inferences. What qualitative methods e.g. case studies and interviews lose on reliability they gain in terms of validity. They provide a more in depth and rich
description.
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Based on the data and the type of information needed of this research, the writer is focusing on collecting the data about the statistical inferences in this
research so the writer will use the qualitative method. To analyze the qualitative data of this research the formula that is going to be used to analyze the content
validity of English summative test for the first year students of SMP N 87 Jakarta is:
P = F × 100 N
P = Percentage F = Frequency of unconformity
N = Number of sample
It is used to see how many percent the test covers the instructions of the curriculum. The test items are studied in terms of their conformity to curriculum.
Therefore, the writer also compares the percentage with the criteria adopted from Arikunto‟s opinion:
76 100 = Good
56 75
= Sufficient 40
5 5 = Less good
40 = Bad
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B. Research Findings
1. Description of Data
The writer analyzes the test materials whether they conform to the curriculum used, based on the KTSP Kurikulum TingkatSatuan Pendidikan of SMPN 87
Jakarta. To get the data, she took the questions sheet, KTSP Kurikulum
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Suharsimi Arikunto, Prosedure Penelitian, Jakarta: Rineka Cipta, 1992, p.313
TingkatSatuan Pendidikan book to be analyzed and the English syllabus of even semester for the first year students of SMPN 87 Jakarta see appendix.
The data that writer used in this study is the English Summative Test for even semester, which is called as Ulangan Akhir Semester Genap Sekolah Menengah
Pertama SMPTahun Ajaran 20092010 for the first grade of SMPN 87 Jakarta. The total number of the test items is 50 items which consist of 50 multiple choices
test items see appendix. . The test was held on Friday, 18th June 2010 with the given time 120 minutes.
Having investigated the summative test items, the writer is able to describe the data as follows:
TABEL 4.1 a.
The conformity between the summative test’s items and English Syllabus
No KTSP
Items Number Total
Based on Indicators of Reading
1 Mengidentifikasi
berbagai informasi dalam teks fungsional
pendek berupa: -
Instruksi -
Daftar barang -
Ucapan selamat -
Pengumuman 1, 2
3, 4, 5, 6 7, 8
9, 10, 11, 12 12 items
Merespon berbagai informasi dalam teks fungsional pendek
- Membaca nyaring teks fungsional
pendek -
Mengidentifikasi berbagai
informasi dalam teks deskriptive dan procedure
- Mengidentifikasi
langkah 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,
20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32,
33, 35, 36, 37, 38 26 items
retorika -
Mengidentifikasi fungsi
komunikatif -
Menyebutkan ciri kebahasaan 19, 24, 34
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Based on the indicators of writing
Menulis teks fungsional pendek berbentuk:
- Instruksi
- Daftar barang
- Ucapan selamat
- Pengumuman
Menulis kalimat sederhana Melengkapi teks Desriptif atau
procedure. 46, 47, 48, 49, 50
5 items
Menyusun teks 44, 45
2 items
Menulis teks berbentuk Desriptif atau procedure.
Total 45 items
Based on the table above, the writer found that there are 45 item tests from the indicator, so the percentage of it as follow:
P = F × 100 N
P = Percentage F = Frequency of unconformity
N = Number of sample
P = F × 100 N
P = 45 × 100 50
P = 90
TABLE 4.2 b.
The unconformity between the summative test’s items and English Syllabus
No Indicator that are not found in English
Syllabus Reading and Writing Items
Number Total
1. Mengidentifikasi jenis ekspresi menawarkan
jasa. 39
1item
2 Mengidentifikasi jenis ekspresi suka dan tidak
suka 40
1 item 3
Menyusun kata menjadi kalimat yang bermakna 41, 42, 43
2 items
Total 5 items
Based on the table above, the writer found that there are 5 item tests unconformity with the indicator, so the percentage of it as follow:
P = F × 100 N
P = Percentage F = Frequency of unconformity
N = Number of sample
P = F × 100 N
P = 5 × 100 50
P = 10
2. Analysis of Data
