Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics
Vol 15, No 4: August 2026

Computer-based animation system for reading literacy in students with intellectual disabilities

Erlan Darmawan (Universitas Kuningan)
Nani Ronsani Thamrin (Universitas Kuningan)
Aji Permana (Universitas Kuningan)
Aah Sumiah (Universitas Kuningan)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Aug 2026

Abstract

Reading literacy is a central challenge for students with intellectual disabilities, affecting skills such as letter recognition, vocabulary comprehension, and meaning retention. In Indonesian special schools, the problem is exacerbated by limited adaptive computer-based learning media and the lack of quantitatively evaluated digital interventions. To address this, the study designs and evaluates a computer-based digital animation video learning system developed using accessibility-focused human–computer interaction and multimedia learning theory. This system was implemented as a software-based intervention and evaluated with a pre-experimental one-group pretest–posttest design involving thirteen students with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. Quantitative analysis included validity and reliability testing, paired samples t-test, effect size calculation, and normalized gain (N-gain) analysis. Results show significant improvement in reading literacy after the intervention. The N-gain score was high at 0.7038, and the effect size was very large, demonstrating strong educational effectiveness. These findings highlight the promise of computer-based animated video systems as effective, scalable technologies for inclusive education. The study offers a replicable framework for combining multimedia system design and quantitative evaluation in educational technology for learners with cognitive disabilities.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

EEI

Publisher

Subject

Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Description

Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (Buletin Teknik Elektro dan Informatika) ISSN: 2089-3191, e-ISSN: 2302-9285 is open to submission from scholars and experts in the wide areas of electrical, electronics, instrumentation, control, telecommunication and computer engineering from the ...