Kappa Index as Reliability Test of Assessment Instruments Based on 2013
Curriculum in Indonesia

Didik Setyawarno, Atik Kurniawati

(Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia)

Abstract: This article is intended for teachers, university students, and educational observers in Indonesia. This article examines the concept of assessment and testing of instrument reliability based on the 2013 curriculum in Indonesia. The concept of assessment covers aspects of assessment, assessment processes, and assessment techniques. Testing the reliability of the assessment instrument in accordance with the 2013 curriculum in Indonesia namely Kappa index. The study methods used in this article are literature studies from a variety of sources both in books and in journal articles. It also uses data simulation methods to determine the reliability of the assessment instrument. The results of this study indicate that (1) Indonesia’s assessment based on the 2013 curriculum is an authentic assessment that includes cognitive, affective, and psychomotor aspects. The assessment process includes daily, midterm, end-of-year, and school exams, as well as national school exams. Assessment techniques are performed with tests and non-tests based on the aspects evaluated. (2) The Kappa Index is used to measure the level of reliability of the assessment instrument in accordance with the criterion assessment approach. Model one administration by calculating the z value combined with traditional reliability values (KR 1 or KR2 and Alpha Cronbach). (3) The Kappa index for the two-test model by calculating for category of the success and failure with the Kappa index equation.

Key words: reliability test, Kappa Index, Curriculum 2013 in Indonesia