Detection of potential errors in measurement results of madrasa admission instruments in Indonesia

<span lang="EN-US">Madrasa (Islamic boarding school) in Indonesia have a strategic role character building. At present madrasa education is still considered second class education. Besides, to improve the quality of madrasas can be started by improving student national admission all Indonesia. This study aimed trace potential errors measurement results Students National Admission Madrasah Aliyah Negeri (SNPDB MAN-IC) 2020. Tracing was carried out on two aspects: i) Equality between test sets used based evidence responses; and ii) Further tests equality question relationship variables, taking into account origin participating schools (MTs/JHS) regions (West, Central East Indonesia). involved 13,115 participants 23 MAN-ICs throughout The materials tested comprised learning academic ability (Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social Studies, English, Arabic, Islamic Religious Education). achievement with mathematics as sample subjects. Based response evidence, it found that seven 15 questions were thought an indication inequality item sets. tracing variables indicated participants' institutions influenced On other hand, regional did not affect because majority came from western region Indonesia.</span>