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1. Research and Information Collection
Research and information collection are undertaken to collect research findings and other information relevant or important to the planned development. Borg 1983:
777 suggests that in RD project, the researcher must also concern with how the interested knowledge is applicable to the product being developed.
The RD conducted by the researcher is aimed to formulate the theoretical testing model to measure communicative written English competence of Indonesian
elementary school students. The instrument is not tended as an aptitude test or to measure students’ academic achievement. It is designed to be references in evaluating
English teaching program in the level of elementary school. The research and information collection of this testing model research is
conducted in order to gain the theoretical concept which underlies the development of the model in accordance to the set up goal or objective. Therefore the literature
review of this research was focused more on three key aspects of knowledge area which was relevant for the applicability of the model. Those three focused knowledge
area were: first, young learners’ characteristics and needs. Second, testing and its relevant stuffs. And third, English role and position in Indonesia. The Research and
information collection was done through library research and distribution of questionnaire to some professionals on teaching English for young learners and to the
elementary school students who join the testing trial for feedback improvement.
2. Planning
Borg 1983: 779 says that the most important aspect of planning a research- based educational product is the statement of the specific objectives to be achieved by
94 the product, the estimation of the money, manpower and time required to develop the
product. He says that planning is necessary in order to anticipate needed materials, professional help and field test sites. Therefore a good plan can help the developer
avoid much wasted work during later phases of the R D cycle. Since the aim of the research was focused on the theoretical of the testing model, the researcher cut off the
ten steps of Borg’s RD cycle into 5 essential steps as follows:
3. Development of the Preliminary Form of the Product
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