The Revision of Unit 2

10 The developed materials lead the students to understand the generic structure of the discussed text 4 11 The developed materials lead the students to understand the linguistic features of the discussed text 4 Mean 3.64 The mean of the content appropriateness in unit 3 is 3.64 which is in the range of 3.50 ≤x≤4. The topic about web applications such as social media, e- commerce and e-learning are considered relevant to students’ daily lives. b. The Appropriateness of the Presentation The second aspect to evaluate is the appropriateness of the presentation of the materials. The following table shows the results of the presentation appropriateness of Unit 3. Table 4.30 The Appropriateness of the Presentation of Unit 3 No Items Score 12 The developed tasks are well organized, systematically graded, grading from the easiest task up to the most difficult task. 3 13 There is good balance among the tasks in a unit with the tasks in the next unit 3 14 The developed tasks encourage students to perform written communication effectively 3 15 The developed tasks encourage the students to be creative 4 16 The developed tasks encourage students to learn independently 4 17 The developed tasks contain guided activities and free guided activities 4 18 The developed materials provide evaluation form for the students to check their understanding 3 19 There are warm up activities, main activities, and closing in the developed materials 3 20 The developed materials contain opening activities, main activities, and closing activities 4 21 The materials contain vocabulary that is related to the topic of 4 the unit Mean 3.5 The mean presented in the table shows that in term of presentation appropriateness, unit 3 gets the score of 3.5. It can be categorized as Very Good since it is in the interval of 3.50 ≤x≤4. The expert suggested adding an explanation about report texts since there is no explanation about text types yet. c. The Appropriateness of the Language The third aspect concerns with the language appropriateness. This covers the language of materials instructions, texts, questions and explanations. The following table will discuss about the result of language appropriateness in unit 3. Table 4.31 The Appropriateness of the Language of Unit 3 No Items Score 22 The language used are relevant to students’ cognitive development 3 23 The language of instruction can be easily understood by the students 3 24 The materials are developed in a grammatical English 4 25 The spelling of the language of instruction are in accordance with spelling principle 4 26 The choice of words of the materials are in accordance with words choice principle 2 27 The developed materials in a unit are linked to materials in the next unit 4 Mean 3.5 The mean score in term of language appropriateness in unit 3 is 3.5. Although the mean can be considered as Very Good, there are still several mistakes to revise, such as preposition, grammar in instructions, and spelling. d The Appropriateness of the Layout The fourth aspect to evaluate was the appropriateness of the layout. Things to evaluate related to the appropriateness of layout includes the fonts used in the materials, the pictures, and the colours. Table 4.32 will illustrate the result of evaluation related the layout appropriateness in unit 3. Table 4.32 The Appropriateness of the Layout Unit 3 No Items Score 1 The fonts used are not too various 3 2 The fonts used are not too bigtoo small 3 3 The colours of the materials are not disturbing the readers 2 4 The pictures are provided for aesthetic and functional purposes 3 Mean 2.75 The layout appropriateness in unit 3 has a mean score 2.75 which is considered as Fair. The points that need to be revised are the colours used in the boxes and colours combination in the cover which are considered disturbing the readers.

2. The Review of Unit 3

It can be seen that unit 3 of the developed materials is categorized asGood as the mean of the four aspects is within the interval 3.00 ≤x≤3.49. This result is taken from the mean value of 3.3. Aspects that need to revise are about the grammar, the content, and the layout.