Formative Evaluation of an Educational Mobile Application: an Interactive MyQiraat Application

  • Authors

    • Syahidatul Fitriah Ishak
    • Zulkifly Mohd Zaki
    • Khairul Anuar Mohamad
    • M Norazizi Sham Mohd Sayuti
    • Muhammad Azim Mohd Bahrin
    • Nur Haziana Abdul Roni
    • Muhammad Arif Musa
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.15.21375

    Received date: October 9, 2018

    Accepted date: October 9, 2018

    Published date: October 7, 2018

  • Continuous Design, Formative Evaluation Design, Mobile Application, Qiraat Learning.

  • Abstract

    This research is concerned with deploying design pattern and formative evaluation for Qiraat mobile application using both Rapid Application Development (RAD) and User Experience (UX) methodologies. The ultimate aim of this research is to encourage ubiquitous teaching and learning of Qiraat through mobile devices. In this paper, continuous progress of MyQiraat design will be presented. The improvement of MyQiraat version design has been evaluated using high-fidelity and low-fidelity prototypes for MyQiraat version 1 and version 2 respectively. Results show that most participants realized the potential benefits of the application allowing a better understanding and encouragement of Qiraat learning among them. However, participants’ feedback should be considered in the development of the prototype.

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    Fitriah Ishak, S., Mohd Zaki, Z., Anuar Mohamad, K., Norazizi Sham Mohd Sayuti, M., Azim Mohd Bahrin, M., Haziana Abdul Roni, N., & Arif Musa, M. (2018). Formative Evaluation of an Educational Mobile Application: an Interactive MyQiraat Application. International Journal of Engineering and Technology, 7(4.15), 75-79. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.15.21375