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6. Selecting Teaching Learning Activities
In order to provide fun activities in the design, the writer selected various sources including some books from library and other references which suitable for
fifth grade students. The teaching techniques in the design were based on the activities from communicative approach. Since students learn English in language
laboratory and the seat arrangements are in groups, then some activities require students to work in group and individual and also class discussion.
7. Evaluation of Designed Materials
The writer needs to validate the designed materials. Having finished designing the material, the writer distributed questionnaire to respondents in order
to improve the design. From the questionnaire, the writer revised the design which is appropriate for language laboratory.
The respondents were three elementary English teachers and one lecturer of PBI Sanata Dharma University. They were asked to give feedback such as
opinions, comments, and suggestions toward the designed material. The data of the respondents are listed below:
Sex Teaching Experience
Group of Respondents M
F 1-5
6-10 11-15
16-20 English Teachers
2 1
1 1
1 -
English Lecturers of Sanata Dharma University
1 -
- 1
- -
Table 4.3: The Description of the Respondents
Note: M: Male F : Female
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There were five points of agreement as the assessment in the selected- response questionnaire. They were expressed in number below:
a. strongly disagree = 1 b. disagree
= 2 c. doubtful
= 3 d. agree
= 4 e. strongly agree
= 5 As stated in previous chapter, the descriptive statistics is needed to
calculate the selected-response questionnaire. Table 4.4 below shows the result from the descriptive statistics.
FREQUENCY OF OCCURENCE
Central Tendency
NO RESPONDENT
EVALUATION 1
2 3
4 5
N Mean
1 The material design is
relevant for the fifth grade students.
- -
1 3
- 4
3.75 2
All units are well-arranged from the easiest to the most
difficult. -
- -
3 1
4 4.25
3 Activities are various and
communicative. -
- -
1 3
4 4.75
4 The reading material
difficulty level is suitable for fifth grade students.
- -
- 4
- 4
4 5
The instructions for student’s book are easy to
understand. -
- 1
- 3
4 4.5
6 The instructions for
teacher’s book are easy to manage.
- -
1 -
3 4
4.5 7
The Let’s Start helps -
- 1
1 2
4 4.25