Development of self-learning economics app for secondary school students in Malaysia based on information processing model

According to the recent development in capabilities of smart mobile devices, their growing penetration rate among students, and the positive impacts of mobile apps on students' motivation and performance, it is possible to take advantage of these devices to design an app for learning Economics....

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Main Authors: Wan Zakaria, Wan Normeza, Abas, Hafiza, Masrom, Maslin, Mohd. Ali, Raihana, Nik Mohamed, Nik Nadzirah
Format: Article
Published: UIKTEN - Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science 2019
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/88226/
http://dx.doi.org/10.18421/TEM83-31
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Summary:According to the recent development in capabilities of smart mobile devices, their growing penetration rate among students, and the positive impacts of mobile apps on students' motivation and performance, it is possible to take advantage of these devices to design an app for learning Economics. The aim of this project is to develop the Economics mobile app for secondary school students in Malaysia which can offer ubiquitous self-learning among students. The design is based on information processing model that emphasizes cognitive processes in learning. This paper discusses the development of the app which is named EconsF4.