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Table 4.4 The Description of the Respondents
b. Data Presentation
The descriptive statistics presented the results of the researcher calculation on the data from the evaluation questionnaires using central tendency. The results
were used to revise the designed material. In this questionnaire, the participants’ opinions were expressed in numbers, which showed their degree of agreement,
which ranged from one to five. The data evaluation was presented below:
Table 4.5 The results of the Materials Designed Evaluation Group of
Respondents Educational
Background Teaching Experiences
Sex S1
S2 S3
1 1-5
5-10 10 M
F English
Teacher -
1 -
- -
- 1
1 -
English Lecturer
- 3
- -
- 1
2 1
2
No Respondent’s Opinion
N The
Central Tendency
Mean
1. The standard competencies are well formulated.
4 3,25
2. The basic competencies are well formulated.
4 3,25
3. The indicators are able to support the attainment of
basic competencies. 4
3,75 4.
The topics are well selected and arranged. 4
4,25 5.
The input of each unit is revealed to the topics. 4
4,25 6.
The content focus of each unit is relevant to the topics.
4 3,5
7. The language focus of each unit is relevant to the
topics. 4
4 8.
The learning activities help to develop the learners’ speaking skill.
4 3,5
9. The instructions are clear for the learners.
4 3,25
10. The materials designed are relevant to the tenth 4
3,75
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Based on the result of the questionnaires, the researcher knew that the designed materials were already appropriate and acceptable, though the researcher had to
revise some parts since there were some parts that needed to be improved.
c. Respondents’ Comments and Suggestions
In the materials evaluations, the researcher also distributed open-ended questions to obtain the respondents’ comments, opinions, suggestions and
feedback. The comments, opinions, suggestions, and feedbacks were important evaluation parts since the researcher could know the strengths and the weaknesses
of the materials deeper. The evaluators took some notes about the materials then the researcher could accomodate the evaluations’ results to gain better revision.
The comments, opinions, suggestions and feedbacks from the evaluators were stated as follows.
1 All of the evaluators suggested to improve the layout by adding some real
pictures. The authentic pictures would make the materials more meaningful and easy to be comprehended.
grade students of senior high school students. 11.
The difficulty level of the materials is well arranged from the least difficulty to the most difficulty
4 4
12. The media picture, video, song used in the
materials can motivate the students to learn. 4
3,5 13.
The materials help the students to be more active in the class discussion.
4 3
14. The exercises in each unit can facilitate the students
to develop their speaking ability. 4
3,25 15.
Generally, the materials designed are well elaborated.
4 3,5
Grand Mean
3,383
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2 Two of the evaluators commented to add more creative activities especially in
the “Main Activity” to encourage and facilitate students to be more active in speaking.
3 An evaluator suggested to add more educational character materials to build
good characters toward the students. 4
All of the evaluators suggested to add more examples of the dialogues to build the students understanding in certain context. The dialogues should be
differenciated into formal and informal situation to help the students understanding the context of conversation.
5 Two evaluators commented to make the activities more systematic. Every
activity should carry meaning and clearly staged. 6
Three evaluators suggested to make the language more natural. The used of language should be meaningful and show the situation clearly. The authentic
setting in the speaking activities was needed. 7
All of the evaluators commented about some misspelling and grammatical errors. The researcher should check materials carefully.
The evaluators’ comments and suggestions were accomodated in the next revising process of materials designed. The researcher used some crucial comments and
suggestions such as improving the layout of materials designed, staging the activities clearly, adding some formal and informal dialogues, using authentic
situations, and checking some misspelling and grammatical errors.
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6. Revising The Designed Materials
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