Content validity of general linguistics course of grade eleven

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to measure the content validity of the general linguistics paper I through the tests administered in the annual and supplementary examinations at grade eleven .To accomplish this task the test papers administered in annual and supplementary examinations during 2065 to 2066 were selected for the collection of data and analyzed in terms of content coverage and content weighting to see if the administered test items were the representative sample of the course contents and if the weighting of the test contents were proportional to the scheduled weighting specified by evaluation scheme chart in the syllabus. The findings are that in terms of content coverage the tests have high content validity (71.56%) but in terms of content weighting the tests have poor content validity. This research report consists of four chapters where the first chapter deals with the brief introduction of the area of study along with the objectives of the study. The second chapter deals with the methodology the researcher had followed during the study in order to achieve the objectives specified which includes among other things the sources of data. The third chapter deals with the analysis and interpretation of the raw data obtained for the purpose of measuring content validity of the tests in terms of content coverage and weighting. For the purpose of measuring content coverage, the researcher matched the test contents (language items) with course contents (language item) and found that 71.56 percent of the language items were covered by the tests during two years. For the purposes of measuring content weighting, the researcher matched the four test papers against with the evaluation scheme specified by the syllabus. The researcher also looked into the content validity in terms of content coverage and weighting. The final chapter deals with the findings and recommendation the researcher made after analyzing the data.