F. Research Procedures
In the following section, the writer discusses how the study was conducted. The writer adopted the research procedure from the Research and Development
cycle, Kemp’s and Yalden’s Model. The research procedures in this study were research and information collecting, planning, developing preliminary form of
product, preliminary field testing, and final product revision.
1. Research and Information Collecting
This step could be considered as needs survey. The writer asked permission to conduct the study in Kanisius Kalasan Elementary School. After obtained the
permission to do the study, the writer had an informal interview with the English extracurricular teacher. To know the students’ needs related to the Multiple
Intelligences, the writer distributed questionnaires to the students.
2. Planning
The writer analyzed the data from the questionnaires and an interview checklist. Data from the instruments were used to state the goals, topics and
general purposes of the study. In this step, the writer also formulated the learning objectives, selected and developed the syllabus and specified the subject content.
3. Developing Preliminary Form of Product
After analyzing the needs, the writer designed the material. The design was a set of Multiple Intelligences based integrated materials for an
extracurricular activity of the fifth grade students of Kanisius Kalasan Elementary School. In this step, the writer formulated the teaching learning activities,
resources and intelligences being developed. 29
4. Preliminary Field Testing
Having finished designing the materials, the writer conducted preliminary field testing. The preliminary field testing was conducted by distributing the
designed materials and the second questionnaires to two lecturers of the English Language Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University and the English
extracurricular teacher of the fifth grade students of Kanisius Kalasan Elementary School in order to evaluate the designed materials.
5. Final Product Revision
The writer analyzed the results of the questionnaires. The writer revised and improved the designed materials based on the feedback from the respondents
that was stated in the distributed questionnaire. The writer presented the final version of the designed materials. The final version of the designed materials was a
set of Multiple Intelligence based integrated materials for an extracurricular activity of the fifth grade students of Kanisius Kalasan Elementary School.
Figure 3.1 Research Procedures
Research and Information Collecting
Preliminary Field Testing Planning
Developing Preliminary Form of Product
Final Product Revision 30
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