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2. The Respondents of Post-design Survey
The respondents of materials evaluation survey were one English Language Education Study Program lecturer, three instructors from several
English courses, and one of staffs of Culture and Tourism Department in Sleman. They are evaluators of the designed materials. The writer distributed the materials
to the respondents in order to get feedback as the foundation in making revision.
C. Setting
The research was conducted in Culture and Tourism Department in Sleman. It is located at Jl Merapi no. 13 Beran Tridadi, Sleman, Yogyakarta. The
time needed to do the interview and questionnaire was around six weeks from August to September 2006.
D. Instruments
Instruments are needed to conduct survey study in gathering information. According to Sprinthall 1991, survey is designed to gather the information from
sample means of observation, interviews and observation, data collection, and informal consultation with sponsor, learner and others. In conducting the study,
the writer used two types of instruments to gather data: interviews and questionnaires.
1. Interviews
Some of the data needed were collected by interviewing the respondents. It was conducted to find the data that cannot be obtained in questionnaires. The
interviews would be recorded in a written form. It means that the writer would write directly what they said.
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The interviews were divided into two. The first interview was conducted to obtain some data from the staffs. The writer conducted the interview before
designing the materials. The purpose of conducting this interview was to fit the materials with the needs of the learners. The questionnaires were semi-structured.
It meant that the interviewer has prepared some questions, however, during the interview the questions may be extended.
This interview was conducted for 20 staffs of Culture and Tourism Department in Sleman. The materials for the interview were limited on the
questions which had relationship with speaking and the use of English for Culture and Tourism Department in Sleman.
The second interview was to one English Language Education Study Program lecturer, three instructors from several English courses, and one of staffs
of Culture and Tourism Department in Sleman during the designing process of the materials. It recorded respondent’s opinion, criticism and suggestion for the
materials designed for improvement or revision. The writer used unstructured questions; the questions asked are varying depending on the need at the moment.
2. Questionnaires
In this study, the questionnaires were distributed to the staffs of Culture and Tourism Department in Sleman. They were structured or closed
questionnaires. In the structured questionnaires, the staffs were asked to choose choices that are given in each question. The purpose was to obtain information
about the learner’s needs, interest and characteristic. The questionnaires were written in Indonesian.
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The second one was distributed to one English Language Education Study Program lecturer, three instructors from several English courses, and one of
staffs of Culture and Tourism Department in Sleman. The purpose was to get opinions and evaluations of the designed materials. The forms of the questions in
the questionnaires were structured or closed forms and unstructured or open forms. In structured form, the questions were given possible choice in giving and
evaluating the materials designed. The choices can be seen in table 3.1.
Table 3.1 The points of agreement in giving and evaluating the material
Points of Agreement Meaning
1 2
3 4
5 Strongly disagree with the statement
Disagree with the statement In doubt with the statement
Agree with the statement Strongly agree with the statement
According to Best, 1970: 179 the interpretation of the degree of agreement is presented in table 3.2.
Table 3.2 The interpretation of the degree of agreement
Range Meaning
1.00 – 1.99 Replace the rejected part of the design
2.00 – 2.99 Add more part or modify part of the design based on the lack on the
statement 3.00 – 3.99
Conduct more exploration on the existing part of the design based on the statement.
4.00 – 5.00 No revision
In unstructured form, the answer would be in a form of information, which in this case, were opinions and suggestions related to the materials.
E. Data Gathering
There were two types of data gathered in this study. The first type was gathering data for needs survey. The data for the needs survey were gathered by
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distributing and gathering questionnaires to twenty staffs of Culture and Tourism Department in Sleman and also by interviewing them informally.
The second type was gathering data for conducting revision on the designed materials. The data for conducting revision on the designed materials
were gathered by distributing questionnaires to one English Language Education Study Program lecturer, three instructors from several English courses, and one of
staffs of Culture and Tourism Department in Sleman.
F. Data Analysis
The writer analyzed the data attained through interview, and questionnaires. The data were presented in the forms of numeric data and
narrative description. The data analysis in this study aimed at solving the problem on how a set of English speaking instructional materials for staffs of Culture and
Tourism Department in Sleman is designed and what a set of English speaking instructional materials for staffs of The Culture and Tourism Department staffs in
Sleman will look like. After obtaining the data from the learners through questionnaires and interviews, the writer analyzed the needs of students in
learning English. The data for evaluating the designed materials were analyzed to find out
the mean. The formula of mean is presented below: __
∑ X. X =
N __
X = the mean or average point
N = the number of respondents
∑ = sum or add
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The table 3.3 is the central tendency of the respondent’s opinion on designed materials.
Table 3. 3 Central Tendency of Respondent’s opinion
Central tendency No
Respondents’ opinion on N
Mean __
X
Then, the writer interpreted the answers, and then summed the answers.
G. Research Procedures
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