ITEM ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH SUMMATIVE TEST AT SMP N 2 PURWODADI

Abstract

Evaluation is one of the important aspects of teaching and learning activities. It shows an important role, especially in terms of education. The study aimed at analyzing the item analysis English summative test at SMP N 2 Purwodadi. The objectives were to: (1) find out the level of validity of English summative test items for second-grade students of SMP N 2 Purwodadi, 2) investigate the level of reliability of English summative test for a second-grade student of SMP N 2 Purwodadi, 3) describe the level of difficulty of English summative test items for second-grade students of SMP N 2 Purwodadi. This study applied a quantitative descriptive. The population were students of SMP N 2 Purwodadi consists of 64 students. This research used purposive sampling. The sample were several students of class 8A and 8B consists of 32 students of each class. The result showed that there were sixteen valid items and nine invalid items of the English summative test. The valid items of the test were items number 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25. On the contrary, the invalid items were items number 1, 3, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, and 19. The reliability of the test were 0,246064049 (reliable). The difficulties level of the test that showed nine items were difficult, the difficult items were the question number 1,3,9,10,12,13,15,18, and 19. Ten items were medium, the medium items were question number 4, 5,8,11,14,16,17,20,23, and 25. The last one, six items were easy, the easy items are number 2,6,7,21,22 and 24. The conclusions of the test of the research are valid, reliable, and less difficult. The test maker or teacher should recheck the test item several times before it will be given to the students. It is an action to minimize some mistakes in constructing the test.