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In designing an effective teaching aid as a part of communication tool in teaching and learning process, it should be well designed and developed by the designer. Moreover, interface design is one of the important elements that contribute to teaching aid and further the effective learning experience among end users. Between this relationship, interface design performs as a medium that communicates between the user and the learning content through effective principles and elements. Toward this understanding, in developing effective teaching aids, commonly lecturers or tutors become an interface designer. By considering the importance of it, extensive analysis has been carried out through 16 established scholars toward the theory of interface design by pertaining teaching and learning material (teaching aid) in education. The analysis covered what are the best principles and elements guidelines of effective interface design for a teaching aid established by international scholars.
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This research was financially supported by the Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia under the funding of Research Acculturation Grant Scheme (RAGS).
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Kamaruddin, N., Sulaiman, S. (2018). Understanding Interface Design Principles and Elements Guidelines: A Content Analysis of Established Scholars. In: Anwar, R., Mahamood, M., Md. Zain, D., Abd Aziz, M., Hassan, O., Abidin, S. (eds) Proceedings of the Art and Design International Conference (AnDIC 2016). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0487-3_11
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