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information then the writer designed the materials. In this step, the writer designed a set of reading materials by using PowerPoint for eighth grade
students of SMP Negeri 2 Mlati. 4.
Preliminary Field Testing The purpose of preliminary field test is to obtain an initial
qualitative evaluation of new educational product. In this step, the writer distributed questionnaire to two lecturers of English Education Study
Program of Sanata Dharma University and the English teacher of SMP Negeri 2 Mlati
to get feedback and suggestion in order to improve the design of material.
5. Main Product Revision
Main product revision was designed based on the feedbacks and suggestions from the result of the questionnaire.
B. Research Participants
In this study, the writer used a group of participants. The participants were the subject of research and information collecting.
1. The Participants of Research and Information Collecting
In order to find the information about the learners’ needs and interests, the writer distributed questionnaires to eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Mlati.
The writer chose one class VIII A as a sample. The writer also conducted an interview to the English teacher of eighth grade in this school to collect
information. This is the first step of research and development.
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2. The Participants of the Preliminary Field Testing.
The participants of the evaluation survey were the English teacher of SMP Negeri 2 Mlati
and two lecturers of English Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma
University. The participants from the English Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University were lecturers who expert in teaching reading. They
are expected to give feedbacks and opinions or suggestions to the designed material. The feedbacks that were given by the participants were so important for
the writer in order to improve the materials. Table 3.1 represents the description of the respondents:
Table 3.1 The Description of the Respondents Blank
Group of Respondents
No FemaleMale
Educational Background
Teaching Experience year
Female Male
S1 S2
S3 1-5 6-
10 11-
15 16-
20 20
Eng. Teacher Eng. Lecturers 1
Eng. Lecturers 2
C. Research Setting
This study was done in SMP Negeri 2 Mlati. It is located on Jl. Perkutut, Sinduadi, Mlati, Sleman. The information collection was done in SMP Negeri 2
Mlati and Sanata Dharma University.
D. Research Instruments
The writer used interview and questionnaires as the instruments of this study. These instruments were used to gather the data and evaluate the instrument.
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1. Interview
An interview is a way of gathering data or information by asking individuals some questions about their view or opinion of certain topic. According
to Ary 1979, an interview is an instrument which allows flexibility since the interviewer is able to observe the subject as well as the situation. This instrument
enables the writer to explore deeply the answers of the respondents. In this case, the respondent is the teacher. In this study, the interview was done for an English
teacher of SMP Negeri 2 Mlati. Through this way, the writer expects to be able to obtain further explanation for unclear answer which is important to design a good
material of reading using PowerPoint for eighth grade students of junior high school.
2. Questionnaire
Questionnaire is a useful instrument for collecting survey information, providing structures, often numerical data, being able to administer without the
presence of the researcher, and often being comparatively straight forward to analyze Wilson and Mc Lean, 1994 as cited in Cohen, Manion, Morrison, 2000,
P.245. According to research and information collecting step of R D, the writer distributed the questionnaire to eighth grade students of junior high school to get
more information on the material needed by the students. In R D, it is in the research and information collecting step.
This research was done by conducting an interview and distributing questionnaires. For the first step, the writer distributed the questionnaires to the
students of SMP Negeri 2 Mlati in order to recognize the students’ needs in
