Analisis Aplikasi Mudah Alih Pendidikan Islam untuk Kanak-Kanak di Google Playstore

Anlysis on The Islamic Education Mobile Application for Children at Google Playstore

Abstract

This app is categorized based on various themes such as game, social media, education, family, entertainment and others. The objective of this study is to analyse mobile applications which contain/teach children about Islam found in the Playstore. Based on the literature, there are still no studies that analyse and categorize Islamic mobile applications based on their themes, features and approaches. Furthermore, Google Playstore did not have a religious category for reference or user guide. As a matter of fact, this research will review the trends of mobile applications that have been devoted to educating and delivering Islamic messages to target audiences among children. The usage of ICT technology has become a major attraction in education. This is because there is a significant relationship between student development and the use of ICT such as mobile applications. There are various mobile apps in the Google Playstore that are categorized by themes such as games, social media, education, family, entertainment and more. However, the Google Playstore does not have religious categories as a reference or user guide. Based on the attractiveness of mobile applications in education especially for children's education as well as the diversity of mobile applications, the study was conducted to analyse mobile applications that contain / teach children about Islam in the Playstore. The analysis was conducted to categorize mobile apps for Islamic education for children based on their themes, characteristics and approaches.The study uses a content analysis method while the sample was determined via purposive sampling method. The study found that the most popular mobile application, based on the high number of downloads is due to its diversity of functions, interactive and characterized with interesting features. The majority of children's Islamic education mobile apps focus on the theme of Aqidah and the Holy Qur'an. Therefore, in the future, the development of the Islamic mobile apps might concentrate on other themes such as Syariah, Akhlak and the stories of Prophets with variety of its methods and approaches.

ABSTRAK

Penggunaan teknologi ICT telah menjadi tarikan utama dalam bidang pendidikan. Ini kerana terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara pembangunan diri pelajar dengan penggunaan ICT seperti aplikasi mudah alih. Terdapat pelbagai aplikasi mudah alih di Google Playstore yang dikategorikan mengikut tema seperti permainan (games), sosial media, pendidikan, keluarga, hiburan dan lain-lain. Namun demikian, Google Playstore tidak mewujudkan kategori agama sebagai tema rujukan atau panduan kepada pengguna. Berdasarkan kepada tarikan penggunaan aplikasi mudah alih dalam bidang pendidikan terutamanya pendidikan bagi kanak-kanak serta kepelbagaian aplikasi mudah alih, kajian ini dijalankan bertujuan untuk menganalisa aplikasi mudah alih yang mengandungi / mengajar kanak-kanak tentang Islam di Playstore. Analisis yang dilakukan bertujuan untuk mengkategorikan aplikasi mudah alih pendidikan Islam bagi kanak-kanak berdasarkan kepada tema, ciri-ciri dan pendekatannya. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah analisis kandungan manakala sampel kajian pula menggunakan kadeah persampelan bertujuan. Kajian mendapati bahawa aplikasi mudah alih paling popular iaitu berdasarkan kepada bilangan muat turun yang tinggi disebabkan oleh kepelbagaian fungsinya, interaktif dan mempunyai ciri-ciri yang menarik. Majoriti aplikasi mudah alih pendidikan Islam kanak-kanak tertumpu kepada tema Aqidah dan Kitab Suci (al-Quran). Oleh yang demikian, pada masa akan datang, usaha pembangunan aplikasi mudah alih Islamik mungkin boleh menumpukan perhatian kepada tema-tema lain seperti Syariah, Akhlak dan kisah-kisah Nabi dengan metode penyampaian yang pelbagai.