DEVELOPING ITEMS ANALYSIS OF TOEFL-Like PLACEMENT TEST
AT STKIP PGRI SIDOARJO
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STKIP PGRI Sidoarjo
Author
Slamet, Joko
Subject
LB Theory and practice of education
Datestamp
2023-07-03 04:20:25
Abstract :
This study aimed to develop the TOEFL-like placement test items and assessed the quality of STKIP PGRI Sidoarjo's TOEFL-like test items. Adapting the Borg & Gall model, the researcher applied the Research & Development (R&D) procedure. The development?s product, @joe_analysis, became the answer based on need analysis. The quality of the test items in TOEFL-like placement test items were classified into validity, reliability, index difficulty, and discriminating power. The field testing was done by 18 students who had to undertake a placement test. The results showed 30 valid items in the listening section, 18 items were field tested valid in the ?Structure & Written Expression? section and 23 items were classified as valid in the ?Reading Comprehension? section. The ?Listening Comprehension? section items had a reliability index of 0.887 indicating ?Very Good Reliability? and the index of 0.999 in the section ?Structure & Written Expression? indicating as ?Excellent Reliability? and were classed as ?Good Reliability? with a reliability index of 0.753 in ?Reading Comprehension? section. Based on the index difficulty's results, the ?Listening Comprehension? section, the difficult category contained 28 items (56%) while the medium category contained 22 items (44%). In ?Structure & Written Expression?, the index difficulty category had 28 medium items (70%) while the difficulty category had 22 items (30%). In the ?Reading Comprehension? section, the difficult category included 21 items (42%), the medium had 22 (58%) and the easy had none (0%). The ?Discrimination Index? resulted in: ?Listening Comprehension? section, 16 items scored enough, 7 items scored good. The ?Structure & Written Expression? section, 16 items scored enough, 7 items scored good. The ?Reading Comprehension? section, 13 items scored enough, 3 items scored good. The experts? comments were found valid in the product development materials and it may serve as inspiration for future TOEFL-like placement tests.
This study aimed to develop the TOEFL-like placement test items and assessed the quality of STKIP PGRI Sidoarjo's TOEFL-like test items. Adapting the Borg & Gall model, the researcher applied the Research & Development (R&D) procedure. The development?s product, @joe_analysis, became the answer based on need analysis. The quality of the test items in TOEFL-like placement test items were classified into validity, reliability, index difficulty, and discriminating power. The field testing was done by 18 students who had to undertake a placement test. The results showed 30 valid items in the listening section, 18 items were field tested valid in the ?Structure & Written Expression? section and 23 items were classified as valid in the ?Reading Comprehension? section. The ?Listening Comprehension? section items had a reliability index of 0.887 indicating ?Very Good Reliability? and the index of 0.999 in the section ?Structure & Written Expression? indicating as ?Excellent Reliability? and were classed as ?Good Reliability? with a reliability index of 0.753 in ?Reading Comprehension? section. Based on the index difficulty's results, the ?Listening Comprehension? section, the difficult category contained 28 items (56%) while the medium category contained 22 items (44%). In ?Structure & Written Expression?, the index difficulty category had 28 medium items (70%) while the difficulty category had 22 items (30%). In the ?Reading Comprehension? section, the difficult category included 21 items (42%), the medium had 22 (58%) and the easy had none (0%). The ?Discrimination Index? resulted in: ?Listening Comprehension? section, 16 items scored enough, 7 items scored good. The ?Structure & Written Expression? section, 16 items scored enough, 7 items scored good. The ?Reading Comprehension? section, 13 items scored enough, 3 items scored good. The experts? comments were found valid in the product development materials and it may serve as inspiration for future TOEFL-like placement tests.
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