ITEM ANALYSIS ON THE ENGLISH FINAL TEST IN CURRICULUM 2013 FOR THE

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“ITEM ANALYSIS ON THE ENGLISH FINAL TEST IN CURRICULUM

2013 FOR THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF JUNIOR HIGH

SCHOOLS IN KARANGANYAR”

YUNI ARIFIANI

K2210092

Submitted to the Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Sebelas Maret

University to Fulfill One of the Requirements for Obtaining the Undergraduate

Degree in English Education

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

2014

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SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY

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ITEM ANALYSIS ON THE ENGLISH FINAL TEST IN CURRICULUM 2013

FOR THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN

KARANGANYAR

YUNI ARIFIANI
K2210092

Thesis

Submitted to Teacher Training and Education Facult y of

Sebelas Maret University as a Partial Requirement for Getting

the Undergraduate Degree of English Education

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY

SURAKARTA

2014

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ABSTRACT

Yuni Arifiani. K2210092, “Item Analysis on the English Final Test in Curriculum

2013 for the Seventh Grade Students of Junior High Schools in Karanganyar”.
A thesis. Surakarta: Teacher Training and Education Faculty. Sebelas Maret

University, Surakarta, 2014.
This research aims to describe the quality of English final test in Curriculum
2013 for the seventh grade students of junior high schools in Karanganyar in the first
semester. The quality described in this research includes the qualitative aspects
(material, construct, language, and cognitive domain), content validity and
quantitative aspects (including the item difficulty, discrimination power, the
effectiveness of distracters and reliability).
This is descriptive research. In collecting the data the writer uses document as
data source. The data are taken from 245 students’ answer sheets and one set English
test items of seventh grade in SMP Jaten 1 and SMP 2 Karanganyar. This research
employs expert judgment to review the material, the construct, and the language of
the items. The students’ responses are also quantitatively analyzed by using Iteman
3.00 for multiple-choice item and Anates for essay item.
The research shows the following results: (1) the result of qualitative analysis
with expert judgment which shows that out of the 55 test items, 51 test items
(92.72%) are categorized as good viewed from material, 42 test items (76.36%) are
categorized as good viewed from construct, and 49 test items (89.09%) are
categorized as good viewed from language, while viewed from the distribution of
cognitive domain, the data shows that percentage of each level is as follows: C1 are
60%, C2 are 32.73 %, C3 are 7.27 %, C4 is 0%, C5 is 0 %, and C6 is 0%. It shows

that this English final test is considered easy; (2) the result of content validity analysis

shows there are 51 test items (92.72%) having the relevance to the basic competence

and test indicators indicating this English test has high validity; (3) the quantitative
analysis with Iteman 3.00 and Anates shows that there are only 13 test items (23.6%)

of the total items that fulfill all criteria which are difficulty index and discrimination

power with all effective distracters (for multiple-choice item). Then, there are 37

items (67.3%) that need some revision and are considered to be written back. The

remaining items, that are 5 test items (9.1%) of the items belong to the rejected that
cannot be used again. Then, the multiple-choice items of this English test have high

reliability; that is 0.873 and the essay items have low reliability. It is 0.51.

Key words: Item analysis, English final test, Qualitative aspects, Quantitative aspects

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ABSTRAK

Yuni Arifiani. K2210092, "Analis Butir Soal Semester Satu Mata Pelajaran

Bahasa Inggris Kurikulum 2013 untuk Siswa Kelas Tujuh Sekolah Menengah
Pertama di Karanganyar". Skripsi. Surakarta: Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu

Pendidikan. Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, 2014.
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan kualitas tes semester satu mata
pelajaran Bahasa Inggris Kurikulum 2013 untuk siswa kelas tujuh Sekolah Menengah
Pertama di Karanganyar. Kualitas yang diuraikan dalam penelitian ini meliputi aspek
yang kualitatif (material, konstruksi, bahasa, dan kognitif domain), validitas isi dan
aspek kuantitatif (mencakup tingkat kesukaran, daya pembeda, efektivitas pengecoh
dan reliabilitas).
Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif. Dalam pengumpulan data
penulis menggunakan dokumen sebagai sumber data. Data diambil dari 245 lembar
jawab siswa dan satu set soal Bahasa Inggris kelas tujuh dari SMP Jaten 1 dan SMP 2
Karanganyar. Penelitian ini menggunakan pertimbangan ahli untuk menganalisis
aspek material, konstruksi, dan bahasa. Lembar jawab siswa dianalisis secara
kuantitatif dengan menggunakan Iteman versi 3.00 untuk soal pilihan ganda dan
Anates untuk soal esay.
Penelitian menunjukkan hasil sebagai berikut: (1) Hasil analisis kualitatif
dengan menggunakan pertimbangan ahli menunjukkan bahwa dari 55 soal, 51 soal
(92,72%) dipandang baik dari aspek materi, 42 soal (76,36%) dipandang baik dari
aspek konstruksi, dan 49 soal (89,09%) dipandang baik dari aspek bahasa, dilihat
distribusi ranah kogniif, data menunjukkan bahwa persentase dari masing-masing
tingkatan adalah sebagai berikut: C1 60%, C2 adalah 32,73%, C3 a dalah 7,27%, C4

0%, C5 adalah 0%, dan C6 0%. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa soal Bahasa Inggris ini

dipertimbangkan sebagai low order thinking; (2) Hasil analisis validitas isi

menunjukan ada 51 soal (92,72%) yang sesuai dengan kompetensi dasar dan
indikator tes yang berarti soal Bahasa Inggris ini mempunyai validitas isi yang tinggi;

(3) analisis kuantitatif dengan Iteman 3.00 dan Anates menunjukkan bahwa hanya

ada 13 soal (23,6%) dari total soal yang memenuhi semua kriteria soal yang baik

yaitu tingkat kesukaran dan daya pembeda dengan semua pengecoh yang efektif

(untuk soal pilihan ganda). Kemudian, ada 37 soal (67,3%) memerlukan beberapa
revisi dan dianggap sebagai soal yang ditulis kembali. Soal yang lain, yaitu 5 soal

(9,1%) yang tergolong dalam soal yang ditolak yang mana tidak bisa digunakan lagi.

Kemudian, soal pilihan ganda dalam tes ini mempunyai reliabilitas yang tinggi; yaitu
0.873 dan soal esay mempunyai reliabilitas rendah, yaitu 0.51.

Kata kunci: Analisis butir soal, Soal Bahasa Inggris, Aspek-aspek kualitatif, Aspek-

aspek Kuantitatif.

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MOTTO

 Good start will lead you to great end.

 Never say “Never”!

 Allah will never give us a burden beyond our ability

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DEDICATION

This thesis is dedicated to:

 Allah S.W.T the Almighty.

 My beloved parents, Mr. Achmad Hadiwiono and Mrs. Sudarni, my super
brother, Irfan Purwanto and my dearest sisters, Tri Sulistyowati, Arisma
Rahmadani, and Syafrina Nur. S thanks for your support and blessing.
 My lovely and best friends “Timpux Happy Bee” thanks for your flowing
love.
 My friends in “Giri Ayu” boarding house, thanks for helps and supports.
 All of my awesome friends in English Education Department 2010.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First and above all, the writer praises Allah SWT for the blessing, mercy and

love given to the writer, so the writer has finished the thesis entitled “An Item

Analysis of The English Final Test in Curriculum 2013 for the Seventh Grade
Students of Junior High School in Karanganyar”.
The writer realizes that the writer would not be able to complete the thesis
without support, advice and guidance from many people. Therefore, the writer would
like to express the sincerest gratitude to:
1. Prof. Dr. H.M. Furqon Hidayatulloh M.Pd, the Dean of Teacher Training and
Education Faculty of Sebelas Maret University;
2. Teguh Sarosa SS.,M.Hum, the Head of English Education Department;
3. Drs. Siswantoro, M.Hum as the first advisor who always gives guidance,
excellent advice and idea to the writer;
4. Teguh Sarosa SS.,M.Hum as the second advisor, who has carefully read and
made several corrections for the improvement of this research and given
valuable advice;
5. All of the lecturers and staffs of English Education Depart ment of Teacher

Training and Education Faculty of Sebelas Maret University who have gave

their contribution to the writer for completing this research;

6. Dr. Sumardi, M. Hum, a lecturer from English Education Department of post

graduate program in Sebelas Maret University and Mr. Bambang W. K, S. Pd,

an English teacher in SMP N 16 Surakarta as experts who have given the

judgments’ experts and the helps to the writer;

7. Mrs. Endang as the English teacher of the seventh grade students of SMP

Jaten 1 and Mrs. Triswati as the English teacher of the seventh grade students

of SMP Karanganyar 2 who have given guidance in giving the data source of

this research;

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