2. The Course Grid
Once the researcher has known students’ target and learning needs, the next step was writing a course grid. Although the materials were taken from a
textbook, the course grid was needed as guidance in developing materials and activities. In writing the course grid, the results of the needs analysis, core
competencies and basic competencies of grade VII students were considered. Learning materials in this interactive learning multimedia were divided
into three units of learning. Unit 1 discusses about greeting, introducing myself, and leave taking. The title of Unit 1 is “How are You?” and the topic is greeting.
Unit 2 discusses about how to tell time, names of the days, months, dates, and years. This unit is entitled “It’s My Birthday” and the topic is telling date of
birth. Unit 3 discusses about how to tell personal identity and introducing everybody in family. This unit is entitled “I Love People around Me” and the
topic is family. The activities in this interactive learning multimedia in some ways follow the sequence of the adapted textbook, researcher only suits the
activities with the nature of computer aided multimedia. Details related to the input, materials, indicators, and activities can be seen in the appendices.
3. The Flowchart
When the researcher has developed the course grid, the next phase was designing a flowchart. A flowchart visually depicts the sequence and structure of
a program Ivers Barron, 2002:61. A flowchart was designed to make a clear
picture of how the content of the interactive learning multimedia is sequenced. The flowchart structure used in this research is a tree structure. It was preceded
by a main menu and then branched into several submenus. The figure of the flowchart is available in the appendices.
4. The First Draft of the Interactive Learning Multimedia
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