grade XI of Avionics Maintenance and Repair study program at SMK Penerbangan AAG Adisutjipto Yogyakarta.
D. Research Instrument
There were two types of questionnaires used in this study. In the first questionnaire, the subjects were asked several questions related to their learning
needs by answering multiple choice questions. This questionnaire was given to collect learners’ needs after it had been validated by the supervisor. The
organization of the first questionnaire is presented on the table below.
Table 3: Questionnaire Organization for Needs Analysis Aspects
Item Number
The Purpose of the Question References
Students’ Identity
To find out who the students are. Graves 2000: 103
Hutchinson and Waters
1987: 63
Students’ Goal
1 To find out the students’ goal in
learning English. Graves
2000: 104
Students’ Needs
Necessities 2, 3 To find out what the students
need in the target situation for their job as students.
To find out what the students need in the target situation for
their job in the future. Hutchinson
and Waters 1987: 55
Wants 5
To find out what the students want to be included in the
materials. Hutchinson
and Waters 1987: 56
Lacks 4
To find out the gap between what the students have known and
what they should know Hutchinson and
Waters 1987:
56
Learning Needs
Input 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13, 14 To find out the spoken, written,
and visual data that should be included in the materials
Nunan 2004:
47
Procedure 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
21 To find out what the students
should do with the input within the tasks
Nunan 2004:
52 Setting
22, 23 To find out in what situations the
learning process will take place Nunan
2004: 70
Students’ Role
24 To find out what the students
expect to do in carrying out the tasks.
Nunan 1990: 84
Teachers’ Role
25 To find out what part the teacher
should take in the teaching and learning process.
Nunan 2004: 65-69
The second questionnaire was intended to collect data for the purpose of materials evaluation. The questionnaire for the evaluation of the materials was
adapted from “Instrumen Penilaian Buku Teks Pelajaran Bahasa Inggris Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan” published by BSNP 2007 and it was validated by the
supervisor. The evaluators were asked to respond whether they were Strongly Agree SA, Agree A, Disagree D, or Strongly Disagree SD.
The questions were divided into four aspects which were obtained from the guidelines provided by BSNP, those were the appropriateness of the content, the
appropriateness of the linguistic, the appropriateness of the method, and the appropriateness of the presentation. Further explanations of the aspects can be
found below. 1. Material Appropriateness
The content appropriateness can be determined by following the indicators:
a Aligned with the Standard of Competence and Basic Competence, children development, and community needs
b Contain science and life skills
c Provide insights for development d Provide diversity of social values
2. Linguistic Appropriateness The linguistic appropriateness can be determined by following the
indicators: a Readable
b Use grammatically correct language c Logical instruction
3. Method Appropriateness The method appropriateness can be determined by following the
indicators: a Techniques
b Material c Teaching and Learning process
4. Presentation Appropriateness The presentation appropriateness can be determined by following the
indicators: a The sizebook format
b Cover Design c Content section design
d Paper quality e Print quality
f Binding quality
Table 4: Questionnaire Organization for Materials Evaluation Aspects
Section The Purpose of the
Question Referen-
ces
Material Appropriateness
A. Materials Appropriateness
To find
out whether
materials are in accordance with the relevant documents
the curriculum, the course grid, and the needs analysis
result BSNP
2007
B. Materials Depth To find
out whether
materials provide sufficient information or not.
C. Materials Accuracy
To find
out whether
materials will help students to achieve their learning
goal or not.
D. Materials Novelty
To find out whether the contents were taken from
sources relevant to the topic.
Linguistic Appropriateness
A. Appropriateness with
the Students’
Ability To find out whether the
instruction used in the materials use language
appropriate to the students’ cognitive development.
BSNP 2007
B. Communicative Aspects
To find out whether the instruction used in the
materials is comprehensible and not ambiguous.
C. Materials Accuracy
To find out whether the language used in the
materials is grammatically correct or not.
D. Materials Unity and Harmony
To find out whether the language used in the
materials is cohesive and coherent or not.
Method Appropriateness
A. Presentation Technique
To find out whether the tasks are sequenced
appropriately or not. BSNP
2007
B. Lesson Presentation
To find out whether the materials facilitate the
students to achieve the learning goals or not.