The Quality of Test Instruments Constructed by Teachers in Bima Regency, Indonesia: Document Analysis

摘要

The analysis of the Test Instruments' quality is a crucial thing needs to be conducted. The test instruments made by teachers must fulfil the requirements (validity, reliability, and standard error of measurement) until the measurement result obtained can describe the students' actual abilities. This research aims to analyse the content validity (quantitative and qualitative), empirical validity, reliability, and standard error of measurement of semester final exam test instruments on Physics Grade XII Senior High School academic year 2017/2018 designed by teachers. The data analysis was based on 5 question documents (135 items) made by teachers and 555 answer sheets of the students at five schools. The research results show that teachers' ability in making the test instruments of the semester final exam is still limited. It is proven as a problem found through the representation of the analysis result based on the test of content validity, empirical validation, reliability and standard errors of measurement. It is suggested that school principals or the Educational Authority should hold effective training regularly and invite teachers to participate in it to sharpen their skills in making effective test instruments.