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a. Descriptive Statistics of the Participants’ Opinions about the Designed
Materials
In order to obtain an assesment on the designed materials, the writer distributed questionnaires to the participants, and then made revision on the materials
based on the obtained data. The participants’ opinions were expressed in numbers showing the degree of agreement towards the statement. The descriptive statistics is
presentedin the following table:
No Statements Mean
1 The Competency Standards are well formulated
3.7 2
The designed materials are suitable with the Competency Standards 3.7
3 The designed materials are suitbale with the Basic Competences
3.7 4
The number of units are suitable 3.6
5 The difficulty level are appropriate for the kindergarten pupils
4.0 6 The materials designed could help the kindergarten pupils to learn
English vocabulary 4.3
7 The Total Physical Response-Storytelling TPR-S is suitable to teach
vocabulary to the kindergarten pupils 4.0
8 The materials are interesting and varied
4.3 9
The instructions in each unit are easy to be understood 3.7
Table 4.3.: The Descriptive Statistics of the Preliminary Field Testing
b. The Participants’ Comments and Suggestions on the Designed Materials
Besides giving opinions on the designed materiasl, the participants also gave comments and suggestions to improve and make the final revision of the instructiona
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materials. The detailed information of the participants’ comments and suggestions would be explained below.
All the participants said that the designed materiasl were good and interesting. They were agreed that the materials could help the kindergarten students to learn
English vocabulary easily. Three participants stated that the materiasl were well- arranged and the pictures were interesting and suitbale for the kindergarten pupils.
One of the participants stated that the colors in some pages were too strong, while another expected the writer to chck the minor grammar mistakes.
All participants agreed with the simple activities and vocabulary in the designed materials so that both teacher and students can follow it easily. In related
with the action games and songs, three participants stated that it could be used as the ice breaker. Meanwhile, two participants stated that the instructions in My Words and
Story Time sections were too complicated. Another participant said that she could hardly understand the instructions in the game section. She hoped the writer to
simplify the language of the instruction in order to make the teachers understand the rules easily. Two participants suggested the writer to give the pictures in the action
songs in Unit 5 so that they can imitate the movements.
5. Main Product Revision