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Content Task Content
Reading Comprehension Passage
MC Grammar Task MC Cloze
Vocabulary Task
- Red Poppy
- Immigration
- Convince or Care
- Nature Lesson
- Remember Blue
- Bucket List
- Complex-
compound sentences
The test could be conducted in-school and outside-school. In-school meant that the students conducted in computer laboratory, whereas outside-school meant
test-takers might access the designed test from any supporting facilities they found such as internet cafes, hot-spot area, or their house.
The sources in developing the test were from the Internet. The writer collected some reading passages, articles, or stories that were appropriate with the
topics. Moreover, the writer created some questions based on the reading text accessed from Internet. The communication between teachers-students and the
writer were facilitated via email. The sources of the designed test mostly were taken from the Internet, although the writer also obtained some reading passage
from students’ books.
6. Support Services
In this step, the writer determined some support services in order to have a successful implementation of designed test. Since the designed test was integrated
with website, the study required some support services including facilities, equipments, and schedules to implement the test. Therefore, this part would be
87 discussed about two important points in determining supported services. They are
the website developing process and the mechanism of implementing the application.
a. Website Developing Process
This part discussed about the development of application or website. To develop the website, the writer applied some application software such as: Adobe
®
Flash
®
and Wondershare QuizCreator 3.2 serial. The website in this study was developed through several steps they were 1 Flowcharting, 2 Making user
interface, and 3 Scripting. 1
Flowcharting In designing the website, flowcharting provided information on how the
activities would be carried through linking system. As stated by Anjarmoko 2009:84, flowcharting is the way the learning task is conducted in the
application in this case in the website. Since the target of this website is Indonesian students, the language used in the website is Bahasa, while the tests
are provided in English. In the website, the writer provides seven buttons in the sidebar menu in which will be the main buttons to access the website. They
are Home, Panduan Test Guide, Tipe A, Tipe B, Tipe C, Tentang Saya About the Writer, and Link. The website is quite simple in design. The link of each
page can be seen in the following figure.
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Figure 4.1: Flowchart of the website
From the flowcharting system, there are two main linking systems. The broader link includes some menus. They are Home, Panduan, Tipe A, Tipe B, Tipe C,
Tentang Saya and Link. The second linking system is the test type. Each test
type is linked to the Collect Info page and Intoduction then continuing to the questions pages. One question presents on one page, thus the test takers have 3
options to move forward by pressing Next button or to backward by pressing Previous
button, and Outline button. Moreover, Outline button helps the test
Collect Info page
Outline Previous
Next Author
Audio Print
Questions 1 Questions 2
Questions 3 Questions
Introduction page
Submit Review
Explanation Home
Pan
duan
Tipe A
Tipe
B
Tipe
C
Tentang Saya
Link
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have to press Submit in order to see their result. Then, Review button will show the evaluation on the test takers worksheet. To see the explanation, students
have to click the link in Review page. 2
Making user interface In accordance with Anjarmoko 2009:96, user interface is the
appearance or the web page seen by the users when they enter the website. The website includes seven main pages. They are index.html, panduan.html,
tentang.html, tipea.html, tipeb.html, tipec.html and link.html. To develop the
website, the writer utilized application software such as Adobe
®
Flash
®
and Wondershare QuizCreator 3.2
serial. The software facilitates users to create web pages which can attach pictures, graphics, videos, audios, animations, and
particular display-interactive effects. The output from Adobe
®
Flash
®
has file
extension in .swf and can be opened by using Flash Player. The details of each
page are described below. a
Index Page
In the website, index.html is the Home page of the website. This page consists of website title, menu buttons or sidebar menu, and introduction.
The title is Soal dan Pembahasan Bahasa Inggris untuk SMA. The writer put logo which is Website for English Tryout. The writer also added images
header.jpg which the size is 820 x 120 pixels without border. In the Index
page, the writer inserted some information about the website and the term of the test.
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Figure 4.2: Home page display
b Panduan
Page This page informs the test takers about how to follow the online test. In this
page, the writer attached the worksheet images and the explanations. The first image, p collect info.jpg 600 x 420 pixel, shows the Start page of the
test. It includes total score, full score, passing rate, passing score, and time limit. Then, the following information is about how to start the test. To start
the online test, the test takers should click Start button. To repeat the test from the beginning before finishing it, test takers should press F5 buttons in
the keyboard. Then, to repeat the test, the test takers should click Redo. The second image, p test.jpg 600 x 420 pixel, shows the worksheet display. For
each page, there is a question and five options. It is equipped with Next, Previous, Submit
, and Online button. The Previous button facilitates the test takers to see the previous questions. To continue the questions, the test
takers should click Next button. Then, to see the outline of the test, teat takers can click Outline button. While Submit button has function to finish
91 the test and to see the final score. The third image, p result.jpg 600 x 420
pixel , shows the result page. In this page, the test takers will see their score
after clicking the Submit button. To see the review of what the test takers’ have done, test takers should click Review button. And then, to see the
explanation of the test, the test takers should click the link in the result page. c
Tentang Saya Page
Tentang Saya Page or contact page provides the e-mail address of the writer
otherwise the test takers need to communicate with the writer. This page mentions the name of writer, Antonia Fitri Lestari, and the e-mail address,
ant_ceriayahoo.co.id . From that e-mail address, the test takers can send
their opinions and suggestions for the improvement of the website. d
Link Page
Link page provides information about some direction address such as
download link for Flash Player, Google Translation address, and download link for file test in the type of Microsoft Office Word.
e Tipe A, Tipe B,
and Tipe C Page For the test pages, tipea.html, tipeb.html, and tipec.html, the writer applied
the pages in the form of Flash-based quizzes. The writer use Wondershare QuizCreator 3.2
serial especially the multiple-choice test. Each question present in the single page of the Flash-based page, therefore each question
provides Online, Previous, and Next button in the page.
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Figure 4.3: Tipe A preview using Wondershare QuizCreator 3.2 serial
3 Scripting
In the process of scripting, the writer elaborated the code of the designed tests into the code of Adobe
®
Flash
®
in the website. The writer obtains the code from the Internet. The code in the program enables the designed test to run
appropriately in the form of HTML that can be seen in the website. The writer only copies and puts the information that suitable to the formulated code
positions. The next step, the writer registered the website through free website hosting www.freewebtown.com. To publish the website, the writer uploaded
files into File Manager and rearranged the suitable code for the test.
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The mechanism of implementing the website The writer arranged to implement the test formally to two schools and
informally to one school. Unfortunately, the writer only conducted the test in formal ways for SMA Eka Wijaya Cibinong because only this school has
provided Internet connection. In contrary, students of SMA Mardi Waluya and SMAN 1 Cibinong conducted the test outside-school in internet café or in their
house. In SMA Eka Wijaya, the writer inquired the Principal’s permission in
order to utilize school facilities. The writer also coordinated with the English Teacher who handled Social Class. The implementation would be carried out not
more than one meeting. The teacher suggested implementing the test in his teaching schedule for 12 IPS 1. The possibilities of implementing the test was
twice a week in Wednesday and Friday. He would collect the test result in order to fill students’ assessment as a quiz. Furthermore, the writer obtained information
from the teacher that SMA Eka Wijaya had one computer laboratory which consists of thirty units of Personal Computer, 27 units are connected and 3 units
are unconnected to the Internet. The equipping of Internet-based computer laboratory was intended to fulfill students’ need of the facility to access
information from broader source. The students also had supplementary ICT subject which entailed the Internet connection. Moreover, all teachers in SMA
Eka Wijaya obtained advantages from Internet facilities. They were obligated to expand their acquaintance of information technology in order to prepare qualified
and interesting materials.
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computer laboratory coordinator. He arranged the schedule of the computer laboratory. Fortunately, the implementation could be carried out on Wednesday at
12.00 p.m. From the computer laboratory, the writer obtained information that all computers had a proper networking system although it was not very fast in speed.
The writer conducted a primary trial to check the connection speed. Then, the writer found no obstacles in conducting the online test.
The mechanism of implementing the designed test was that the teacher escorted the implementation and the writer assisted the teacher. In this
implementation, the teacher aimed to put the result of the test into a classroom quiz. Basically, the mechanism of using this website allowed students and teacher
to browse the website and to conduct the online test. To send feedback, comment, and suggestion, the teacher and student could send it via email because the writer
attached the email address in the Tentang Saya page. The mechanism of using the media was presented on the following figure.
Figure 4.4: The mechanism on the use of media
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7. Feedback of Preliminary Designed Test
