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PAGE OF APPROVAL……….ii
PAGE OF DECLARATION………iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT………iv
ABSTRACT………v
TABLE OF CONTENTS………..vi
LIST OF TABLES………....ix
LIST OF FIGURES………...x
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION...1
1.1 Background of the Study ...1
1.2 Research Questions ...4
1.3 Purposes of the Study ...5
1.4 Scope of the Study ...5
1.5 Significance of the Study...6
1.6 Clarification of Terms ...6
1.7 Organization of the Paper ...7
CHAPTER II LITERATUR E REVIEW ...9
2.1 Assessment ...9
2.1.1 Definition ...9
2.1.2 Types of Assessment ...9
2.1.3 Basic Principles of Assessment...11
2.1.4 Standard of Educational Assessment in Indonesia ...12
2.1.5 Teacher Competence in Educational Assessment ...13
2.2 Test ...15
2.2.1 Definition ...15
2.2.2 Position of Test in Assessment...16
2.3.3 Test Item ...18
2.3.4 Criteria of Good Test Item ...19
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2.3.6 Test Item Analysis...21
2.3 Teacher-Made Test ...23
2.3.1 Definition ...23
2.3.2 The Importance of Teacher-Made Test ...24
2.4.3 Classification of Teacher-Made Test ...24
2.4 English Language Testing ...25
2.4.1 Two Families in English Language Testing...25
2.4.2 Important Points in English Language Test Construction ...26
2.4.3 Micro and Macro Skills in Reading Test ...27
2.5 Multiple-Choice Test Item in English Language Testing ...29
2.5.1 Anatomy of Multiple-Choice Test Item ...29
2.5.2 Reasons of Using Multiple-Choice Test Item ...30
2.5.3 Higher-Order Thinking in Multiple-Choice Test Item...31
2.5.4 Multiple-Choice Test Item Construction...36
2.5.5 Multiple-Choice Test Item Analysis ...38
2.6 Previous Studies ...40
2.7 Concluding Remark ...43
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ...44
3.1 Research Design ...44
3.2 Site Selection ...45
3.3 Participants ...45
3.4 Data Collection ...46
3.4.1 Questionnaire ...46
3.4.2 Interview ...47
3.4.3 Document Analysis ...48
3.5 Data Analysis...49
3.5.1 Analysis of Data from Questionnaire ...49
3.5.2 Analysis of Data from Interview ...50
3.5.3 Analysis of Data from Document Analysis ...50
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CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS ...52
4.1 Findings ...52
4.1.1 The Steps Taken by the Teachers in Multiple-Choice Test Items Construction ...52
4.1.2 The Difficulties Faced by the Teachers in Multiple-Choice Test Items Construction ...65
4.1.3 The Quality of the Multiple-Choice Test Items ...75
4.2 Discussions ...105
4.2.1 Research Question 1: The Steps Taken by the Teachers in Multiple-Choice Test Items Construction ...105
4.2.2 Research Question 2: The Difficulties Faced by the Teachers in Multiple-Choice Test Items Construction...108
4.2.3 Research Question 3: The Quality of the Multiple-Choice Test Items Constructed by the Teachers ...110
4.3 Concluding Remark ...113
CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS, LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY, AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...114
5.1 Conclusions ...114
5.2 Limitations of the Study ...115
5.3 Recommendations ...116
REFERENCES ...117
