D. Research Instruments
The instruments used in this study were interview and questionnaires.
1. Interview
An interview is a way of gathering data or information by asking individuals some questions about their view or opinion of a certain topic. Ary,
Jacobs, and Razavieh 1990: 434 state that there are two types of interviews, namely structured and unstructured interviews. The second type will be preferred
in this since the answers needed will be in the form of information about participants’ opinions. The responses from the participant will be recorded by
using MP5. In this study, interview was conducted with an English teacher of SMPN 1
Kalikotes Klaten.
2. Questionnaire
There are two types of questionnaire namely structured and unstructured questionnaire Ary, Jacobs and Razavieh, 1990: 424. The structured or closed
form questionnaire contains questions and alternative answers. The participants chose the answers given. On the other hand, the unstructured or open form
questionnaire was given to the participants in form questions for criticism or suggestions. This research combined close and open forms of questionnaire to get
the specific opinion, feedback and evaluation on the design teaching from English teachers of junior high school.
E. Data Gathering Technique
The first data of the pre design survey would be gathered based on the interview with the English teachers of SMPN 1 Kalikotes Klaten. It was
conducted to get description that was more detailed on the learners’ needs and problem in writing class. The interview with English teachers of SMPN 1
Kalikotes Klaten was done according to the schedule. To collect the data on post design survey, the writer distributed closed and
open questionnaires in order to find out the evaluators’ suggestion and opinions in evaluating the designed materials. The evaluators were a lecturer, an English
instructor, and three English teachers. The result of the analysis of the data would be used to reconstruct the final version of the design instructional materials.
F. Data Analysis Technique
This research used a combination of closed and open forms of questionnaire distributed to the participants. The data, which were collected from
questionnaire in the form of scores, was analyzed. The score was counted to know the participants opinion. The type of questionnaires was intended to assess the
opinion of the respondents on the design writing instructional materials. The other data was gathered from open questionnaire in which the respondents were
supposed to give their own answers and convey some opinions, criticisms, suggestions, and evaluations on the designed instructional materials. The post
design survey was used to make an evaluation on the designing instructional materials and to arrange the final version.
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