Computer as a Tutor

states, “the encrypt button is used to convert the readable questions and answers into an encrypted unreadable text.” It is important in order to prevent students from cheating. Not all students have tendency to cheat, but once they find the chance to do it then, it is possible for them to cheat. Meanwhile, the decrypt button has a function contrary to encrypt button. It makes the unreadable text readable. Then, the next important feature is the separator box. IPALL matching has separate boxes one of which is for the questions and the other is for the answers. “The separator box is used to set the character to separate the answer from the question in the exercise slide.” Dwijatmoko, 2015, in print Whatever questions or answers the students click, it will be displayed first before it disappears. It disappears whenever students select the right match of question and answer.

b. Features of IPALL Multiple Choice

IPALL Multiple Choice has more features than IPALL Matching. Not all features are mentioned here, but this part will explain some features which are operated manually. First, there is a feature named a correct textbox. Before writing the next question it is important to “set the correct answer key” Dwijatmoko, 2015: in print. It is to enable the display of the correct answer when students have clicked the correct answers. The second feature is a set of five clue text boxes. It can be used whenever there is a need to help students choose the answer by giving related clues. The third clue is a confirm button. It is the most important feature of IPALL multiple choice because if students forget to click it, the answer is not confirmed and thus, it is not recorded and it affects their score. The instruction not to forget clicking the button is stated in the IPALL. However, reminding students to always be careful and not to forget to click the button every time they work using IPALL is suggested. The last feature is navigation arrows. Dwijatmoko 2015: in print mentions that it functions “to move to the next or the previous question.” Having navigation arrows is important as it enables the users to go to the previous or the next pages. It also enables students to easily move to the next pages. They will not get confused because the navigation arrows that they need are already there. They will not go to the wrong pages. IPALL is accessible both at school and at home. At school, the teachers usually save the IPALL files in the computer in the language laboratory and they can also upload the files in a website called ELTgallery. It enables the students to access the files from home or some other places which have internet connection. IPALL is equipped with feedback box feature. However, IPALL does not exactly explain the reason why certain answers are right or wrong. Thus, students need to discuss the exercises with the teachers at school. The term ‘interactive’ in this research is more specific. It is not about students and students or students and teachers interaction but it is like what Reeves and Herdberg 2003 states, “…learners interact to process, tasks to accomplish, and a problem to solve…an interactive learning system requires a digital device equipped with a microprocessor e.g., a computer and at least one human being a learner.” In relation with this study, the type of interaction is mostly the interaction between students and media. The other types of interaction are still necessary. Yet, when talking about IPALL in CALL environment in this research, it refers to students