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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS

This chapter presents the conclusion of this study and some suggestions for English teachers and further researchers. The conclusion consists of the summary of the answers to the problems of this study and is drawn from the results of the research discussed in the previous chapter. Some suggestions to the English teachers and further researchers are also included to propose some useful ideas to consider.

A. Conclusion

This study was aimed at designing a set of reading materials based on cooperative learning for the eleventh grade students of SMA Santo Bernardus Pekalongan. To achieve the goal of the study, there were two questions to answer. The first question was how a set of reading materials based on cooperative learning for the eleventh grade students of SMA Santo Bernardus Pekalongan is designed. The second question was what the designed set of the materials look like. To answer the first question in the problem formulation, the writer employed the adaptation of Kemp’s instructional design models as the realization of research and Development R D method. There were nine instructional design steps to follow in this study i.e. identifying learners’ characteristics, pre- assessment, coordinating support service, determining goals, topics, and general objectives, specifying learning objectives, listing subject content, developing instructional materials, evaluating the designed set of the materials, and revising the designed set of the materials. In this study, the data obtained through needs survey were served as the basis to develop the materials. After the designed materials were completely developed, three respondents consisting of a teacher of SMA Santo Bernardus Pekalongan and two lectures of English Language Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University, were requested to give some feedback and suggestions to improve the designed materials. The responses of the respondents were analyzed and then described in terms of the central tendency. The data showed that the instructional materials were acceptable and applicable since the mean for each statement was above 3.5. Thus, the writer concluded that generally, the respondents agreed that the designed materials were suitable for the eleventh grade students of SMA Santo Bernadus Pekalongan. The feedback and suggestions from the English teacher and lecturers were then employed as the foundation to revise the designed set of the materials. After being revised, the final version of the designed set of the materials was ready to be presented to the eleventh grade students of SMA Santo Bernadus Pekalongan. The presentation of the final version of the designed materials was the answer to the second question in the problem formulation. The designed set of the materials consists of eight units which were developed from eight topics. The eight units of the designed materials are Telling Stories unit 1, Tell Me about It unit 2, Be Imaginative unit 3, Figuring out Conclusion unit 4, Telling Stories unit 5, Telling Funny Stories unit 6, Be Creative unit 7, and It Should Be Like This unit 8. The time allocated for each unit is 2 x 45 minutes. Each unit of the design was then divided into three components, namely Pre-reading, Whilst-reading, and Post-reading. The final version of the designed set of the materials can be seen in Appendix 7.

B. Suggestions