VALIDITY ANALYSIS OF THE VARK (VISUAL, AUDITORY, READ-WRITE, AND KINESTHETIC) MODEL - BASED BASIC READING AND WRITING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE 1ST GRADE STUDENTS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

摘要

This research aims to produce Lesson Plan and learning materials of Basic Reading and Writing by using VARK (Visual, Auditory, Read-Write, and Kinesthetic) Model in the 1st grade of Elementary School. The development was done on the basis of the students' needs. They were assumed to have low ability in Basic Reading and Writing. To develop the materials, 4D (Define, Design, Develop, and Disseminate) Model was applied. The development focused on the users' needs in accordance with the context (teachers and students) so that a draft containing Standard of Competence, Basic Competence, indicators and learning objectives was produced. The product was revised based on the data of authentic process in accordance with the users' needs (process/formative evaluation). The results of the validation show that the learning materials produced are valid in which the validity score is 3.64 or 90.91% (very valid).