The National Exam Achievement

CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

A. Theoretical Description

1. The National Exam Achievement

In Wikipedia encyclopedia, the definition of learning achievement is knowledge that you get from studying which has done successfully, especially using your own effort and skill . 3 After having teaching learning process for almost three years in the Vocational High School students are expected to achieve their learning goal as same as the learning goal that prepare and organized by the Government, in this case National Education Ministry. One of Individual achievement is to master their English in orally and written. According to Omar Hamalik: learning achievement is new behavior or skill caused by experience or the practice . 2 Practice is what students must do in teaching learning process. Practice gives students experiences in doing new things, and its can trigger off students’ confident and motivation. In Teaching Learning Process the students are able expose themselves in practice so they have their own experience in mastering their English. This practice will be done individually or in group. Perhaps after practicing in class they are capable to use it in the large community. 3 Wikipedia, Learning Achievement, p.1, March 2007. httpwww.wikipedia, free encyclopedia.htm. 2 Oemar Hamalik, Metode Belajar and Kesulitan Belajar, Bandung:Torsito, 1983, p.21 Furthermore, Myra Pollack Sadker and David Miller Sadker stated that learning achievement is student’s actions that they have disciplined minds and adhere to traditional morals and behavior. It can be shown from their competency in academic subjects and traditional skill while they are demonstrating through tests and writings. 3 The Indonesian Government wants to know the students’ ability in English language after going through teaching learning process. To know it widely, the Government conduct the written test which is conducted Nationally together called National Examination, the result of this test is going to be the National Standard and to analyze whether the learning goal have been achieved or not. Based on the definitions above, learning achievement is the advanced of students’ knowledge through teaching learning process by studying and practicing. And the results can be shown through some assessment tests. The National Exam is National assessment of achievement is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of education systems rather than the achievement of individual students. 4 Even though the system seems to disregard individual achievement but the National Exam must be done because the results of the National Exam are used as one of the consideration to the determination of the passing of participants educated from an educational unit. 3 Myra Pollack Sadker and David Miller Sadker, Teachers, Schools, and Society. Mc Graw Hill Higher Education, New York, 2005, p.330 4 Indocentris, Education Minister’s Regulation National about the National Exam, p.1.2006 httpwww.Indocentris.com According to National Education Minister of Indonesia, Mr. Bambang Sudibyo: The National Exam is the grating activity and the assessment of participant’s competence educated nationally for the level of basic education and middle . 5 The National exam policy has a good goal to evaluate the quality of education. In the other hand, he restates: The national exam aimed the assessing the achievement of the graduate’s competence nationally in the subject that was determined from the subject group of science and technology, in the achievement of the national standard of education. In Indonesia, the Government conducts national examination at the completion of grades 6, 9, and 12. For Junior High School SMPMadrasah Tsanawiyah MTs, Senior High School SMAMadrasah Aliyah MA, Vocational Schools, and Package A,B, and C students, the examination will be carried out at the end of each education unit from the aspect of materials, report assessments, and graduation standards. Annually, the government will hold the National Final Examination UAN. The Result of a National Examination at the 12 th grade is superseded by the university selection examinations. 6 The third grade students of Vocational High School is classified as 12 th grade students. As the final term exam, the national exam is categorized as summative assessment which is the purpose of the summative test is to get the final score at the end of learning program. 7 The score is going to be the final result whether the 5 Ibid., p.1 6 Ibid,. p.1 7 Ngalim Purwanto, Prinsip-prinsip dan Teknik Evaluasi Pengajaran, Bandung: Remaja Rosdakarya, Ctk. 13, 2006, p.31 students pass the National Exam or not. The Government of Indonesia decides the lowest score is 4.26 to pass. If the students are not able to reach score at least 4.33 each subjects, they will not graduate. Based of above description National Exam is the test which is conducted annually by the Government, especially Ministry of Education its scheduled at the end of the second semester, in what extend, the result is going to promote or to graduate the students. National Exam Achievement can be seen from the scores of Students’ Achievement in the National Exam as the result of students’ learning achievement. Finally, the scores of the National Exam will be added in the students’ Surat Keterangan Hasil Ujian Nasional SKHUN. It can be students’ reference to continue their study to higher level education or to look for a job.

2. The Try-Out Exam Achievement