Needs Analysis The Technique of Data Analysis

49 and developing the questions in the interview and questionnaire based on the blue prints. The third step was developing the blue prints into the questionnaire and the interview guidelines. The questions were constructed in some categories to gain the students‟ information of their needs and interests. The next step was consulting the instruments to the expert. After that, the instrument was evaluated and revised. Finally, the revised instruments of needs analysis were distributed to the grade ten students of SMA Piri 1 Yogyakarta class XA and the English teacher of that school. The first instrument was a close-ended questionnaire for the students. The questionnaire consisted of several questions related to the students‟ profile; the students‟ opinion and interest of learning activities in the classroom; students‟ preference in the election of input, topic, materials; and the involvement of contextual theme in the speaking materials. Those components were constructed into 20 questions with four options of answer. The second instrument was an interview guideline for the English teacher of grade ten students of SMA Piri 1 Yogyakarta. Eighteen questions were developed based on the blue prints. The questions were aimed to obtain the teacher‟s opinion about the contextual teaching and learning speaking materials, the input in teaching speaking and the teaching method conducted in the class. 50

a. The Result of the First Questionnaire

A. The Description of Students’ Profile.

The class XA of SMA Piri 1 Yogyakarta consisted of 30 students. There were 18 male students and 12 female students in the class. They were mostly at 15 years old and the rest are 16 years old. Table 7. Data of the students in Class XA Number of Students Sex Age Range Male Female 30 18 12 15-16

B. The Descriptions of

the Students’ Needs Analysis 1 Background Knowledge Table 8.1 Result of Question Number 1 No. Question Items N 1. Since when you have learned English? A. Pre- School 3 10 B. Kinderga rten 16 53.3 C. Elementa ry School 11 36,7 D. Junior High School 51 The question number 1 was aimed at finding the information about students‟ background knowledge. The result showed that most of the students have been learning English since their kindergarten. Background knowledge was the information that is essential to understand a situation or problem. By looking at the result, it can be concluded that students were already familiar with English since their early childhood.

a. The Description About Students’ Target Needs

1 Necessities a. The needs of supplementary speaking materials. This question was aimed to find the students‟ need of the additional book. Additional book here was supplementary speaking materials. 53,33 of them said that they really need speaking materials especially based on their contextual life No Question Items N 8. According to your opinion, in addition to books that are currently used in learning process, do you still need additional material to support your speaking ability in daily life context? A. Strongly needed 16 53,3 B. Needed 11 35,67 C. Not needed 3 10 D. Strongly not needed Table 8.2 The Result of Question Number 8