Pengembangan soal penilaian tengah semester 2 mata pelajaran IPA kelas VIII sekolah menengah pertama

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) mengembangkan soal Penilaian Tengah Semester 2 untuk mengukur ketercapaian kompetensi IPA peserta didik kelas VIII SMP, (2) mengetahui kualitas secara teoretis soal Penilaian Tengah Semester 2 IPA kelas VIII, dan (3) mengetahui kualitas secara empiris soal Penilaian Tengah Semester 2 IPA Kelas VIII menurut teori klasik. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian dan pengembangan yang diadaptasi dengan tujuh langkah dari 10 langkah model penelitian dan pengembangan Borg & Gall yang meliputi: (1) penelitian pendahuluan, (2) perencanaan, (3) pengembangan produk awal, (4) uji coba kelompok kecil, (5) revisi, (6) uji coba lapangan, dan (7) revisi. Penelitian ini telah menghasilkan : (1)  soal Penilaian Tengah Semester 2 IPA berupa soal pilihan ganda sederhana dengan empat pilihan jawaban yang terdiri dari 38 butir soal yang dihasilkan melalui prosedur tahap-tahap penelitian dan pengembangan, (2) berdasarkan validasi oleh ahli dan reviewer soal PTS 2 IPA kelas VIII merupakan soal yang valid dengan perbaikan sesuai dengan masukan dari ahli dan reviewer; (3) berdasarkan uji coba empiris kualitas  soal Penilaian Tengah Semester 2  menurut teori klasik terdiri dari 38 butir soal yang valid dengan tingkat reliabilitas α = 0,839 yaitu dalam kategori sangat baik.  Developing an assessment test in the middle of semester 2 in the VIII science class of junior high school Abstract: This study aims to: (1) develop the Middle Semester 2 assessment questions to measure the achievement of science competencies of class VIII junior high school students, (2) know the theoretical quality of the Middle Semester 2 Science class VIII Middle Assessment questions, and (3) determine the empirical quality of the questions Middle Semester 2 Science Assessment Class VIII according to classical theory. This research is a research and development which is adapted with seven steps from the 10 steps of the Borg & Gall research and development model which includes: (1) preliminary research, (2) planning, (3) initial product development, (4) small group trials, (5) revisions, (6) field trials, and (7) revisions. This research has resulted in: (1) Middle Semester 2 Science Assessment questions in the form of simple multiple-choice questions with four answer choices consisting of 38 items produced through the research and development stages procedure, (2) based on validation by experts and question reviewers PTS 2 IPA class VIII is a valid question with corrections according to input from experts and reviewers; (3) based on an empirical trial of the quality of the Middle Semester 2 assessment items according to classical theory consists of 38 valid items with a reliability level of α = 0.839 which is in the very good category.