42 process of interview, the guided questions could be improvised following the plot
of the interview process.
2. Questionnaires
The questionnaires were conducted to gather supportive preliminary data from the students of the eighth grade and collect evaluation from the evaluators.
The questionnaires for the students were distributed in the form of multiple choice questions. Meanwhile, the questionnaires that were distributed to the evaluators
used likert scale. Gall et al. 2007 defined questionnaires as printed forms that ask the same question of all individuals in the sample and for which respondents
record their answers in verbal forms p.228.
a. Questionnaires for the Eighth Grade Students of SMP N 3 Sleman
Multiple choice questions were applied to gain some purchase on complexity. There are two types of multiple choice questions that were applied in
this study: single answer mode and multiple answer mode. In the single answer mode, the students were asked to pick one answer. The latter allowed the students
participants to pick several responses from the options. In several questions, the students were required to state their reason for choosing a particular response.
while multiple choice questions were chosen because they were easily coded and interpreted.
b. Questionnaires for the Evaluators
In the questionnaires distributed for material evaluation, both closed-form questionnaires and open-form questionnaires were used. The first section of the
questionnaires was closed-form and it was analyzed using statistical description.
43 Meanwhile, the last section was the open-ended questionnaires which were used
to gain feedback, comments, and suggestions.
E. Data Gathering Technique
In order to gather the data needed for this study, the researcher used some techniques. The data gathering techniques were used to obtain data for Research
and Information Collecting Stage and Preliminary Field Testing. In collecting data for Research and Information Collecting, the researcher used two instruments.
The researcher used two instruments, i.e.: interview with an English teacher of the eighth grade students in SMP N 3 Sleman and questionnaires distribution to the
eighth grade students. The focus of the data gathering in Research and Information Collection stage was to know the students characteristics, lacks,
needs, and preferences in learning listening. While in the Preliminary Field Testing, the researcher also distributed a
questionnaires containing the evaluation of the material designed to the evaluator. The evaluation stage involved and English teacher of eighth grade students and
two lecturers of English Education Study Program in Sanata Dharma University. The outcome of the material evaluation which covers the evaluators’ comments,
feedbacks, and suggestions would be considered to revise the material.
F. Data Analysis Technique
The data assembled in the Research and Information Collecting and Preliminary Field Testing were going to be analyzed to identify the learners’
