Description of the Respondents
85
Table 4.8: Data Presentation of the Materials Evaluation Part I
Table 4.9: Data Presentation of the Materials Evaluation Part II
No Statements
Opinions
1 The strengths of the
materials Well-organized
Attractive topic Reading and writing section are
well-integrated Local-based content
Authentic pictures Attractive Knock – knock section
and helpful Assessing Yourself section
2 The weaknesses of the
materials Unclear and complex instructions
Unclear pictures Some monotonous activities or
exercises Some uncontextual materials
No Statements
Ratings Means
1 2
3 4
1 The materials are suitable for the basic
competencies for X grade students. 6
2 3.25
2 The materials meet indicators for
grade X students. 7
1 3.12
3 The materials are readable and
understandable. 1
4 3
3.25
4 The topics are well-organized and
suitable for the teaching reading and writing for X graders.
7 1
3.12
5 The instructions are understandable
and useful for both teachers and students.
2 4
1 2.69
6 The Knock- Knock section in every
unit draws students‟ attention to the topic.
4 4
3
7 The Reading Section in every unit
improves students‟ reading skills and techniques.
5 3
3.37
8 The Grammar Focus in every unit
facilitates students with the simple grammar rules for writing.
1 5
2 3.12
9 The Writing Section in every unit
improves students‟ writing skills.
4 4
3
10 The Assessing Yourself in every unit
evaluates students‟ competences that
have been formulated in indicators. 5
3 3.37
Total Mean
28.17
86
Inconsistent size Uninteresting materials to design
using Microsoft office word Less activities or exercises in
Grammar Focus 3
The comments about the overall materials
Interesting materials and contextual materials motivate the
target students to learn English Materials are applicable to the
target students as whole All content should be relevant to
Papua context considering your students
4 The suggestions to improve
the materials Vary the activities or exercises
Mind the time management for every unit
Recheck the language or grammar more carefully
Use Papuan stories for some narratives
Shorten some of the texts or paragraphs
Provide more activities and exercises in Grammar Focus
Explain the meaning or function of every unit
From data presentation on table 4.8, the data represented the measurement of suitibility the designed product. To assess the suitibility the statements 1 up to
10 were about the contents, instructions, topics and the integration of reading and writing materials. The means of the data scored 28.17 in the range between 25.01-
32.50 showed that the materials were acceptable with some revisions. According to the data, the strengths of the materials were the materials
were well-integrated which provided the unique and effient flow. Then the materials used local-content based and authentic pictures. Nevertheless, the
materials had some weaknesses that need to be revised based on the suggestions from the respondents. The weaknesses and suggestions to improve the materials
were presented in table 4.10.