An Analysis of English National Examination Item 2012/2013 for Senior High School Based on The Cognitive Domain of Taxonomy of Educational Objective Theory

not effective way to measure the student’s competence, the material, standard of graduate competence are too high that makes the students fail in the examination. The writer thinks to analysis English national examination 2012/2013 for senior high school why the English national examination can be make night mare for students. The writer want knows skill level what covered in the English national examination 2012/2013 for senior high school and skill level appropriate or not for senior high school with use cognitive domain of taxonomy of educational objective theory. Cognitive domain is which concerned with knowledge outcomes and intellectual abilities and skills. This includes the recall or recognition of specific facts, procedural patterns, and concepts that serve in the development of intellectual abilities and skills. There are six major categories. The purpose of this research is to find out cognitive domains of taxonomy of educational objective theory covered in the English national examination item 2012/2013 for the senior high school. This is an qualitativedescriptiveresearchdesign, because this research does not use the research data such as number. It describes what cognitive domains of Taxonomy of educational objective theory are covered in English national examination item 2012/2013 for senior high school. The data were collected by using documentary method. There are 20 packages in English National Examination 2012/2013for Senior High School. But the writer takes 5 packages to analysis. They are B23, B24, B25, B26, B27. Consist of listening, reading and writing. Listening consist of 15 items, reading section consist of 30 test item, writing consist of 5 test item. All of test type in items used in English National Examination (UN) for Senior High School 2012/2013 is Multiple-choice item. The result of the data for analyzing the cognitive domain of taxonomy of educational objective theory are covered test items of package B23, B24, B25, B26, B27 in the English national item 2012/2013 for senior high school in listening section mostly used level of comprehension, reading section were in the level of knowledge and comprehension. But the cognitive domain in reading section mostly used level comprehension, and the cognitive domains in writing section were application and synthesis. It means that level of difficulties of each test items in listening, reading and writing section is appropriate with the level of knowledge which is owned by the Senior High School students. From the facts above, so that the writer suggeststhat the item test of English national examination should be compatibility with the level of knowledge which is owned by the Senior High School students, the teacher should give more attention on the cognitive domain of taxonomy of educational objective theory or skill level difficulties and graduated competence standard (SKL) to give try out in preparing the English national examination for the students, because the entire test item of English examination test cover in SKL, the students should able to identify the skill level difficulties and graduated competence standard (SKL) to predict the answer of the test item, because it will make the students easier to do the test, the government especially the Education National Standard Board (BNSP) who set the test of English national examination should be more careful in arranging the test. Although the test is good, the test item need revised in the skill level of difficulties of students especially, test typing, test instruction, SKL covers in the entire test item