The Results of the Expert Judgment and Revision of Unit 1

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5. The Expert Judgment

a. The Results of the Expert Judgment and Revision of Unit 1

1 The Results of the Expert Judgment of Unit 1 a The Appropriateness of the Content The first aspect to evaluate was the appropriateness of the content. Table 4.14 shows the analysis of the content appropriateness of Unit 1 of developed materials. Table 4.14. The Appropriateness of the Content of Unit 1 No. Items Means 1. The developed materials are in accordance with the needs of both academic and daily contexts of the students. 4.50 2. The developed materials are in accordance with the results of the needs analysis done by the 4 th semester students of International Accounting Education. 4.00 3. The developed materials are in accordance with the 4 th semester students’ English proficiency. 4.00 4. The developed materials are in accordance with the students’ vocational proficiency needed y students in their education now and in their future career. 4.00 5. The developed materials lead the students to think systematically based on the texts being discussed. 4.00 6. The developed materials lead the students to develop their communication skills accurately and appropriately based on a communicative context. 4.50 7. The developed materials motivate the students to develop their personal, social, and academic skills. 4.50 8. The developed materials lead the students to understand the generic structure of the discussed texts. 4.00 76 b The Appropriateness of the Language The second aspect to evaluate is the appropriateness of language of the materials. The following table shows the appropriateness of the language of Unit 1 of the developed materials. Table 4.15. The Appropriateness of the Language of Unit 1 No. Items Means 9. The language used is relevant to the English proficiency level of the 4 th semester students. 4.00 10. The language of instruction is clear and can be easily understood by the students. 4.50 11. The language used is grammatically correct. 5.00 12. The spelling of the language instruction is in accordance to the spelling principle. 5.00 13. The choice of words used in the materials is in accordance to word choice principle. 5.00 14. The developed materials are presented using appropriate language to convey the meaning in a good order. 4.00 15. The developed materials in a unit are linked to the materials in the next unit. 4.00 c The Appropriateness of the Presentation The third aspect to evaluate is the appropriateness of the presentation. The table below shows the evaluation of the presentation appropriateness of Unit 1 of the developed materials. 77 Table 4.16. The Appropriateness of the Presentation of Unit 1 No. Items Means 16. The developed materials are well organized and systematically graded, grading from the easiest task to the more difficult task. 4.50 17. There is a good balance among the tasks, illustrations and symbols in the unit. 3.50 18. The developed materials encourage the students to perform spoken communication effectively. 4.50 19. The developed materials contain opening activities, main activities, and closing activities. 4.50 20. The developed materials contain vocabulary items related to the topic of the unit. 4.50 21. The developed materials provide evaluation form for the students to check their understanding of the unit. 4.50 d The Appropriateness of the Lay-Out The last aspect to evaluate is the appropriateness of the lay- out. The lay-out evaluation consists of the appropriateness of the fonts, colors, and pictures in the developed materials. The table below shows the analysis of the appropriateness of the lay-out of the developed materials of Unit 1. 78 Table 4.17. The Appropriateness of the Lay-Out of Unit 1 No. Items Means 22. The materials are well-designed. The title, sub- title, pages, and pictures and caption are well- organized. 4.50 23. The fonts used in the materials are not too various. 4.50 24. The fonts used in the materials are not too big or too small. 4.50 25. The colors of the materials are not disturbing the reader. 4.50 26. The pictures are provided for aesthetic and functional purposes. 4.50 The means of all aspects of the materials evaluation are then converted into descriptive statistics as showed in the following table. Table 4.18. The Descriptive Statistics of Materials Expert Evaluation of Unit 1 No. Component n Mean Description

A. The Appropriateness of the Content

1. ɑppropriateness with the students’ needs and wants 8 4.13 Good 2. Materials learning support 8 4.25 Very good

B. The Appropriateness of the Language

1. ɑppropriateness with students’ cognitive development 4 4.25 Very good 2. Communicativeness 6 5.00 Very good 3. Cohesiveness and coherence 4 4.00 Good

C. The Appropriateness of the Presentation

1. Technique of presentation 4 4.00 Good 2. Learning presentation 2 4.50 Very good 3. Completeness of presentation 6 4.50 Very good

D. The Appropriateness of the Lay-Out

1. Materials lay-out 10 4.50 Very good