Developing Multiple Intelligence-Based English Speaking Supplementary Materials for year 7 Full Day School Students of Islamic Junior High Schools.

This study aimed to develop appropriate multiple intelligence-based English speaking supplementary materials for seventh grade students of Full Day School program of Islamic Junior High School. The study was conducted by following the procedure of research and development proposed by Borg and Gall (2003). To achieve the objectives, this study involved 64 students of Full Day School program of an Islamic Junior High School in Kebumen Regency of Central Java Province, as the sample of study. The data were collected using four techniques including conducting observation, interview, Multiple Intelligence Scale (MIS) test, and spreading questionnaires. The collected data were analysed using both qualitative and quantitative methods. The result of the research was a textbook prototype consisting of six units of multiple intelligence-based English speaking materials for students. The results of expert judgments’ analysis showed the calculation results as follows: the content (4.4 of 5), the materials presentation (4.3 of 5), the language (4.5 of 5), and the graphic design (4.6 of 5). Furthermore, the materials were implemented to and evaluated by the students, resulting the mean value i.e. 4,6 of 5 which is categorized as “very good”. In other words, the developed multiple intelligence-based English speaking supplementary materials for year 7 Full Day School students of Islamic Junior High Schools are appropriate to be used