2. Place and Time
The research was held at SMP N 87 Jakarta which is located at Jl. Ciputat Raya Pondok Pinang East Jakarta. The research was started on Monday, June 21,2010
– Tuesday, June 22, 2010 . it was conducted at the first year students of SMP N 87
Jakarta academic year 20092010.
3. Technique of Data Collecting
To collect data the writer needed, she used the steps below: 1. Observation
In implementation of her observation, the writer had done some activities, namely, by visiting the school to ask for the test result Summative test of English Subject
from the school in order to know the students summative test and asking for the question sheet of English Subject to be analyzed. The writer did interview with
the English teacher of the first class of SMP N 87 Jakarta.
2. Documentation Documentation means collecting the files or data of related information including
the result of first grade student ‟s examination of even semester. There are two
instruments used in this research, they are English Summative test and English syllabus. English summative test was held on Tuesday, 21-22 June 2010
. The
writer come to school to ask for English summative test at the first year students of SMP N 87 Jakarta. The writer also collect the data about English sylabus,
te achers and students data profile and student‟s English score.
4. Technique of Data Analysis
There are two method applied namely quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative methods are those which focus on numbers and frequencies rather than on
meaning and experience. Quantitative methods e.g. experiments, questionnaires and psychometric tests provide information which is easy to analyse statistically
and fairly reliable. Qualitative methods are ways of collecting data which are concerned with describing meaning, rather than with drawing statistical
inferences. What qualitative methods e.g. case studies and interviews lose on reliability they gain in terms of validity. They provide a more in depth and rich
description.
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Based on the data and the type of information needed of this research, the writer is focusing on collecting the data about the statistical inferences in this
research so the writer will use the qualitative method. To analyze the qualitative data of this research the formula that is going to be used to analyze the content
validity of English summative test for the first year students of SMP N 87 Jakarta is:
P = F × 100 N
P = Percentage F = Frequency of unconformity
N = Number of sample
It is used to see how many percent the test covers the instructions of the curriculum. The test items are studied in terms of their conformity to curriculum.
Therefore, the writer also compares the percentage with the criteria adopted from Arikunto‟s opinion:
76 100 = Good
56 75
= Sufficient 40
5 5 = Less good
40 = Bad
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B. Research Findings
1. Description of Data
The writer analyzes the test materials whether they conform to the curriculum used, based on the KTSP Kurikulum TingkatSatuan Pendidikan of SMPN 87
Jakarta. To get the data, she took the questions sheet, KTSP Kurikulum
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http:www.holah.karoo.netquantitativequalitative.htm
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Suharsimi Arikunto, Prosedure Penelitian, Jakarta: Rineka Cipta, 1992, p.313
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