DEVELOPING ITEMS ANALYSIS OF TOEFL-Like PLACEMENT TEST AT STKIP PGRI SIDOARJO

Slamet, Joko (2021) DEVELOPING ITEMS ANALYSIS OF TOEFL-Like PLACEMENT TEST AT STKIP PGRI SIDOARJO. Masters thesis, STKIP PGRI Sidoarjo.

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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.

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Keywords: items analysis, TOEFL-Like, placement test
Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Divisions: Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User: Intan Lailatur Rahmani
Date Deposited: 29 Jun 2023 02:50
Last Modified: 03 Jul 2023 04:20
URI: https://repository.stkippgri-sidoarjo.ac.id/id/eprint/1598

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