DEVELOPING READING MATERIAL FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN TOURISM AREA BY INSERTING LOCAL CULTURE
Abstract
This research and development (R&D) aimedat 1) developing reading material for the fifth gradestudents of elementary schools in tourism area, and (2)investigating the quality of the material developed. Togather the data, this study used scoring rubric,questionnaires, observation sheets, interview guide,and test. This study used the development modelproposed by Sugiyono (2011) and was developed basedon the characteristics of good reading materialproposed by Tomlinson (1998). The results showed that(1) reading material was developed by involving someof local contents and (2) reading material had highvalidity and practicality and was proven to be effective.It then can be concluded that to make good quality of areading material, the development of it should involvelocal content and should be based on the criteria ofgood material.Keywords: Reading Material, Tourism Area, LocalCulture
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