Volume 10, Number 6

The Assessment of Multi-Touch Hand Gestures Towards Fine Motor Skills Among Pre-School Children

  Authors

Fadhlina Mohd Razali¹, Nor Azah Abdul Aziz¹, Roznim Mohamad Rasli¹, Syakirah Samsudin², Siti Aisyah Salim³, and Nur Farah Zulkefly¹,
¹Faculty of Art, Computing and Creative Industry, Sultan Idris Education University, Perak, Malaysia, ²Department of Biology, Sultan Idris Education University, Perak, Malaysia and
³Universiti Tun Husseion Onn, Johor, Malaysia

  Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the usage of multi-touch hand gestures towards fine motor skills among preschool children. This study implements a mixed methods involving 30 pre-school children aged between 5 to 6 years old from Pusat Asuhan Tunas Islam as respondents for quantitative method and supported by interviewing teachers as qualitative method. The samples consist of multi-touch and single touch gestures groups, leading to a pre-test and a post-test of a Dot-to-dot activity after implementing the“ Mari Belajar Bentuk” mobile application. Findings indicate that the post-test mean and multi-touch gestures mean is higher than the pre-test mean and single-touch gesture mean respectively. This shows that the multi-touch hand gestures effects the fine motor skills development which is also supported by interview results. As for conclusion, the multi-touch hand gestures are an essential factor when designing mobile applications for pre-school children

  Keywords

Mobile Application, Multi-Touch Hand Gestures, Fine Motor Skills, Pre-school Children