Testing Listening

TESTING LISTENING

A.   Definition

            Listening encompasses the acts of hearing and paying attention. The most common meaning of "listening" is "to give attention with the ear." Listening involves a sender (a person, radio, television), a message, and a receiver (the listener). Listeners often must process messages as they come, even if they are still processing what they have just heard, without backtracking or looking ahead. In addition, listeners must cope with the sender's choice of vocabulary, structure, and rate of delivery.

            Listening is the language modality that is used most frequently. It has become the foundation of a number of theories of second language acquisition that focus on the beginning levels of second language profiency.

Listening comprehension is a complex process, crucial in the development of second language competence. Listeners use both bottom-up processers (linguistic knowledge) and top-down processes (prior knowledge) to comprehend. Knowing the context of a listening text and the purpose for listening greatly reduces the burden of comprehension 

Listening comprehension is the process of simultaneously extracting and constructing meaning through interaction and involvement in listening section, in which the listener is able to identify specific information, actors involved, and setting of conversation

B.   The Indicator of Listening

There are three indicators used to indicate the students’ ability in listening comprehension skill. The indicators are: Specific Information, Actors Involved, and Setting of Conversation

The first indicator is specific information. This indicates how the student understand about informations that they have heard. If students understand the conversation well, students can find the answers to questions quickly and easily.

The second indicator is actors involved. This indicates how the students recognize how much people are talking and what their position on the conversation.

And the last indicator of listening comprehension is setting of conversation. This indicate how the student recognize the setting place of the conversation they have heard.

C.   Construct

 

Construct	Aspect	Indicator	Test Item	Total
Listening comprehension is the process of simultaneously extracting and constructing meaning through interaction and involvement in listening section, in which the listener is able to identify specific information, actors involved, and setting of conversation	1.    Specific Information	Students are able to identify the specific information	1, 2, 3, 10, 12, 15	6
	2.    Actors Involved	Students are able to find the actors involved in the conversation	4, 6, 9, 11, 14	5
	3.    Setting of Conversation	Students are able to identify the setting of conversation	5, 7, 8, 13	4

D.   Result Test

RESULT OF TESTING LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimum ( 60 )

NO	STUDENT	CORRECT	INCORRECT	SCORE
1	Abul Hasan	7	8	46,7
2	Ahmad Maulana	9	6	60
3	Camelia Mulki	9	6	60
4	Choirul Anam	9	6	60
5	Farah Nur Aini	10	5	66,7
6	Muhammad Haidir	9	6	60
7	Muhammad Nurrahman	10	5	66,7
8	Samsul Arifin	11	4	73,4
9	Siti Jaliha	8	7	53,4
10	Wahyuni Maimunah	9	6	60
SUM				600,2
AVERAGE				60,2

The score can determined by use the formula :

 
 

NO	EXPLANATION	SCORE
1	Highest score	73,4
2	Lowest score	46,7
3	Average score	60,2

THE SCORE OF ASPECTS / SKILLS IN TESTING LISTENING COMPREHENSION

 

NO	STUDENT	SI	AI	SC
1	Abul Hasan	1	4	2
2	Ahmad Maulana	4	2	3
3	Camelia Mulki	5	2	2
4	Choirul Anam	4	3	2
5	Farah Nur Aini	5	3	2
6	Muhammad Haidir	3	4	2
7	Muhammad Nurrahman	4	4	2
8	Samsul Arifin	3	5	3
9	Siti Jaliha	2	3	3
10	Wahyuni Maimunah	3	3	3
SUM		34	33	24
AVERAGE		56,67	66	60

 

After scoring each indicators, we have to conclude which indicator has the lowest score. This is done by comparing each indicator’s score.

INDICATOR SCORE

QUESTION NO	INDICATOR	TOTAL	AVERAGE	KEY ANSWER
1, 2, 3, 10, 12, 15	Specific Information	34	56,67	C B A D A C
4, 6, 9, 11, 14	Actors Involved	33	66	B A C A B
5, 7, 8, 13	Setting of Conversation	24	60	D B C D

From  the table above, we can find that Actors Involved indicator has the highest score ( 66 points ), while the Specific Information indicator has the lowest score ( 56,67 ).

E. Item Types For Testing Listening Comprehension

Multiple Choice Item

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1.    Diperdengarkan dialog sangat sederhana:

A : How was the party?

B : Great!

A : How many people were there?

B : About fifty I think

Diperdengarkan pertanyaan:

How many people were at the party?

Tertulis di lembar soal siswa

a.   5                                 c.   50

b.   15                               d.   55

2.    Diperdengarkan dialog sangat sederhana:

A : I made the appointment to see the doctor

B : And what time is that?

A : It’s twenty past five

Diperdengarkan pertanyaan:

What time is the appointment?

Tertulis di lembar soal siswa

a.   12:5                            c.   2:50

b.   5:20                            d.   2:5

3.    Diperdengarkan dialog sangat sederhana:

A : Excuse me, do you know what time is it?

B : It’s ten past two

A : Thank you

B : You’re welcome

Diperdengarkan pertanyaan:

What time is it?

Tertulis di lembar soal siswa

a.   2:10                            c.   2:20

b.   10:2                            d.   20:2

4.    Diperdengarkan dialog sangat sederhana:

A : Look at that!

B : Wow, that cat is very cute

A : I like cat, and how about you?

A : Of course I like it

Diperdengarkan pertanyaan:

Who are talking?

Tertulis di lembar soal siswa

a.   Teacher and Student                          c.   Two strangers

b.   Two close friends                               d.   News reader and listener

5.    Diperdengarkan dialog sangat sederhana:

A : Do you mind if I sit here?

B : No

A : What do you read?

B : Romance novel

Diperdengarkan pertanyaan:

Where does the conversation occur?

Tertulis di lembar soal siswa

a.   In swimming pool                              c.   In living room

b.   In the kitchen                                     d.   In the library

6.    Diperdengarkan dialog sangat sederhana:

A : Where is your homework?

B : I’m sorry. I left it in my home

A : You have to stand up in the corridor

Diperdengarkan pertanyaan:

Who are talking?

Tertulis di lembar soal siswa

a.   Teacher and student                           c.   Buyer and seller

b.   Employee and owner                         d.   Two close friends

7.    Diperdengarkan dialog sangat sederhana:

A : Do you see that?

B : Yes, that elephant is very big

Diperdengarkan pertanyaan:

Who does the conversation occur?

Tertulis di lembar soal siswa

a.   At school                                            c.   In library

b.   In the zoo                                           d.   In the market

8.   Diperdengarkan dialog sangat sederhana:

A : How much this dress?

B : Rp 120.000

Diperdengarkan pertanyaan:

Where does the conversation occur?

Tertulis di lembar soal siswa

a.   In the library                                       c.   In the shop

b.   In the zoo                                           d.   In parking area

Pertanyaan untuk soal nomor 9 - 10

Diperdengarkan dialog:

A :  How much this shoes?

B :  It is ninety thousand rupiah

9.   Diperdengarkan pertanyaan:

Who are talking?

Tertulis di lembar soal siswa

a.   Teacher and student                           c.   Buyer and seller

b.   A father and his son                           d.   Debtor and collector

10.  Diperdengarkan pertanyaan:

How much the price?

Tertulis di lembar soal siswa

a.   Rp. 90,-                                              c.   Rp. 9.000,-

b.   Rp. 900,-                                            d.   Rp. 90.000,-

Pertanyaan untuk soal nomor 11 - 13

Diperdengarkan dialog:

A :  Good morning. Dr. Herman’s surgery. May I help you?

B :  Good morning.  My name is Sutoro, and I have an appointment to see the

  doctor at half past four

A :  Right. I’ve got your name here, Mr. Sutoro

B :  I see. But I don’t think I can make it

A :  Do you want to make another appointment?

B :  Not now, thanks

A :  You are welcome. Thanks for calling. Bye bye

B :  Thank you. Bye bye

11.  Diperdengarkan pertanyaan:

Who are talking?

Tertulis di lembar soal siswa

a.   The doctor’s secretary and patient     c.   The doctor and the nurse

b.   The doctor’s nurse and patient          d.   The doctor’s nurse and the secretary

12.  Diperdengarkan pertanyaan:

What time is the appointment?

Tertulis di lembar soal siswa

a.   4:30                                                    c.   4:40

b.   3:40                                                    d.   3:04

13.  Diperdengarkan pertanyaan:

In what situation does the conversation happen?

Tertulis di lembar soal siswa

a.   Face-to-face conversation                  c.   Radio talk show

b.   TV commercial                                   d.   Telephone conversation

Pertanyaan untuk soal nomor 14 - 15

Diperdengarkan dialog:

A :  Have you finished your English assignment?

B :  Not yet

A : Well, how about working together this afternoon?

B : OK, come to my house at half past three

14.  Diperdengarkan pertanyaan:

Who are talking?

Tertulis di lembar soal siswa

a.   Nurse and doctor                   c.   Teacher and student

b.   Two classmates                      d.   Employee and boss

15.  Diperdengarkan pertanyaan:

What time is the appointment?

Tertulis di lembar soal siswa

a.   2:20                                                    c.   3:30

b.   3:20                                                    d.   3:02