Analyzing the Data from the Needs Survey Designing Instructional Materials

5. Conducting the Evaluation of the Designed Materials

The writer prepared questionnaires and interviews to gain the feedback for the designed materials. The questionnaires were distributed and filled by the respondents. After all the questionnaires were collected, the writer conducted the interviews. The results of the questionnaires and interviews were used as the guidance to improve the materials.

6. Revising and Developing the Final Version of the Materials

In this last step, based on the evaluation from the respondents, the writer revised the designed materials. Some necessary changes were made to make the best version of the materials. 43

CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

This chapter consists of two parts that presents the answers of the two research questions. The first part discusses the steps of designing to answer the first research question: What are the steps of designing a set of English conversation materials for advanced learners of English Conversation Class at Quick Concept English Course Solo? The second part presents the designed materials to answer the second research question: What does a set of English conversation materials for advanced learners of English Conversation Class at Quick Concept English Course Solo look like?

A. The Steps of Designing the Materials

In this study, the writer adopted eight steps of designing the materials from Kemp’s instructional design model. The first steps were considering goals, listing topics, and stating the general purposes for teaching each topic. The second one was enumerating the important characteristics of the learners for whom the instruction was to be designed. The third one was specifying the learning objectives to be achieved in terms of measurable student behavioral outcomes. The fourth one was listing the subject content that supported each objective. The fifth one was developing pre-assessments to determine the student’s background and present level of knowledge about the topic. The sixth one was selecting teachinglearning activities 44