A CONTENT – FORM ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH FINAL TEST ITEMS FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 1 MAGETAN IN THE 2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR.

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A CONTENT-FORM ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH FINAL TEST ITEMS
FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE
STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 1 MAGETAN
IN THE 2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR

A THESIS
Created By:
WAHYU ARTA SAPUTRA
K2209091

English Department
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY
SURAKARTA
2015
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PRONOUNCEMENT

This is to certify that I myself write this thesis, entitled “A CONTENT - FORM
ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH FINAL TEST ITEMS FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER
OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 1 MAGETAN IN
THE 2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR”. It is not a plagiarism or made by others.
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the bibliography. If then this pronouncement proves incorrect, I am ready to accept any
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Surakarta,

January 2015

Wahyu Arta Saputra
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A CONTENT - FORM ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH FINAL TEST ITEMS
FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER OF THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF
SMA NEGERI 1 MAGETAN IN THE 2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR
(A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY)

BY :
WAHYU ARTA SAPUTRA
K2209091

A Thesis
Submitted to the Teacher Training and Education Faculty

of Sebelas Maret University to Fulfill One of the Requirements for Getting
the Undergraduate Degree of Education in English

English Department
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY
JANUARY 2015

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APPROVAL

This thesis has been approved by the consultants to be examined by the Board of
Thesis Examiners of the English Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty,

Sebelas Maret University Surakarta.

Consultant I

Consultant II

(Dr. Abdul Asib, M.Pd)

(Dewi Sri Wahyuni ,M.Pd)

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THE APPROVAL OF THE EXAMINERS
This thesis has been examined by the Board of Examiners of English Education
Department of Teacher Training and education Faculty, Sebelas Maret University,
Surakarta and has been approved to fulfill one of the requirements for obtaining the
Undergraduate Degree of English Education.
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3. Examiner 1

(……………………………)

Dr. Abdul Asib, M.Pd
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4. Examiner 2

(……………………………)

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 You may delay, but the time will not. That’s why you need to keep
running
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DEDICATION

This thesis is dedicated to:
 My beloved Father and Mother

 My beloved brothers, Ridho and Aldi
 All my beloved friends

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ABSTRACT
Wahyu Arta Saputra. K2209091. A CONTENT - FORM ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH
FINAL TEST ITEMS FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER OF THE ELEVENTH
GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 1 MAGETAN IN THE 2013/2014
ACADEMIC YEAR. A Thesis, Surakarta : English Department of Teacher Training
and Education Faculty of Sebelas Maret University, January 2015.
The objective of this study is to identify whether or not English final test items for
the eleventh grade students are considered appropriate. The motive of the study is the
existing phenomenon in the teaching and learning process which emphasizes its

measurement through tests. The concern of the study is the appropriateness of multiple
choice items used in final test.
The study focuses on the description of the test items’ appropriateness in terms of
content and form based on quantitative data, especially the material suitability with the
syllabus and the construction of stem and alternatives on each item. The subject of the
study is the English final test items for the second semester of the Eleventh grade of SMA
Negeri 1 Magetan in the 2013/2014 academic year. The data were taken from 100
students in four classes. The appropriateness of the test items is analyzed using item
analysis technique. The analysis comprises three aspects i.e. index of discriminating
power, level of difficulty, and the effectiveness of distracters. Meanwhile, the material
suitability is done by matching the item’s indicator with the learning indicators which are
mentioned in the syllabus and the analysis on construction of the stem and alternatives is
based on several aspects given by experts.
The results of this study shows that 57.5% of the total items have a good level in
discriminating index, eighteen of the total items (45%) fulfilled satisfactory criteria in
difficulty level, 11 items had possessed the effective distracters (around 3-4 distracters
work), while the item’s indicator of 37 out of 40 items (92.5 %) are compatible with the
learning indicator mentioned in the syllabus, and in the construction aspect, 75% of the
total items possess a good stem and 82.5% of the total items are able to fulfill all the
aspects of good alternatives.

In Conclusion, the items used as final test in SMA Negeri 1 Magetan have good
quality in construction aspects, and the items’ compatibility with the syllabus. However,
some items are less effective viewed from the level of difficulty and the effectiveness of
the distracters aspect.

Keywords : Item analysis, level of difficulty, discriminating index

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdulillahirabbil’alamin. All praises and thanks be to Allah The Most
Merciful and Gracious, The Almighty God who gives His help to the writer so that he can
complete his thesis. The writer also would like to express his gratitude to:
1. Prof. Dr. M. Furqon Hidayatullah, M.Pd, the Dean of Teacher Training and
Education Faculty who has given approval and permission to the writer to write
his thesis.
2. Dr. Muh. Rohmadi, S.S., M.Hum, the head of the Art and Language education
Department.
3. Teguh Sarosa, S.S., M.Hum, the head of English Department of Teaching
Training and Education Faculty for advice, guidance and being inspiration.
4. Dr. Abdul Asib, M.Pd as the first consultant who has patiently given his guidance,
advice, encouragement, kindness and time.
5. Dewi Sriwahyuni, M.Pd as the second consultant who has patiently given her
guidance, advice, encouragement, kindness and time.
6. Dra. Mahmudah, M.Pd , the headmaster of SMA Negeri 1 Magetan for facilitating
the writer doing the research.
7. Sri Rahmawati, M.Pd., the English teacher of the Eleventh grade students of SMA
Negeri 1 Magetan who has helped the writer collected the data during the study.
8. His beloved family, for prayers, advices and supports and motivations.
9. His beloved friends in SBI class 2009, for togetherness.
10. His beloved friends in English Education class 2009 for pleasure.
The writer will appreciatively accept any criticism, suggestion, or comments since
nothing in the world is perfect including his writing. He hopes the thesis will be useful,
helpful, and able to give contribution to the readers.

Surakarta, January 2015

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TABLE OF THE CONTENT
COVER ……………………………………………………………………

i

PRONOUNCEMENT ……………………………………………………

ii

TITLE ……………………………………………………………………..

iii

APPROVAL ………………………………………………………………

iv

THE APPROVAL OF THE EXAMINERS …………………………….

v

ABSTRACT ……………………………………………………………….

vi

MOTTO …………………………………………………………………….

vii

DEDICATION ……………………………………………………………..

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT …………………………………………………….

ix

TABLE OF CONTENT ……………………………………………………

x

LIST OF THE APPENDICES …………………………………………….

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LIST OF TABLES ………………………………………………………….

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LIST OF FIGURE ………………………………………………………….

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CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION...................................................................

1

A. Background of The Study ..................................................……………

1

B. Problem Identification.............................................................................

5

C. Problem Limitation ………………………………........……………….

5

D. Problem Statement……………………………………………………..

6

E. The Objective of The study…………………………………….............

6

F. Benefits of The Study…………...………………………………….......

7

CHAPTER II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ………………..

8

A. Review on Test…………………………………………………….........

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1. The meaning of The Test …………………………………………...

8

2. Kinds of Test ……………………………………………………….

10

3. Types of Test Item ………………………………………………….

12

4. Multiple - Choice Item ……………………………………..............

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B. Review on Item Analysis………………………………………………..

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1. Basic Concepts of Test Analysis ……………………………………

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2. Qualitative Method ………………………………………………….

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3. Item Analysis………………………………………………………..

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a). Computing Item Difficulty………………………………………

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b). Computing Item Discriminating power………………………….

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c). construction on Multiple Choice Items…………………………..

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C. Review on English Subject ……………………………………………..

29

1. Education Unit Level Curriculum (KTSP) …………………………

29

2. English For Senior High School Grade XI ………………………….

31

D. Research Design …………………………………………………………

33

CHAPTER III. RESARCH METHODOLOGY …………………………….

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A. Method Of Research …………………………………………………….

34

B. Time and Place of The Study …………………………………………..

34

C. Subject of The Study ……………………………………………………

34

D. Technique of Collecting The Data ………………………………………

37

E. Technique of Analyzing The Data ……………………………………..

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CHAPTER IV. RESEARCH FINDINGS ……………………………… …..

42

A. The Description of The Data ………………………………………,……

42

1. Analysis on Multiple Choice Item …………………………………..

43

2. Analysis on The Content of the Items With The Syllabus ………….

78

3. Analysis on Constructing The items ………………………………...

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a. Stem …………………………………………………………….

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b. Alternative ………………………………………………………

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B. Research Findings ………………………………………………………

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CHAPTER V. CONCLUSION, IMPLICATION, SUGGESTION ……….

92

A. Conclusion ………………………………………………………….…...

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B. Implication ………………………………………………………………

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C. Suggestion ……………………………………………………………….

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BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDICES

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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix 1. Worksheet ………………………………………………………..

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Appendix 2. Answer Key ………………………………………………………

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Appendix 3. Syllabus …………………………………………………………..

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Appendix 4. Table of Item’s Indicator Analysis ……………………………….

115

Appendix 5. Table of Analysis on Stem and Alternatives of the Items ………

121

Appendix 6. Blue Print of the test ………………………………………………

125

Appendix 7 List of Students Taken on the research …………………………...

128

Appendix 8 Students’ work sheets ……………………………………………...

129

Appendix 9. Letter of Permission ……………………………………………….. 134

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LIST OF THE TABLE
Table 3.1 The proportion on Stratified Sampling ………………………….....

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Table 3.2 Technique of Collecting the Data ………………………………….

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Table 3.3 Item’s Difficulty Level ……………………………………………..

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Table 3.4 Item’s Discriminating Index ………………………………………..

40

Table 4.1 The Result of Analysis on Content appropriateness…………………

78

Table 4.2 The Result of Analysis on Constructing the Stem………………….

79

Table 4.3 The Result of Analysis on Constructing The alternatives…………..

82

Table 4.4 The Result of Item analysis on Multiple Choice Items……………...

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LIST OF THE FIGURE

Figure 2.1 Research Design ………………………………………………….

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Figure 4.1 Pie Diagram of Discriminating Power ……………………………

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Figure 4.2 Pie diagram of Item difficulty …………………………………….

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Figure 4.3 Pie Diagram of Content Appropriateness of the Items …………....

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