Saudi Cultural Missions Theses & Dissertations
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Item Restricted Integrating Touchscreen-Based Applications with Gamification Elements to Learn the Arabic Alphabet(University of Sussex, 2023-08) Al Hejaili, Abdullah; Newbury, PaulLanguage learning is considered an essential task for a child’s early education journey. However, children have traditionally received language learning components, such as the alphabet, through methods based on teacher-centred learning. These methods make students passive in the learning process and raise concerns regarding their individual differences. Technology has been widely accepted in education sectors in the last couple of decades as an effective educational tool that can compensate for the shortcoming of traditional learning methods. Therefore, this thesis presents the design and development of a novel touchscreen-based application integrated with gamification elements to enhance the understanding of the Arabic alphabet's forms for elementary school students in Saudi Arabia. In this thesis, an evaluation of the proposed application’s efficiency has been obtained by conducting two studies in elementary schools in Saudi Arabia. The study findings indicate that the proposed application increased and improved students’ comprehension of the Arabic letters’ forms. In addition, the study showed considerable positive attitudes and behaviours among students regarding the educational application. Therefore, it is considered an efficient educational tool that is able to address the difficulties of learning the Arabic alphabet and considerably influence the students’ learning outcomes. This research has provided several contributions, including the design and development of a novel educational application to learn the Arabic alphabet and its evaluation processes and methodology.17 0Item Restricted Technology Adoption For Language Learning Purposes In Conservative Territories In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia(Saudi Digital Library, 2023-10-10) Mubarak, Rami; Millar, Robert McCollTeaching and learning the English language have become crucial endeavours in the Arab world, specifically in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Additionally, using technology for the purposes of learning the English language has also become central to the digital students of this generation. Before the successful adoption of technology for language learning purposes take place, factors that might impact students’ behavioural intention (BI) need to be investigated, particularly in relation to students coming from conservative territories. As such, in the current study, the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) was extended and utilised as a lens through which to spot these factors, whilst quantitative and qualitative methods were applied to answer the research questions. As for the number of participants, there were 220 males and 263 females. The findings indicated that learning expectancy (LE), effort expectancy (EE), attitude towards using technology (ATUT), hedonic motivation (HM), trust (TR) and habit (HT) had an influence on students’ behavioural intention (BI) towards accepting and using technology to learn the English language in technology-enhanced language learning (TELL) classrooms. In contrast, social influence (SI) and facilitating condition (FC) did not have any impact.18 0