EVALUATING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR ELT RESEARCH PAPER WRITING: TEACHERS ‘AND STUDENTS ‘PERSPECTIVES

Ghufron, M. Ali (2016) EVALUATING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR ELT RESEARCH PAPER WRITING: TEACHERS ‘AND STUDENTS ‘PERSPECTIVES. In: UNNES International Conference on ELTLT, Semarang, Indonesia.

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Abstract

It is a fact that evaluation of textbook and other materials is the natural and fundamental part of the teaching and learning process. This study aimed at evaluating the instructional materials for ELT research paper writing used in Academic Writing course in English Education Department of IKIP PGRI Bojonegoro. The instructional materials were critically evaluated based on the choice and content organization, the suitability to learners, physical appearance of the book, the suitability of content, learning activities and exercises, vocabulary and grammar, clarity of instruction, supporting sources, the development of learning autonomy, the difference of students‘ learning style, and teacher‘s book. This study was descriptive evaluative research. The participants of this study was 10 students, 2 academic writing teachers, and 1 expert in materials development. The participants were selected purposively. The instruments used in this study were questionnaire and interview. The instruments were firstly tested their validity and reliability before they were used to collect the data. The data yielded from questionnaire and interview were analyzed through three steps, i.e. data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conslusion. Then, to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the instructional materials, Focus Group Discussion (FGD) was conducted byinvolving the participants, the researcher, and expert. The results indicate that the teachers and students were satisfied with the materials since it represents the students‘ needs and in line with curriculum in the department. The textbook is fairly good in the points that have been evaluated. However, there is no teacher‘s book provided by the writer.

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