%0 Thesis %9 S1 %A Reza, Halimah %A Drs. Suharso, M.Pd., %B Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris %D 2015 %F UNY:26421 %I Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta %K reading, multimedia, descriptive %T DEVELOPING INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA FOR TEACHING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT READING TO GRADE VII STUDENTS AT SMPN 6 YOGYAKARTA %U http://eprints.uny.ac.id/26421/ %X The aim of this study is to developthe appropriate interactive learning multimedia for teaching descriptive text reading to Grade VII students of SMPN 6 Yogyakarta based on their needs.This was an educational research and development study. The steps of the media development were identification of the needs for material, exploration of the needs, contextual realisation of the materials, pedagogical realisation of the materials, productions of the materials, expert judgment, and revision. The data collection instruments were a needs analysis questionnaire and an expert judgment questionnaire. The research findings showed that the developed interactive learning multimedia was considered appropriate. The mean score for both materials and media aspects was 4.3 which was very good.