Pembinaan dan Penilaian Instrumen Ujian Aptitud Kemasukan ke Institut Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia
Development and Evaluation of an Aptitute Test for Bachelor Degree Entrance in Malaysian Institution of Higher Learning
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https://doi.org/10.37134/jsml.vol5.2.2017Keywords:
Pembinaan, penilaian, instrumen, Ujian Aptitud (UA), atribut taakulan matematikAbstract
Artikel ini membincangkan pembinaan dan penilaian instrumen Ujian Aptitud (UA) yang digunakan bagi kemasukan ke program Sarjana Muda, Institut Pengajian Tinggi (IPT) Malaysia. Pendekatan kuantitatif dengan reka bentuk pembangunan penyelidikan yang melibatkan kaedah tinjauan digunakan dalam kajian ini. Pembinaan instrumen UA adalah berdasarkan model Benson dan Clark. Instrumen UA yang dibina terdiri daripada atribut taakulan matematik yang dikenal pasti melalui penelitian karya. Instrumen UA dinilai oleh enam orang pakar dalam bidang matematik, statistik, bahasa dan pentaksiran pendidikan dan diuji ke atas sampel kajian. Kesahan soalan UA dinilai berdasarkan Nisbah Kesahan Kandungan (NKK) manakala pekali Kuder Richardson (KR20) digunakan bagi menilai kebolehpercayaan. Sampel yang menjadi subjek kajian dipilih menggunakan kaedah pensamplean berstrata terdiri daripada 270 pelajar Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM), Matrikulasi dan Diploma yang memasuki salah sebuah IPT tempatan. Kajian yang dilakukan berjaya membina instrumen UA yang mengandungi 15 soalan algebra, 13 soalan analisis data dan kebarangkalian, 13 soalan nombor dan operasi, dan 16 soalan geometri dan pengukuran. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa 91 peratus soalan memenuhi kesahan kandungan dengan NKK melebihi .67. Ujian kebolehpercayaan terhadap soalan yang dibina mendapat nilai KR20 pada julat .80 dan .93, manakala nilai KR20 bagi keseluruhan soalan adalah .87. Kesimpulannya, kajian yang dijalankan berjaya membina dan menilai instrumen UA bagi kemasukan ke IPT. Implikasinya, instrumen UA yang dibina sesuai digunakan sebagai salah satu kaedah penilaian kemasukan ke IPT dan boleh diperluas penggunaannya kepada agensi-agensi yang menawarkan pembiayaan pengajian dalam memilih set pelajar yang terbaik.
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This article discusses the development and evaluation of an Aptitude Test (AT) instrument used for bachelor degree programs entrance in Malaysian Institution of Higher Learnings (IHLs). The quantitative approach with research and development designs involving the survey method was utilized in this study. The development of the AT instrument was based on Benson and Clark model. The developed AT instrument consists of mathematics reasoning attributes that were determined by reviewing of the literature. The AT instrument was evaluated by six experts in the field of mathematics, statistics, language, and education assessment and was tested on the studied sample. The validity of AT questions was evaluated based on the Content Validity Ratio (CVR) while Kuder Richardson (KR20) coefficient was used to evaluate its reliability. The sample that was chosen as a study subject was selected using stratified sampling consisted of 270 Malaysia Higher Certificate of Education (HSE), Matriculation and Diploma students enrolled in one of local IHLs. The study successfully developed the AT instrument which consists of 15 algebra questions, 13 probability and data analysis questions, 13 number and operation questions, and 16 measurement and geometry questions. The findings revealed that 91 percent of the questions fulfilled the content validity requirement with the CVR exceeded .67. The reliability of the developed questions showed the KR20 value is in the range between .80 and .93, while the KR20 value of the overall questions was .87. In conclusion, the study has successfully developed and evaluated the AT instrument for IHLs entrance. The implication, AT instrument that was developed is suitable to be used as one of the methods to assess IHLs entrance and its usage can be extended to select the best set of students for other agencies that offered study funds.
Keywords: Development, evaluation, Aptitute Test (AT) instrument, mathematics reasoning attributes
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