AN ANALYSIS OF VALIDITY IN SUPERMIND TEXTBOOK 1

Abstract

This research aimed at finding out the validity; face validity to be exact, and to analyse what kind of
face validity criteria could be found on the book, or whether the book already fulfilled the face
validity criteria as mentioned by the theory used. This descriptive qualitative research used Supermind Textbook 1 as the object, and six data taken from chapter one to chapter three of the book, the face validity was analyzed and classify by using Oluwayato’s theory (2012) which was focused on appropriateness of grammar, appropriateness of font size, the clarity and unambiguity of items, the correct spelling of words, the correct structuring the sentences, and the instrument structure format in terms of construction. This research found that all of six reading items specifically which was analysed matched or fulfilled all the criteria on the theory used.