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X-Leksia: Creation, Assessment and Implementation

This paper presents the design and delivery of X-Leksia: a multimedia courseware to aid basic reading skills in Malay language among the pre-school dyslexics. The courseware has been developed based on multi-sensory teaching approach. It supports the visual, auditory, kinaesthetic elements via multi...

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Main Authors: Devaraju, Anusuriya, Techanamurty, Umawathy, Zeratul Izzah, Mohd Yusoh, Mohd Hafiz, Zakaria
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Language:English
Published: INTI International University 2007
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LB Theory and practice of education
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spelling my-inti-eprints.12512018-11-23T06:50:33Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1251/ X-Leksia: Creation, Assessment and Implementation Devaraju, Anusuriya Techanamurty, Umawathy Zeratul Izzah, Mohd Yusoh Mohd Hafiz, Zakaria LB Theory and practice of education This paper presents the design and delivery of X-Leksia: a multimedia courseware to aid basic reading skills in Malay language among the pre-school dyslexics. The courseware has been developed based on multi-sensory teaching approach. It supports the visual, auditory, kinaesthetic elements via multimedia and “learn by doing” exercise that will reinforce each other for optimal learning. The courseware has undergone both formative and summative evaluation with dyslexics and subject matter experts from Dyslecia Association of Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur. The evaluation procedure, criteria and results are presented in this paper. As a result of completing the evaluation procedure, the author found that X-Leksia’s approach was well received by the children and teachers alike although there is still room for improvement. The courseware is hoped to contribute a significant idea to the development of technology in Malay language education for pre-school dyslexics in Malaysia. INTI International University 2007 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1251/1/110.pdf Devaraju, Anusuriya and Techanamurty, Umawathy and Zeratul Izzah, Mohd Yusoh and Mohd Hafiz, Zakaria (2007) X-Leksia: Creation, Assessment and Implementation. INTI Journal: Special Issue on Teaching and Learning. pp. 110-119. ISSN 1675-0284
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Devaraju, Anusuriya
Techanamurty, Umawathy
Zeratul Izzah, Mohd Yusoh
Mohd Hafiz, Zakaria
X-Leksia: Creation, Assessment and Implementation
description This paper presents the design and delivery of X-Leksia: a multimedia courseware to aid basic reading skills in Malay language among the pre-school dyslexics. The courseware has been developed based on multi-sensory teaching approach. It supports the visual, auditory, kinaesthetic elements via multimedia and “learn by doing” exercise that will reinforce each other for optimal learning. The courseware has undergone both formative and summative evaluation with dyslexics and subject matter experts from Dyslecia Association of Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur. The evaluation procedure, criteria and results are presented in this paper. As a result of completing the evaluation procedure, the author found that X-Leksia’s approach was well received by the children and teachers alike although there is still room for improvement. The courseware is hoped to contribute a significant idea to the development of technology in Malay language education for pre-school dyslexics in Malaysia.
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author Devaraju, Anusuriya
Techanamurty, Umawathy
Zeratul Izzah, Mohd Yusoh
Mohd Hafiz, Zakaria
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Techanamurty, Umawathy
Zeratul Izzah, Mohd Yusoh
Mohd Hafiz, Zakaria
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title X-Leksia: Creation, Assessment and Implementation
title_short X-Leksia: Creation, Assessment and Implementation
title_full X-Leksia: Creation, Assessment and Implementation
title_fullStr X-Leksia: Creation, Assessment and Implementation
title_full_unstemmed X-Leksia: Creation, Assessment and Implementation
title_sort x-leksia: creation, assessment and implementation
publisher INTI International University
publishDate 2007
url http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1251/1/110.pdf
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