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ways, like face-to-face with individuals or groups, by mail or by telephone. Each method has its advantages and disadvantages, but obtaining answers from a large
number of people to a set of carefully designed and administered questions lies at the heart of survey research Fraenkel and Wallen, 1996: 342. Moreover, according to
Sprinthall 1993: 3, a survey is designed to gather information from samples occasionally, even some populations by using questionnaires or sometimes an
interview. There were two surveys conducted in this study. The first survey was needs survey and the second survey was the evaluation of the designed materials
survey.
2. Planning
In this study, Planning included defining skills, stating objectives, and determining course sequence. The writer used the data from Research and
Information Collecting as the basis to determine the objectives of the design and the subject content. The Research and Information Collecting data was considered
important because it assisted the writer in deciding the learners’ needs, learners’ interests, and learners’ background as well as the learning environment.
The data would be presented in the form of syllabus and lesson plans. According to Borg and Gall 1983: 779, the most important aspect in planning is
stating the specific objectives to be achieved by the product. Moreover, objectives also offered the best basis for developing instructional materials, since the
instructional materials could be tested and revised until they met their objectives.
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3. Development of Preliminary Form of Product
In this study, preparation of instructional materials, handbooksha ndouts, and evaluation devices were included in Development of Preliminary Form of Product.
The writer also used the data from Research and Information Collecting as the basis to design the materials. The data was needed to design materials which were
appropriate for the first grade students of SMP N 3 Sleman. An important principle that should be observed in developing the preliminary
form of instructional materials was to arrange the materials so as to permit obtaining as much feedback as possible from the field test. Subsequently, the feedback would
be used as a basis on revising and improving the instructional materials so that they were completely prepared for use in the schools
4. Preliminary Field Testing
In this study, the purpose of Preliminary Field Testing was to acquire evaluation and comments as well as criticism of the designed materials. The opinions
and evaluations on the designed materials would be used to revise and improve the designed materials. The designed materials would be evaluated by four English
teachers of SMP N 3 Sleman and three English instructors of ALPHA English Course Jogjakarta. The feedback would be collected using questionnaire.
5. Main Product Revision
