DEVELOPING A SET OF PICTURE-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR STORYTELLING EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAM IN SMP N 12 MAGELANG

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: (1) to find out the target and learning needs of the storytelling extracurricular students in SMP N 12 Magelang and (2) to develop an appropriate instructional material for the storytelling extracurricular program in SMP N 12 Magelang.

This was a research and development (R&D) study. The subjects were 33 students of storytelling extracurricular program of SMP N 12 Magelang. This research procedure followed Dick and Carey’s  model in Borg and Gall (2003) with some modifications. The steps were conducting needs analysis, developing course grid,  writing the first draft of the materials, evaluating the first draft by an expert, and revising the materials based on the feedback obtained from the evaluation. The instruments to collect the data were the needs analysis questionnaire and the materials evaluations questionnaire. The data from the need analysis were analyzed quantitatively and  the data obtained from the materials evaluation were analyzed through descriptive statistics..

Based on the results of the needs analysis,  this study developed three units of storytelling extracurricular materials.  Each unit had two main parts: introduction, and main lesson. Based on the analysis of the data from the expert judgment, the developed storytelling extracurricular materials were appropriate in terms of the content, language, presentation, and layout. The  mean  score of all aspects was 3.52. It can be categorized as“very good.