Evaluation of an enhanced game based learning framework through VLE / Lai Ngan Kuen
The effectiveness of an education system is highly dependent on the teaching and learning approaches used. The conventional ways of teaching and learning are no longer sufficient to ensure quality of education as well as engage students’ interest in learning, especially in this digital era. Vario...
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2018
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| Online Access: | http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/8694/ http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/8694/1/Lai_Ngan_Kuen.pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/8694/8/ngan_kuen.pdf |
| Summary: | The effectiveness of an education system is highly dependent on the teaching and
learning approaches used. The conventional ways of teaching and learning are no longer
sufficient to ensure quality of education as well as engage students’ interest in learning,
especially in this digital era. Various research have focused on creating effective
teaching and learning environments to enhance the traditional approach. Game-based
learning (GBL) utilises the gaming environment to attract the student's attention and
increase participation throughout the process of learning. Although GBL has been
present in the Malaysian preschool curriculum since the last decade, GBL is still not
being practiced in the formal education system in Malaysia. The factors that have
caused low adoption of GBL in Malaysia include the limitations of existing GBL
frameworks, barriers to teacher’s adoption of GBL and issues regarding transfer of
knowledge. To study and counteract against these challenges, this research proposes a
GBL framework that focuses on the development of language and communication,
cognitive, and psychomotor skills for preschool children. A learning system using
virtual learning environment (VLE) was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the
proposed framework in promoting learning for preschool children. Two surveys were
used to identify the scope of the syllabus for the proposed learning system and to gauge
its usefulness in achieving research objectives. 84 preschool children participated in this
study. Their learning performances were evaluated through a quasi-experimental
approach. The results show that learning performance improved significantly, and
moreover, the learning system increases the teacher’s willingness to adopt GBL for
preschool children. |
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