Android Application for Children to Learn Basic Solat

Norhasyimah Hamzah,Arihasnida Ariffin,Mohammad Hafiz Hassan,Noor Dayana Abd Halim

doi:10.3991/ijim.v13i07.10758

Abstract

The existence of mobile learning application has provided an opportunity for Islamic knowledge to be delivered widely. Accordingly, Muslim application developers have been developing Islamic-based applications for learning about hadith, prayer (solat), and Quran recitation, to list a few. The solat is the pillar of worship that helps Muslims to become better people. Therefore, it is the responsibility of parents to teach their children about solat, particularly when the latter reach the early age of seven. This study aims to (i) develop and incorporate a prayer-learning application that has multimedia elements in order to attract young users and (ii) assess the reliability of the application for children. A learning application can serve as a new method for learning about how to perform a solat. In this approach, solat can be taught digitally using a portable platform, including Android. In this study, an android learning application was developed using Waterfall methodology which consists of five phases: idea, analysis, design, development, evaluation, and final product. Adobe Flash Professional CS6 was chosen as a development platform. The application consists of four modules: “Let’s Pray,” “Five Times Prayer,” “Doa’ After a Prayer,” and “Mind Test.” To authenticate the application, the researchers collected data from expertise (lecturers) from the Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education and Faculty of Science, Technology, and Human Development. These respondents were selected through targeted sampling. The result concludes that the application is suitable for new learners to learn about performing a solat.

Highlights

In the modern-day sophisticated era, a learning process can take place with a great array of learning-oriented gadgets, including computers and smartphones
Over 300 million apps were developed for smartphones that run on Android and Iphone operation system [1]
The experts interviewed consisted of lecturers from Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), and the target consumers were represented by ten (10) children, aged between six and nine, who were randomly selected from two schools

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Introduction

In the modern-day sophisticated era, a learning process can take place with a great array of learning-oriented gadgets, including computers and smartphones. The smartphone has become a necessity for every human being because its applications (apps) can complement almost all aspects of human lives. Over 300 million apps were developed for smartphones that run on Android and Iphone operation system (iOS) [1]. According to [2], the development in multimedia technology promises great potential in changing, among others, (i) the way people learn, (ii) the means to obtain information, and (iii) the measures to customize information. The multimedia technology provides various opportunities for educators to apply various teaching techniques, and learning with the use of multimedia teaching aids can attract children. The application distribution platform on Google Play categorizes apps into 27 types, among which are religion, education, social, and games. Islamic religious applications have been poorly develop, despite the increasing demand [3]. The Islamic applications for the practices of Shafi’e sect are even more scarce, necessitating an application that can serve as a fundamental guide for students in shafi’ah schools to learn the practice of solat

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