MARI BELAJAR MENGURUS MASA DAN WANG (MBMMW) COURSEWARE FOR TABIKA KEMAS: TOWARDS PROMOTING ACTIVE LEARNING AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN

Abstract

Nowadays, the use of web-based multimedia courseware encompasses all learning stages, especially among children. As an effort to assist teachers in promoting active learning among the children, Mari Belajar Mengurus Masa dan Wang (MBMMW) courseware is developed based on Tabika KEMAS core syllabus for mathematics focusing on money and time management. Proper interactive contents that include various activities and videos were provided in the courseware as the teaching and learning (T&L) aid for teachers, parents and students. Since there are limitations of current educational materials on money and time in Tabika KEMAS, MBMMW courseware is developed to assist both teachers and students in providing impactful T&L experience. This could later boost the students’ understanding and learning performance while allowing students to accomplish active learning with teachers and parents. By implementing cognitive theory of multimedia learning (CTML) and user experience (UX) recommendations, MBMMW courseware was carefully developed via ADDIE Model. Functionality tests have been conducted to ensure the operations of the menu, buttons and links displayed in the courseware. Moreover, user evaluation for MBMMW has been performed towards understanding the initial acceptance of MBMMW courseware among the users. Results have mostly shown positive reactions from the users, thus acknowledging the usability of MBMMW as an interesting and fun active learning aid for presenting fundamental knowledge about money and time.