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The instrument development to measure the verbal ability of prospective high school students

International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) · Vol. 12 No. 1 (2023) · pp. 357–368

DOI
10.11591/ijere.v12i1.22736
ISSN
2620-5440, 2252-8822
Published
2023-03-01
Publisher
Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
Language
eng
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

Abstract

An alternative for determining an accurate major for prospective high school students is not only based on academic scores but also on the results of the scholastic aptitude test (SAT). Verbal ability is an SAT subtest that assesses language management, vocabulary, and problem-solving abilities through a complete language study. This study developed a verbal ability test instrument for junior high school students consisting of the ability of synonyms, antonyms, and analogies. The data was collected from 300 junior high school students in grade nine who took a test with dichotomous data. The data analysis approach used one-order confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with correlation factors. The results showed that CFA with correlation factors indicated the construct validity of the instrument was valid with the index criteria value =446.80, df=389, p-value=0.02267, root mean squared error of approximation (RMSEA)=0.022, goodness of fit index (GFI)=0.91, adjusted goodness-of-fit (AGFI)=0.89, and comparative fit index (CFI)=0.98. Then, construct reliability has good reliability with coefficient values for each dimension of 0.93, 0.95, and 0.84. As for the composite reliability of 0.88. It shows that using the verbal ability test instrument is feasible and has a reliable scale to measure the ability of junior high school students.

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  • Yogyakarta State University
  • University of Bengkulu
  • Webster University
  • National Research and Innovation Agency
  • Aichi University of Education
  • Queensland University of Technology
  • "Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation" JSC
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Edi IstiyonoYogyakarta State University4
Bayuk NusantaraYogyakarta State University4
Janu ArlinwibowoNational Research and Innovation Agency3
Sumaryanto SumaryantoYogyakarta State University3
Rimajon SotlikovaWebster University3
Slamet SuyantoYogyakarta State University3
Ariyadi WijayaYogyakarta State University2
Purwoko Haryadi SantosoYogyakarta State University2
Firdaus Amruzain Satiranandi WibowoYogyakarta State University2
Muhammad Lintang Damar SaktiYogyakarta State University2
Asma’ Khoirunnisa’Yogyakarta State University2
Angella Ananta BatubaraYogyakarta State University2
Miftah Okta BerlianYogyakarta State University2
Zulfa Safina IbrahimYogyakarta State University2
Badrun KartowagiranYogyakarta State University2
Gulzhaina K. KassymovaAffiliation unknown2
Haryanto HaryantoAffiliation unknown2
Lantip Diat PrasojoYogyakarta State University2
Sugiman SugimanYogyakarta State University1
Wahyu SetyaningrumYogyakarta State University1
Kazuhiro AoyamaAichi University of Education1
Agus SusantaUniversity of Bengkulu1
Hari SumardiUniversity of Bengkulu1
Edi SusantoUniversity of Bengkulu1
Novy TrisnaniAffiliation unknown1
Wuri WuryandaniAffiliation unknown1
Ahmad Naufal AljuraYogyakarta State University1
Septinda Rima DewantiQueensland University of Technology1
Gulzhaina Kuralbayevna Kassymova"Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation" JSC1
Atut Reni SeptianaUniversity of Manchester1
Rully Charitas Indra PrahmanaUniversitas Ahmad Dahlan1
Dwi AstutiUniversitas 'Aisyiyah Yogyakarta1
Bayu SetiajiYogyakarta State University1
Khafidh Nur AzizYogyakarta State University1
Hari Purnomo SusantoAffiliation unknown1
Heru Arif PiantoAffiliation unknown1

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