DEVELOPING TEACHING AND LEARNING KITS FOR PROMOTING INTERACTION AMONG THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SD MUHAMMADIYAH BAUSASRAN 1 YOGYAKARTA

摘要

The objective of this research is to find out the characteristics and to develop the Teaching and Learning Kits for Promoting Interaction among the Fifth Grade Students of SD Muhammadiyah Bausasran 1 Yogyakarta. The kits are aimed to support the teacher’s success in conducting the teaching and learning activities that promote interaction.udThis study is a Research and Development (R and D). The instruments in the research are questionnaires, interview guidelines, and observation guide. The data from the questionnaires were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively, whereas the data from the interviews and observations were analyzed qualitatively. The steps conducted in the research were conducting needs analysis, planning, writing the course grid, developing the first draft of the kits, evaluating and revising the first draft, trying out the kits, evaluating the second draft, revising and writing the final draft.udBased on the data of needs analysis, the characteristics of the Teaching and Learning Kits for Promoting Interaction among the Fifth Grade Students of SD Muhammadiyah Bausasran 1 Yogyakarta are a) The materials accommodate the topics that the students like. They are school places, clothes, and school stationary items, b) The activities accommodate the activities that the students like. They are playing games and singing songs, c) The activities promote the students to interact with each other, d) The activities include the information gaps and using flashcards activities, e) The activities have in pair and group settings, f) The activities are various and interesting, g) The media include pictures and realia, h) The media are interesting and easy to use, i) The worksheets are colourful and illustrative, j) The instructions in the worksheet are written in English, k) The skill is speaking, l) The Teaching and Learning Kits make the students active and promote the students to interact with each other, m) The Teaching and Learning Kits help the teacher to conduct activities which promote interaction in the teaching and learning process.