25 opportunities for players to analyze problems and manage real life situations.
They make decisions, meet deadlines, control projects, and experience the consequences of their actions Davies, 1981. According to Boocock and Schild
1968, although games are familiar for amusement, they can be directed for certain objectives, such as for education.
6. KTSP Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan or School Based Curriculum.
Based on Peraturan Menteri Pendidikan Nasional Permendiknas No. 22 year 2006 and no. 23 and 24 related to Standard Competence, Kurikulum
Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan or School Based Curriculum is a decentralized curriculum where schools can develop the curriculum according to regions and
learners characteristics. Every school can develop its syllabus and lesson plan suited to the background of school and the students. Then, the curriculum involves
Standard Competence and Basic Competencies. The development of Standard Competence and Basic Competencies can be done by teachers, based on the
characteristics of the learners. Hence, MI based learning strategy is suitable with the curriculum. Teachers have opportunity to develop syllabus and lesson plan,
and to design activities which are attractive and appropriate with the learners.
7. Previous Research
There is research that has been conducted related to MI in education, particularly MI approach to design instructional materials. The previous
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26 researchers in the same university had conducted this kind of research to design
instructional materials for students in Senior High School SMA, for Elementary school SD, and for kindergarten students TK. The settings of the research were
schools in Yogyakarta. However, there was not a research for students of Vocational High School SMK. Therefore, this research was conducted in one of
Vocational High School. The school was located in Klaten, Central Java. Beside approaching students‟ general difference of characteristics to grasp the materials
in school, this research aimed to help students foster their MI because it is important for development of problem solving skills.
B. Theoretical Framework
There were some steps to design the English instructional materials based on theory of Multiple Intelligences MI. The designed materials were based on
the needs in the classroom. The students needed more various and motivating activities. They could be helped by providing them English materials that contain
various activities employing MI that they had. Besides various activities, using MI based materials can give students benefit of developing their MI as well.
Then, the materials cover the four skills. It aimed to make the students develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. It is because those
skills are needed in learning a language. Each activity for each skill included in the materials is based on MI theory.
This study adapted Kemp‟s model of instructional design. Then, pre- assessment would be done in every element. Meanwhile, the Support Services is
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