F. The Significance of the Study
The results of this study are expected to contribute to the English teachers, the school’s principal and further researchers. The writer also hopes this paper can
give meaningful input for teachers of English in developing test items that have content validity. Besides, the result of the study is hoped to enrich the teachers
knowledge of English achievement test and it can be used as a reference for the next researchers who are interested in developing similar study. Especially, for writer,
will understand and capable to make a high quality of test items.
CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
This chapter presents and discusses test, validity, achievement test, curriculum, and English curriculum.
A. Test
1. The Meaning of Test
Actually, there are many methods that the teacher can use in evaluating. One of them is test. Before the writer talks more about the test, she would like to
elaborate the definition of it. The ‘test’ derives from Latin language “testum” which means a tool to measure the land. In education, test is very important. Test is a device
in education and it is a process or device to get the information of students’ achievement in order to achieve the learning objective.
To understand more about test, there are many definitions about the test from the experts. According to Norman E. Gronlund “Test is an instrument or systematic
procedure for measuring a sample of behavior Answer the question “How well does the individual perform-either in comparison with others or in comparison with a
domain of performance tasks””.
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I agree with the statement that test is an instrument to know student’s comprehension.
Michael T. Nietzel said that “Test is systematic procedure for observing and describing a person’s behavior in a standard situation.”
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It means that test is not only
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Norman E. Gronlund and Robert L. Linn, Measurement and Evaluation in Teaching, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1990, 6
th
Edition, p. 5.
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Michael T. Nietzel, et. al., Introduction to Clinical Psychology, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1991, 3
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Edition, p. 144.
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