M-Tajweed: A Mobile Courseware to Assist in Tajweed Learning

Abstract

Tajweed are the rules to recite the Quran with proper pronunciation. “Face to Face” is the current method in learning Quran which is now becoming less effective and unattractive to be implemented especially towards young Muslim generation. The rapid changes of technology are now shifting from the traditional learning environment which is in classroom to modern learning environment which is mobile learning. There are numbers of application designed to meet users’ requirement when the awareness of IT gadgets for mobile learning is increasing. Unfortunately, the development of Islamic mobile application is still lacking in Malaysia and in other Muslim countries. Currently, student are facing problems in understanding the rule of Tajweed due to their limited time with their teacher in the classroom. Therefore, with the help of a mobile learning courseware, it is hoped to help the teachers and students in better understanding of the difficult subject of Tajweed. This paper looks into the design and development of a mobile learning courseware that teaches the rules of Tajweed and correct pronunciation according to the current Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) syllabus, and to test the usability of the system in terms of learnability, memorability, simplicity, satisfaction and overall reaction to the mobile courseware.