Educational game for solving mathematics word problems for children / Norhidayah Mukhtar

Nowadays, children are not interested with the mathematics and they think mathematics is bored. They have difficulties when the question is written in paragraph or sentences. But if the same question is write in arithmetic equation, they normally can solve the question. Playing computer games is one...

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Main Author: Mukhtar, Norhidayah
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/63674/1/63674.pdf
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/63674/
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Summary:Nowadays, children are not interested with the mathematics and they think mathematics is bored. They have difficulties when the question is written in paragraph or sentences. But if the same question is write in arithmetic equation, they normally can solve the question. Playing computer games is one of the most popular activities among children. Therefore, the idea of edutainment is very significant in attracting children to learn mathematics while playing. Game based learning is one of the modern pedagogical approaches beginning to gain attention in education. This project integrated with Multimedia Education application to make the learning process more attractive and fun for the children. The purpose of this application is to provide a better way of learning and make it easy for children to learn and understand by developing a prototype of an educational game in learning Mathematics word problems. The objective of this project is to develop a prototype for solving Mathematics word problems for children. The application will cover on the multiplication for year four syllabus.