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User Interface Designs of an Educational Mobile Application: a Study of Qiraat Teaching and Learning Hindawi Advances in Human-Computer Interaction Volume 2021, Article ID 6648550, 11 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6648550 Research Article User Interface Designs of an Educational Mobile Application: A Study of Qiraat Teaching and Learning Zulkifly Mohd Zaki ,1 Syahidatul Fitriah Ishak,1 and Khairul Anuar Mohamad2 1Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai 71800, Malaysia 2Faculty of Quranic and Sunnah Studies, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai 71800, Malaysia Correspondence should be addressed to Zulkifly Mohd Zaki; zulkifl[email protected] Received 23 October 2020; Revised 17 March 2021; Accepted 23 March 2021; Published 3 May 2021 Academic Editor: Alessandra Agostini Copyright © 2021 Zulkifly Mohd Zaki et al. (is is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (is paper reports a summative evaluation conducted for the educational mobile application called “Qiraat Sab’ah.” (e prototype was developed using the Rapid Application Development (RAD) and User Experience (UX) methodologies. (e prototype was improved further based on the formative evaluation feedback gathered from students, lecturers, and the public who wish to learn Qiraat through the mobile application. (e summative evaluation was focused on the value and usability of the application if it is being used in a real environment. A total of 50 participants were involved in this evaluation. (e result shows that most of the participants provide positive feedback on usability. One of the major highlights from the participants is that the application can be used as a supplementary teaching and learning tool for people who wish to learn Qiraat anytime and anywhere. However, further areas of expansion are needed such as including all chapters (surahs) in the Quran and tajweed indicators to the verses before it can be used for real. 1. Introduction of lectures and two hours of tutorial). (is is very challenging for both students and the lecturer to learn and teach the Qiraat All Muslims are compulsory to learn and recite (Qiraat) the in a limited period. Furthermore, some students may also Quran as the mankind guidance that is revealed by Allah experience difficulties in terms of time and geographical s.w.t. Qiraat is a Quranic accent with its recitation style and boundaries due to long distance from hostel to class [5]. Due to variation of seven modes (also known as Qiraat Sab’ah) [1]. these issues, it has motivated many researchers to utilize mobile Al-Quran is written in the Arabic language. To read the devices as an enabler to allow teaching and learning such as Quran, a basic knowledge of Arabic is required. Some of the [1, 6] anytime and anywhere. (is has shown a positive impact Quran reciters think that reading it is similar to reading the on addressing the issues mentioned above. (e utilization of Arabic text, but it is not [2]. (e different recitation of both mobile devices allows self-paced learning. Students are free to types is because of the tajweed rules in Qiraat and not for choose what they want to study, when to study, and the du- Arabic texts. For example, in tajweed, they provide a type of ration of the study [7]. Some students need a relatively long is makes the learning time to receive the knowledge learned. (erefore, self-paced) .(”ةنغ nasalisation (called “ghunnah of Qiraat challenging [2–4]. learning allows students to control the material they consume Traditionally, learning Qiraat using a book (Kitab) guided as well as the time they need to learn new knowledge [8]. (e by a qualified teacher has been the practice [2, 4] until today. effectiveness of self-paced learning has been shown in [7, 9]. However, this practice may raise a problem in terms of the time Some advantages of using self-paced learning include im- given to learn Qiraat in a week. Consider a Qiraat class in a proving memory performance [7], better learning environ- university that consists of 200 students with a lecturer. (e class ments for older adults [10], flexibility [8], and improvements in is conducted for four hours a week for 14 weeks (i.e., two hours students’ academic performance [11]. 2 Advances in Human-Computer Interaction (is research was driven by the initial design in [12, 13]. Smart Quran [17] is the first Al Quran application in Formative evaluation has been conducted to improve the Malaysia that has been certified by the Al-Quran Printing design of the application [1]. (is initial evaluation result Control and Licensing Board, Ministry of Home Affairs also provides an indicator that this application is worth to be Malaysia (KDN) under the Printing of the Quranic Text Act developed for real and to be used by potential users who wish 1986 (Act 326). (is application is free for all users (both to learn Qiraat anytime and anywhere. In this prototype Android and iOS) and consists of Mushaf Madinah with two version, more functionalities were improved such as navi- translations in English and Malay. (e interesting features of gation between the Imam pages and highlighting different this application are the history and verse bookmark that narrator pages based on the text header. helps the user to easily pick up where he/she has left. (is As we know, the Quran has revealed seven different ways application also offers day and night reading modes for user to recite and it has been approved based on the prophet convenience. (ere are four reciter audios available to be Muhammad P.B.U.H said: downloaded depending on the user’s selection. Book- marking and history features are potential that can be “...Quran has been revealed in seven ahruf. You can recite adopted in this research later. At this stage, we focus on the it to any of them that you find easy among them.” content and audio preparation for seven of Qiraat prototypes. Traditionally, there are seven recognized schools of Quranic and Masnoon Duas Application [18] is a col- Qiraat. (ey are named upon the Imam who originated it. lection of supplications archived from the Quran and (ey are Qiraat Nafi, Qiraat Ibn Kathir, Qiraat Abu Amru, Sunnah with Arabic and English translations. (e main Qiraat Ibn Amir, Qiraat Asim, Qiraat Hamzah, and Qiraat feature consists of the following: (1) repeat feature playback Kisai. Figure 1 shows the seven imams and their students setting; (2) bookmarks and share options; and (3) adjusted (also known as rawis or reciters). Each Imam has two rawis, font size. (e bookmark and sharing option features are hence different types of recitation. interesting to be further explored for our full version of the (e Qiraat knowledge is not to add confusion about the Qiraat application. procedures of Holy Quran recitation, but it is to illustrate iPhone Islam Mushaf [19] applied the smartbook con- how wide the Grace of Allah s.w.t. is in giving the people of cept in the application. (is application is available on the the Prophet Muhammad P.B.U.H options in Holy Quran iOS platform only. (is application provides unique copies recitation. An example of a different recitation from Qiraat of Quran writing in a different style of calligraphy. (is Sab’ah can be seen from the verse Al-Fatehah in the text “al- application is suitable for reciting Quran although it has Some readers of Qiraat recite this verse by limited functionality. A feature that is available in other ”.طارصلا sirat and applications, i.e., bookmarking, is also present. Within this (س) reading the first consonant, i.e., Imam Qunbul as sin while the other research, the recitation style and variation of seven Imams ,(ص) instead of sod (ز) Imam Hamzah as zai readers who are the majority recite the first consonant as a are being emphasized in this prototype to allow the teaching .and learning of Qiraat .[14] (ص) sod Relevant tools and techniques for a mobile learning iQuran Lite [20] is available on the iOS platform only. system have been surveyed. (e survey was very much fo- One of the compelling features is the use of a colour code for cused on the characteristics of the tool. (e multimedia tajweed (pronunciation) with verse-by-verse translation and learning system (MMLS) [15] is a teaching and learning recitation. In this research, the colour code of the text is portal that is deployed via the web. (e content is accessible adapted to highlight the different recitation styles between anytime and anywhere as long as Internet connection is Imams. Quran Flash [21] is an online application for reading available. Each student is authenticated to access the system. the Quran on the browser. Available functions include audio MMLS can be considered as repositories for teaching ma- listening, interpretation, translation, transliteration, textual terials having a virtual teacher within a virtual classroom. copying, and bookmarking. For this research, the devel- Lecturers can publish their academic materials for students opment of Qiraat for seven Imams is required because the as well as generate students’ performance reports via the application is targeted for teaching and learning of Qiraat in web-based environment. However, mobile devices have the universities that offer Qiraat subjects. limited content space. EzHifz is a Quran memorization mobile application that Global Open Access Learning System (GOALS) [16] is has been designed with multimedia contents to support an online learning management system that allows lec- multiple sensory with seven memorizing techniques [6]. (e turers and students to communicate via this platform. memorizing techniques were combined with the VARK Lecturers can freely upload their teaching materials in learning style. (e application is a potential to overcome the various formats as well as conduct forums with the stu- user’s differences in the context of the VARK (Visual, dents.
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