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c. Test Practicality
Another point that should be considered in making a test is test practicality Brown, 2004: 19-20. Brown states that a test is practical when it is not
excessively expensive and relatively easy to administer. He also adds that the test should stay within appropriate time constrains and has a scoring or evaluation
procedure that is specific and time efficient. Therefore, as an example, a grammar test which requires hundreds of students to have dozens paraphrasing test with
only one administrator is certainly impractical. The test in this research met the practicality because it was easy to administer and appropriate within the time
constrain. The test also was not excessively expensive because the samples were still reasonable in number. Moreover, the test also had reliable scoring system.
The test consisted of objective and subjective parts and the scoring system Appendix A provided guidelines to provide reliable scoring.
D. Data Gathering Technique
There were some steps in conducting the research. Before collecting the data about the students’ performance on analysing the adjective clause using X
schema, the writer conducted library study to explore related literatures to construct the test. In this step, the writer selected some books which were essential
for constructing the test. After the test had been constructed, the writer conducted the test to the
sixth semester students in Morpho-Syntax class on Tuesday, 13 May 2008. The writer distributed the test to all the students. Then, he explained clearly the
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instructions of the test. Soon after that, the writer asked the students to do the test individually in forty-five minutes. After the test had been administered and
submitted, the writer scored the students test. Finally, the data then were analysed to get the expected outcome.
E. Data Analysis Technique
After the test had been submitted, the writer scored the test. Then, the writer calculated and grouped the students who achieved certain scores to
determine the students’ performance whether they fell on fail, poor, sufficient, good or very good category. The students’ performance was the comparison
between the students’ scores and the academic regulations of Sanata Dharma University 2004. Furthermore, to determine the general performance of the sixth
semester students on analysing the adjective clause in the light using the X schema, the mean between the students’ scores and the academic regulation were
compared. Finally, the students were classified along with the scores they achieved in each part of the test as well as the entire test.
After working on the students’ performance, the writer analysed the students mistakes in this subject based on relevant sources. Concepts and theories
such as modifier, complementizer phrase, inflection phrase and traces were discussed carefully and directly related to the students’ mistakes. The students’
mistakes related to certain theories and concepts were elaborated thoroughly so that better improvements could be made.
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