Interview Guide Instruments and Data Gathering Techniques of the Pre-design Research

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1. Data Analysis Technique of the Pre-design Research

The participants’ needs were gained from the observation and interview. The results of the observation and interview were presented in the form of description analysis. The results of the participant observations were analyzed descriptively where the researcher drew conclusions from the checklist used. The data analysis technique from interviewing the English teacher of SMP Negeri 1 Jogonalan Klaten was by using thematic analysis approach. Thematic analysis approach was used to code the results of the interview. The results of the interview were coded to enable categorisation-themes to emerge.

2. Data Analysis Techniques of the Post-design Research

In this step, the researcher gained the data about the evaluation of the designed materials to obtain opinions on the strengths and weaknesses, and the suggestions on the designed materials. The evaluations of the designed materials were obtained from a lecturer of the English Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University and two English teachers of SMP Negeri 1 Jogonalan Klaten. The data were collected through questionnaire. The researcher employed two types of questionnaire, namely closed-ended and open-ended questionnaires. Open-ended questionnaires were aimed to obtain the descriptive data about the participants’ statements. In this questionnaire, the researcher provided four points of agreement to see respondents’ agreement on the statements given. The use of four points of agreement was based and modified from Likert’s scale. The researcher decided not to use the ‘undecided’ term from Likert’s to avoid ambiguity and unclear meaning of the ‘undecided’ term itself. Those points of 42 agreement were described in Table 3.1. Table 3.1 Points of Agreement of the Respondents’ Evaluation Points of Agreement Description 1 The respondents strongly disagree with the statement 2 The respondents disagree with the statement 3 The respondents agree with the statement 4 The respondents strongly agree with the statement In concluding the data gathered, the researcher presented in the form of table in which the participants’ opinions, statements, and the mean of the points included. The result of the analysis was described below. Table 3.2 The Participants’ Opinions on the Designed Materials Blank No Statements N Points of Agreement M 1 2 3 4 Note: N = the total number of respondents M = mean of the final score The formula to analyze the points of agreement is elaborated below. ∑ Note: M = mean of the final score ∑x = the total score of the respondents’ answer