6 teaching English in this class and found a problem that the English teacher made
the test for them relying only on an assumption that the test should be more challenging. However, any evaluation has never been done to see the evidences
that the test was effective and already appropriate for the students. Therefore, the researcher attempted to conduct a study to find out the appropriate combination of
Reading and Writing test for RSBI seventh grade students of SMP Pangudi Luhur
I Yogyakarta.
D. Objective of the Study
This study is aimed at designing a combination of Reading and Writing test for RSBI seventh grade students of SMP Pangudi Luhur I Yogyakarta.
E. Product Specification
The product in this study was a combination of Reading and Writing test for RSBI seventh grade students of SMP Pangudi Luhur I Yogyakarta. The test
had two main parts namely multiple choices and essay questions. The multiple choices had 50 items and the essay questions had 5 items. There were 42
questions for Reading skill and only 8 questions for Writing skill. There were only 8 numbers of questions for the Writing in the multiple choices part because the
school set criteria that maximum number for the Writing questions in the multiple choices part is 10 only. Meanwhile, the essay questions measured only writing
skill and those ten items weighted 50 of the total score. Therefore, each part contributed half of the total score.
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F. Benefits of the Study
The investigation of this study is expectantly able to give beneficial contribution to English teachers of RSBI seventh grade class of SMP Pangudi
Luhur I Yogyakarta, RSBI seventh grade students of SMP Pangudi Luhur I Yogyakarta, and other researchers.
1. English teachers of RSBI seventh grade class of SMP Pangudi Luhur I Yogyakarta
This study not only provides information about the appropriate combination of Reading and Writing test for RSBI seventh grade students of SMP
Pangudi Luhur I Yogyakarta but also encourages the teachers to develop the next tests with the same criteria.
2. RSBI seventh grade students of SMP Pangudi Luhur I Yogyakarta The
RSBI seventh grade students of SMP Pangudi Luhur I Yogyakarta may have an opportunity to take a test, specifically a combination of Reading and
Writing test which is designed specially in order to be in accordance with their level of English skill, intelligence and competence.
3. Other researchers The findings of this study may inform other researchers about the criteria
of a test, specifically a combination of Reading and Writing test for RSBI seventh grade students that will expectantly encourage them to develop it further.
Moreover, it is hoped that other researchers are curious to investigate more about the test to measure not only Reading and Writing skills but also Listening and
8 Speaking skills for RSBI seventh grade students of SMP Pangudi Luhur I
Yogyakarta or RSBI students from other schools.
G. Definition of Terms
