The Development of
a Diagnostic Test of English for the Students of Medical Faculty,
Indah Winarni
This article describes the
development of a diagnostic test of multiple choice
reading comprehension as an initial stage in developing teaching materials for
medical students learning English. Sample texts were collected from all the
departments in the faculty. Selection of relevant texts involved the
participation of some subject lecturers. Sixty one items were developed from
fifteen texts to be reduced to forty items after pilot testing. Face validity
was improved. The main trial was carried out to twenty nine students and item
analysis was carried out. The test showed low level of concurrent validity and
the internal consistency showed a moderate level of reliability. The low level
of concurrent validity was suspected to result from the test being too difficult for the testees as the item analysis had revealed.
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Winarni,
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