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Student's perceptions of the Jawi (Arabic Script) curriculum in Malaysia

Islamic Education is one of the core subjects offered in Malaysian primary schools, but studies reveal a weakness in Jawi (Arabic script) skills. The Ministry of Education has therefore designed a special programme called jQAF to enhance students' abilities in Jawi, the Qur'an, Arabic and...

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Main Authors: Mamat , Arifin, Abd Rashid, Adnan, Khamis, Rohani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Islamic Cultural Centre and London Central Mosque, London 2013
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BP1 Islam
LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices)
LB1501 Primary Education
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spelling my.iium.irep.321572015-11-27T23:19:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/32157/ Student's perceptions of the Jawi (Arabic Script) curriculum in Malaysia Mamat , Arifin Abd Rashid, Adnan Khamis, Rohani BP1 Islam LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) LB1501 Primary Education Islamic Education is one of the core subjects offered in Malaysian primary schools, but studies reveal a weakness in Jawi (Arabic script) skills. The Ministry of Education has therefore designed a special programme called jQAF to enhance students' abilities in Jawi, the Qur'an, Arabic and Fard'Ain. This study attempts to investigate the strategies applied by Islamic Education teachers in Jawi. The researcher has conducted a case study using questionnaires. The respondents comprised 112 male and 143 female year six students from selected government primary schools in the district of Hulu Selangor. A descriptive analysis has been employed to provide meanings to the data. The simple descriptive statistical analysis includes percentage, frequencies and means. It was revealed that four methods had been used; flash cards, drill technique, playing games and learning through songs. The findings also revealed that there are several methods applied by teachers of Jawi. It was also found that students have positive perceptions about Jawi. Generally, this study provides useful insights that can benefit those involved in the field of Islamic Education. The Islamic Cultural Centre and London Central Mosque, London 2013 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/32157/1/Sudent%27s_perceptions_of_the_Jawi_1.pdf Mamat , Arifin and Abd Rashid, Adnan and Khamis, Rohani (2013) Student's perceptions of the Jawi (Arabic Script) curriculum in Malaysia. The Islamic Quarterly, 57 (1). pp. 19-31. ISSN 0021-1842 http://www.iccuk.org/page.php?section=media&page=iq
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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country Malaysia
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language English
topic BP1 Islam
LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices)
LB1501 Primary Education
spellingShingle BP1 Islam
LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices)
LB1501 Primary Education
Mamat , Arifin
Abd Rashid, Adnan
Khamis, Rohani
Student's perceptions of the Jawi (Arabic Script) curriculum in Malaysia
description Islamic Education is one of the core subjects offered in Malaysian primary schools, but studies reveal a weakness in Jawi (Arabic script) skills. The Ministry of Education has therefore designed a special programme called jQAF to enhance students' abilities in Jawi, the Qur'an, Arabic and Fard'Ain. This study attempts to investigate the strategies applied by Islamic Education teachers in Jawi. The researcher has conducted a case study using questionnaires. The respondents comprised 112 male and 143 female year six students from selected government primary schools in the district of Hulu Selangor. A descriptive analysis has been employed to provide meanings to the data. The simple descriptive statistical analysis includes percentage, frequencies and means. It was revealed that four methods had been used; flash cards, drill technique, playing games and learning through songs. The findings also revealed that there are several methods applied by teachers of Jawi. It was also found that students have positive perceptions about Jawi. Generally, this study provides useful insights that can benefit those involved in the field of Islamic Education.
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author Mamat , Arifin
Abd Rashid, Adnan
Khamis, Rohani
author_facet Mamat , Arifin
Abd Rashid, Adnan
Khamis, Rohani
author_sort Mamat , Arifin
title Student's perceptions of the Jawi (Arabic Script) curriculum in Malaysia
title_short Student's perceptions of the Jawi (Arabic Script) curriculum in Malaysia
title_full Student's perceptions of the Jawi (Arabic Script) curriculum in Malaysia
title_fullStr Student's perceptions of the Jawi (Arabic Script) curriculum in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Student's perceptions of the Jawi (Arabic Script) curriculum in Malaysia
title_sort student's perceptions of the jawi (arabic script) curriculum in malaysia
publisher The Islamic Cultural Centre and London Central Mosque, London
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/32157/1/Sudent%27s_perceptions_of_the_Jawi_1.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/32157/
http://www.iccuk.org/page.php?section=media&page=iq
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