Islamic studies for disabled: teaching Salat for Autism Using Apps

1. ISLAMIC STUDIES FOR
DISABLED:
TEACHING SALAT FOR
AUTISM USING APPS
Hafiza Abas1, , Hasmiza
Othman2 and Salwani Mohd
Daud3
1,3 Advanced Informatics
School
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
UTM Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2hafiza.kl@utm.my
2 Computer and Information
Technology Department,
King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi
Arabia

2. “And Allah has brought you out from
the wombs of your mothers while you
know nothing. And He gave you
hearing, sight, and hearts that you
might give thanks (to Allah)” (Quran,
An-Nahl, 16:78).

3. Introduction
This paper presents:
 an approach in teaching salat for autism
 Salat Theoretical Framework for Autistic
Children (STFAC), specifically tailored to
autistic children’s requirements that aims
to reduce their difficulties in performing
salat.

4. Research Objectives
 To increase learning, motivation with apps
among autistic students;
 To enable the autistic students to learn at
their pace with the app's functionality;
 To increase teaching, motivation among
teachers; and
 To enable teachers to reduce both time
and location constraints in order to learn
in ubiquitous environments

5. AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
(ASD)
 Autism is one of the fastest growing
disabilities, with about 1 in 68 children has
been detected with an Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD)
 Three areas affect the ASD children are in
social communication, interaction,
flexibility/imagination
 About 29% –55 % of children with ASD also
have problem in anxiety disorder

6. Apps
 Mobile Applications (Apps) are one of the
CAL (computer assisted learning )that
can be applied in ASD teaching and
learning process.
 They prefer electronic media; spend a lot
of time using computers
 App can be effective tool in teaching
including improving social skills,
interaction, flexibility and imagination

7. Apps: Personalized Learning
Cater for diverse needs
 Different learning styles
 Different capabilities of individuals
 Different pace
 Different cognitive capabilities

8. A Simplified Learning
Ecosystem
 Figure 1 shows a SLE that involves the technology
(ICT devices and software), content (knowledge)
and pedagogy (how the knowledge is transferred
to the learner).

9. A Salat Pedagogical Framework
for App Development
 This framework is important in giving a form to teachers’
thinking processes and helps them make future decisions
regarding apps technologies.

10. A Salat Pedagogical Framework
for App Development
 This framework is based on the preliminary
analysis study, which includes goals,
autism student behaviour and cognitive
level; and the learning environment.

11. A Salat Pedagogical Framework
for App Development
 1st STEP:
To recognize the capability and complexity
of technology in terms of portability,
robustness, availability and ease of use.

12. A Salat Pedagogical Framework
for App Development
 2nd STEP:
To create the contents and contexts for
effective technology by developing a
pedagogical framework, learning
objectives, learning strategies and teaching
guidelines.

13. A Salat Pedagogical Framework
for App Development
 3rd STEP:
The knowledge of the user(autism)
: cognitive level, behaviour and other
persona design and also their current
learning environment.

14. A Salat Pedagogical Framework
for App Development
 4th STEP:
The development and technology
integration
 5th STEP:
The usability testing (Learnability,
Effectiveness, Satisfaction)

15. Challenges
 Complexities of Technology Integration
Teacher could not fully integrate technology
into their own practices because of the
organizational, administrative, pedagogical, or
personal constraints.
 Pedagogy and Technology in Teaching and
Learning
The relationship between technology and
pedagogy has not been effectively being
explored.

16. Conclusion
 The app can be used repeatedly by the kids
to help them remember the movements and
recitations for the salat.
 The app can be used to assist teachers in
teaching and learning salat,
 The app can be used would motivate the kids
in learning and can reduce the time taken in
teaching them.
 The use of apps will transform the way of
teaching and learning in terms of portability,
flexibility, availability, communication process
and the way information is presented.

17. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Our special thanks to Ministry of Education
(MOE) for their support in providing research
grants (4F242) for this study. We would also
like to express our gratitude to Advanced
Informatics School of Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia (UTM) for realizing this research
work.

18. Q&A

19. Thank You