013.English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisor: (1) TitisSulistyowati, SS. M.Pd. (2) Drs. Suprihadi, M.Pd. Key Word
: reliability, validity, item difficulty and item discrimination power.
Teaching is related the learning process and testing is related to an evaluation process. One of instrument that often used in evaluation process is a testing. To asses the student’s achievement, the teacher must conduct the test. Test that made by the teacher called teacher made test. The midterm test construct by the teacher. It is still to be questioned whether the test is valid and reliable or not, because teacher rarely tried out the test first before giving it to the students. Knowing the fact, the writer analyzes the test so that the teacher will know the quality of the test. In this research, the writer chooses SMA 1 Gebog Kudus as a subject of her observation because in this place there are few teachers who do analysis in test that they have made. The writer also found in midterm test there are a lot of students got score under KKM or under 76. The objectives of this research are (i) Todescribe the reliability found in English Midterm test of the tenth grade students at even semester of SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013. (ii) To describe the validity found in English Midterm test of the tenth grade students at even semester of SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013. (iii) To describe the item difficulty found in English Midterm test of the tenth grade students at even semester of SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013. (vi) Todescribe the item discrimination power found in English Midterm test of the tenth grade students at even semester of SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013. The research was conducted in descriptive qualitative research. The data of the research are the analysis of reliability, validity, item difficulty and discrimination power. The data source of this research are taken from the question sheet and answer sheet of the midterm test of tenth grade students at even semester in Academic year 2012/2013 at SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus. The result of the research showed that the reliability of English Midterm Test of tenth grade students at even semester of SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus in academic year 2012/2013 is categorized high reliability. Face validity of the midterm test of tenth grade students at even semester of SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus in academic year 2012/2013 is categorized lack face validity. The content validity of English Midterm Test of tenth grade students at even semester of SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus in academic year 2012/2013 is categorized good. The construct validity of English Midterm Test of tenth grade students at even semester of
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SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus in academic year 2012/2013 is categorized good. The item difficulty of English Midterm Test of tenth grade students at even semester of SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus in academic year 2012/2013 is categorized easy item (value 0.71 Up to 1.00). The item discrimination power of English Midterm Test of tenth grade students at even semester of SMAN 1 Gebog Kudus in academic year 2012/2013 is poor with discrimination value between 0.00 – 0.20. Based on the result of research above, the writer concludes that an analysis of English Midterm Test of the tenth grade students at even semester of SMA 1 GebogKudus in Academic Year 2012/2013 is a good test based on the characteristic of good test.
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ABSTRAKSI Novi Rosanti, Dian. 2013. Analisis Soal Bahasa Inggris Mid Semester Ganjil Kelas Sepuluh di SMA 1 Gebog Kudus Tahun Pelajaran 2012/2013. Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris. Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan. Universitas Muria Kudus. Dosen Pembimbing : (1) Titis Sulistyowati, SS. M.Pd. (2) Drs. Suprihadi, M.Pd. Kata Kunci
: reliabilitas, validitas, tingkat kesukaran, dan daya pembeda.
Pengajaran berhubungan dengan proses pembelajaran dan tes berhubungan dengan suatu proses evaluasi. Salah satu instrument yang sering digunakan dip roses evaluasi pembelajaran adalah tes. Untuk menguji pencapaian siswa, guru harus membuat sebuah tes. Tes yang dibuat oleh guru disebut tes buatan guru. Soal mid semester dibuat oleh guru. Hal ini masih menjadi pertanyaan apakah tes valid dan reliable atau tidak, karena guru jarang mengadakan uji coba tes sebelum diberikan kepada siswa. Mengetahui faktanya, penulis menganalisis test sehingga guru akan mengetahui kualitas dari tes tersebut. Di penelitian ini, penulis memilih SMA 1 Gebog Kudus sebagai subjek observasinya karena di sekolah ini ada sedikit guru yang menganalisis tes yang mereka buat. Penulis juga mendapati banyak siswa yang memperoleh nilai dibawah KKM atau dibawah nilai 76. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah (i) untuk mendeskripsikan reliabilitas yang ada di soal bahasa Inggris mid semester ganjil kelas sepuluh di SMA 1 Gebog Kudus tahun pelajaran 2012/2013. (ii) untuk mendeskripsikan validitas yang ada di soal bahasa Inggris mid semester ganjil kelas sepuluh di SMA 1 Gebog Kudus tahun pelajaran 2012/2013. (iii) untuk mendeskripsikan tingkat kesulitan siswa yang ada di soal bahsa Inggris mid semester ganjil kelas sepuluh di SMA 1 Gebog Kudus tahun pelajaran 2012/2013. (iv) untuk mendeskripsikan day pembeda yang ada di soal bahasa Inggris mid semester ganjil kelas sepuluh di SMA 1 Gebog Kudus tahun pelajaran 2012/2013. Penelitian adalah penelitian diskripsi kualitatif. Data penelitian ini adalah bentuk analisis reliability, validity, tingkat kesulitan dan daya pembeda. Sumber data penelitian ini adalah dari lembar soal dan lembar jawaban mid semester ganjil SMA 1 Gebog kudus tahun pelajaran 2012/2013. Hasil dari peneletian ini menunjukkan bahwa reliabilitas soal bahasa Inggris mid semester ganjil kelas sepuluh di SMA 1 Gebog Kudus tahun pelajaran 2012/2013 adalah kategori reliabilitas tinggi. Validitas fisik dalam soal bahasa inggris mid semester ganjil kelas sepuluh di SMA 1 Gebog Kudus tahun pelajaran 2012/2013 adalah kategori validitas fisik lemah. Validitas isi dalam soal bahasa inggris mid semester ganjil kelas sepuluh di SMA 1 Gebog Kudus tahun pelajaran 2012/2013 adalah kategori validitas isi baik. Validitas konstruk dalam soal bahasa inggris mid semester ganjil kelas sepuluh di SMA 1 Gebog Kudus tahun pelajaran 2012/2013 adalah kategori validitas konstruk baik. Tingkat kesukaran dalam soal
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bahasa inggris mid semester ganjil kelas sepuluh di SMA 1 Gebog Kudus tahun pelajaran 2012/2013 adalah kategori soal yang mudah (dengan level 0,71 sampai 1,00). Daya pembeda soal bahasa inggris mid semester ganjil kelas sepuluh di SMA 1 Gebog Kudus tahun pelajaran 2012/2013 adalah kategori lemah (dengan level 0,00 sampai 0,20). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diatas, penulis menyimpulkan bahwa analisis Soal Bahasa Inggris Mid Semester Satu Kelas Sepuluh di SMA 1 Gebog Kudus Tahun Pelajaran 2012/2013 adalah tes yang baik berdasarkan karakteristik tes yang baik.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS COVER ........................................................................................................... LOGO .............................................................................................................. TITLE ............................................................................................................. MOTTO AND DEDICATION ...................................................................... ADVISORS’ APPROVAL ............................................................................ EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL ......................................................................... ACKNOWLEDGMENT ............................................................................... ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... ABSTRAKSI................................................................................................... TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................. LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................... LIST OF APPENDICES ...............................................................................
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CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Research ......................................................................
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1.2 Statement of the Problem ...........................................................................
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1.3 Objective of Research ................................................................................
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1.4 Significance of the Study ...........................................................................
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1.5 Limitation of the Research .........................................................................
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1.6 Operational Definition ...............................................................................
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CHAPTER II. REVIEW RELATED TO LITERATURE 2.1 Testing ........................................................................................................
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2.1.1 Uses of Testing.....................................................................................
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2.2 Types of Test ..............................................................................................
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2.3 Item Types ..................................................................................................
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2.4 Characteristics of a Good Test ...................................................................
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2.5Item Analysis ..............................................................................................
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2.5.1 Item difficulty level .................................................................................
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2.5.2 Discrimination Power ..........................................................................
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2.6 Teaching English in SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in Academic year 2012/2013
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2.7 The Curriculum of Teaching English in SMA 1 Gebog Kudus .................
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2.8 English Material and Kind of Material Test ..............................................
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2.9 Review of Previous Research.....................................................................
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2.10 Theoretical Frameworks...........................................................................
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CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHOD 3.1 Research design ..........................................................................................
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3.2 Data and Data source .................................................................................
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3.3 Data Collecting...........................................................................................
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3.3 Data Analysis .............................................................................................
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CHAPTER IV.FINDING OF THE RESEARCH 4.1 Reliability of English Midterm Test of Tenth Grade Students at even semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in academic year 2012/2013 .............. 33 4.2 Face Validity of English Midterm Testof Tenth Grade Students at Even Semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013.... 35 4.3 Content Validity of English Midterm Testof Tenth Grade Students at Even Semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013................................................................................................... 40 4.4 Construct Validity of English Midterm Test of Tenth Grade Students at Even Semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013................................................................................................... 41 4.5 Item Difficulty of English Midterm Test at of Tenth Grade Students Even Semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013.... 42 4.6 Discrimination Power of English Midterm Test of Tenth Grade Students at Even Semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013 .......................................................................................... 44
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CHAPTER V. DISCUSSION 5.1 Reliability of English Midterm Test of Tenth Grade Students at even Semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013 ............ 48 5.2 Face Validity of English Midterm Test of Tenth Grade Students at Even Semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013.... 49 5.3 Content Validity of English Midterm Test of Tenth Grade Students at Even Semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013 .... 51 5.4 Construct Validity of English Midterm Test of tenth Grade Students at Even Semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013.... 56 5.5 Item Difficulty of English Midterm Test of Tenth Grade Students at Even Semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013.... 57 5.5 Discrimination Power of English Midterm Test of Tenth Grade Students at Even Semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013 .......................................................................................... 59 CHAPTER V1. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 6.1 Conclusion .................................................................................................
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6.2 Suggestion ..................................................................................................
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BIBLIOGRAPHY .......................................................................................... APPENDICES ................................................................................................ STATEMENTS .............................................................................................. CURRICULUM VITAE ................................................................................
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LIST OF TABLES Table
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4.1 Reliability of English Midterm Test at even semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in academic year 2012/2013 ........................................................... 33 4.2 Face validity of English Midterm Test at even semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in academic year 2012/2013 ............................................... 35 4.3 Content validity of English Midterm Test at even semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in academic year 2012/2013 ............................................... 40 4.4 Construct validity of English Midterm Test of Tenth Grade Students at even semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in academic year 2012/2013 ....... 41 4.5 Item Difficulty of English Midterm Test of Tenth Grade Students at Even Semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013.... 43 4.6 Discrimination Power of English Midterm Test of Tenth Grade Students at Even Semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013 ................................................................................................. 45
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LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix
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English Midterm Test of the tenth grade students at even semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in Acadamic Year 2012/2013 ...................... 66
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Key answer of English Midterm Test of the tenth grade students at even semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in Acadamic Year 2012/2013............................................................................................. 67
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Score of English Midterm Test of the tenth grade students at even semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in Acadamic Year 2012/2013 ....... 68
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Syllabus of the tenth grade students of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in Acadamic Year 2012/2013 ................................................................... 69
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Format analysis upper and lower group ............................................... 78
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Answer sheet of English Midterm Test of the tenth grade students at even semester of SMA 1 Gebog Kudus in Acadamic Year 2012/2013............................................................................................. 79
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BeritaAcaraBimbingan ......................................................................... 80
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Statement sheet..................................................................................... 81
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Keteranganselesaibimbingan................................................................ 82
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Curriculum Vitae.................................................................................. 83
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