Students’ Needs Students’ Characteristics
77 reason was because they had different points of view, and their point of views
influenced their interests. By identifying the similarities and the differences, the researcher could accommodate both two sides. From the questions, the researcher
found that, in general, the students read one to three storybooks in a week. It depended on the form, type, and theme of storybook they read. The reason was
because different form, type, and theme of storybook had different complexity and length of page.
The form of storybook that the students like most was a comic 44.3. The reason was because it consisted of pictures, sound effects, and direct
speeches. The elements were very attractive. They created more vivid effects and enabled the readers to sense what the characters experienced. Then, type of
storybook that the students liked most was a fantasy story 43.4. The reason was because it gave them a freedom to develop their imagination. However, they
were not interested in stories that had indirect meaning or symbolism, such as fables. Although they knew that characters in a fable symbolized humans‟
characters, it was difficult for them to link the symbolism and the reality. After that, the themes of storybook that the students liked most were an adventure story
28.3 and friendship story 20.8. The reason was because they talked about human‟s experiences in the outside world and their relations with other people.
They were not interested in the family life theme because they were in a process of finding self-esteem and peer-approval.
From the examples of storybook that the students mentioned, the researcher found that the most influential elements of story that determined the
students‟ choice in selecting the storybooks were the title 45.2, characters
78 37.7, and picture 36.8. Then, the most important element of story that
determined their understanding was the narration. The reason was because the narration helped them to imagine the story. However, they did not like too long
narration or that involved complicated the language style, such as symbolism, metaphor, or allegory. It happened because they found more difficulties to
understand the meaning or the content of the story. Besides, when they found many difficulties, they would easily get bored.
Related to the narration, the students liked a story using the third person point of view, especially omniscient. The reason was because they liked to know
the content from different angles. They also felt as if they knew everything in the story. Besides, they liked unique direct speeches, such as dialect, slang, speech
pause, or exclamation because they liked dialogues or commentaries in the story. Based on the findings, the researcher concluded that, in general, the students had
high interests in reading stories. However, the form, type, theme, and elements of story that each students like most were different. The detail information of the
result of the questions number one to seven is presented in Table 4.2.
Table 4.2 The Percentages of Questions Number 1 to 7 No.
Questions Answers
Percentage General
Percentage Male
Female
1. How often do you
read a storybook? a.
1 week 1 book 17.0
20.7 37.7
b. 1 week 2 books
16.8 20.0
36.8 c.
1 week 3 books 3.8
4.7 8.5
d. 1 week more than 3 books
6.6 10.4
17.0 2.
Choose one form of storybook that
you like most a.
Comic 27.3
17.0 44.3
b. Picture story
10.4 4.7
15.1 c.
Short story 1.9
13.2 15.1
d. Series story
4.7 20.8
25.5 3.
Choose one type of storybook that
you like most a.
Tale 1.9
0.9 2.8
b. Mite
3.8 -
3.8 c.
Legend 4.8
0.9 5.7