The Results of Expert Judgment and Revision of Unit 1
Table 21 : The Appropriateness of Presentation of Unit 1
No Item Score
17. The developed materials are presented systematically
4 18. The developed materials present the texts,
activities, and pictures equally 4
19. The developed materials encourage students’
initiative and creativity in written language 3
20. The developed materials encourage interaction between students, between students and
teachers, and between students and environment
3 21. The developed materials encourage students
to do reflection and evaluation in learning activities and encourage communicating in
English 4
22. The tasks encourage students to communicate in written language
4 23. The tasks are started by guided activities to
free activities 3
24. The tasks are arranged in scientific approach 3
25. The tasks and pictures have identity such as title, number, or reference
3 From Table 20, it can be seen that the mean
x̅ value of the appropriateness of the presentation of Unit 1 is 3.44. The aspect was
categorized as “Very Good”, because its position was in the interval 3.25 ≤ x̅ ≤ 4.
d The Appropriateness of Layout The expert judgment data of the appropriateness of layout of Unit 1 is
presented in Table 22.
Table 22 : The Appropriateness of Layout of Unit 1
No Item Score
26. The layout of developed materials is interesting
4 27. Font type and color are easily to read.
4 28. The font variation is adequate
4 29. The font variation is not many
4 30. The space between paragraphs is normal
4 31. The picturesillustrations are relevant to the
topic of materials 4
32. The picturesillustrations are used in esthetic and functional aspect
4 33. The picturesillustrations are proportional and
explains topic of materials. 3
34. Titles are placed consistently 3
From Table 22, it can be seen that the mean x̅ value of the
appropriateness of the layout of Unit 1 is 3.8. The aspect was categorized as
“Very Good”, because its position was in the interval 3.25 ≤ x̅ ≤ 4.
e The appropriateness of Content and Language of Comic Strips. The expert judgment data of appropriateness of content and language of
comic strips of Unit 1 is presented in Table 23.
Table 23 : The Appropriateness of Content and Language of
Comic Strips of Unit 1
No Item Score
35. The story of comic strips achieves the communicative purposes
4 36. The story is presented clearly and easily to be
understood 4
37. The story plot is clear 4
38. The word choices are appropriate 3
39. The dialogue is related to themes 4
From Table 23, it can be seen that the mean x̅ value of the
appropriateness of content and language of comic strips of Unit 1 is 3.8. The aspect was
categorized as “Very Good”, because its position was in the interval 3.25
≤ x̅ ≤ 4. f The Appropriateness of Comic Illustrations.
The expert judgment data of appropriateness of content and language of comic strips of Unit 1 is presented in Table 24.
Table 24 : The Appropriateness of Comic Illustrations of Unit 1
No Item Score
40. Panels are adequate 4
41. The panel shape does not interfere the speech balloon
4 42. The characters are varied
4 43. The characters represent the daily life human
4 44. The characters are knowable
4 45. The strips are presented clear
4 46. Speech balloons are presented following the
expression of the characters. 4
47. Speech balloons do not interfere the illustrations
4 48. The background is related to the themes
4 49. The color variation is adequate
3
From Table 24, it can be seen that the mean x̅ value of the
appropriateness of comic strip illustrations of Unit 1 is 3.9. The aspect was categorized as “Very Good”, because its position was in the interval 3.25 ≤ x̅
≤ 4. 2 The Review of Unit 1
In general, Unit 1 of developed materials was c ategorized as “Very
Good”. It was indicated by the mean x̅ value 3.6. The expert stated that the materials are appropriate for writing for Grade VIII. However, there were still
some parts that need to be revised. The review of Unit 1 is presented in the Table 25.
Table 25 : The Review of Unit 1
No Aspect
Suggestion 1. The contents
No suggestion 2. The language
Check the grammar Revise the run-on sentences
Delete some words 3. The presentation
No suggestion 4. The layout
No suggestion 5. The content and language
of comic strips Change the tense used in the comic
strips of Task 1 Revise the run-on sentences
6. The Illustration of comic strips
No suggestion
3 The Revision of Unit 1 According to the results of the expert judgment proposed by the expert,
the developed materials were revised in some aspects. The revision of Unit 1 is presented in the Table 26.
Table 26: The Revision of Unit 1
No Suggestion Revision
1. Check the grammar The grammar was checked
2. Revise the run-on sentences The sentences were split into two
separated sentences or add “and” to separate the sentences into two
different clauses.
3. Delete some words words were deleted
4. Change the tense used in the comic strips of Task 1
The tense was changed
The detailed description about revision of Unit 1 can be seen in Appendix I.