2. The Purpose of Summative Test
According to Douglas “Summative test aim to measure or diagnose what students’ understanding in the end of course. A summation of what students can
achieve learning objective in the end of course and. Final exam in a course and general prificiency exam are the examples of summative test.
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Gronlund stated that the purpose of summative test is to determine the extent to which the
instructional objectives have been achieved and is used primarily for assigning course grade or for certifying pupil mastery of the intended learning
outcomes.
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The purpose of summative test is to examine students’ achievment
following instruction, it is equally important, if not more so to collect and use information about students learning while instruction is occuring.
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The writer concludes purpose of summative test is to measure, decide, and to know about the
students’ achievement in learning process. As teacher that is very important to help students that has weekness to be better in the next learning
process or semester. Because as teach er should be remedial if the students needs to remed.
D. Curriculum and Syllabus for Junior High school 1. The Definition Curriculum
According to Garain and Grant, Curriculum is a set of intentionally identified outcomes of learning. In addition in the content of currulum are what
students to know, what students will do, and what the result that should be achieved
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Nasution stated “Kurikulum adalah sesuatu yang direncanakan sebagai
pegangan guna mencapai suatu idea, suatu cita-cita tentang manusia atau warga negara yang akan dibentuk
”.
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Similiar to Garrain and Grant and Nasution, Peter
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H.Douglas Brown, Language Assessment Principles and Classroom Practices, San Fransisco: Longman, 2004. P.6
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Loc.cit., p. 18
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Peter W.Airisian and Michael K.Russel, Classroom Assessment, New York, McGraw- Hill, 2008.p.79
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Christopher D. Gareis and Leslie W. Grant, How to connect curriculum, instruction, and students learning, New York: Taylor and Francis, 2008, p. 3
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Prof. Dr.S. Nasution, M.A, Asas-Asas Kurikulum, Jakarta: Bumi Aksara, 1995p.8
W. Airisian and Michael K.Russel, they defines Curriculum is something that is
planned for school or course to monitor the development of students.
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From definition above we can know that curriculum is a set system that organize education system from education objective, regulation, until learning
objective in level of education. However in Indonesia we used curriculum KTSP
“KTSP adalah kurikulum operasional yang disusun, dikembangkan, dan dilaksanakan oleh setiap satuan
pendidikan yang sudah siap dan mampu mengembangkannya dengan memperhatikan Undang-Undang No.20 Tahun 2003 tentang sistem pendidikan
Nasional pasal 36 ”.
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Ktsp has three purposes, they are: first, to increase the education quality through independence and initiative schools in curriculum
development, managing, and empowerment resources. Second, to increase caring school and resident in Curriculum development through jugdgment together.
Third, to increase the competency that has healt between education unit about Education quality that will be achieved.
2. Syllabus
According to Richard, Syllabus is a spesification of the content of course of instruction and lists what will be taugh and tested. Different definition in
Pengembangan silabus “Silabus adalah rencana pembelajaran pada suatu danatau kelompok mata pelajarantema tertentu yang mencakup standar
kompetensi, kompetensi
da-sar, materi
pokokpembelajaran, kegiatan
pembelajaran, indikator, penilaian, alokasi waktu, dan sumberbahanalat belajar”. Similiar with Richard and goverment,Syllabus is a big line summary, or
points of content and learning material.
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From the definition above, we can conlude that Syllabus is lesson plan that is content what will be taught and tested. Syllabus is important because this is to
be reference for teacher to teach and test in class. It is material and test reference about what the teacher should be taught and tested. Syllabus has benefit. They are:
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Loc.,cit p.57
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Dr. Mulyasa, M.Pd, Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan, Bandung: Rosdap.12
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Abdul Majid, Perencanaan Pembelajaran, Bandung, Rosda. P.38
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