Touchscreen assistive learning numeracy application for children with autism / Muhamad Fairus Kamaruzaman … [et al.]

Touchscreen Assistive Learning Numeracy Application (TaLNA) is a touchscreen learning based application design for children with autism. This application will be used by teachers in special education schools to teach children with autism on basic numeracy. The TaLNA content was adapted and aligned w...

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Main Authors: Kamaruzaman, Muhamad Fairus, Azahari, Mustaffa Halabi, Md Noor, Harrinni, Hanapiah, Fazah Akhtar
Other Authors: Ismail, Shafinar
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Published: Division of Research and Industry Linkages 2017
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spelling my.uitm.ir.491682021-08-23T07:33:23Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/49168/ Touchscreen assistive learning numeracy application for children with autism / Muhamad Fairus Kamaruzaman … [et al.] Kamaruzaman, Muhamad Fairus Azahari, Mustaffa Halabi Md Noor, Harrinni Hanapiah, Fazah Akhtar Educational technology Education of special classes of persons Touchscreen Assistive Learning Numeracy Application (TaLNA) is a touchscreen learning based application design for children with autism. This application will be used by teachers in special education schools to teach children with autism on basic numeracy. The TaLNA content was adapted and aligned with the integrated Curriculum for Learning Disabilities issued by Ministry of Education Malaysia. Besides, it also associated with the applied behaviour analysis (ABA) intervention concept. State-of-the-art has shown that, the children with autism have tendency to react on touchscreen rather than conventional verbal communication. TaLNA aims to create an environment that scaffolds the learning process for children with autism. TaLNA consist of three topics sections 1)Learn and discover the numbers 2) tracing numbers by using dots images and 3) learn and solve the addition arithmetic problem. Embedded with multi-coloured, animated and interactive learning will feasibly keep the children with autism motivated and engaged. Based on the experimentation, direct observation, and interview with the special education teachers as well as autism experts, it is shown that the children with autism gained positive attitude, increased self-confidence and obtained self-reliance in using the TaLNA. It is an inspiration that TaLNA could uplift the instructional learning environment for children with autism, which could avail boost in early childcare education (ECCE) and thus foster the quality of life for children with autism. Division of Research and Industry Linkages Ismail, Shafinar Mahphoth, Mohd Halim Abas, Aemillyawaty Mohd Radzi, Fazlina Alias, Aidah Jamil, Ilinadia Hassan, Nor Yus Shahirah Shaari, Shafirah Zahari, Farihan 2017 Book Section PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/49168/1/49168.pdf ID49168 Kamaruzaman, Muhamad Fairus and Azahari, Mustaffa Halabi and Md Noor, Harrinni and Hanapiah, Fazah Akhtar (2017) Touchscreen assistive learning numeracy application for children with autism / Muhamad Fairus Kamaruzaman … [et al.]. In: Melaka International Intellectual Exposition (MIIEX 2017). Division of Research and Industry Linkages, Alor Gajah, Melaka.
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topic Educational technology
Education of special classes of persons
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Education of special classes of persons
Kamaruzaman, Muhamad Fairus
Azahari, Mustaffa Halabi
Md Noor, Harrinni
Hanapiah, Fazah Akhtar
Touchscreen assistive learning numeracy application for children with autism / Muhamad Fairus Kamaruzaman … [et al.]
description Touchscreen Assistive Learning Numeracy Application (TaLNA) is a touchscreen learning based application design for children with autism. This application will be used by teachers in special education schools to teach children with autism on basic numeracy. The TaLNA content was adapted and aligned with the integrated Curriculum for Learning Disabilities issued by Ministry of Education Malaysia. Besides, it also associated with the applied behaviour analysis (ABA) intervention concept. State-of-the-art has shown that, the children with autism have tendency to react on touchscreen rather than conventional verbal communication. TaLNA aims to create an environment that scaffolds the learning process for children with autism. TaLNA consist of three topics sections 1)Learn and discover the numbers 2) tracing numbers by using dots images and 3) learn and solve the addition arithmetic problem. Embedded with multi-coloured, animated and interactive learning will feasibly keep the children with autism motivated and engaged. Based on the experimentation, direct observation, and interview with the special education teachers as well as autism experts, it is shown that the children with autism gained positive attitude, increased self-confidence and obtained self-reliance in using the TaLNA. It is an inspiration that TaLNA could uplift the instructional learning environment for children with autism, which could avail boost in early childcare education (ECCE) and thus foster the quality of life for children with autism.
author2 Ismail, Shafinar
author_facet Ismail, Shafinar
Kamaruzaman, Muhamad Fairus
Azahari, Mustaffa Halabi
Md Noor, Harrinni
Hanapiah, Fazah Akhtar
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author Kamaruzaman, Muhamad Fairus
Azahari, Mustaffa Halabi
Md Noor, Harrinni
Hanapiah, Fazah Akhtar
author_sort Kamaruzaman, Muhamad Fairus
title Touchscreen assistive learning numeracy application for children with autism / Muhamad Fairus Kamaruzaman … [et al.]
title_short Touchscreen assistive learning numeracy application for children with autism / Muhamad Fairus Kamaruzaman … [et al.]
title_full Touchscreen assistive learning numeracy application for children with autism / Muhamad Fairus Kamaruzaman … [et al.]
title_fullStr Touchscreen assistive learning numeracy application for children with autism / Muhamad Fairus Kamaruzaman … [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed Touchscreen assistive learning numeracy application for children with autism / Muhamad Fairus Kamaruzaman … [et al.]
title_sort touchscreen assistive learning numeracy application for children with autism / muhamad fairus kamaruzaman … [et al.]
publisher Division of Research and Industry Linkages
publishDate 2017
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/49168/1/49168.pdf
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