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2. The participants of Preliminary Field Testing
The participants of preliminary field testing were an English teacher of
SMPN 15 Yogyakarta and two lecturers of English Education Study Program of
Sanata Dharma University. The designed materials were evaluated by these experts so the researcher could improve parts that needed to be improved. Table 3.1
presented the description of the respondents.
3. 2. The Description of Respondents
Group of Respondents Female Male
Educational Background
Teaching Experience year
Female Male S1 S2
S3 1
1-5 10
English Teacher English Lectures
C. Research Setting
This research took place in SMPN 15 Yogyakarta. It was located Jl Tegal Lempuyangan No. 61 Yogyakarta 55211. The data collection was done at SMPN
15 Yogyakarta and Sanata Dharma University.
D. Research Instruments
In this research, the researcher used three instruments to collect data. The instruments were an interview, observation, and questionnaires. The interview and
observation were used for data collecting while the questionnaires were used for the evaluation of the designed materials.
1. Instruments for Research and Information collecting step
For the research and information collecting, the researcher used interview and classroom observation. For the interview, the researcher interviewed two
28 English teachers, while the researcher observed two classes for the classroom
observation. The interview and classroom observation helped the researcher obtain information dealing with
students’ needs which were important to design good materials of writing using EGRA technique for the eighth-grade students of SMPN
15 Yogyakarta.
2. Instrument for Preliminary Field Testing Step
For the preliminary field testing, the researcher used questionnaires to collect comments and feedback related to the designed materials. The researcher
used both close and open questionnaires. The questionnaires were distributed to the experts to get feedbacks and suggestions to the designed materials. The
questionnaires used for expert validation were divided into two parts. First, the researcher used Likert Scale for each statement. There were four
degrees of agreement, such as strongly agree, agree, disagree, and strongly disagree. The researcher did not use undecided since the researcher wanted to know the
strength or weakness in each statement. Second, the researcher provided spaces for experts to give suggestions and comments in order to improve the designed
materials.
E. Data Gathering Technique
This research was conducted in the second semester which was within March 2016 at SMPN 15 Yogyakarta. It was done by conducting the interview and
observation and distributing questionnaires. For the research and information
collecting, the researcher observed the class. The importance of doing observation PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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