THE IDENTIFICATION OF TEST ITEMS FORM OF ENGLISH NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to find forms of matter that exist in the English
National Examination of Senior High School (SMA) before. It is expected that the
results of research will provide a deeper understanding of the forms of matter in
the national exams in English, which can help students of Senior High School
(SMA) in preparation for the English National Examination that are likely still be
held. In addition, the results of this study implied benefits also expected to
provide new knowledge in analyzing test items, to know about the character of a
good test items, and the establishment of good questions of the subject matter to
be tested.In order to achieve the objectives of this study researcher found out
documents and identified English National Examination ranging from type text in
any text reading material about the making of the root, finding out the kinds of
tests form were used in national exams. Each item was identified and analyzed the
test one by one to achieve the objectives of this study. The populations in this
study were documents of English National Examination papers in ranging from
2011 to 2012. The selected samples were documents of English National
Examination academic year 2010/2011 packet 58 and 2011/2012 packet B15.
The results showed that the form of the tests item that were in the English
National Examination is always different every year, although there were some
that remain the same. The dominant reading texts on the English National
Examination were recount, descriptive, report, hortatory exposition, procedure,
and discussion text. The dominant type of test used was the type of multiplechoice
items on testing reading comprehension, and testing vocabulary. The
material most commonly used were " text mainly tells / discusses", and "meaning
of the word".