Developing Reading Comprehension Test for The First Semester Students of English Department

Abstract

This research is inspired by the facts that in the previous research, for doing
researches, some researchers have to make themselves the instruments they
need for their research. The instruments especially test available in the market
are usually made based on general criteria. That is why they can not fulfill the
need of research since it must be specific depending on the condition of each
respondent. The purpose of this research is to develop a reading comprehension
test items which fulfill the criteria of “good test”. The test materials are taken
from some sources and developed using Azwar Model. The evaluation on the
test from the result of tryout shows that the test made by the researcher has
fulfilled the criteria of valid, reliable and practical.
Keywords: reading comprehension, test, valid, and reliable, practical