The Evaluation Of Writing Exercises Of Flying Start Textbook Based On School Level-Based Curriculum

• Main Authors: Permanasari, Mita (Author), , Drs. Djoko Srijono, M.Hum (Author), , Dra. Dwi Haryanti, M.Hum (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: 2013.
• Subjects: Thesis; NonPeerReviewed
• Online Access: Connect to this object online
• Notes: https://eprints.ums.ac.id/23131/14/NASKAH_PUBLIKASI.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/23131/1/HALAMAN_JUDUL.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/23131/2/BAB_I.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/23131/3/BAB_II.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/23131/4/BAB_III.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/23131/5/BAB_IV.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/23131/9/BAB_V.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/23131/10/DAFTAR_PUSTAKA.pdf; https://eprints.ums.ac.id/23131/12/LAMPIRAN.pdf
• Keywords: LB Theory and practice of education

This research paper aims at finding out whether the writing exercises found in the English textbook entitled Flying Start is appropriate or not with the writing exercises demanded by school level-based curriculum and communicative exercise. ln analyzing the textbook, the writer applies descriptive research and the data are writing exercises taken from Flying Start textbook. The writer collects the data by finding out the writing exercises provided in the textbook, giving code to the collected data, and classifuing the exercises containing writing exercises. The data were analyzed by these steps: (1) comparing writing exercises develop in the textbook with the writing exercises demanded by the school level-based curriculum and communicative exercise, (2) counting and adding the total of writing exercises develop in the textbook, (3) giving the percentage to the total of the writing exercises develop in the textbook, (4) describing whether the writing exercises develop in the textbooks is compatible or not with the writing exercises suggested by the school level-based curriculum and communicative exercise. The results of this study show that the percentage for the writing exercises developed in the textbook based on the schema of quality classification as proposed by Suharsimi (1993) is 53,33Yo.It means that the textbook is fair or less appropriate with the writing exercises in the school level-based curriculum. In other word, it can be said that the textbook is less good to improve students' competency in writing. Meanwhile, the percentage gained in developing the communicative exercises is 60oh. lt means that in developing writing exercises which are communicative is good or appropriate.