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B. Relevant Studies

Concerning the topic of this research, other researchers had carried out research on the similar topic. For instance, a study by Nurhana 2014 proved that using interactive multimedia could improve students’ reading skills. Students made a good improvement in several aspects of reading skills such as grammatical words classes, system, particular meaning, and task achievement. Students also became more active during teaching and learning process and they were more confident to read aloud. Another researcher, Wijaya 2013, had also previously done a study with the similar theme. The research showed that it is appropriate to use the product of interactive multimedia in teaching reading. With the means score of the data from the try-out ranged from 3.94 to 4.42, the developed interactive multimedia could facilitate English teaching and learning process. It can also be used by students at schools or homes for learning purposes.

C. Conceptual Framework

The development of new technology influences an increasing number of learning multimedia usage in educational field. The problem in traditional teaching method lies on how the teacher teach the students in classroom as occurred in SMP Negeri 4 Yogyakarta. The teacher used textbook too often and rarely had alternative learning source. In this situation, interactive multimedia could be used as an alternative in assisting classroom teaching and learning process. 30 By utilizing interactive multimedia, the teacher and students would not rely too much on textbook as the sole source of learning. The students would be more active and they played important role in their own learning process. It would also trigger students ’ autonomy towards learning in or outside the classroom. As an alternative, it gave the users freedom for creativity and effectiveness. For teacher, she could guide the students if they faced any problems in their learning process. It could shift the teaching and learning process from teacher-centred to students-centred. The similar research showed that using interactive multimedia in teaching and learning process could improve students’ achievement. It boosted students’ confidence that they were able to read aloud during teaching and learning process. In this research, the researcher focused on developing interactive multimedia for learning short functional text reading. The subjects were Grade VIII students of SMP Negeri 4 Yogyakarta. It is expected that the interactive multimedia could assist students in learning short functional text reading so that they could be independent learners. They would not rely too much on their teacher and textbook since they could learn through the interactive multimedia anytime and anywhere they want. 31

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODS