DocumentCode :
2561450
Title :
An interaction design for MEL-SindD: A basic reading courseware for Down syndrome children
Author :
Rahmah, Lob Yussof ; Shima, Tengku Nazatul ; Halimah, B.Z.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Teknol. Mara, Kuantan, Malaysia
fYear :
2010
fDate :
13-15 Dec. 2010
Firstpage :
116
Lastpage :
121
Abstract :
The design of an early reading courseware (MEL-SindD) for Down syndrome (DS) needs to focus particularly on the students unique learning styles. Thus, this paper reports on DS students´ characteristics, shortcomings and strength which need to be integrated in the design of the courseware. Hence, this paper demonstrates how the approaches and learning principles can be translated into guidelines for the interaction design of MEL-SindD that enables to motivate the DS students to learn.
Keywords :
courseware; handicapped aids; interactive systems; MEL-SindD; down syndrome children; early reading courseware; interaction design; learning principles; Animation; Computer aided instruction; Courseware; Mice; Shape; Visualization; components; down syndrome; errorless; interaction design; mnemonic; scaffolding;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
User Science and Engineering (i-USEr), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shah Alam
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9048-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IUSER.2010.5716735
Filename :
5716735
Link To Document :
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