DEVELOPING SUPPLEMENTARY WRITING MATERIALS FOR GRADE XI STUDENTS OF COMPUTER AND NETWORK ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AT SMK MUHAMMADIYAH 2 YOGYAKARTA

Abstract

The aims of this research were: (1) to find out the target needs of Grade XI students of Computer and Network Engineering Department, (2) to find out the learning needs of Grade XI students of Computer and Network Engineering Department, and (3) to develop an approriate supplementary writing material for Grade XI students of Computer and Network Engineering Department of SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Yogyakarta.The research was a Research and Development (R&D) study. The subjects of the research were the grade XI students of Computer and Network Engineering of SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Yogyakarta. This research adapted the research procedure model proposed by Jolly and Bolitho in Tomlinson (1998) with some modifications, which consisted of: (1) conducting needs analysis, (2) designing the course grid, (3) developing the first draft of the materials, (4) evaluating the materials through expert judgment, and (5) writing the final draft of the materials. The data were collected using two types of questionnaire, they were needs analysis and expert judgment questionnaires. The data collected from both questionnaires were analyzed through descriptive statistics. The results showed that the students needed supplementary writing materials which were related to computer and network engineering department. Three units of supplementary writing workbook based on Curriculum 2013 using genre-based approach were developed in this research. According to the expert judgment results, the mean score of the three units of the developed materials was 3.13 which was in the range of 2.75 ≤ x ≤ 3.24, and categorized as “Good”. It means that the supplementary writing workbook was considered appropriate to be implemented for Grade XI students of Computer and Network Engineering Department.

Keywords:  Supplementary Writing Materials, Genre-Based Approach, Vocational High School, Computer and Network Engineering