36 a Checking the students‟ answer sheet
b Correcting the students‟ answer sheet one by one c Giving the students‟ score by using 1 for true answer and 0 for false
answer and 100 score was the highest score d Determining level of each students by using level of mastery
e Classifying the students‟ level of mastery to know the frequency‟s percentages of students‟ classification by using figure
f Calculating the total average score of the students to conclude the category of students‟ mastery
F. Try Out
Try out was conducted to identify how accurate and effective the tests before they are used to collect the data of the research and to identify whether the test can be
administered or not. The test instrument of the students‟ mastery in using degrees of comparison was tried out to the students out of the sample of the research.
In this research, after doing the try out, the researcher used validity and reliability to
get the valid instrument. The researcher measured the validity and reliability by trying out the instrument to the students that had been chosen as the sample. The test
specification can be seen in the table below:
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Table 3.2 The Item Test Classification Before Try Out Test
No Aspects
Distribution Total
Degrees of Comparison Odd
Even
1 Positive Degree
a. Positive comparison b. Negative comparison
1,3,5,7,9 2,4,6,8,10
10 2
Comparative Degree a. Use adjective + suffix-er+ than
b. Use more +adjective + than c. Irregular adjective
11,13,15,17 19,21,23
25,27,29 12,14,16
18,20,22,24 26,28,30
20 3
Superlative Degree a. Use the + adjective + suffix-est
b. Use the most + adjective c. Irregular adjective
31,33,35,37 39,41,43
45,47,49 32,34,36
38,40,42,44 46,48,50
20
Total 25
25 50
After trying out the test, there were found 30 items which were valid. The following
table of it can be seen on the table below:
Table 3.3 The Item Test Classification after Try Out Test
No Aspects
Distribution Total
Degrees of Comparison Odd
Even
1 Positive Degree
c. Positive comparison d. Negative comparison
1,3,5,7,9 2,10
7
2 Comparative Degree
d. Use adjective + suffix-er+ than e. Use more +adjective + than
f. Irregular adjective 13,15
19,21 29
12,14 18,22,24
26,28,30 13
3 Superlative Degree
d. Use the + adjective + suffix-est e. Use the most + adjective
f. Irregular adjective 35,37
39 49
34,36 40,42,44
46 10
Total 14
16 30
38 Furthermore, to make the distribution of the test easy, the researcher arrange the
number of the test in orderly, starting from 1 up to 30. See appendix 6 on page 71
G. Validity of the Test
