UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
EVALUATION OF CHILDREN'S LEARNING EXPERIENCES WITH K-DOA
NURUL IZYANI BINTI MOHD. ARIF
IT Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Science (Information Technology)
Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
JULY 2012
STUDENT'S DECLARATION
I declare that the work in this report was carried out in accordance with the regulations of Universiti Teknologi MARA. It is original and is the result of my own work, unless otherwise indicated or acknowledged as reference work. This report has not been submitted to any other academic institution on non-academic institution for any other degree of qualification.
In the event that my report is found to violate the conditions mentioned above, I voluntarily waive the right of conferment of my degree and degree to be subjected to the disciplinary rules and regulations of Universiti Teknologi MARA.
Name of Student Student's ID No.
Program Faculty Project Title
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ABSTRACT
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.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
In the name of Allah, most gracious and most merciful, all praises be to HIM for giving me the opportunity in completing this research. With help of Allah, I have accomplished my research very well and fulfill the requirement of Master of Science in Information Technology (M. Sc. IT). Alhamdulillah.
My deepest thanks go to Dr. Fariza Hanis Abdul Razak, my adorable supervisor, for her full commitment, tolerant, guidance, advices and supervision in completing this research and to my coordinator, Dr. Wan Adilah Wan Adnan and also Dr. Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Mohd Isa.
My thanks also are recorded to the individuals and Tadika Islam Saidina Abu Bakar as- Siddiq (TIS AAS) who assisted me in various stages of research. To mention a few, they are:
a. The teachers, supervisor, Ms. Qudsiah and also the principle, Mrs. Rahilah from TISAAS, Gombak, Selangor.
b. Members from Department of Information Technology in Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, UiTM Shah Alam.
c. Professionals who contribute the information for this research d. Participants who contribute the information for this research
I would like to thank also to all my colleagues especially Mr. Omar Mohamad Pauzi and Mr. Saajid Akram Abuluaih for a very great discussion, comments and criticism that help me in making this research success. Without the cooperation and support from all of them, I am sure that I cannot work properly on this research.
Finally, I would like to record my special gratitude to all my family's member who supported me physically, emotionally and encourage my spirit until the accomplishment of this research. It is a pleasure to acknowledge them of that work.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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STUDENT'S DECLARATION i
ABSTRACT ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iii
TABLE OF CONTENT iv LIST OF TABLES vii LIST OF FIGURES vii ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS viii
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
1.1 Overview 1 1.2 Problem Statement 3
1.3 Research Objectives 4 1.4 Scope of the research 5
1.4.1 People 5 1.4.2 Technology - 6
1.4.3 Environment 7 1.5 Research Area 7
1.5.1 The Islamic Design 7 1.5.2 Children behavior and Way of Learning 8
1.6 Significance of the Research 8
1.6.1 Teachers 9 1.6.2 Parents 9 1.6.3 Children 9 1.7 Research Timeline 10 1.8 Report Outline 11
