Evaluating user experience of using cerdik BM series 1 interactive pedagogical tool

Abstract

In this study, an interactive pedagogical tool - Cerdik BM Series 1 was created using the Adobe Flash CS6 Software. This tool was developed to assist students' difficulties in Malay Language literacy skills as one of the ways to support the Literacy and Numeracy Screening (LINUS) programme. This application highlighted the importance of multiple intelligences and fun learning environment. A questionnaire and two sets of rubrics, both already evaluated on the design and application of Cerdik BM Series 1 were used in this study. Feedbacks from experts, students and teachers were gathered and analyzed. The findings revealed high experts' evaluation consensus values of Cerdik BM Series 1 in terms of its design and curriculum that comprised of three Malay Language's constructs namely Construct 1 - vowel and consonant letters, Construct 2 - cite syllable and Construct 3 - cite two combined syllables, read and write open syllables). It was discovered that the reliability scores for Cerdik BM Series 1 were between 0.87 and 0.97.