Classroom Practices of Teachers for Students’ Moral Development: Islamic Studies Textbook Garde VIII

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate teachers' practices in teaching the Islamic studies subject, aiming to enhance the moral development of grade VIII students. The goal of our study was to determine what teachers think about the impact of their teaching practices on the moral development of their students. Due to this, we employed a semi-structured qualitative interview approach for this study. Regarding the moral development of students, the researcher visited with six female teachers who taught Islamic studies to eighth graders during the 2023-24 session. The thematic method was employed for the interpretation of the results. This study revealed noteworthy findings about instructors' perspectives on their instructional methods and the impact of these practices on their students' morals. The study derived four main themes with sub-themes, which found: overall teaching and evaluation methods, including storytelling, questioning, providing examples from various sources, application of moral values in practical life, and engaging conversations with students, application of different languages for involvement of students, Involvement of Society in teaching learning process, application of audio-visual- aids, practicing research, practices according to need and development of an effective learning environment for students’ moral development. Moreover, teachers emphasized the importance of providing meaningful examples before introducing a new topic and using persuasive techniques to motivate students. They also emphasized the importance of religious subjects, particularly Islamic studies, for the moral development of learners.