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6.2.2. Student’s mean scores of four IET

instructions ranks first with the highest mean

components

score (M= 3.85, SD =.567) while the lowest

mean score (M= 3.61, SD= .782) is accounted

The summary for face validity results

for the representation of topics.

on the IET: Listening, Reading, Writing and

Speaking from the students’ perceptions was

For Writing Component, the most positive

comments are on the mark allocations (M= 3.82,

made based on the analysis of the mean scores

SD= .686) while the lowest mean score is for the

of four components. Table 4 shows the mean

time allocation (M= 3.63, SD = .656).

of 4 components: Listening, Reading, Writing

and Speaking in the IET.

For Speaking Component, the most

positive comments are on the clarity of

Table 4. Overall mean scores for IET’s face validity results

Item (n=7) Mean SD Degree Rank

Listening 3.60 .764 H 4

Reading 3.71 .699 H 3

Writing 3.75 .728 H 2

Speaking 3.76 .701 H 1

Note: *VH =Very High, H=High, M=Moderate, L = Low, VL = Very Low

The mean scores show that the students’

well according to the weight value of each

component. Furthermore, the coverage of

perceptions of four components in the IET

English skills and the representation of topics

are, on the whole, highly positive, ranging

that students were taught during their English

from 3.60 to 3.76. In particular, Speaking

component ranks first with the highest mean

course were sufficiently represented in the

score of 3.76 while Listening component

IET components. Moreover, the students

ranks the lowest with 3.6. Therefore, with

found no difficulties in understanding

these highly positive comments, it can be

question items, instructions as well as

claimed that the weightage and time allocation

identifying mark allocations for each part

are appropriate to the students; therefore,

in each component; consequently, they can

they can distribute their answers and time

perform the IET better.

Like students’ questionnaire analysis

To sum up, the mean scores in the students’

for face validity of the IET, the descriptive

questionnaire show that each component in the

statistics analysis was made by computing

IET gains satisfactory face validity from the

students’ perceptions in term of weightage, the

the mean scores for each item in for four

time allocation, language skills, topics, questions,

components: Listening, Reading, Writing

instructions and mark allocations. This means

and Speaking in the lecturers’ questionnaire.

the IET is considered as a good in-house English

The interpretation of the mean scores is

language test by students.

explained similarly to face validity results of

the students’ questionnaire analysis in Table