Conclusions CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

This chapter is divided into two parts. The first part draws the conclusions of the study. The second part presents some suggestions for better improvement for kindergarten teachers or educators, parents, and other researchers.

A. Conclusions

This study dealt with the design of English instructional materials for kindergarten learners based on multiple intelligences. There were two problems stated in this study; they were what the ideal design of English instructional material for Kindergarten of Sekolah Nasional Tiga Bahasa Budi Utama Yogyakarta is and what the influences of the design towards the students’ learning are. To answer those two questions, the researcher conducted a research on kindergarten students in Sekolah Tiga Bahasa Budi Utama Yogyakarta. The needs analysis was conducted by distributing questionnaire to obtain the data that would have been used to design the ideal English instructional materials. From the questionnaire, the researcher got the data of the needs in teaching and learning English. The crucial points of the kindergarten teachers in teaching English in that school are the consideration on students’ characteristics and uniqueness in learning 63 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 64 and the relevancy between the needs and national curriculum. The relevancy between the needs and the national curriculum takes a significant attention because that school is a three languages school where English is taught everyday and used intensively. In conclusion, the ideal English instructional materials design for that school is the materials that apply national curriculum to help students to maximize their English competence through eight different ways eight multiple intelligences of learning where students’ characteristics and uniqueness are prioritized. The ideal designed materials consisted of eight topics that covered five themes in semester one based on the national curriculum, they were All about me, All around me, All I need, Animals, and Plants. The exploration of the multiple intelligences aspects presents in each topic with various learning techniques. Then, after obtaining the data to make the ideal material design, the researcher designed the English instructional materials for that school. In order to know whether the materials design were applicable and suitable for kindergarten students, the researcher conducted product verification by distributing the evaluation questionnaire to the kindergarten teacher, headmaster, and a lecturer of Sanata Dharma University. The results were that all the respondents gave positive response toward the designed materials. They also contributed some suggestions for better improvement so that the ideal English instructional materials could be accomplished well. 65 The answer for the second question was the influences towards the students’ learning. The researcher implemented the materials after designing the materials in class to know the students’ responses and influences in their learning. Then, based on the researcher observation, the students were very interested in learning. Some students showed that they were good at learning through song, but some were not. Some students were good at learning through games that explored their bodily kinesthetic. There were also some students who were good at learning through some intelligences. Through this English materials design, they not only could learn best in their strength but also could learn in other ways of learning. To know the influences directly from the students, the researcher conducted an informal interview to them. Then, the result was that all of them enjoyed learning English with that designed materials. They also stated that they had better motivation now.

B. Suggestion