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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

This chapter contains the review of related literature and related studies that

enumerates and discusses the related information that the developers used upon the

development of this study.

World History Quiz

Based on the article made by Peaksel (2018), World History Quiz is a type of

general history quiz with fun history trivia questions and some truly fun history facts. It

tests the knowledge and challenges not only the students, but also the user’s friend and

family.

Moreover, this quiz application has features such as: Hints, Lives, Skip the

Question, Ask a Friend and Certificate which gives a challenge for the users of this

application. This is where the developers got their concept of having a hints and style of

questions in their study.

Philippine Knowledge Free

The richness of the Philippines in history is the reason why City hunter App

Development created an application in order to provide a reference about the

beautifulness of the country. The application contains History, Presidents, Heroes,

Philippine Constitution, Flag, National Symbols, Government Directory, National

Anthem, Map, Facts and Tourism (City Hunter App Development, 2018).

This is where the developers got their concept of style on how to present the

lectures and information to their application.

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Merriam Webster Application

Based on Merriam Webster (2018), Merriam-Webster Dictionary is a kind of

dictionary application for the Android phones which functions through offline access. It

contains the complete text of definitions from the Merriam-Webster Collegiate

Dictionary. In each definition it includes, synonyms, antonyms, example sentences, and

hyperlinks which are connected to other definitions. It also includes the voice search that

lets the user to check words quickly without clarifying the spelling and audio

pronunciations of defined words when it is accessed through online connection. In

addition to be more attractive for the users especially students, they add an entertaining

mini quiz which is a unique way to improve the vocabulary knowledge and familiarities

of the users. This is where the developers got the idea of a learning application or

informative application having a mini game that aims to test and to improve the

knowledge of users by providing that kind of unique feature.

Inday Wander

Inday Wander is a logical game that is focused on guessing Filipino hidden word,

by providing English words is a challenge for the users. This game focuses on five

indigenous Filipino topics such as Animals, Foods, OPM Song titles, People and Places.

(Manocay & Victa, 2017). The developers come up with an idea in getting concepts for

guessing Filipino hidden words.

Philippine History Quiz

The Philippine History Quiz is a trivia game which tests the knowledge of the

user created by GoPlay Incorporated. GoPlay Inc focuses on creating trivia games.

GoPlay Inc. discussed the quotations “To foretell the destiny of a nation, it is necessary to

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open a book that tells of her past”. This is the main objective why they create the trivia

game. The game has 100 levels and each level contains one Philippine History question.

The user can earn coins as the user finished each level. There is also a hint in exchange of

coins whenever the user got stuck (GoPlay Inc., 2017).

This is where the developers got their idea to create the survival question with

available hint and earning coins to their application.

Trivia Crack Game

Trivia Crack is a kind of quiz game developed by Etermax in which can able to

compete with the other players by using the knowledge. There are six categories in the

game such as Entertainment, Art, Sports, History, Science and Geography. Each category

has character and in the classic game, the goal is to get all of the characters by answering

the crown questions and winning the game. Each category has 25 maximum rounds

(Etermax, n.d.).

The developers cope up with an idea to get the concept of Trivia Crack Game in

achieving a certain amount of Hint Points if the user completed to answer all of the

questions.

What is the importance of studying Philippine history?

Gagno (2018) discussed that there are several reasons why do we need to study

history. Studying history allows us to gain valuable perspectives on the problems on this

modern society. In studying the past may not actually present a solution to current

problems or directly answer questions, but they lend new and alternative perspectives to

current situations and allow us to further understand the current problems. The history as

a discipline allows us to see beyond textbooks and see the past through new lenses. It

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means that the study of history allows us to see beyond the standard textbook and to the

primary sources itself, interpreted it into new and alternative viewpoints. In

addition, Philippine history is a unique narrative of colonialism, reaction, and revolution.

It is also a culturally diverse country from precolonial times. There is an emerging trend

to study the social history of the country such as day-to-day experience of the Filipinos

during their certain periods and uncover more stories beyond the usual stories taught in

schools across the country. Due to the historic events happened in the Philippines such as

colonialism it may allow us to gain more perspectives on nationalism and revolutions.

With this matter the developers got some idea to choose history as the topic for

the study that they are developing. Aside from gaining more knowledge in history it will

still remain for the mind of the users especially students.

Why should our Kids play Quiz Apps?

The best motivation to caught the attention of the user especially students to

embrace learning application is to make it fun. It can encourage them to play interesting

and educational quizzes application.

There are reasons why there is a need to play by students or children the quizzes

app. It was said that Educational quizzes maximizes child’s school potential, improve

spellings, vocabulary, and competitive skills. There is new information that stimulates the

imagination and play. Quiz games are a great way to build strong bonds between the

users. Every question that might be experienced in the quiz will provoke curiosity and

discussion. The general knowledge quizzes provide inspiration, thought and reflection.

Lastly, educational quizzes fill a child’s mind with knowledge (Peaksel D.O.O, 2018).

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The developers come up with an idea to add quizzes inside their study to

encourage the users to use the application, because of its feature having quizzes or

exercises which aims to assess and to improve their knowledge.

Benefits of Using Apps in Education

Many of the people claims that the evolution of technology causes harm in

learning. There is also claiming that more reliance on the electronic devices such as

mobile phones causes a wave of laziness especially the youths as of now. This could not

be further from the truth as mobile apps have. There were apps made for education, more

accessible and created a whole new platform for learning and expanding on what was

taught in classrooms. Application engages and creates interaction with the students. It

opts to study outside the class. Learning tools becomes anywhere and whenever due to

the portability of the applications. It can be also learned by any individuals by their own

way. Lastly, the applications help the teachers and parents to diminish their time in

teaching the children (Tesco Mobile, 2017).

Aside from that, Edsys (2017) proved that the influence of technology upon

children and education has been immense. There are lots of applications available at the

app store or play store. Choosing the right application for the child can change the way

they look at the process of learning. Educational apps are making things easier for

children to understand. Books are often found to be tiring and boring for children while

replacing them with a colorful pages and moving animations can make learning fun to the

core.

Prior with this article the developers gathered information about the benefits of

mobile application to pursue in creating an educational mobile application.

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E-Learning Applications

Jacob explained that the latest development to the field of technology has led

to better learning opportunities for students (2017). Far from the days when students had

to go on libraries to get references and complete their thesis. Through the evolution of

smartphones, information is just a few taps away. Whether a certain user wants to solve a

complex equation or want to learn the basics of marketing and advertisement, it can be

easily to access everything.

Through the ever-growing increase in the demand for these applications, mobile

app development companies are offering solutions catered to people with different needs.

The potential of smartphone applications is intensively promoting and with the passage of

time, many things, such as an mp3 player, a camera and a pocket calendar are being

replaced. Students are more preferred to use their smartphones rather than relying on old-

fashioned things.

Moreover, learning is a continuous process, where the students can have fun and

learn many things on the go with these kinds of apps. The developers came up to develop

this kind of applications because it can help the users especially the students to study

history.

Interactive Learning in School

Based on the forum from QA Education (2017), it was impossible to describe the

importance of interactive learning in school vicinity, especially the recent developments

of technology has brought about ground-breaking changes to the kids on the way they

learn. Interactive learning gives a “hands-on” approach which goes above and beyond

textbooks to encourage the student engagement and knowledge retention.

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Moreover, Hutt (2017) added that the advantages of interactive teaching are so

many that of any learning facility which cannot afford to overlook and ignore. The

benefits are divided into two, on the side of students as well as from teacher's point of

view. Separated from bringing in the aspect of flexibility and convenience in learning,

interactive teaching increases student-teacher engagement thus boosting student’s

performance in the end. Aside of that, this type of teaching allows learners not only to

learn by interacting but also to develop positive feelings about achieving knowledge and

innovate skills.

The developers gained knowledge with this article in discussing the importance of

an application that served as an aid to interactive learning at the school.

Benefits of Mobile Application

E-Learning Infographics (2015) discussed that unlike in schools there are no time

schedules when a child can access mobile apps. Using learning apps are great way for

children to spend their free time. Through regular usage of mobile devices will make

children confident while handling other similar tech tools and gadgets in future. Almost

all mobile apps for kids come with integration with social networking allowing the

students to share what they are studying. They can also accomplish their homework by

using learning apps. Educational apps are not substitutes of classroom teaching but

enable them to stay connected with their teachers or instructors. There are no space

constraints on mobile learning methods. The students can use them wherever they might

be because of its portability. The developers critically analyzed their study to assure that

the application that they are developing benefits the users especially the students when it

comes to studying.

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Visualization helps to interpret words

Arnold said that picture is worth a thousand words (2015). Visualizing ideas,

especially in brainstorming can help to overcome the barriers that are difficult to

transform in paragraph form. Infographics proves that it is easier to tell a story or

transform information. Infographics can be quickly interpreted into many words or ideas

when it is simply try to explain the messages. A picture produces a meaning to human’s

mind and a way of allowing it to read in between the lines. It is like a children’s

storybook where they can help you tell a story.

This is the reason why the developers come up with an idea to create mobile

application which avoids too many words, but rather displays more pictures to easily

comprehend by the users.

Smartphones on Children

Based on the article made by E-Learning Infographics (2015), explained that it is

impossible to keep the children away from the computer or Smartphone these days. There

are times the parents needs to confront the child to stop them spending a lot of time with

their gadgets, but it is possible to encourage them to make better use of that time. There

are apps available that can be too much helpful to use by the children. This means that

children can still spend a lot of time on their phone but it is now educational and exciting

for them.

The developers came up an idea with this issue to create an application which can

be useful for the students in studying even they are still using their smartphones.

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Adobe Photoshop CS6

Adobe Photoshop is the predominant photo editing and manipulation software on

the market. Its uses range from the full-featured editing of large batches of photos to

creating intricate digital paintings and drawings that mimic those done by hand

(Washington IT, 2018).

As discussed by Rouse (2015), Adobe Photoshop CS6 is used for photo editing,

image creation and graphic design software. It is commonly used by photographers,

graphic designers, video game artists, advertising and meme designers. The software

provides many image editing features for raster pixel-based images and vector graphics.

It uses a layer-based editing system that enables image creation and altering with multiple

overlays that support transparency.

Adobe Photoshop CS6 was used by the developers to design the buttons, images

and the user interface of the application.

Android

According to Karch (2018), Android is a Linux-based mobile phone operating

system developed by the Google. Android is the widely adopted open-source project. The

Google actively develops the Android platform but gives a portion of it for free to

hardware manufacturers and phone carriers who want to use Android on their devices. In

addition, the symbol for Android is a green robot which is also served as their mascot. A

device that runs on the Android operating system is called Android device. It can be

smartphones, tablet PC or any type of mobile device that requires an OS.

Schmidt (2016) Added that, for each new version of Android gets a code name

based on consecutive letters of the alphabet. The most recent version is

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Marshmallow because it is the Android M release. The previous versions have

included Lollipop, KitKat, Jelly Bean and Gingerbread.

The Smartphones have become common to our daily lives and the driving force

behind these smartphones is possibly the Android operating system. There are some

important features of Android which make it reliable, versatile and scalable. Android is

so widely used, because it is compatible with all of the major browsers within the mobile

ecosystem which endorse by the mobile users. Android is an open source platform and

which is one of its biggest strengths as compared to any operating system. Developing

apps for the Android platform is simple and available to download free. The developers

can able to run it anytime (TagBlogAdmin, 2016).

This topic is used in the development process of the study because the platform

over which the application “Juan Knows” will run and operate are on mobile phones with

Android as their operating system.

Android APK

As written by Ellis (2018), the APK extension stands for “Android Package Kit”.

It is the file format used when installing Android applications. If the user tries to install

an application outside from the Google Play Store it needs to download and run it with

the APK file. An APK is the heart of very application that a user has on his Android

device. (Parkerson, 2016) APK will be used by the developers as the file extension in

making their study due to the application is only intended for Android devices.

C# Programming Language

Codementor (2018) explained that C# was designed as simple and easy to use. C#

is a high level language which reads closer to English language. In addition, C# abstracts

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away most of the complex details of the computer so it can focus more on programming

instead of worrying about the details that can only understand by the computers.

C# is a statically-typed language, which means the codes will be checked for

errors before it gets built into an app. Errors will be easier to track down, and since

statically-typed languages are also more strict with how you code something, the

codebase in general will be more consistent and easier to maintain as it more complex. As

a statically typed language, C# is faster dynamically typed of languages because things

are more clearly defined. When the app is running, the machine's resources will not be

wasted on checking the definition of something inside the app’s code.

The developers used C# language as their scripting language to code the functionality

of the application.

ISO 25010

Based on the site iso25000.com (2018), the quality model is the cornerstone of a

product quality evaluation system. The quality model determines which quality

characteristics will be taken into account when evaluating the properties of software. The

quality of the system is the level to which the system satisfies the implied needs of its

various users.

In addition, International Organization for Standardization (n.d.) discussed that

product quality model composed of eight characteristics which are subdivided into sub-

characteristics that relates to static properties of software and dynamic properties of the

computer system. The standardization model is applicable to both computer systems and

software products. ISO 25010 will be used by the developers to evaluate their products to

the target respondents.

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Infographics

The meaning of an infographic or information graphic is a representation of

information in a graphic format designed to make the data easily understandable at a

single sight. The people tend to use infographics to quickly communicate a message, to

simplify the presentation having large amounts of data, to see data patterns and

relationships, and to monitor changes in variables over time (Rouse, infographics, 2013).

The developers got an idea to insert some infographics to their study because it

can be easily these images can be easily to memorize and much presentable than to usual

images.

Unity

Polsinelli explained that the Unity is a cross-platform game engine having a built-

in Integrated Development Environment created by Unity Technologies (2013). Unity is

used to develop applications such as video games for web plugins, desktop platforms,

consoles and mobile devices. It can be easily to manipulate objects in 3D and attach

different components on it. Even in 2D can also manipulated into 2D or 3D. There are

three scripting language that can be used upon using the Unity. These languages are C#,

Boo or JavaScript. It is a powerful tool and very simple that makes game development easy

for beginners. It is also flexible that you can create whatever you can imagine (Sinicki,

2017). The developers came up to use the Unity as their platform due to its powerful ability

and flexibility even though it is perfect for game development.

Android SDK

Beal discussed that Android SDK is a software development kit that enables the

developers to create applications for the android platform. It includes sample projects

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with source code, development tools, emulator, and libraries to build Android

applications (2013). The Android SDK will be used as the testing platform of the game

on computers and to be able to build in APK format so that it is able to be installed on

Android Phones.

Mobile Application

Based on Technopedia (2013), a mobile application or most commonly referred as

an app, is a type of software application designed for mobile devices, such as a

smartphone or tablet. The mobile applications frequently serve to provide users with

similar services to those computers. Apps are generally small, intended for individual unit

and have limited functions. Mobile application can also be called as web app, online app,

iPhone app or smartphone app.

Moreover, Tech Target (2013) explained that mobile apps are designed with

consideration for the demands and constraints of the devices and also to take advantage

of any specialized capabilities they has.

The developers studied necessary information needed in mobile app development

to create their own mobile app and to implement it through the use of mobile phones.

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