interview with the English teacher. English summative test was held by school on June 19
th
, 2009 for the first grade students of Madrasah Tsanawiyah Annajah Petukangan.
4. The Techniques of Data Analysis
The collected data are quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed. Quantitatively, the data are calculated using simple percentage formula. It is the
formula:
P = f x 100 n
Note:
P = Percentage f = Frequency
n = Number Amount
It is used to see how many percent the test covers the instructions of the curriculum. Qualitatively, the test items are studied in terms of their appropriateness
to the English syllabus and the themes. In addition, the writer also compares the percentage with the criteria adopted
from Arikunto’s opinion:
75
Table 3.1 Criteria of Test Result Percentage
76 – 100 56 – 75
40 – 55 Good
Sufficient Fair
75
Suharsini Arikunto, Prosedur Penelitian, Jakarta: Rineka Cipta, 1992, p. 313.
40 Bad
To increase our insight, the writer did the interview with the English teacher. The interview was done to know more information how to make a good English test.
This interview was conducted on Thursday, January 28
th
, 2010 at 10.00 in the English teacher’s office and the research informant was the English teacher in MTs
Annajah. It also was conducted to confirm the data collected from English summative test. The interview can be seen in the appendices clearly.
The Findings of the Research and the Discussions
1. The Description of the Data
The writer analyzed the test items whether they are in line with the latest English syllabus administrated at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Annajah. The data analyzes
such as question sheets, blue print of the questions, English syllabus, English curriculum, and the English teacher as a test designer for the first grade students of
Madrasah Tsanawiyah Annajah to be further analyze see appendices. The data that the writer used in this study is the English summative test for
even semester, which is called as “Evaluasi Hasil Belajar”, the 20082009 academic year for the first grade students of Madrasah Tsanawiyah Annajah Petukangan.
Based on regulation about the standard of educational evaluation established by minister of National Education no. 20, 2007, the summative test of particular
semester must be constructed based on the some indicators which should be achieved at that semester. Because of that, the summative test of the first grade students of
Madrasah Tsanawiyah Annajah Petukangan was constructed based on particular indicators.
The total number of the test items is 45 items which consist of 40 multiple choice and 5 essay test items. The test was held on Friday, June 19
th
2009 with the given time 90 minutes. The test was developed by the English teacher in Madrasah
Tsanawiyah Annajah Petukangan.
