Review of Related Study

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD

A. Model Development

This research study is categorized as Research and Development RD because the aim of this research study is to acquire a finished product that can be used effectively in an educational program Borg, 1983:772. The definition of product does not only refer to the learning materials e.g textbooks, modules, etc but also the learning procedure e.g method of organizing instruction. To make the product can be used effectively in English classroom, the product is specified as writing learning materials which are categorized as additional materials. The research focuses on developing a supplementary English writing learning materials using task-based language teaching for tenth grade students of senior high school. In developing an educational product using RD method, there are series of steps that must be taken in this approach which is called as Research and Development cycle. The step of RD cycle which is proposed by Borg and Gall 1983:775 consists of research and information collecting, planning, developing a preliminary form of the product, preliminary field testing, operational product revision, operational field testing, the final product revision, and dissemination and implementation. Although there are many steps that have to be followed in conducting the RD cycle, there are only five important cycle that must be taken in order to develop and validate the product.

B. Procedure of Development

The research procedure in developing writing materials using task based language teaching for tenth grade senior high school students is adapted from Masuhara’s model Tomlinson, 1998:247. Masuhara proposes 5 steps in designing the materials. Those five steps are needs analysis, goals, objectives, syllabus design, methodology or materials, and testing and evaluation. According to Masuhara’s, this study used the model as follows: Conducting a need analysis Writing a course grid Developing the first draft of the materials Implementing the materials Evaluating the materials Revising and writing the final draft Figure 3: The model of the research procedure modified by Masuhara in Tomlinson 1998:247