AUTHOR=Gopabala Krishnan Lavaniya , Albani Aliashim , Segar Yogesswary , Ridzuan Abdul Rahim , Ismail Mohd Khairi , Musa Mohd Azlan , Gunaseelan Khemaalatha , Subramaniam Tamil Selvan , Ibrahim Mohd Zamri 

TITLE=The student response on the use of renewable energy graphical interface simulator in learning environment

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Education

VOLUME=Volume 8 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2023.1023499

DOI=10.3389/feduc.2023.1023499

ISSN=2504-284X

ABSTRACT=The purpose of this study is to evaluate students' responses regarding the usefulness of the graphical user interface (GUI) tool in the context of their respective learning environments. The EC-GUI helps to simplify the STEM student’s education life. The EC-GUI serves as a simulator that can assist in computing formulas, designing graphs, acting as a unit converter, and automatically deriving parameters. Furthermore, the survey, which included closed and open questions, was carried out on a selection of students majoring in STEM subjects at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) who were enrolled in the Renewable Energy course. A total of 54 respondents participated in the survey and 90.8% of them expressed satisfaction with the EC-GUI provided. The research involved using two distinct kinds of analysis: a parametric one, such as a paired sample t-test, and a non-parametric one, such as a Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The study findings indicate that the majority of the respondents feel that the difficulty level of the subjects does not change after using EC-GUI. However, it helps simplify the learning process for students in STEM fields. The p-value of the appropriate teaching aid tool is less than 0.05, indicating that the results are significant both before and after using EC-GUI. The study suggests that a similar GUI tool could be implemented in Malaysia's teaching and learning process as it is easy to build and use.