DEVELOPING SUPPLEMENTARY READING-WRITING LEARNING MATERIALS FOR GRADE VII STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 6 MAGELANG

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: (1) to find out the target needs and the learning needs of grade VII students of SMP Negeri 6 Magelang, and (2) to develop appropriate supplementary reading-writing learning materials for them. This was a Research and Development (R&D) study. The subjects were 30 students of Grade VII students of SMP Negeri 6 Magelang. This research followed the R&D cycles by Borg and Gall (1983), combined and adjusted with the cycle proposed by Masuhara in Tomlinson (1998). The developed materials consisted of three units with 15 to 16 tasks in each unit. Based on the research finding in the expert judgment, the developed materials were considered appropriate. The mean score of all aspects of the developed materials was 3.38, which was categorized as “Very Good”.

Key words: developing materials, supplementary reading-writing learning materials