Teaching methodologies in a weekend madrasah: a study at Jamiyah Education Centre, Singapore
Jamiyah Singapore is a non-profit organization that aims to provide service to humanity by promoting missionary, education and welfare. Jamiyah Education Centre (JEC) is one of the organization’s pioneering project since 1970s. JEC provides Islamic education to all Muslims in Singapore ranging fr...
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| Language: | English |
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Center for Enhancing Knowledge, United Kingdom
2012
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/25431/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/25431/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/25431/1/International_Journal.pdf |
| Summary: | Jamiyah Singapore is a non-profit organization that aims to provide service to humanity by promoting
missionary, education and welfare. Jamiyah Education Centre (JEC) is one of the organization’s
pioneering project since 1970s. JEC provides Islamic education to all Muslims in Singapore ranging
from pre-schoolers to adults. This study investigated the teaching and learning process of Islamic
education in Jamiyah Education Centre (JEC). Specifically, it examined the teaching methodologies that
are mostly used by the Islamic education teachers; the most preferred methodologies from the students’
perspectives and the level of effectiveness of attending the weekend Madrasah that attracts students’
participation in class and eventually contributes to their personality development. The survey method
was employed in this study and three hundreds and two (302) students are the sample. The study also
used a set of questionnaire for students to gather the data. Meanwhile the descriptive statistics were
used for the data analysis. This study revealed that, the teaching methodologies that are frequently
employed by the JEC teachers is, the method of lecture. The results also indicated that the most
preferred teaching strategy by the students is the use of humor. Finally and most importantly, the finding
has proven that students found the programme to be highly effective and eventually it has made them a
better person. |
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