An Evaluation of a Technology Acceptance Model for Surah Lazim & Hukum Tajwid Mobile Application

Abstract

Smartphones are becoming an essential companion for people in a day to day task. Apps for learning Al-Quran Surah and Tajwid now available for download in just a few clicks away in particular apps namely Surah Lazim & Hukum Tajwid which has garnered interest from users in the Google Play Store. However, no empirical evidence of user acceptance on the use of the Surah Lazim & Hukum Tajwid Mobile App to be conducted in any evident research studies. Hence, due to the limited research and evaluation about the acceptance of mobile technology in the area, this research is conducted and implemented to explore the factors in user acceptance of the app directed by the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). It is suggested that the user satisfaction as the external factor and the casual factor to perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, attitude toward using, and behavioral intention to use Surah Lazim & Hukum Tajwid Mobile App. A quantitative survey instrument using modified TAM is used for this research and the data analyzed using SPSS. For future research, a few recommendations can be taken into considerations such as incorporating more than one external factor can be selected and analyzed such as content richness, user satisfaction, perceived playfulness, security and individual mobility. Also a bigger sample can be gathered from students attending the full semester with respondent selected among other programs such as engineering, hospitality and commerce.