Developing Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) Weblog Materials

Abstract

This study aims to develop cooperative integrated reading and composition (CIRC) weblogs materials for the second-grade students of MAN 1 Yogyakarta. The materials were developed through ADDIE stages. The qualitative data were analyzed using the descriptive analysis while the quantitative data were analyzed through the descriptive quantitative analysis which was converted to the qualitative data. The results show that the materials could provide more texts which were closely related to students' life and more practices on grammar, vocabulary and generic structure of the text. However, weblogs materials should be more adaptive to the learning process. Hence, the materials were improved by adding more games, giving direct feedback, simplifying instructions, minimizing essay questions, and giving examples or demonstration before working with the assignments. Through the development of the products, the learning process became more conducive since there was an improvement in the students' interaction and motivation.