Developing Biography Text Teaching Materials Based On Author’s Experience

This current study aimed at developing teaching materials used in learning Bahasa Indonesia for students in Senior High School. The materials were gained through writing process conducted by the author of biography text books. The books were developed based on the author creativity in writing process. They were expected to overcome the students’ difficulties in creating learning products in the form of biography text. Research and Development method were employed during this study. It was designed by doing initial potential and problem analysis, data collection, product design, validity of design, product trial, and product revision with observation, interview, questionnaire and written test were used as technique and instrument of the research. From this study obtained descriptive data on the need for teaching materials in schools, score data on the ability to write biographical texts of students, description data about the structure of biographical text and the results of expert validation of instructional materials developed from the author's experience, and scores on the measurement of learning effectiveness developed. Data were then analyzed by applying quantitative and qualitative analysis. Based on the analysis, biography text teaching materials based on the author’s experience help the students understand the materials easily. The effectiveness of the learning process as well as the students’ activity in creating learning products was positively measured.