The Relevance of Reading Materials Presentation in Indonesian Textbook for Grade Vii Junior High School: Learner Characteristics Review

This study aims to: (1) identify the presentation of reading material in grade VII Indonesian textbook and (2) describe the relevance of the presentation of reading material in grade VII Indonesian textbook based on the characteristics of the learners. The research approach used is descriptive qualitative. The data used in this study is the presentation of description text in the seventh-grade Indonesian textbook published by Erlangga. The data source of this research was a document, namely Indonesian grade VII Indonesian textbook. The data collection technique of this study used the documentation and listening methods and continued with the note-taking technique. Analysis of the data of this study used the content analysis method. The validity test of the data in this study used the triangulation theory. The results showed that from the 60 reading material data (1) 11 data are not relevant to students because of characteristics relating to initial abilities, such as intellectual ability, thinking ability, and movement ability. (2) 46 data are not relevant to students because of characteristics relating to social-cultural background and status. (3) 3 data are not relevant to students because of characteristics relating to personality differences, such as nature, attitudes, feelings, interests, and so on. This shows the need for material adjustments to the characteristics of students' abilities, social background characteristics, and personality characteristics. The preparation of textbooks in the future should pay attention to intellectual, sociological, and psychological characteristics of students.