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This step aimed to obtain the evaluation of the designed product. Here, the researcher needed two English teachers of SMA Sang Timur Yogyakarta and one
English lecturers of the English Language Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University to carry out evaluation by giving comments, suggestions, or
criticism toward the designed English writing materials. The acquired feedback helped the researcher to revise and to improve the design. The questions asked in
the evaluation sheet were whether: a. The indicators were formulated correctly.
b. The topics were formulated according to students‟ interests and level.
c. The activities were formulated according to CLT principles. d. The tasks were appropriate for students to achieve the goals easily.
e. The designed English writing materials were appropriate for grade X students of SMA Sang Timur Yogyakarta.
5. Main Product Revision In this step, the researcher used the evaluation data to be the reference for
revising and improving the design into the final revision.
B. Research Setting
The researcher conducted the study in SMA Sang Timur Yogyakarta which is located in Jl. Batikan 7, Pandean, Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta. The study
was conducted in November 2011 until June 2012.
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C. Research Participants
The research participants were divided into two parts. They were the participants of research and information collecting and the participants of
preliminary field testing. 1. The Participants of Research and Information Collecting
The participants in this design were the tenth grade students of SMA Sang Timur Yogyakarta in academic year 20112012. The participants were thirty
students from two classes namely class X1 and class X2. 2. The Participants of Preliminary Field Testing
In this evaluation survey, the researcher needed two English teachers of SMA Sang Timur Yogyakarta and one English lecturers of the English Language
Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University to be the post-design participants. The participants were chosen to give opinions and evaluation toward
the design that the researcher made. Their participations helped the researcher to revise and to improve the designed English writing materials through the feedback
the participants gave. The format of the description of the participants in preliminary field testing was presented in Table 3.1.
Table 3.1: The Description of the Participants of Preliminary Field Testing blank
Group of Participants
Gender Educational
Background Teaching Experience
in year F
M S1
S2 S3
1-5 6-10
11-15 16-20
English Teacher English Lecturer
