From the explanation above, the writer tries to develop the specific explanation for this language test in order to easy to understand.
1. The Understanding of the Test
Test is one of the important methods in determining the extent of student success in learning and teaching process. Without test, the teacher cannot get
some useful and accurate information which is related to students’ achievement.
There are many methods that the teacher can use in evaluating. One of them is a test. Before the writer talks about the test, he would like to elaborate the
understanding of it. The „test’ word derives form Latin language “testum” which means a tool to measure the land. In education, test is very important. Test is a
device in education and it is a process or device to get the information of student’s ability in order to achieve the learning objective.
To understand more about test, there are many definitions about the test from the experts. According Norman E. Gronlund, test is an instrument or
systematic procedure for measuring a sample of behavior Answer the question: “How well does the individual perform-either in comparison with others or in
comparison with a domain of performance t asks”.
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From this statement, I agree that it is an instrument
to know student’s comprehension. According to the reference in Wikipedia, a test is an assessment intended
to measure the test-takers or respondents knowledge, skills, aptitudes, or classification in many other topics.
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It means that test is not only used to score the knowledge but also all aspects in any topics.
Amir Daien Indrakusuma said in Arikunto that the test is a tool or a systematic and objective procedure to obtain data or the desired particulars about
a person, in a way that may be regarded as precisely and quickly.
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From the
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Norman E. Gronlund and Robert L. Lin, Measurement and Evaluation in Teaching, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1990, 6
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Edition, p. 5.
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Wikipedia.html. Monday, August 9 2010, 19:14 Test Student Assessment. http:en.wikipedia.orgwikiTest_student_assessment
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Amir Daien Indrakusuma, Evaluasi Pendidikan Penelitian Hasil-hasil Belajar, Jilid I, own publications, 2004, p. 27.
