DEVELOPING ONLINE READING MATERIAL USING TASK BASED LEARNING FOR THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS AT MA MA’ARIF NU RANDEGANSARI DRIYOREJO GRESIK

Reading book is one way to open the window of science for society. Unfortunately Indonesian people still have low reading habits. Nowadays with the increasing sophistication of technology, students are more interested in playing the gadget than reading a book so the researcher try to develop the aplication web basis that contain of material and tasks using gadget that students like. Currently the Indonesian government is targeting all high school students to apply computer-based school exams so students of Senior High School must be prepared as well. In this study the writer used research and development (R & D) method with ADDIE approach model. The subject of this study are the students who tested using an online book. The writer used questionnaire and interview to collect the data. The researcher shared the questionnaire in the class. Then, the writer interviewed the teacher. After analyzing the data, it was found that they want to learn more about reading which complete with pictures, article from magazine or newspaper and eqquiped with vocabulary or glossary. Another result show that learner need variety in learning media in English learning. The researcher makes material and tasks according to target needs and learning needs. The question form is based on the task based step and then it will be uploaded into the online book application. Media and material experts stated that the material and applications made by the researcher deserved to be tested with the revision as suggested. After the experts validate the material and application of online book, the researcher held a test conducted on 10 students of tenth grade MA Ma'arif NU Randegansari Driyorejo Gresik. Students stated that they are happy with online task-based learning because they keep up with the times