The Usability Evaluation of Adik Jom Baca: A Mobile Educational Application for Kindergarten Malay Language Early Reading

Abstract

Many recent research emphasized the potential of mobile educational application for enhancing early reading among kindergarteners. From the Framework of Mobile Application for Kindergarten Early Reading, the researchers was developed a novel and fascinating mobile educational application for kindergarten early reading, Adik Jom Baca. This study explored the usability the mobile application by using Usability Metrics for Mobile Learning User Interface for Children. This metric evaluated the usability of application from three dimensions; effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction. The evaluation of usability involved 30 kindergarten teachers using Nominal Group Technique (NGT). Results indicated the high level of usability for Adik Jom Baca application.