Rancang Bangun Game Edukasi Berbasis Android Menggunakan Godot Engine untuk Mengenal Huruf Hijaiyah pada Anak Usia Dini

Abstract

Hijaiyah letter recognition is an important part of introducing Qur’anic reading to early childhood learners. Observations and interviews at TK Al-Hamidy showed that learning activities still use conventional media, such as word cards and whiteboards, causing some children to lose focus, feel bored, and have difficulty distinguishing hijaiyah letters with similar shapes. This condition encouraged the development of an Android-based educational game using Godot Engine as an interactive learning medium, with Supabase supporting teacher-managed question data. This research adopted a Research and Development (R&D) approach using the ADDIE development model, which consists of five stages: Analyze, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Product evaluation included Black Box Testing, expert validation, pretest-posttest comparison, N-Gain analysis, and user questionnaires. The results showed that all game functions operated according to the design. Material and media validation reached 98.89% and 82.2%, respectively, both categorized as highly valid. The mean score increased from 39.2 in the pretest to 82.3 in the posttest, with an N-Gain of 0.70, categorized as high. The user questionnaire obtained a percentage of 72.31%, categorized as interesting. These results indicate that the game can be used as a supporting medium for hijaiyah letter learning in early childhood.