N =Total of the test.
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The specification of adjective test can be seen on the table below:
Table 4 The Blue Print of Try Out for Adjective Test Before Validity
N o
Types of Adjective Items Number
Total Odd
Even
1 Descriptive Adjective
1,3,9,13,15,19, 25,27
6,8,14,24,34,36,38 ,40
16 2
Possessive Adjective 17,23,29,31,33
2,22 7
3 Numeral Adjective
21 4,10,12,28,30,32
7 4
Demonstrative Adjective 5,7,11,35,37,39
16,18,20,26 10
Total 20
20 40
Table 5 The Blue Print of Try Out for Adjective Test After Validity
No Types of Adjective
Items Number Total
Odd Even
1 Descriptive Adjective
3,5,15,19,25 6,10,14,16,24
10 2
Possessive Adjective 1,9,
12,18,20 5
3 Numeral Adjective
7,11,17,21 2,8
6 4
Demonstrative Adjective 4,13,23
22 4
Total 14
11 25
2. The test of writing descriptive text The writer gave thi
s test to measure the students’ ability in writing descriptive text. In this case, the writer focused on descriptive text. Therefore, the students were
asked to write descriptive text based topic given. To know the students’ writing
ability, the writer asked the students to write a descriptive. Each student had to choose one topic and write descriptive text. In this case, the students made a
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descriptive text in 60 minutes for time allocation. The topics that could be chosen by the students were:
a. My Family b. Cat
c. My House d. Computer
In this research to evaluate the st udents’ writing score, the writer used analytic rating
scale adapted from Christopher Tribble. The text assessed based on the aspect of writing assessment: content, organization, vocabulary, language, and mechanics. The
total score of writing test is 100.
Table 6 Scoring System Writing
Aspect Score
Description
Task fulfillmentContent
20-17 Excellent to very good:
treatment of the subject, considerable variety of ideas or
argument; independent
and through
interpretation of the topic; content relevant to the topic; accurate detail.
16-12 Good to average
: adequate treatment of topic, some variety of ideas or argument; some
independence of interpretation of the topic; reasonably accurate detail.
11-8
Fair to poor
: treatment of topic is hardly adequate, little variety of ideas or argument;
