The Content Validity of The English Summative Test for The Ninth Grade Students of SMP Islam Al-Hikmah Pondok Cabe in 2013/2014 Academic Year

wasino [et.al]; drs. susilo wardoyo, m.pd.; fidaniar tiarsiwi, m.pd.;

Tania Frederica. NIM: 0901065293. The Content Validity of The English Summative Test for The Ninth Grade Students of SMP Islam Al-Hikmah Pondok Cabe in 2013/2014 Academic Year. A Paper. Jakarta: The Study Program of English Education, The School of Teachers’ Training and Education, The University of Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. HAMKA, 2015.
The objective of this study is to find out empirical evidence whether the English summative test for the ninth grade students of SMP Islam Al-Hikmah Pondok Cabe in 2013 / 2014 academic year has a good content validity or not. The study method is a descriptive comparative analysis method. The writer was compared the content of English summative test for Junior High School with the English Syllabus of School Based Curriculum (KTSP). The instrument of research is checklist tables based on the objectives and material in KTSP syllabus. The study only focused on reading and writing skills, because in this research there were no test items with listening and speaking skills. Thus, the writer does not discuss those skills. From the result of the research, it can be seen that the English summative test is not well constructed for there are only 57% of the test items appropriate with the objectives and materials in the English Syllabus KTSP. The study findings are expected to be useful for the English teachers to help them to make the test should keep consistention in considering the test items comformed to the English Syllabus of KTSP. In addition, it gives information to the teachers to know the criteria of good test, especially content validity.