THE MANIFESTATION OF THINKING SKILLS IN THE ENGLISH TEST ITEMS

Jemadi, Fransiskus and Triwidayati, Katarina Retno (2018) THE MANIFESTATION OF THINKING SKILLS IN THE ENGLISH TEST ITEMS. In: The 15th JETA International Conference 2018, 2-3 Juli 2018, Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

The major objective of this present descriptive analytical approach was to investigate the extent to which the thinking skills were manifested in the English test items composed by English teachers. Henceforth, the researchers explored the test items in order to determine the quantity and quality of questions by using Barrett taxonomy. The data gathered for this study were the package of national-based school examination in the academic year of 2017-2018. As far as the findings of this present study are concerned, there is still much room for higher order thinking skills to be included in the test items in order to contribute to the enhancement of students’ critical thinking skills and meet their needs when studying at the higher level of education. Finally, this present study is summarized with a set of pedagogical recommendations for English teachers and academics.

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