Effectiveness Studies ThinkAloud Against Autistic Students

Abstract

This study aims to help autistic students who face problems in learning English subjects through the development of the ThinkAloud application. In addition, this study aimed to examine the effectiveness of ThinkAloud on English mastery among autistic students. ThinkAloud is an application that uses drag-and-drop operation techniques that focus on positive stimuli to maintain student motivation, momentum, and attention to continue using the software until the end. The application uses Adobe Captivate 9 as its platform, and the development methodology used is the ADDIE model. This descriptive study used a sample of 10 autistic students from SMK Paya Besar, Kuantan, Pahang. A comparative analysis using Microsoft Excel showed that 7 out of 10 samples showed a positive increase in mastery of English subjects. It is hoped that ThinkAloud can help and stimulate autistic students in Malaysia to master English skills better.