Developing Listening Materials Using Educaplay Video Quiz for Seventh Grade Students at UPT SMP Negeri 17 Medan

This study aimed to develop listening materials using Educaplay Video Quiz for
seventh-grade students at UPT SMP Negeri 17 Medan. Despite the Merdeka
Curriculum’s emphasis on digital literacy, field observations revealed that listening
activities were systematically skipped due to the unavailability of supporting audio
materials, leaving students with minimal exposure to structured listening practice.
Employing Design and Development Research (DDR) based on Borg and Gall’s
(2003) Research and Development model, this study followed six systematic stages:
research and information gathering, needs analysis, developing preliminary product,
expert validation, product revision, and final product. Data were collected through
a needs analysis questionnaire administered to 32 seventh-grade students and an
expert validation sheet assessed by two design experts: an English education
lecturer and an in-service English teacher. The needs analysis revealed that students
strongly preferred video-based, interactive listening materials with immediate
feedback and visually attractive displays. Based on these findings, 11 Educaplay
Video Quiz activities were developed, covering topics from the Grade 7 English for
Nusantara textbook. Expert validation results indicated an overall score of 90.83%,
categorized as "Very Good" according to Suharto’s (2008) criteria, with content
appropriateness (88.00%), consistency (93.33%), practicality (92.00%), and
effectiveness (90.00%) all meeting quality standards. Revisions included adding
text captions to videos and preparing a teacher guidance document. The findings
confirm that the developed Educaplay Video Quiz materials are valid, practical, and
appropriate for enhancing English listening instruction for seventh-grade EFL
learners.