Abstract :
The objective of this study is to develop Basic Writing module, both
paper based and digital form for second semester English Education Department
student at University of Muhammadiyah Gresik. The principle of discovery
learning is used as the design of module content based on SCL (Student Centred
Learning) approach for realizing active learning environment.
This research uses Research and Development (R & D) as the design.
The development model is adapted based on Branch (2009) model. It covers five
steps of ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate). To collect
the data, the researcher used some instruments, i.e. interview question list, need
analysis questionnaire, experts judgment questionnaires, and student response
questionnaire.
The results of this study are: 1) The students use English in general
context. In Basic Writing subject, they need minimum requirements in writing
that cover spelling and diction to be conveyed in sentences or even paragraph.
They are also expected to be able to write simple sentence to complex sentence
and produce different genre of paragraph writing, i.e. exposition, narration, and
description. 2) Generally, the students? lack in writing is generating supporting
sentences to be developed in an academic paragraph. 3) The materials that have
been developed are arranged in eight chapters that cover about simple sentence to
complex sentence, topic sentence, controlling idea, and supporting sentences,
concluding sentence and outline, developing simple academic paragraph, review
and revise paragraph, descriptive paragraph, recount paragraph, and peer-editing.
4) The module is facilitated by Android application as the supplement. The
eligibility level of the product from media expert is 80.95 that includes in Good
category; meanwhile, the eligibility level of the product from material expert is
96.19 that includes in Very Good category. Data from students? response towards
the product of this study is 85.40 that includes in Very Good category.