Comparing Between Political and Standard-Based Cut-Scores in Muhammadiyah Vocational High Schools

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10.2991/assehr.k.191217.021How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Achievements, Cut-score, Standard Setting, Vocational High School

Abstract

Vocational high school in Indonesia need a factual standard setting method to ensure their students achievements. This survey intended to compare both standard setting based on scientific methods and political motives. Moreover, the researcher wanted to show the most usable standard setting to determine cut-score based on both item probability and students’ abilities. The study targeted six Muhammadiyah vocationals high schools located in Sleman regency. All 10th graders were selected by using entire population sampling (239 students). To gather the data, the researcher collected all answer sheets from final exam of simulation and digital comunication subjects. Standard setting methods by Angoff and Ebel were compared to political cut-score used in Muhammadiyah vocational high schools. The findings that the cut-score currently used, 75, showed low level of Simulation and Digital Communication content mastery.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jahidatu Lis Silmi I’la Alhaq
AU  - Haryanto
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2019/12/19
TI  - Comparing Between Political and Standard-Based Cut-Scores in Muhammadiyah Vocational High Schools
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Vocational Education International Conference (VEIC 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 126
EP  - 131
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.191217.021
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.191217.021
ID  - Alhaq2019
ER  -