Story of Participant 3 Text description

42 CBT because not all schools in Indonesia had computer laboratory. There were also some schools in rural area that still could not access the internet. “…very ideal, but it doesn’t mean that it can be implemented nationally, because not all area in Indonesia can access internet. If they can access only use chip card like in mobile phone, it is not enough. ” P2-33 In sum, the facilities were important aspects in the implementation of computer based test. Participant 2 also said that was the government ’s responsibility to develop the schools’ facilities in Indonesia to make computer based national examination could be implemented for more schools in Indonesia. The facilities like internet also help schools in touch with information from outside area. Then, the facilities like LCD and computer in the classroom also helped the teachers provided interesting learning process for the students. Schools’ facilities were influence the time in conducting English computer based national examination.

2. Standardization

National examination become national standardization for each level of education, started from Elementary School, Junior High School, and Senior High School. National examination was needed to give national education standard. Participant 2 and participant 3 stated that national examination was still needed; it was used to measure students’ ability with national standard. While based on participant 1’s opinion there must be national examination, without it there was no standard in our country. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 43 “…There must be national examination, without it there is no standard in our country. ” P1-25 “…We still need national examination, because this is standard. It is used to measure students’ ability with national standar.” P2-17 “…National examination still needed so we can determine the standard that can be applied in every schools in Indonesia. It because standard in every school might be different so that we need national standard for all of schools in Indonesia.” P3-31 The questions in national examination also become important part. As an educational standard in our country the questions of national examination also should have good standard. The importance of clear and good questions in national examination was stated by participant 2 who said that he agreed with national examination but the questions in national examination must be repaired again. As participant 2 stated that the lattice matter need to be repaired. The lattice mater that was not clear made the teacher difficult to compose questions. “…yes, I agree, but the questions must be repaired again. The lattice matter need to be repaired. I think the the base problem is lattice matter. Sometimes, the lattice matter is not clear as a result teachers are difficult to coompose questions. ” P2-23 Besides computer based test as new national examination method, there were also new rules in national examination. The new rules from the government stated that national examination results were not the only measurement to decide whether students graduated or not. Both of participant 1 and 3 agreed with that rule but participant 2 had different opinion. Based on his opinion it was not good, because nationally our education as not standardized.