A Need Analysis Study in Developing Multimedia for Functional Grammar Course

Abstract

In developing multimedia, the need analysis takes an important role. There are some instructional designs in developing and designing multimedia. Instructional design is usually started by analyzing the students’ need. This study aimed to find out the needs of students on multimedia on Functional Grammar Course. The subject of the study was the English Department students who have attended Functional Grammar Course at Universitas Negeri Padang. The sample of the study was selected by using cluster sampling, and Educational 3 class was the sample. The data were collected by using questionnaire. The questionnaire of need analysis contains three components namely necessity, lack, and want. The indicators of the needs analysis questionnaire consist of the necessities on multimedia, lack in the content of functional grammar course, and wants on multimedia. Based on the findings of needs analysis, it showed that the students strongly agreed that the use of multimedia is needed in teaching-learning process. The result of this study will be used as reference in the next study in developing multimedia.