Feasibility and Practicality of the Results of Developing Short Story Writing Teaching Materials Based on Students' Experiences Using the Expressive Writing Method

Abstract

This research aims to produce a structure of teaching materials for writing short stories based on students' experiences using the expressive writing method and test the results of the validity and practicality of the structure of teaching materials for writing short stories based on students' experiences using the expressive writing method for class VII students of SMPIT Darussalam Makassar. This research uses the Research and Development (R&D) type of research and development with the ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation) model which is used in developing instructional design. The data used is firstly qualitative data obtained from interviews, questionnaires, suggestions, criticism from Indonesian language teachers and students as well as expert opinions. Second, quantitative data obtained from the results of validation tests and practicality tests using formulations that produce assessment scores from the validator of the teaching materials being developed. Teaching materials have been validated by experts and practitioners, consisting of four aspects whose validation has been tested, namely content/material aspect with an average value of 0.92 (very feasible), presentation aspect with an average value 0.91 (very feasible), language feasibility with an average value of 0.90 (very feasible), and graphic feasibility with an average value of 0.92 (very feasible). The practicality test was carried out by 2 Indonesian language teachers and 60 students of SMPIT Darussalam Makassar with results of 84.16% for teachers and 81% for students obtained from the results of assessing aspects of appearance, aspects of clarity of material, aspects of design, aspects of ability to motivate students, and aspects of the ability to develop students' knowledge. The results of the validation test and practicality test of teaching materials for writing short stories based on students' experiences using the expressive writing method were stated to be very feasible and very practical to use in learning to write short stories at junior high school level.