Designing a Mobile Game Application for Student with Learning Disabilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad S.N.M ◽  
Nor Azmidy I ◽  
Imam B. M. K ◽  
Che Ku Nuraini C.K.M
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Subtraction Problem ◽  
Mobile Game ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Addition And Subtraction ◽  
To Receive

Learning disabilities are a problem that influences the brain's capacity to receive, process, analyze and store information. These processing issues can interfere with learning fundamental abilities, especially for learning mathematics. Fortunately, different approaches and methods in teaching and learning can improve students with learning disabilities to understand and know to count basic mathematic operations. This study focuses on the designing of mobile game applications based on the Speedline method to help students with learning disabilities to understand basic mathematical operational especially the addition and subtraction problem. Based on the findings, Speedline game was design using the puzzle game concept and the game design is fully discussed in this paper.

scholarly journals A Study of Errors and Misconceptions in the Learning of Addition and Subtraction of Directed Numbers in Grade 8

SAGE Open ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401667137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judah Paul Makonye ◽  
Josiah Fakude
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Negative Numbers ◽  
Teaching And Learning Mathematics ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Number Lines ◽  
Addition And Subtraction ◽  
Logical Errors ◽  
Grade 8

The study focused on the errors and misconceptions that learners manifest in the addition and subtraction of directed numbers. Skemp’s notions of relational and instrumental understanding of mathematics and Sfard’s participation and acquisition metaphors of learning mathematics informed the study. Data were collected from 35 Grade 8 learners’ exercise book responses to directed numbers tasks as well as through interviews. Content analysis was based on Kilpatrick et al.’s strands of mathematical proficiency. The findings were as follows: 83.3% of learners have misconceptions, 16.7% have procedural errors, 67% have strategic errors, and 28.6% have logical errors on addition and subtraction of directed numbers. The sources of the errors seemed to be lack of reference to mediating artifacts such as number lines or other real contextual situations when learning to deal with directed numbers. Learners seemed obsessed with positive numbers and addition operation frames—the first number ideas they encountered in school. They could not easily accommodate negative numbers or the subtraction operation involving negative integers. Another stumbling block seemed to be poor proficiency in English, which is the language of teaching and learning mathematics. The study recommends that building conceptual understanding on directed numbers and operations on them must be encouraged through use of multirepresentations and other contexts meaningful to learners. For that reason, we urge delayed use of calculators.

scholarly journals Pandemik COVID-19: Cabaran Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran (PDP) Pendidikan Islam Dalam Pendidikan Khas Bagi Pelajar Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU) Masalah Pembelajaran Di Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-138
Author(s):  
Azman Ab Rahman ◽  
Syed Salim Syed Shamsudin ◽  
Nurul Nadia Nozlan ◽  
Muhd. Faiz Abd. Shakor ◽  
Afaf Sukari
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Control Order ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), also known as COVID-19, has surprised the country worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant implications for communities around the world in general and Malaysia in particular. COVID-19 has caused various sectors to be affected by the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, including educational institutions in Malaysia. This matter also concerns Islamic Education teachers in Special Education because the Teaching and Learning process (PdP) of Islamic Education with students with learning disabilities (OKU MP) had to be implemented online. Thus, the study's objective is to identify the PdP method used by teachers of Islamic Education in Special Education and the challenges faced when conducting PdP with OKU MP during COVID-19. This study uses a qualitative method by using a questionnaire approach and documentation to collect data for the study objectives. The study found that identifying specific and appropriate techniques before starting the PdP with students with learning disabilities is the primary method in the PdP of Islamic Education during COVID-19. The main challenges in the PdP of Islamic Education for OKU MP students are issues related to technological facilities as well as matters of commitment of students and parents, skills and expertise of teachers as well as the lack of Supported Learning Material (BBM) while continuing the PdP online due to the implementation of Movement Control Order (MCO) by the Malaysian government. Researchers hoped that this study could help teachers and OKU MP face the challenges to continue the PdP of Islamic Education during COVID-19 and reference educational institutions in improving the PdP process for OKU students in Malaysia in general. Keywords: Teaching and Learning (PdP), Islamic Education, Special Education, Students with Learning Disabilities, COVID-19 Abstrak Negara telah digemparkan dengan satu wabak yang dinamakan sebagai Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) atau dikenali juga sebagai COVID-19. Bencana wabak COVID-19 ini telah memberi implikasi yang besar kepada masyarakat di seluruh dunia secara umumnya dan Malaysia secara khususnya. Hal ini telah menyebabkan pelbagai sektor turut terkesan dengan penularan wabak COVID-19 tersebut termasuklah institusi Pendidikan di Malaysia. Perkara ini turut memberi kebimbangan kepada para guru Pendidikan Islam dalam Pendidikan Khas kerana proses Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran (PDP) Pendidikan Islam dalam Pendidikan Khas bersama pelajar Kurang Upaya Masalah Pembelajaran (OKU MP) perlu dilaksanakan secara atas talian. Justeru, objektif kajian ini dijalankan adalah untuk mengenal pasti kaedah PDP yang digunakan oleh para guru Pendidikan Islam dalam Pendidikan Khas dan cabaran yang dihadapi sewaktu menjalankan PDP bersama para pelajar OKU MP sewaktu COVID-19. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kualitatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan soal selidik dalam mengumpulkan data bagi mencapai objektif kajian. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa kaedah mengenal pasti teknik tertentu dan bersesuaian sebelum memulakan PDP bersama OKU MP merupakan kaedah utama dalam PDP Pendidikan Islam sewaktu COVID-19. Cabaran utama dalam PDP Pendidikan Islam pelajar OKU MP adalah isu berkaitan kemudahan teknologi selain isu komitmen pelajar dan ibu bapa, kemahiran dan kepakaran guru serta kekurangan Bahan Bantu Mengajar (BBM) sepanjang meneruskan PDP secara atas talian disebabkan perlaksanaan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) yang dilaksanakan oleh kerajaan Malaysia. Kajian ini diharapkan dapat membantu para guru dan pelajar OKU MP dalam mendepani cabaran yang dihadapi bagi meneruskan PDP Pendidikan Islam sewaktu COVID-19 serta menjadi rujukan kepada institusi pendidikan dalam menambah baik proses PDP bagi pelajar OKU di Malaysia secara umumnya. Kata Kunci: Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran (PDP), Pendidikan Islam, Pendidikan Khas, Masalah Pembelajaran, COVID-19.

scholarly journals Reading Problems among Primary School Remedial Pupils in One of Miri, Sarawak

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Ivy Jain ◽  
Norasmah Othman
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Diagnostic Tests ◽  
Reading Recovery ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Reading Skill ◽  
Reading Teachers ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Remedial Students ◽  
Basic Concepts

Reading is a difficult skill to be mastered by children mainly remedial students prone to problems in basic reading skill. Remedial students are students with learning disabilities who have been selected to attend the Remedial Programme in their schools. This study was conducted to identify the problems faced by these students in mastering basic reading skill. Basic reading skill that is the focus of this article is the open syllables words; Consonant Vowel Consonant Vowel (KVKV). This study aimed to identify the main problems faced by students in reading open syllables words (KVKV). The study was conducted in one elementary school in the district of Miri, Sarawak involving 30 pupils in year two from remedial class. Data were collected through Diagnostic Tests, observations and interviews in the study group. The study found that the main problems were; students do not understand the basic concepts of reading clearly and the lack of motivation among the students. This study is expected to help teacher in particular remedial teachers in helping students overcome reading recovery KVKV word. To improve the reading skills of pupils, the study recommended that remedial students are taught by a variety of teaching strategies such as inserting games or songs in their teaching and learning in order to cultivate their interest in reading. Teachers are also advised to constantly motivate the students so that they are eager to learn the skills of reading.

scholarly journals SOSIALISASI MEDIA KANTONG DORAEMON UNTUK MENINGKATKAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR MATEMATIKA

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
Ayu Fitri ◽  
Sinta Maria Dewi ◽  
Yulistina Nur DS ◽  
Depi Prihamdani ◽  
Tarpan Suparman
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Student Motivation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Motivation To Learn ◽  
Instructional Media ◽  
Lecture Method ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Addition And Subtraction ◽  
Grade Iii

Kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat ini dilaksanakan pada Sabtu, 25 Agustus 2018 di SD Negeri Sukasari I Dusun Cikuda Desa Sukasari Kecamatan Cibuaya Kabupaten Karawang. Adapun analisis situasi sekolah ini ialah rendahnya penggunaan media pembelajaran dalam proses belajar mengajar. Kegiatan pkm ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan motivasi belajar matematika dengan menggunakan media kantong doraemon. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini ialah metode ceramah, metode diskusi dan simulasi. Hasil yang diperoleh dari kegiatan pkm ini ialah meningkatnya motivasi belajar siswa khususnya pada pembelajaran matematika di kelas III sekolah dasar sebesar 84% serta siswa dapat memahami tentang konsep teknik menyimpan pada penjumlahan dan pengurang bilangan.  Kata kunci : pengabdian, masyarakat, media kantong doraemon,  motivasi matematika.   Community service activities were carried out on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Sukasari I Elementary School, Cikuda Sub-Village, Sukasari Village, Cibuaya District, Karawang Regency. The analysis of the situation of this school is the low use of instructional media in the teaching and learning process. This pkm activity aims to increase motivation to learn mathematics by using the Doraemon pocket media. The method used in this research is the lecture method, discussion method and simulation. The results obtained from this pkm activity are increased student motivation, especially in learning mathematics in grade III elementary school with percentase 84 and students can understand the concept of saving techniques on the addition and subtraction of numbers.  Keywords: devotion, society, Doraemon pocket media, mathematical motivation.

scholarly journals Disguised Blessings amid Covid‑19: Opportunities and Challenges for South African University Students with Learning Disabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-118
Author(s):  
Ndakaitei Manase
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
University Students ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Online Systems ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Remote Learning

The Covid‑19 pandemic has led to changes from traditional face-to-face teaching and learning to online systems. These changes have resulted in a concerted focus by local and international scholars on how some students are disadvantaged from accessing pedagogy due to a lack of resources and supportive living conditions that enable meaningful off‑campus learning. Simultaneously, disabilities in higher education is getting international attention, too, highlighting how students with disabilities are vulnerable to further exclusions and mental health problems. This article focuses on the pedagogical arrangements during the Covid‑19 pandemic and the challenges and opportunities associated with online and remote learning for university students with learning disabilities. The article draws on the narratives of fifteen students with learning disabilities from a university in South Africa. An analysis of students’ narratives within the Capability Approach’s concept of conversion factors revealed how circumstances could enable or constrain students’ abilities to achieve what they value in higher education. Students’ narratives show that they engage better with online and remote learning despite some notable challenges. In conclusion, the pedagogical arrangements aimed at alleviating the disruptions caused by the Covid‑19 pandemic can address the unmet educational needs of students with learning disabilities even though they have to overcome specific barriers.

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics Remote Instruction for Students With Disabilities

2021 ◽  
pp. 105345122110018
Author(s):  
Jonte C. Taylor ◽  
Jiwon Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Emotional Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
The Arts ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Learning Frameworks

The need for all students to have science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) experiences has translated into research examinations of what strategies and practices work in learning STEAM-related concepts and ideas. Through research, effective frameworks, strategies, and additional considerations have been identified for teaching and learning STEAM for students with learning disabilities and emotional/behavioral disorders. Along with understanding how to apply teaching and learning frameworks and using specific strategies for science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics, the authors provide details on how to differentiate instruction for remote teaching.

scholarly journals Supporting students with learning disabilities to explore linear relationships using online learning objects

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-39
Author(s):  
Ruth Beatty ◽  
Catherine D. Bruce
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Instructional Sequence ◽  
Dynamic Mode ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Linear Relationships ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Mathematics Teaching And Learning ◽  
Support Students

The study of linear relationships is foundational for mathematics teaching and learning. However, students’ abilities to connect different representations of linear relationships have proven to be challenging. In response, a computer-based instructional sequence was designed to support students’ understanding of the connections among representations. In this paper we report on the affordances of this dynamic mode of representation specifically for students with learning disabilities. We outline four results identified by teachers as they implemented the online lessons.Apoyo a estudiantes con problemas de aprendizaje para explorar relaciones lineales mediante el uso de objetos de aprendizaje en líneaEl estudio de las relaciones lineales es fundamental en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de las matemáticas. Sin embargo, las habilidades de los estudiantes para conectar distintas representaciones de las relaciones lineales han demostrado ser un reto. Ante esto, hemos diseñado una secuencia de enseñanza basada en ordenadores para fomentar en los estudiantes la comprensión de las conexiones entre estas representaciones.Presentamos las potencialidades de este tipo de representación dinámica para estudiantes con dificultades de aprendizaje, destacando cuatro resultados identificados por maestros al implementar las lecciones en línea.Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10481/21535

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