Evaluation of children's learning experiences with E-Doa / Nurul Izyani Mohd. Arif

• Main Author: Mohd. Arif, Nurul Izyani
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Interactive multimedia; Learning. Learning strategies
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/63256/1/63256.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/63256/

Children are like a white cloth which must be colored by their parents to make a very beautiful cloth. They are the most valuable assets for the future where their generations will be the one that will replace us for a brighter future. The main objective of this study is about children's learning experiences. This study proposes a new interface design for the courseware package by making improvements on the E-Doa. The improvements include shorten the animation time, insert related background image, minimize animations that may cause distractions on the learning process, and improve the learning process by implementing the concept of bouncing ball. The scope of this study is basically on the Islamic spirituality where it aims to educate the Muslims especially children since they are in pre-school. The target users of this study are the children with the age ranged from four to six years old. The target users also include parents and pre-school teachers that may help the children to use the courseware package. Method used for this project is user testing where the E-Doa has been tested by the children and their feedbacks are the guideline for the new design. Interviews with the pre-school teachers have been conducted to-get their opinion on the children learning experiences and their behavior in learning. This study also explains more in detail about the improvements that been applied into the new interface design of E-Doa. At the end of this report, recommendations are given in order to ensure that this study can be further to the next level.