Courseware for Slow Learner Students

Reading capability has been the subject of public concern for decades. Far too many children cannot write, spell and read well and are therefore precluded from learning what they might, both in and outside of school. These children are also called as slow learner student. Slow learner student is a student who cannot follow the lesson in the classroom, curriculum or in school, too slow to achieve a simple lesson objective or short-term objectives and also have the weak stimulus and low observation. The academic achievement is different compare to other students. They are very slow to understand about the subject, usually unable to communicate such the normal children, cannot mention the letters or words accurately and regularly exchange and etc.

This problem particularly affected are at-risk students in urban and rural schools who have relatively fewer home and community supports. From the perspective of reading specialists, factors contributing of slow learner problem are to reading difficulties include visual and auditory imitations, instructional and environmental problems, poor memory, easily distracted attention, lack of stimulation and emotional difficulties. Effectively addressing this situation holds out great promise for the social and economic future of this country. Improved reading curricula and teaching methods are needed if the reading abilities of Malaysian children are to increase. Research results have yielded insight into how to teach slow leaner student in more effective way.

Nowadays, there are many science coursewares that can be found in the market, but sometimes it does not follow the specifications that are needed by slow learner student such are easy to learn and understand the contents, using a simple order in the exercise section, provide examples as a guideline to answer the questions and interactive courseware. Therefore, a courseware with multimedia elements like sounds, animation, video, text and fulfill all the requirements above needs to develop.

Besides that, to ensure that the student really understand and not just

memorize the topics in Science, this courseware will try to present the easiest

teaching technique such as mapping technique or animation graphic. Another electronic learning element like quizzes also will be included in this courseware to test the understanding of slow leaner students.

Before this, teachers used traditional method to prepare teaching tools

but with current technologies, it become more flexible because they only need a laptop or personal computer and a courseware. The courseware is easy to get in the market and simple to use. However, sometimes that courseware is not fulfill user requirements such are not follow the syllabus for Year Three Students. Therefore a new courseware needs to develop to replace