Digital game-based learning as an innovation to enhance student

Mahizer Hamzah

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Type :	article
Subject :	L Education (General)
Main Author :	Mahizer Hamzah
Additional Authors :	Mohammad Taufiq Abdul Ghani Wan Ab Aziz Wan Daud Saipolbarin Ramli
Title :	Digital game-based learning as an innovation to enhance student

Place of Production :	Tanjong Malim
Publisher :	Fakulti Pembangunan Manusia
Year of Publication :	2019
Corporate Name :	Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris

Abstract : Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris

Various studies have investigated the potential of employing digital games in education to help students’ increase their learning achievement and their academic performance. Over the years, scholar have recognised how games could become a good learning tool that can improve learner’s performance and sustain their engagement in teaching and learning activities. Therefore, the objective of this study is to explore whether mobile digital games, as a cybergogical tool, can be used to support Arabic language teaching and learning. This study is a quasi-experiment designed to determine the effectiveness of mobile digital games in supporting the learning of Arabic. This study 70 students who are taking the elementary Arabic language course in Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), Malaysia. The participants were selected through random purposive sampling. The students were divided into two groups; experimental group and control group. After the intervention of mobile digital game, the achievement scores of both groups were collected practically. The data collected were analysed using inferential quantitative analysis by using the IBM SPSS Statistics 24 software. This study reported that the adoption of mobile digital games significantly increases students’ achievement in Arabic language learning.

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