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can realize the five forms of stimulus in the form of learning. However, most
teachers cannot present the five stimuli with a computer program, while

computer programmers do not master knowledge.
The solution is to realize these stimuli in a computer program using
software that is easy to learn so that teachers will easily realize their teaching

ideas.Good learning media must meet several requirements. Learning media
must increase learner motivation. The use of media has the aim of providing

inspiration to learners. In addition, the media must also stimulate learners to
remember what they have learned and provide new learning stimuli. Good press
will also activate students in giving feedback and also encourage students to

practice correctly.
There are several criteria for judging the effectiveness of a medium.

Hubbard proposed nine criteria for judging it (Hubbard, 1983). The first
criterion is cost, the cost must be judged by the results to be achieved by using
the media. Another criterion is the availability of supporting facilities such as

electricity, compatibility with class size, conciseness, adaptability, setup time
and effort, impact, complexity, and, last but not least, usability. The more
learning objectives can be assisted by a media, the better the media.

The above criteria are more for conventional media. Thorn proposed six
criteria for assessing interactive multimedia (Thorn, 1995). The first assessment
criterion is ease of navigation. A program should be designed as simply as

possible so that students do not need to learn computers first. The second
criterion is the content of cognition; the other criterion is knowledge and

presentation of information.
These two criteria assess the content of the program itself and whether
the program has met the learning needs of the learner or not. The fourth

criterion is media integration, where the media must integrate aspects and
language skills that must be learned. The program must have an artistic

appearance to attract students, so aesthetics is also a criterion. The last
assessment criterion is the overall function. The program developed must