Android Application for Children to Learn: Arabic Alphabets and Numbers

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v19i05.52695

Keywords:

Mobile Application, Learning Arabic, Multimedia, Interactive Educational Environment, Mobile Learning

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.

Author Biographies

Mohammad Ali Al Khaldy, University of Petra, Amman, Jordan

Mohammad Ali Al Khaldy is an Assistant professor of Business Intelligence and Data Analytics at University of Petra, Jordan. He completed his PhD in Atrificial Intelligence and Data Science from the University of Hull -United Kingdom - 20017. Alkhaldy's research interests include data analytics, machine learning, predictive analytics, NLP, and decision support systems. His research has been published extensively in academic journals and conferences. Alkhaldy taught a variety of courses in Artificial intelligence and business intelligence, including Data Mining, Business Analytics, Computer Programming, Intelligent business systems, Data Visualization, and machine learning. Alkhaldy is a member of Jordan Computers Society, and Arab Robotics & AI Association. He also serves on the Editorial Board of International Journal of Engineering and Artificial Intelligence (IJEA) and is an occasional reviewer for several other academic conferences and journals.

Ameen Shaheen, Al-Zaytoonah University, Amman, Jordan

Ameen Shaheen is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Department of Software Engineering, the Faculty of Science and Information Technology, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Jordan. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Jordan in 2019. His research interests are in the fields of Software Engineering, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, algorithms, parallel computing, and distributed systems. He can be contacted at email: a.shaheen@zuj.edu.jo

Ala’a Al-Shaikh, Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan

Ala’a Al-Shaikh is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Department of Cybersecurity, the Faculty of Information Technology, Zarqa University, Jordan. He received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Jordan in 2020. AlShaikh served in different academic institutions in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. His Greatest-Of-All-Time achievement that he is always proud of is the computerization of the General Associate Degree Examination in Jordan, which is the second national examination in Jordan that grants students who pass it the associate degree as per the Law of Higher Education of Jordan. His research interests are in the fields of computational intelligence, machine learning, artificial intelligence, parallel computing, distributed systems, cloud computing, algorithms, e-learning, and cybersecurity. He can be contacted at email: ashaikh@zu.edu.jo

Wael Alzyadat, Al-Zaytoonah University, Amman, Jordan

Wael Alzyadat is currently an Associate Professor of software engineering. He also works with Al-Zaytoonah University, Jordan. His research area encompasses the area of software analysis, intelligence systems, streaming data, and big data. Moreover, he established more than 45 published articles and achieved two copyrights. He can be contacted at email: wael.alzyadat@zuj.edu.jo

Aysh Alhroob, Al-Zaytoonah University, Amman, Jordan

Aysh Alhroob currently works as a Dean, the Faculty of Science and Information Technology and a full Professor at the Department of Software Engineering, AlZaytoonah University, Jordan. He has done his PhD at the University of Bradford, UK. He has a number of published articles in various computer science and software engineering topics in international journals and conferences. In addition, he published his first book in software testing, in 2010. He can be contacted at email: aysh@zuj.edu.jo

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2025-03-13

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Al Khaldy, M. A., Shaheen, A., Al-Shaikh, A., Alzyadat, W., & Alhroob, A. (2025). Android Application for Children to Learn: Arabic Alphabets and Numbers. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 19(05), pp. 115–127. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v19i05.52695

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Vol. 19 No. 05 (2025)

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