标题：Providing a Digital Game-based Learning for Non-Native Arabic Speakers: A Need Analysis Study for the Development of Mobile Application Digital Game
期刊名称：International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2222-6990
出版年度：2019
卷号：9
期号：6
页码：11-23
DOI：10.6007/IJARBSS/v9-i6/5917
语种：English
出版社：Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
摘要：Present studies have advocated the role of digital games in significantly enhance students’ learning. In this regard, this paper examines the needs of digital mobile games in the development of Arabic language learning application. The data were collected using a need analysis questionnaire administrated to 123 students enrolled in elementary Arabic language courses in three universities, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, and International Islamic University Malaysia. The IBM SPSS Statistics 24 software was used to conduct descriptive quantitative analyses of the data collected. The results indicate that the digital game is an interactive tool which could create an exciting learning environment. The students highly agree on the use of digital games in the classroom and allow students to have fun and develop their creativity through digital game-based learning. Therefore, this paper reports the findings of the need analysis stage, regarding the use mobile device, the delivery and user interface, and the preferred features that could be embedded in digital game.
