Browsing by Author "Mahawaththa, D. C"

Filter results by typing the first few letters
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
  • Thumbnail Image
    PublicationEmbargo
    Android based e-Learning solution for early childhood education in Sri Lanka
    (IEEE, 2013-04-26) Priyankara, K. W. T. G. T; Mahawaththa, D. C; Nawinna, D. P; Jayasundara, J. M. A; Tharuka, K. D. N; Rajapaksha, S. K
    Preschool age is critical for a child's development. The parents of competitive society today are challenged to meet learning needs of children. They are unable to dedicate time and are not up-to-date with change of technology. The need for easy to use and effective learning aids has become vital. This research investigates how to support self-learning of modern-day preschoolers. Kids Training e-Learning System (KTeLs) is a learning tool that facilitate self learning of preschool kids. It is based on a strong theoretical foundation and allows kids to develop cognitive and psychomotor skills such as drawing, writing, recognition of numbers, basic shapes and colors and logical thinking. It incorporates a special algorithm to detect and guide the kid to write a letter in the correct direction without guidance of parents. It comes with kids-friendly navigation. The tool was designed as an Android application for tablets and was tested with a focus group. The backgrounds, sounds and colors are especially designed to maintain the attention of kids.