Neila Ramdhani

Tech review: Game platform for upgrading counting ability on preschool children

One of difficulties in learning mathematics (counting) can be overcome by providing a relaxed and fun learning for preschoolers. Games can be used as an alternative solution. This study was conducted as a pilot project for reviewing the Kodu, Unity 3D and Construct 2 game platform for this purpose. The method used is the classification, review/evaluation, prototyping and analysis. Tech Review of these game platforms will be discussed as a result in this paper.

Indonesian digital natives: ICT usage pattern study across different age groups

Since its first appearance on early 2000s at the U.S, the idea that a new generation of students called digital natives or net generation has entered the world has been widely discussed by parents and educators alike. It is said that this generation think, socialize, and act differently; and they will alter roles and regulation of work and educational institutes. Now, at the second decade of the 21st century, Indonesia has to ready herself to meet this new generation. In this paper, we compared information and technology (ICT) access, activities within ICT, investment on ICT, and attitude towards ICT between five hundred Indonesian in three different groups: those who born before the 1980s; those who born between 1980s to 1989s, and those who born after the 1990s by ANOVA. We found that there were no difference on information and technology (ICT) access, activities, investment on ICT, and attitude towards ICT between the groups.