Wahid Kurniadi Setiawan, 2201404640 (2009) Constructing English Test Model of Listening and Reading Mid First Semester for Eighth Grade Students of SMP Negeri 2 Demak in the Academic Year of 2009/2010. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

It is important to analyze the competencies to be achieved in the curriculum of mid first semester, before the teachers administered the model test as the mid first semester test and find out whether the test is good or not, based on the terms of validity, reliability, discrimination power, and difficulty level of English questions items. Using the result of the analysis it is assumed that the teachers could build a good test for each grader. The general objectives of the study are to obtain an objective description of the English test model administered to the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Demak in the academic year of 2009/2010. The method used in analyzing the data is a quantitative approach. The population was the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Demak in the academic year of 2009/2010. There were eight classes, and each class consists of thirty four students. Thus, the total number of the students is two hundred and seventy two students. The writer thought that the number of students of SMP N 02 Demak is quite big for the purpose, so he took sixty students as the sample by using random sampling technique. In writing this final project, the writer will conduct two activities. The first is library activity, in this activity; the writer will select some books for reference, which give information and supporting his writing. Then, the field activity is used to collect the data. From the result of the analysis, this test is not valid and still needs some revisions; it is not reliable, poor in terms of discrimination power, and easy in terms of difficulty level. Based on the result, the writer would like to offer some suggestions: first, the test constructors should know about the characteristics of good language test, especially procedure of determining difficulty levels and discrimination power. Second, items that still can be used should be revised and save. Third, items which have negative value should be discarded; it means that performing of the lower group is better than the upper group. Finally, the writer suggests this test should not be used in the English final test. It can be used if it has been revised and the writer hopes that the result of this item analysis could be used as an example in analyzing other test items and encourage others teachers to do research on the same subject.

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