An Evalution of English Test for SMK Students Of 2010 in the Local Examination in Sawahlunto

English test for SMK students in Sawahlunto is used as an instrument to
measure how well the students can master basic competences in the school-based
curriculum. The test result is used as inputs to make decisions and judgments
about the students’ progress and remedial programs. In fact, the test was not tried
out and not analyzed before being given to the test takers so that there was no
information about the test quality. Some problems related to the aspects of test
occurred on the day of test. This made English teachers in Sawahlunto difficult to
know their real students’ achievement based on the test result. This was an
evaluation research. The purpose of the research was to evaluate the difficulty
indices, item discriminations, function of distractors, reliability and validity of the
English test for SMK of Grade XI in the local examination of 2010 in Sawahlunto.
The writer analyzed the English test by using ANATEST program version 4.0.3 to
get the empirical data about the characteristic of each item. The result of the
analysis showed the weaknesses of the test. In terms of the difficulty indices, it
was found 52 % items were in the level of criteria “easy”. In terms of the
discrimination indices, 90 % items were in the level of criteria “poor”. In terms of
the function of distractors, 90.7 % distractors in the test items did not function.
The test reliability was in the level of criteria “low” because it was found the
coefficient index was 0.25. The test was valid in the content because all basic
competences which were taught have been covered in the test items. However, the
test has the weaknesses in terms of the suitability of item indicators in the test
blueprints with the test items. The weaknesses were also found in terms of the test
appearance. Based on the findings, it is concluded that the test is not good yet. It
still needs improvements.