THE QUALITY OF ENGLISH TEXTBOOK “WHEN ENGLISH RINGS A BELL” FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: AN EVALUATION ON CONTENT, LANGUAGE, AND PRESENTATION ASPECTS

The objectives of this study were to find out whether the English textbook
“When English Rings A Bell” used by the seventh-grade students of
Junior High School fulfill the criteria of a good textbook determined by
BSNP, to find out how teachers perceive the quality of the textbook, and
to find out whether there was the difference between the textbook
analysis result and the teacher’s perception on the quality of the
textbook. This research was categorized as a content analysis. In this
research, there were three aspects used to analyze the English textbook
entitled “When English Rings A Bell”. The aspects were content,
language, and presentation. The data were gathered by using the
textbook’s evaluation checklist determined by BSNP and questionnaire
for the teachers. The writer used Kohen’s Kappa Formula in analyzing
the textbook’s evaluation checklist and five ranges score Likert scale in
analyzing the questionnaire. The result showed that the content and
language aspect were in the “good” category and “fair” category in the
presentation aspect. Based on the data, the textbook was in “good”
category of the overall fulfillment, in the average score of 83. It meaned
that the English textbook entitled “When English Rings a Bell” for the
seventh-grade students of Junior High School has fulfilled the criteria of
content, language, and presentation appropriateness determined by
BSNP. The textbook evaluation based on the teachers’ questionnaire
showed that the textbook was already appropriate to use for Junior High
School students. The differences between textbook analysis based on
the researcher’s results and teacher’s perception were in materials
accuracy, presentation technique, teaching and learning technique, and
presentation coverage.
Keywords: evaluation, textbook, BSNP, content analysis