The Content Validity of The Summative Test For The Eighth Grade Students of Smp Negeri 224 Jakarta in The Second Semester Of The 2016/2017 Academic Year

zulpahmi., s.e., m., s.i. ; sunardi., s.e., m., s.i.; dr. roslaini, m.hum; siti aminah, m.pd.;

DEANTY ASTARI: The Content Validity of The Summative Test For The Eighth Grade Students of Smp Negeri 224 Jakarta in The Second Semester Of The 2016/2017 Academic Year. A Paper, Jakarta, The Study Programme of English Education, The School of Teacher Training and Education, The University of Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. Hamka, 2017. The objective of the research was to get empirical evidence whether of the content of the English summative test for the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 224 Jakarta in the second semester in 2016/2017 academic year is in line with the English syllabus of School-Based Curriculum. In this research, the writer used comparative descriptive analysis method. The writer compared a set of the English summative test content with a number of required items in the English syllabus content that used in teaching and learning activities. The instruments were in the forms checklists which were arranged based on materials and objectives in syllabus of KTSP. The materials and objectives of each language skill were identified and arranged into lists. They were changed become the question as instrument. From the analysis, the writer found that the content validity of the English summative test which was administered on SMP Negeri 224 Jakarta was quite appropriate with the syllabus content of KTSP. The percentage of the reading objectives skill was 90%, the writing objectives skill was 0%, the reading materials 100%. Meanwhile, the indicator of the writing materials was 0%. Therefore, the calculation of all percentages was 47.5%. Based on Arikunto‟s scheme, it can be concluded that the content validity of the teacher-made English summative test for the eighth grade students in the second semester of SMPN 224 Jakarta has been sufficient. The benefit of the research result was to help the teacher to arrange with the principles of constructing a good test.