The Purpose of Test Blueprint

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2.2. Theoretical Framework

From the theories of language testing, the teachers need some requirements to construct a good test. A test is said to be good if it is valid, reliable, and has practicality. The test maker is faced with the matter of how to make a test with good characteristics. They also should think deeply how to construct the test with appropriate requirements of detailed course syllabus or on the books and other materials used. This study is aimed to find out the framework of the progress test. In order to know the framework of the progress achievement test, the test blueprint is needed. It shows how a test is constructed and how far it reflects the curriculum as the evaluation. It will indicate in which area of skills and language elements that the test works. From that value, the test blueprints help the teacher in guiding the students to prepare the next exam since it will inform the students what they may expect to find on the examination. Two questions are formulated as research problems. The first problem was: what are the blueprints of the progress test for the first year students of SMAN 1 Pamulang. The second research problem was: what are the English test types of progress test items for the first year students of SMAN 1 Pamulang related to the objectives stated in Competency Based Curriculum. In order to answer the first research problem, the progress achievement test will be analyzed based on the Competency Based Curriculum. Each item of the progress test will be categorized based on the four skills; they are listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Next, each item was analyzed to find its construct. To investigate the construct of the progress 25 test, each item will be classified based on the objectives or indicators of the material of each skill that are stated in the curriculum. The result of the classification will be put into tables which contain of some criteria. They are objectives of the study, topic or subtopic, material, and indicators. The results are counted into percentage. The percentage is described in words. The test blueprints will show the construct of the test. In order to answer the second research problem, the each item of the progress test will be analyzed based on the English test type.