Authors : Mohamad Lutfi Dolhalit, Sobihatun Nur Abdul Salam, Ariffin Abdul Mutalib and Muhammad Saiful Bahri Yusoff
Abstract: Various computer system with embedded persuasive effects has changed people’s behavior in many ways. Therefore, this study extends the persuasive technology research in the application of persuasive technology in creating awareness which intends to propose a persuasive multimedia model of truancy awareness for secondary school students. Accordingly, 16 related models were compared and systematically analyzed with the main objectives to review and analyses the previous applications and models that are related to the development PMTA Model and to identify and select the generic component of the PMTA Model. By investigating the selected model this study suggests the common components applied by the researchers in developing a persuasive application to create awareness towards certain behaviors. Accordingly, by understanding the related components it will help to develop PMTA Model in a systematic way. The result of the reviews, indicates that 8 common components were outlined. In addition, future work need to be established to extract and gathering the detail of sub-component that contains in the common component.
Mohamad Lutfi Dolhalit, Sobihatun Nur Abdul Salam, Ariffin Abdul Mutalib and Muhammad Saiful Bahri Yusoff, 2017. Towards the Development of Persuasive Multimedia Model of Truancy Awareness (PMTA): Review of Research. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12: 4215-4221.