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Item Analysis of Final Test for the 9th Grade Students of SMPN 44 Surabaya in the Academic Year of 2019/2020 Siti Fatimah; Achmad Bernhardo Elzamzami; Joko Slamet
JournEEL Vol 2 No 1 (2020): JournEEL (Journal of English Education and Literature)
Publisher : STKIP PGRI SIDOARJO

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.51836/journeel.v2i1.81

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This research was conducted by focusing on the formulated question regarding the test scores validity, reliability and item analysis involving the discrimination power and index difficulty in order to provide detail information leading to the improvement of test items construction. The quality of each particular item was analyzed in terms of item difficulty, item discrimination and distractor analysis. The statistical tests were used to compute the reliability of the test by applying The Kuder-Richardson Formula (KR20). The analysis of 50 test items was computed using Microsoft Office Excel. A descriptive method was applied to describe and examined the data. The research findings showed the test fulfilled the criteria of having content validity which was categorized as a low validity. Meanwhile, the reliability value of the test scores was 0.521010831 (0.52) categorized as lower reliability and revision of test. Through the 50 items examined, there were 21 items that were in need of improvement which were classified into “easy” for the index difficulty and “poor” category for the discriminability by the total 26 items (52%). It means more than 50% of the test items need to be revised as the items do not meet the criteria. It is suggested that in order to measure students’ performance effectively, essential improvement need to be evaluated where items with “poor” discrimination index should be reviewed.
Literary Meaning of Anxiety reflected by the Servant found in ‘Appointment in Samarra’ by Somerset Maugham Siti Fatimah; Septi Koestiani
JournEEL Vol 2 No 1 (2020): JournEEL (Journal of English Education and Literature)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.51836/journeel.v2i1.132

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This research was conducted to describe the semantics analysis of the literary meaning of anxiety in the story ‘Appointment in Samara’ written by Somerset Maugham. This research applied descriptive qualitative method. The instrument was the researcher himself, and supporting by the secondary instrument called the scripted text of the story examined. The data collection were taken from internet, it was the text of the story ‘Appointment in Samara’. To analyze all data, this study used the theory of literary meaning proposed by Lyons (1977). The data were indentified, then were classified, were displayed, and were described. The results of the study showed there were three kinds defense mechanism of reactions in anxiety namely: (1) regression, (2) repression, and (3) rationalization.
Students’ Vocabulary Mastery through Word Wall at SMPN 44 Surabaya Siti Fatimah
JournEEL Vol 2 No 2 (2020): JournEEL (Journal of English Education and Literature)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.51836/journeel.v2i2.166

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The aim of this research was to find out how far the Word Wall to improve students’ vocabulary mastery at SMPN 44 Surabaya. Classroom action research was applied to the 40 students of the class 7-D as the subjects of this research. In applying the Word Wall, there were two cycles applied consisting of three meetings for each cycle. The researcher used the students’ tests result to measure the improvement of their vocabulary achievement. The results of this research showed the increasing students’ vocabulary mastery proven by the results of the tests conducted. Mean of the pre-test was 50 and mean of the post-test in cycle I was increased becoming 70. Then, mean of post-test in cycle II was significantly improved in 93. The research was stopped in the cycle II in regard of the criteria of success was 82.5%. The researcher found out there were a significant students’ vocabulary mastery after implementing the Word Wall. it is recommended English teachers who teach vocabularies should apply the Word Wall Strategy regarding can help students easily to understand the content of the texts. For the students, they can use and have more exercises with the Word Wall to enrich their vocabularies in daily activities. For other researchers, it is suggested to conduct the similar research by exploring the areas of focus in other English skills.
Co-Authors Achmad Bernhardo Elzamzami Joko Slamet Septi Koestiani