The Content Validity of the English Summative Test for the Tenth Grade Students of SMA Negeri 57 Jakarta Barat in the First Semester of 2016-2017 Academic Year

chiappetta, barbara; dra. roslaini, m. hum; nita kaniadewi, m.pd.;

AIRYN PRINISSA. 1201065009. The Content Validity of the English Summative
Test for the Tenth Grade Students of SMA Negeri 57 Jakarta Barat in the First
Semester of 2016-2017 Academic Year. A Paper. Jakarta: The study Program of
English Education, the School of Teacher Training and Education, the University
of Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. Hamka. Jakarta. 2017.
The objective of the study was to know whether or not the content of the English
summative test for the tenth grade students of SMAN 57 Jakarta Barat in the first
semester of 2016/2017 academic year was valid. Descriptive comparative method
was used in this research. The writer compared a set of English summative test
with a number of required items in the syllabus used in teaching and learning
activities. The objects of the research were the English summative test and the
English syllabus of 2013 Curriculum. The instruments were checklists arranged
based on materials and objectives in the syllabus of 2013 Curriculum. The
materials and objectives of each language skills were identified and arranged into
the lists. The data then was calculated by using simple statistical formula P= F/N
x 100% and interpreted by using the scheme of conformity level. The data of the
research indicated that the percentage of validity of the English summative test
was 25, 43%. This result showed that the content validity of the English
summative test for the tenth grade students of SMAN 57 Jakarta Barat in the first
semester of 2016/2017 academic year was poor. Based on Arikunto‟s scheme on
his book entitle Manajemen Penelitian, the conformity level of the content
validity of the English summative test for the tenth grade students of SMAN 57
Jakarta Barat in the first semester of 2016/2017 academic year was categorized as
not valid.