Open AccessDeveloping Communicative English Language Tests for Tourism Vocational High School Students
Author(s) -
I Nengah Astawa,
Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra,
Ida Ayu Made Sri Widiastuti
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of social sciences and humanities (ijssh)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-701X
pISSN - 2550-7001
DOI - 10.21744/ijssh.v1i2.43
Subject(s) - communicative language teaching , test (biology) , psychology , communicative competence , mathematics education , vocational education , linguistics , pedagogy , language education , paleontology , philosophy , biology
The present study aimed at developing communicative language tests for vocational high school students. A Research and Development design was employed in this study with the primary target was to develop communicative English language tests. The main procedures in the development of the test include: (1) identifying objectives, (2) developing the test specification, (3) developing the communicative tests, (4) analyzing the results of the preliminary tryout of the communicative tests drafts, (5) revising the communicative test drafts, (6) trying out the communicative test drafts, (7) analyzing the results of the tryout of the communicative tests, (8) revising the communicative test drafts. Questionnaires and observation blanks sheet was used to gather comments, opinions, and criticisms on the draft of communicative tests from a number of selected experts. The analysis of the communicative tests tryout was done to ensure the validity, reliability, and practicality of the tests.