DESIGNING A COMICQU APPLICATION FOR VIII GRADERS’ READING – WRITING ASSESSMENT

This study aimed at producing media that contain the "ComicQu"
application as media. This type of research is R&D (Research and
Development) using the ADDIE (Analysis, Design,
Development, Implementation and Evaluation) model. In the
process of collecting data, several instruments such as interviews,
observation, documentation, questionnaires, and tests were
employed. The obtained data were analyzed both descriptively
and statistically. This research product consisted of a smartphone
application with 3 quiz parts and contains 10 questions for each
section. Twenty students of the 8th Graders of a State Junior High
School in Yogyakarta were involved as the participants. The
study revealed that the designed product was appropriate to use as
an alternative media for: 1) The product was designed based on
the Needs Analysis results; 2) Results on Md (Mean Difference)
computation between the average scores of pre-and posttest on
the learners’ reading-writing skills showed Md = 79,4>66,1which
was considered significantly higher than the demanded school’s
KKM (Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimum) or the Minimum Criteria
of Learners’ learning Mastery; 3) Expert Judgementalso revealed
coefficient scores respectively 98.34from the ELT expert and78.75
from the IT expert. Thus, it can be concluded that "ComicQu" is
appropriately to use as an alternative media to improve the
learners’ reading-writing skills of English particularly at the
understudied class.