AMALAN PENGAJARAN PENSYARAH TAHFIZ AL-QURAN DI MALAYSIA

TEACHING PRACTICE AMONG TAHFIZ AL-QURAN LECTURER IN MALAYSIA

Abstract

This study was aimed to unveil the perception of lecturers and employers of the lecturers’ teaching practices at Malaysia Tahfiz al-Quran Institution or "Maahad Tahfiz al-Quran Malaysia". This study involved 177 lecturers as samples, and 6 employers from selected maahad tahfiz. To achieve the study’s objective, a set of questionnaires with 10 items was used as an instrument to measure the lecturer’s perception towards teaching practice, while a semi-structured interviews containing 3 questions were used to obtain the views of employers regarding their role. The findings from questionnaire were analyzed descriptively and show as a whole, the level of lecturer’s teaching practice is moderate, with the mean value of 3.69. On the other hand, the results of interviews show that there is a difference in opinion between lecturers and employers in the aspect of diversifying the methods of teaching. Meanwhile the results of the study disclose a significant difference in the level of teaching practices of lecturers, based on academic qualifications, where lecturers holding degrees and higher level will lead to a higher perception (mean=3.74). The implication of this study concludes that teaching practices of lecturers should be enhanced in order to excel the al-Quran memorization education in Malaysia.