DESIGNING ENGLISH TEST FOR THE FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Abstrak / Ringkasan

The objective of the study was to design a set of English test for the fourth grade students of elementary school. The study was concerned with how to make appropriate English test for young learners.
The study was Research and Development (R&D). The procedure of the study were researching and collecting information, planning, writing the first draft of English test, having the test review by the experts, writing the second draft, conducting the try-out, conducting evaluation and revision, and writing the final draft. The instruments of the study were interview guidelines and questionnaires. The data of the interview were analyzed qualitatively and the data from the questionnaires were analyzed quantitatively. The assessment was implemented by using the test which was validated by the experts. The evaluation of the test after the implementation was conducted to obtain the raters’ experience in assessing students. The revision then was made based on experts’ or raters’ suggestions. The revised test was then implemented to evaluate the students’ achievement. Therefore, it was regarded as the final draft of the assessment.
The results of the study show that the design of the test covers three aspects, namely, aim of assessment, content, and methodology. The aspects represent indicators of good performance on a test. The reliability coefficients measure the consistency of ratings among different rater, the results show that the designed test has high agreement among raters as the reliability coefficient is 0,799. Furthermore, the characteristics of the designed English assessment include 1) providing various kinds of test types, 2) providing attractive and colorful graphic, 3) providing relevant topic, 4) providing simple format with simple instructions, and 5) creating fun atmosphere.

Topik Terkait

Sitasi