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 Volume 8, Issue 6 (June 2021), Pages: 103-109

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 Original Research Paper

 Title: Astrolabe alternative learning based on software and interactive application

 Author(s): Mohd Hafiz Safiai 1, Mohamad Zulfazdlee Abul Hassan Ashari 2, Ezad Azraai Jamsari 2, *, Ibnor Azli Ibrahim 3, Noorsafuan Che Noh 4

 Affiliation(s):

 1Research Centre for Sharia, Faculty of Islamic Studies and Institute of Islam Hadhari, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
 2Research Centre for Arabic Language and Islamic Civilization, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
 3Faculty of Shariah and Law and the Mazhab Shafi‘i Research Centre, Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
 4Faculty of Islamic Contemporary Studies, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, Terengganu, Malaysia

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9901-8240

 Digital Object Identifier: 

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2021.06.012

 Abstract:

Technology-based Teaching and Learning (T&L) is currently a highly discussed matter. Using technology as optimally and maximally as possible in the T&L process is seen to be greatly effective for both students and teachers. This research discusses alternative learning of astrolabe science using software and interactive application. This is qualitative research using content analysis and observation approach. Research results find that some software and interactive application, free or with fees payable, may be used in the T&L process relating to the astrolabe. It is hoped that this research may be helpful for students to understand the use of astrolabe for observation activities and calculations in astronomy, at once improving progress in the development of astronomy in Malaysia. 

 © 2021 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Teaching and learning, Astrolabe, Al-Asturlab, Islamic astronomy, Islamic civilization

 Article History: Received 21 November 2020, Received in revised form 26 February 2021, Accepted 2 March 2021

 Acknowledgment 

This article is part of the research funded by Geran Universiti Penyelidikan (GUP-2020-068); and Geran Galakan Penyelidik Muda (GGPM-2019-041), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

  Safiai MH, Ashari MZAH, and Jamsari EA et al. (2021). Astrolabe alternative learning based on software and interactive application. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 8(6): 103-109

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