The Use of Blended Learning in Development of Multimedia Courseware: Loci in Two Dimension
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Multimedia courseware has been widely used after the introduction of smart school project. This paper describes the development of the interactive courseware with embedment of Pedagogical Agents, Games Based Learning and Blended Learning elements. The focus of the courseware is Loci in Two Dimensions since most of the students have difficulties in understanding this topic. The combination of these three elements can provide an exciting, meaningful learning and at the same time assist them in learning the topic. A heuristic evaluation was conducted to evaluate the courseware’s interface and usability. 7 teachers from a school in Perak was involved in the evaluation. The structured questionnaire has been used to evaluate the content, interactivity, screen design and student preferences towards use of the Loci in Two Dimensions courseware. The results have shown positive feedback from evaluators.
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