Participants Evaluation of Computer-Based Writing Exam Eligibility in High School Using Simple Additive Weighting Method

Abstract

Admission of New Students at the Joint Selection of State Universities (SBMPTN) is a selection process for entering State Universities (PTN), where the selection uses a computer-based written exam (UTBK). The test results are the highest scores that become a reference for PTNs and the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education sets the SBMPTN quota of 40% in each department. This is a big competition for participants to graduate in the desired major. As well as the obstacles faced by participants in the form of not knowing whether the results of the UTBK scores obtained were feasible or not at PTN. The method used in this study is Simple Additive Weighting (SAW), where the calculation provides certain weighting criteria so that each total weight value and result will be a recommendation for SBMPTN participants at SMAN 2 West Sumatra. The data used is divided into 2 groups, namely the IPA and Soshum group data. So that the recommended results are feasible in this study from the science and technology test group as many as 23 participants because they got a total average score of >0.80 and Soshum as many as 7 participants. The data of participants in the study were 40 students, the total recommended eligibility for the SBMPTN pathway was 30 participants and the results of comparison with the actual data contained 2 data processing results that had differences. So it can be explained that there are 38 participants from 40 test data who have the same decision, between the decisions made by the system and the decisions of the SBMPTN selection party, which is 95%. The calculation of this method can be applied in every UTBK selection on the SBMPTN pathway which is the reference for participants to enter higher education.