VALIDITY TEST OF SEVENTH-GRADE DAILY TEST ITEMS MTsN 1 PASAMAN
Keywords:
Item validity, Daily test, Learning evaluationAbstract
This study aims to determine the validity level of daily test questions for seventh-grade students MTsN 1 Pasaman, in order to find out whether the questions used are appropriate and reliable for measuring students' abilities. Question validity is an important aspect to analyze because invalid questions can produce data that does not accurately reflect students' actual abilities. The method used in this study is descriptive quantitative, analyzing data from the daily test results of seventh-grade students MTsN 1 Pasaman. The obtained data were then processed using a validity test to determine the accuracy of each item in measuring what it is intended to measure. The results show that among the tested questions, all items were found to be valid, with calculated correlation coefficient (r) values greater than the table r-value at a 5% significance level. The valid questions showed a strong and significant correlation between item scores and total scores. Based on this analysis, it can be concluded that the daily test items used have met the validity requirements, indicating that the evaluation instrument is reliable for accurately measuring students' abilities. Teachers are nevertheless encouraged to continue conducting regular item analysis to maintain the consistency of instrument quality.References
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