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Free-rotate gestures enable users to rotate objects on the touchscreen interactively. Therefore, this study was carried out to explore the user experience of preschool children when using free rotate gestures. Five attributes of user experience, namely attractiveness, perspicuity, efficiency, dependability, and stimulation, were examined. The sample of this study consisted of 10 children, aged 5 and 6 years old were instructed to learn shapes by using a mobile application called “Mari Belajar Bentuk”. They were required to use their fingers to touch and rotate several shapes. The analysis showed that all attributes of such construct were deemed high. As conclusion, the overall finding strongly suggests that free rotate gestures on multi-touch screen design can enhance preschool children’s user experience. With high user experience, young children can experience engaging and meaningful learning.Consequently, future research should explore this gesture as it can make young children.....

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The increasing of urban population demands the development of new technologies that provide sustainable living. This issue might debilitate the quality life of urban residents though city life always associated with national economic growth engine and social progress. Many initiatives have been commenced in elevating the economic status of urban residents including urban farming activities. In Malaysia, several stakeholders have pushed the potential of urban farming activities that help to create job, increase income, and serve as an urban garbage sink. Nonetheless, research that investigated urban farming activities could improve the economic status of urban residents still very lacking. Thus, this research aims to explore potential urban farming activities through structured literature reviews (SLR). It searched all the selected databases and found 851 papers: 378 from ScienceDirect, 17 from Web of Science and 456 from Scopus. These databases comprised comprehensive literature that c.....

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Teknologi  multimedia  merupakan  satu  paradigma  baru  dalam  pengajaran  dan pembelajaran.  Antara teknologi multimedia yang amat popular ialah pembangunan perisian kursus.Guru bertindak  sebagai fasilitator manakala pelajar membina maklumat berasaskan pengetahuan sedia ada mereka.  Suasana pembelajaran menjadi lebih menarik kerana adanya gabungan elemen-elemen multimedia seperti  teks, grafik, audio dan animasi serta elemen interaktif yang membolehkan pelajar berkomunikasi  secara dua hala dengan perisian. Pengajaran dan pembelajaran yang baik di peringkat pra-sekolah  pula akan  menjadi  asas  kepada  kejayaan  di sekolah.  Antara  kaedah pengajaran  dan  pembelajaran yang diminati oleh kanak-kanak ialah penceritaan. Cerita merupakan satu blok  pengetahuan serta asas memori dan pembelajaran. Cerita mengandungi nilai-nilai kebijaksanaan,  kepercayaan dan moral. Sebagai peralatan pembelajaran, penceritaan dapat menggalakkan kanak-kanak  untuk meng.....

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