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5. Material Evaluation and Revision

The researcher revised and reevaluated any phrases of plan that needed improvement by distributing questionnaire to the English lecturer of Sanata Dharma University, 3 three kindergarten teachers and the headmaster of Sekolah Nasional Tiga Bahasa Budi Utama Yogyakarta and conducted interview to the headmaster. The description of the respondents can be seen as follows: Education Background Teaching Experience in year Group of Respondents SMU D1 D2 D3 S1 S2 0-2 2-4 4 Kindergarten English Teachers 4 1 2 1 Headmaster of kindergarten 1 1 Sanata Dharma English Lecturer 1 1 Table 4.5 The Description of the Respondents in the Product Verification Data presentation of the product verification will be elaborated as follows: No Question Response Number of participants Percentage 1. The instructional designed materials are relevant to the Basic Competence. Strongly Disagree Disagree Doubt Agree Strongly Agree - - 1 4 1 - - 16,67 66,67 16,67 57 No Question Response Number of participants Percentage 2. Each unit in the designed materials has met the indicators Strongly Disagree Disagree Doubt Agree Strongly Agree - - - 4 2 - - - 66,67 33,33 3. Each unit is well- arranged Strongly Disagree Disagree Doubt Agree Strongly Agree - - - 4 2 - - - 66,67 33,33 4. Materials in every single unit are applicable and suitable for students’ learning Strongly Disagree Disagree Doubt Agree Strongly Agree - - - 5 1 - - - 83,33 16,67 5. The instructional designed materials are interesting for students Strongly Disagree Disagree Doubt Agree Strongly Agree - - - 4 2 - - - 66,67 33,33 58 No Question Response Number of participants Percentage 6. The instructional designed materials can help students in learning English through 8 different ways of learning multiple intelligences: linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily- kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalist Strongly Disagree Disagree Doubt Agree Strongly Agree - - 1 3 2 - - 16,67 50 33,33 7. The learning activities can support students’ understanding of the topic discussed Strongly Disagree Disagree Doubt Agree Strongly Agree - - - 5 1 - - - 83,33 16,67 8. The exercises in each unit facilitate the students in reviewing the materials that have been discussed. Strongly Disagree Disagree Doubt Agree Strongly Agree - - 1 5 - - - 16,67 83,33 - 59 No Question Response Number of participants Percentage 9. The instructional designed materials help students to be familiar with English Strongly Disagree Disagree Doubt Agree Strongly Agree - - - 5 1 - - - 83,33 16,67 10. The feedback or opinions on the materials designed ƒ The materials design is good for the students because it is interesting, nice picture, and full colors. It also cover the aspects in multiple intelligence so that it help students to develop not only one but all intelligences. Additionally, the teacher’s manual is organized clearly. ƒ Sentence production is not developed facilitated properly, though the simple one. Ask the students to produce simple sentences, such as ‘This is an eraser’. 11. The suggestions for better improvement of the designed English materials ƒ It is good for the designer to use more realia and outdoor activities. Moreover, technically, it is necessary to add note in teacher’s manual about the flexibility of the learning activity. ƒ It is better to give the notations to the other 60 songs. Revising the notation of the song, accuracy, and position to the textlyric is needed. Table 4.6 The Result of the Product Verification The data said that all of the respondents argued that the instructional designed materials helped students to be familiar with English where 66,67 of them agree that the designed material in each topic has been relevant to the Basic Competence and indicators. Moreover, 83,33 of them also agreed that the materials in every single unit are applicable and suitable for students’ learning , well arranged , and interesting for students. They also agreed that the learning activities and exercises provided can support students’ understanding of the topic discussed. Additionally, 50 of them agreed and 33,33 of them strongly agreed that the instructional designed materials could help students in learning English through 8 different ways of learning. From the interview, the researcher got some feedback towards the learning activities in the designed materials. Therefore, in the materials revision, the researcher used more realiareal objects in introducing new terms.

B. Influences towards Students’ Learning

The multiple intelligences theory said there are eight different ways of learning that can maximize the learning process. In this part, the researcher discussed