T BING 1402456 Table of content

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE OF APPROVAL………………………………………………………….ii
PAGE OF DECLARATION……………………………………………………iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT………………………………………………………iv
ABSTRACT………………………………………………………………………v
TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………………………………..vi
LIST OF TABLES……………………………………………………………....ix
LIST OF FIGURES……………………………………………………………...x
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................1
1.1

Background of the Study ...........................................................................1

1.2

Research Questions ...................................................................................4

1.3

Purposes of the Study ................................................................................5

1.4

Scope of the Study .....................................................................................5

1.5

Significance of the Study...........................................................................6

1.6

Clarification of Terms ...............................................................................6

1.7

Organization of the Paper ..........................................................................7

CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW .............................................................9
2.1

Assessment ................................................................................................9

2.1.1

Definition ...........................................................................................9

2.1.2

Types of Assessment ..........................................................................9

2.1.3

Basic Principles of Assessment........................................................11

2.1.4

Standard of Educational Assessment in Indonesia...........................12

2.1.5

Teacher Competence in Educational Assessment ............................13

2.2

Test ..........................................................................................................15

2.2.1

Definition .........................................................................................15

2.2.2

Position of Test in Assessment.........................................................16

2.3.3 Test Item ................................................................................................18
2.3.4

Criteria of Good Test Item ...............................................................19

2.3.5

Test Item Construction .....................................................................20
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2.3.6
2.3

Test Item Analysis............................................................................21

Teacher-Made Test ..................................................................................23

2.3.1

Definition .........................................................................................23

2.3.2

The Importance of Teacher-Made Test ............................................24

2.4.3 Classification of Teacher-Made Test .....................................................24
2.4

English Language Testing .......................................................................25

2.4.1

Two Families in English Language Testing.....................................25

2.4.2

Important Points in English Language Test Construction ...............26

2.4.3

Micro and Macro Skills in Reading Test .........................................27

2.5

Multiple-Choice Test Item in English Language Testing .......................29

2.5.1

Anatomy of Multiple-Choice Test Item ...........................................29

2.5.2

Reasons of Using Multiple-Choice Test Item ..................................30

2.5.3

Higher-Order Thinking in Multiple-Choice Test Item.....................31

2.5.4

Multiple-Choice Test Item Construction..........................................36

2.5.5

Multiple-Choice Test Item Analysis ................................................38

2.6 Previous Studies ...........................................................................................40
2.7 Concluding Remark ......................................................................................43
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .............................................44
3.1 Research Design ...........................................................................................44
3.2 Site Selection ................................................................................................45
3.3 Participants ...................................................................................................45
3.4 Data Collection .............................................................................................46
3.4.1 Questionnaire .........................................................................................46
3.4.2 Interview ................................................................................................47
3.4.3 Document Analysis ................................................................................48
3.5 Data Analysis................................................................................................49
3.5.1 Analysis of Data from Questionnaire ........................................................49
3.5.2 Analysis of Data from Interview ...............................................................50
3.5.3 Analysis of Data from Document Analysis ...............................................50
3.6 Concluding Remark ......................................................................................51
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CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS .............................................52
4.1 Findings ........................................................................................................52
4.1.1 The Steps Taken by the Teachers in Multiple-Choice Test Items
Construction ....................................................................................................52
4.1.2 The Difficulties Faced by the Teachers in Multiple-Choice Test Items
Construction ....................................................................................................65
4.1.3 The Quality of the Multiple-Choice Test Items .....................................75
4.2 Discussions .................................................................................................105
4.2.1 Research Question 1: The Steps Taken by the Teachers in MultipleChoice Test Items Construction ....................................................................105
4.2.2 Research Question 2: The Difficulties Faced by the Teachers in
Multiple-Choice Test Items Construction.....................................................108
4.2.3 Research Question 3: The Quality of the Multiple-Choice Test Items
Constructed by the Teachers .........................................................................110
4.3 Concluding Remark ....................................................................................113
CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS, LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY, AND

RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................114
5.1 Conclusions ................................................................................................114
5.2 Limitations of the Study .............................................................................115
5.3 Recommendations ......................................................................................116
REFERENCES ...................................................................................................117
APPENDICES

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