1. Sultan Qaboos University
College of Education
Department of Instructional & Learning Technologies

2. 1. Project Overview
2. Needs analysis
3. Goal analysis
4. Performance objectives
5. Learners analysis
6. Context analysis
7. Development of software
8. Project resources
9. Formative evaluation
10. Summative evaluation

3. 1. The software language is Arabic.
2. It includes terms’ definitions of all subjects that
students study at school in grade 8.
3. The delivery system will be CD,DVD, flash or
internet.
4. Instructional strategy is computer assisted learning

4. 1. First e-Dictionary for Omani curricula.
2. It supports terms' definition with sound and picture.
3. The picture that explains each term connects the
student to Omani environment.
4. It includes two types of dictionaries (general and
specific)

5. Problem analysis
Actual Optimal
The students are tired
when they flipp the pages Find any term’s definition
of books. easily.
Waste long time searching Spend short time
about these definitions.
Gap
Lack of media that assist
students to find these
terms’ definition.

6. Causes and Suggested solutions
Causes Suggested solutions
1. The teachers didn't provide 1. The teachers should provide
clear directions. clear directions.
2. The terms and definition 2. Supporting each subject
didn't listed in one placed in with booklet that includes all
the book. definitions.
3. They don't have enough 3. E-Dictionary should be
time. design.
The Implemented Solution
Designing e-Dictionary that includes all terms with
its definitions from all subjects.

7. Accessibility
Speed Cost
Action
Module
Teaching and
Novelty
Learning
Interactivity
Organizational
and user-
issues
friendless

8. Questionnaire Interviews
Result
The majority of students point out
there is a need for :
(e-Dictionary for Omani Curricula)

9. Tired from E-Dictionary assist Memorize and
searchingand wasting them and reduce remember definitions
time wasted time better

10. • The aim of e-Dictionary for Omani curricula is to assist
students at grade 8 to find the definition of any curricular
term at easier and faster way. This will help them to easily
recall old (and understand new) curricular
concept/definition.

11. After using e-Dictionary for Omani curricula, students
at grade 8 will be able to:
1. Find any term's definition quickly.
2. Find any term's definition easily.
3. Memorize any term's definitions easily.
4. Recall old curricular concept easily.

12. Find the definition of any curricular
term at easier and faster way using
e-Dictionary for Omani curricula
1. Find any term's 2. Find any term's 3. Memorize any term's 4. Recall old curricular
definition quickly definition easily. definitions easily. concept easily.
1.2 Select enter 2.2 Select enter 3.2 listen to the 4.1 Search about
button. button sound. the definition.
1.1 Open the 3.1 Read the
definition.
e-Dictionary.
1.1.1 Opening 1.1.3 Typing in 2.1.1 Opening 2.1.2 Typing in
computer. keyboard. computer. keyboard.
1.1.2 Using
mouse.

13. Relevant group General learning
Entry behavior
characteristic preferences
Attitude towards content Academic
Prior knowledge
and delivery system motivation(ARCS)
Most students are Omani
They are from same school (AL-rmas)
Most of them like to learn using
computer.

14. Relevant group General learning
Entry behavior
characteristic preferences
Attitude towards content Academic
Prior knowledge
and delivery system motivation(ARCS)
Most learners prefer to have e-Dictionary
rather than printed materials.
They like to listen to the terms' definitions.

15. Relevant group General learning
Entry behavior
characteristic preferences
Attitude towards content Academic
Prior knowledge
and delivery system motivation(ARCS)
Opening computer.
Using the mouse.
Typing in keyboard.
Opening a CD.

16. Relevant group General learning
Entry behavior
characteristic preferences
Attitude towards content Academic
Prior knowledge
and delivery system motivation(ARCS)
They may know or may not know terms’
definitions.

17. Relevant group General learning
Entry behavior
characteristic preferences
Attitude towards content Academic
Prior knowledge
and delivery system motivation(ARCS)
They should learn terms’ definitions.
They are interested with browsing the
internet, running CD or flash.

18. Relevant group General learning
Entry behavior
characteristic preferences
Attitude towards content Academic
Prior knowledge
and delivery system motivation(ARCS)
They are motivated to use E-dictionaries.
Colors, good background and interaction with
software.

19. Physical aspects of the
Managerial support work place

20. 1. Collecting terms and its definition.
2. Recording sounds.
3. Collecting pictures.
4. Designing project background, buttons and icons.
5. Developing the software using Visual studio 2010.
6. Improve software according to formative evaluation.
7. Publishing it.

21. Resources for Resources used in
collecting Data development
Resources
Human Resources Used software

22. Type Considerations Improvements
Designers review - Interface page - Design new interface
page
- Fonts' color - Choose clearer font
color
- buttons' color and - Re-design it
fonts
Subject matter experts - Editing some terms' - Changed
review definitions context to
make them more clear
- change some pictures - Done

23. Type Considerations Improvements
Programmer experts -Add combo box that - Added
review includes suggested
words as user type the
letters
One-to- One review - Change instructions - Change it from text
to video
- Add main button in - Added
each screen in project

24. Post-questionnaire result shows that the majority of
respondents are:
Believe that this e-Dictionary will benefit them in their
educational life.
General, they are satisfy about software design and it’s
workability.

25.  I have already finished some courses in the major.
 I have teaching practice in school.
 Contacting with some teachers from
http://forum.moe.gov.om site.
 My college mate assists me in recording sounds.

26.  Collecting the data and organize it in MS
Access take a lot of time.
 Writing some codes in visual basic.
 Editing sounds for each term's definition.
 Editing text in visual basic is not easy task.

27.  For improving e- Dictionary for Omani curricula, adding
add button.