An analysis of washback for English daily test at the tenth grade in SMA Dharma Wanita 4 Taman Sidoarjo

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Dewi, Anis Safitri (2018) An analysis of washback for English daily test at the tenth grade in SMA Dharma Wanita 4 Taman Sidoarjo. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.

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Abstract

Testing plays a very important role in Language teaching, it crucial to see the effectiveness of teaching and learning. Tests are the primary source of change in the centralized educational system, one of them is English Daily test. The present study was aimed to to find out the washback effects of English daily test to students and teacher at the tenth grade in SMA Dharma Wanita 4 Taman, Sidoarjo. The English Daily test was analyzed by using criteria of washback either positive or negative and dimensions of it proposed by experts. Washback effect analysis in this study focuses on English teacher and students. The result of the study shows that English daily test for tenth grade at SMA Dharma Wanita 4 Taman meet the criteria of positive washback effect at some categories, from many criteria from teacher and learners side can supposed to be a positive washback effect, most of them are suitable with the teacher and students’ condition, perception, and behavior. There are some parts also can be categorized as negative washback effect. The questions of the English daily test did not follow all of the basic competence in the syllabi. Another thing is about students’ positive behavior and feeling related with English daily test only 58% of students agreed that they have a positive behavior and feeling related with English daily test. The rest are still felt unconfident with their ability to face an English daily test, they also agreed that English daily test have made them nervous and restless. In conclusion, the contexts which observed have both positive and negative washback effect in some categories. The negative effect can be reduced if the teacher follows all of the basic competence for students learning syllabi for making the English daily test questions. The student bad feeling such as nervous and other anxieties will also decrease if the students have the habit or get used to face an English daily test which held once or twice in a month.