THE RELIABILITY OF ENGLISH SUMMATIVE TEST FOR THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTs N 22 JAKARTA IN THE SECOND SEMESTER OF THE 2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR

siska wahyu lestari; drs. h. susilo wardoyo, m. pd.; nita kaniadewi, m. pd.;

ARMANDA SAID. NIM: 0801065024. The Reliability of English Summative Test
for the Eighth Grade Students of MTs N 22 Jakarta in the Second Semester of The
2013/2014 Academic Year. A Paper, Jakarta, The English Study Programme, The
School of Teacher Training and Education, The University of Muhammadiyah Prof.
Dr. Hamka, 2014.
The purpose of this research is to find out the empirical data which supports
the reliability between the teacher made-English summative test with the English
summative test. The hypothesis which is proposed in this research is “The teachermade
English summative test for the eighth grade students is reliable”. This research
was held at the eighth grade students of MTs N 22 Jakarta on the second semester in
2013/2014 academic year. The sample consists of 35 students. This research used
analysis method. The instruments used in this research are the English summative
test and a parallel test which is made based on KTSP curriculum and the English
syllabus of the eighth grade student. Before analyzing the data, the writer has tested
with normality test using Chi square.
The normality test of English summative test χ2
observed = 2.3 < χ2
table = 7.81
whereas for parallel test χ2
observed = 3.20 < χ2
table = 9.49, so it can be concluded that
both of sample are normally distributed. The hypothesis testing in this research is the
reliability analysis by using Pearson’s product Moment, the writer gets robserved =
0.454 > rtable = 0.334, it means H isrejectedandHi is accepted. It can be concluded
that the English Summative Test made by teacher in MTs N 22 Jakarta is reliable.
The benefit of this research is expected to provide information for teachers
about teacher-made English summative test especially on reliability test. Moreover,
the result of this research will help students to get an appropriate test. It is good for
students to memorize the items of English summative test, thus they will know
deeper and familiar with the test.