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Tabel 1. Composition of the number of test items
(Decree of Rector of UT No . 268/J3/KEP/2004)

L TEST ITEMS FOR A SET OF FINAL SEMESTER TEST
COMPOSITION CONTENT
TESTED
ALTERNATIVE I ALTERNATIVE II
ITEM TEST
ITEM TEST OF ITEM TEST OF ITEM TEST OF
CONCEPTS CALCULATION TOTAL TOTAL OF
CONCEPTS CALCULATION CALCULATION
CONCEPTS
100% 0% 45 45 0 50 50 0
75 % 25 % 40 30 10 45 33 12
50 % 50 % 35 18 17 40 20 20

25 % 75 % 30 7 23 35 8 27
0% 100 % 30 0 30 - - -
Reading 30 items, 35 items, or 40 items

Practical works (praktik) or practicum (praktikum). The main aim of
praktik or praktikum assessment is to measure students competencies in

performing and reporting praktik or praktikum works. UT developed design of
praktik or praktikum assessment in 1987 and started to implement this

assessment in 1989. Students compulsorily take praktik_or praktikum for some
certain subjects and they will be assessed . Thus, if a student does not involve in

those praktik or praktikum activities, they will not have the final grade for the
related subjects eventhough the student has UAS score. Praktik or praktikum
assessment is implemented in several programs/subjects , such as the programs

of agriculture , science, education , sports or the subjects of microbiology, sports

education, teaching . Through those subjects , the students are expected to
perform certain skills/competencies . Initially, the score of praktikum contributes
15% to the final grade and the score of praktik contributes 40% to the final

grade. However in 2005 , the score of either praktik or praktikum contributes 30%

to the final grade.

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