Android Application for Children to Learn Arabic Alphabets and Numbers

Abstract

Mobile learning has become a new trend in e-learning that uses portable media such as smartphones. This offers a new space for creating kid-friendly educational game applications. Therefore, this helps parents fulfill their responsibility to teach kids. This study aims to develop and integrate an educational application that contains multimedia elements that inspire children and evaluate their trustworthiness. The waterfall model was used to develop the application of this study. The application includes four sections: numbers, alphabets, animals, and fruits. A survey was conducted and distributed among four experts and 20 children to validate our application. A selective sampling technique was used to choose these responders. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data collected. According to the results, the application is appropriate for beginners who want to learn the Arabic alphabet and numbers can easily inspire them with the multimedia elements used and can be implemented in the classroom to enhance the effectiveness of the educational process. Future research could examine the effectiveness of the application across different learning styles or age groups.