Research Paradigm Research Questions

D. Research Paradigm

Figure 1. Research Paradigm The Question of the Final Examination at Economics Subject in Grade XII IPS SMAN 1 Wonosari academic year of 20142015 Answer Sheet and Answer Key Validity Reliability Level of Difficulty Diskriminati on Index Distribution Pattern Answer Test Item Analysis The Result of Analysis Good Question Intermediate Question Bad Question Save in Question Bank Revision Throw Away

E. Research Questions

Based on the theoretical review and research framework above, the research questions are: 1. How does the validity level of the questions in the Final Examination at Economics Subject in Grade XII IPS SMA Negeri 1 Wonosari academic year of 20142015? 2. How does the reliability level of the questions in the Final Examination at Economics Subject in Grade XII IPS SMA Negeri 1 Wonosari academic year of 20142015? 3. How does the level of difficulty of the questions in the Final Examination at Economics Subject in Grade XII IPS SMA Negeri 1 Wonosari academic year of 20142015? 4. How does the discrimination indexof the questions in the Final Examination at Economics Subject in Grade XII IPS SMA Negeri 1 Wonosari academic year of 20142015? 5. How does the distribution pattern answer of the questions in the Final Examination at Economics Subject in Grade XII IPS SMA Negeri 1 Wonosari academic year of 20142015? 6. How does the overal quality of the questions based on the analysis of validity, level of difficulty, discrimination index, and distribution pattern answer? 28

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODS

A. Research Place and Time

This research was conducted in SMA Negeri 1 Wonosari which is located at Jalan Brigjen Katamso No. 04, Wonosari Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta. Implementation of data collection conducted in March 2015.

B. Research Design

This research is a evaliatif research. In practice, this research intends to seek information and data that can be used to describe the quality of the test in SMA Negeri 1 Wonosari. While the approach used is a quantitative approach because the data obtained will be realized in the form of figures and analyzed using ANATES program version 4.0.9.

C. Operational Definition of Research Variables

The variables in the research entitled “Test Item Analysis of The Final Examination on Economics Subject in Grade XII IPS SMA 1 Wonosari Academic Year of 20142015” include : 1. Validity Validity is the level of accuracy of the questions in measuring what should be measured. The numbers indicate the level of validity is obtained by calculating the correlation between the index score of each item with the total score. An item can be declared invalid if the scores item has fit or in accordance with the total scores or there is a positive correlation between the scores of each items with a total score.