AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH NATIONAL FINAL EXAM (UAN) FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL VIEWED FROM SCHOOL BASED CURRICULUM (KTSP)

Abstract

This research is to find out whether the English UAN for Junior High School 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 are really constructed based on The Content Standard and to find out whether the material of the English UAN for Junior High School 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 match with the Competencies of the English Syllabus for Junior High School in Semarang. This Research is Descriptive and Content Analysis. It was conducted from April 2008 to December 2008. The main Data of this research is the material of English UAN for Junior High School 2006/2007 and 2007/2008. The units of analysis of this research are sentences and texts. The Technique of Collecting these Data is library/documentary technique/study. Supporting data were taken by using questionnaires and interviewing 36 English Teachers of 24 Junior High Schools in Semarang, with and without intervension from the researcher. The technique of collecting these data is Field study. To analyze the data, Item Analysis (Content Analysis) is used. The instrument used to analyze the data is the Matrix of the Competence Standard and Basic Competence of English Syllabus for Junior High School in Semarang which cover Discourse Competence in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening skill. The result of this study revealed that most of the materials of The English National Final Examination for Senior High School 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 match with the Content Standard and match with the Competencies of the English Syllabus for Junior High School in Semarang. Although the English UAN is a written test, The UAN of 2006/2007 contains competencies for all skills, and there are 5 items of the UAN material of 2006/2007 that do not match with the syllabus and the Content Standard. The UAN of 2007/2008 contains Reading and Writing skills only, and it matches with the syllabus and the Content Standard