A Mobile Learning Application on Basic Jawi for Malaysian Preschool Children

Samihah, Binti Dollah (2019) A Mobile Learning Application on Basic Jawi for Malaysian Preschool Children. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).

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Abstract

The mastery of Jawi reading among students nowadays has begun to show deterioration. Lack of attractive and less distribution of Jawi learning materials contributes to the lack of awareness on Jawi. The proper and more interesting tool needs to design and develop to make Jawi learning more meaningful. This study proposes the design and development of mobile learning application as an alternative to learning basic Jawi that are suitable for children aged five and six years. This study evaluates the ability of mobile learning application to enable users to recognize the 37 shapes of basic Jawi letters, recognizing sound representing each Jawi letters, pronouncing Jawi letters correctly and pronouncing the Jawi letters connected with Alif, Wau and Ya vowels. The design and development of the mobile learning application have adopted the ADDIE Instructional Design Model. User evaluation on the mobile application was conducted on six preschoolers selected randomly. Observations and semi-structured interviews were conducted to gather users’ opinion towards the mobile learning application. Preschool children who participated in this study were able to recognize Jawi letters shape. They were able to recognize sound representing each Jawi letters and pronounce Jawi letters correctly. Meanwhile, five years old participants were able to recognize sound representing each Jawi letter, but more likely to pronounce Jawi letters through encouragement. Result also show that six years olds were able to follow the pronunciation of Jawi letters connected with Alif, Wau and Ya vowels. Only one five-year-old participant was able to pronounce Jawi letters connected with Alif, Wau and Ya vowels.

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