Research Procedure RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

I. Validity and Reliability

This some criteria test validity and reliability. 1. Validity of Test Arikunto states that a test is valid if it measures what it purpose to measure. 59 It means that valid is to know the result of test is good, the researcher will measure test. This research used content validity, construct validity and internal validity. a. Content Validity According to Creswell, content validity is the extent to which the questions on the instrument and the scores from these questions are representative of all the possible questions that could be asked about the content or skills. 60 It means that instrument of the test has to appropriate from subject learning and content in skill learning. Test should be appropriate with learning material. Then, materials was taught and the test has appropriate with KD and KI in syllabus. It can be seen in appendix 1. The researcher made the instrument related to recount text. To know whether the test have a good validity or not, the items of the test to the expert. In this case, the researcher consulted to an English lecture at UIN Raden Intan Lampung, Deri Hedrawan,M.Pd., to make sure the instruments were valid. The materials had been 59 Ibid , p.80 60 John W. Creswell, Op.Cit, p.618 taught and has appropriate with KD and KI in syllabus. The purpose of the learning had been related to indicator. It can be seen in appedix 1. b. Construct Validity According to Creswell, construct validity is a determination of the significance, meaning, purpose, and use of scores from an instrument. 61 It means that constract validy is determining kind of test based on the theoretical which measure reading comprehension . This research made a reading test that can measure students‟ reading comprehension. . The assessment is using eight specifications of reading comprehension that adapted from Brown. To make sure, the researcher consulted the instrument to the lecturer. The researcher consulted the test to the lecturer named Deri Hedrawan, M.Pd. On the first meeting, 12 nd Oct 2016 the researcher get suggestion from validator that the test sholud be appropriate with syllabus and then for the second meeting, 13 rd Oct 2016, the validator gave suggestion that the test must suitable with students grade level. On the third meeting, 18 th Oct 2016. the validator gave suggestion that eight specifications of reading comprehension that adapted from Brown is too hard and the specification not too different, so the validator ask researcher to try make it become 5 Items on Generally specifications, the aspects are : 61 Ibid, p.618