?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.iab.edu.my%2Fv2%2F1186%2F&rft.title=Evaluating+the+Tahfiz+Model+of+Ulul+Albab+(TMUA)+in+Malaysian+Government+Schools&rft.creator=Laman%2C+Aswandi&rft.subject=L+Education+(General)&rft.description=In+the+context+of+Islamic+education+in+Malaysia%2C+it+is+becoming+increasingly+clear+that+Islamic+schools+are+offering+an+%E2%80%98integrated+education%E2%80%99+system+model.+The+tahfiz+model+of+ulul+abab+(TMUA)%2C+for+instance%2C+integrates+tahfiz+or+Qur%E2%80%99anic+education+and+memorisation%2C+into+mainstream+education+as+part+of+the+development+of+a+national+tahfiz+curriculum+as+described+in+the+Malaysia+Education+Blueprint+(MEB)+2013-2025.+TMUA+is+an+ongoing+educational+programme+that+was+piloted+over+three+years+from+2014+in+three+secondary+religious+boarding+schools.+An+evaluation+of+the+programme+is+essential+to+establish+the+extent+to+which+it+has+achieved+its+intended+shortterm+outcomes+in+relation+to+the+three+components+of+TMUA%3A+Qur%E2%80%99anic+skills+(as+indicated+by+the+successful+memorisation+of+19+juz%E2%80%99)%2C+encyclopaedic+or+academic+skills+(as+indicated+by+student+performance+on+PT3%2C+the+Secondary+3+National+Assessment)+and+ijtihadic+skills+(critical+thinking%2C+leadership+and+communication+skills).+The+results+of+the+evaluation+will+inform+decision-making+in+relation+to+any+modifications+or+improvements+to+the+programme+and+to+guide+interventions+where+necessary.+Data+from+interviews+with+TMUA+students%2C+teachers+and+administrators+was+qualitatively+analysed+to+explore+the+reflections+of+those+directly+involved+in+the+programme.+Numerical+data+relating+to+student+achievement+in+relation+to+Q-E-I+skills+development+was+statistically+analysed%2C+as+was+the+relationships+between+these+three+variables.+Finally%2C+the+encyclopaedic%2Facademic+and+ijtihadic+outcomes+of+TMUA+students+were+compared+with+those+of+an+equivalent+group+of+non-TMUA+students+drawn+from+four+religious+boarding+schools.+The+study+sample+therefore+consisted+of+417+TMUA+students+and+462+non-TMUA+students+enrolled+in+Form+4+in+2017.+Six+focus+group+interviews+were+conducted+with+TMUA+students.+Data+was+also+collected+through+15+individual+interviews+with+TMUA+teachers+and+administrators.+The+findings+show+that+TMUA+been+successful+in+terms+of+the+academic+achievement+of+its+students%2C+particularly+in+the+PT3+examination+and+in+terms+of+ijtihadic+skills+development.+This+achievement+is+particularly+remarkable+in+light+of+the+obstacles+and+challenges+TMUA+students+encountered+during+the+implementation+process%2C+including+a+hectic+daily+timetable%2C+emotional+and+physical+exhaustion%2C+the+need+to+balance+Qur%E2%80%99anic+memorisation+with+academic+study+and+the+high+expectations+of+their+families+and+the+general+public.+Additionally%2C+TMUA+has+been+fairly+effective+in+increasing+students%E2%80%99+awareness+of+the+concept+of+the+ulul+albab+generation+and+the+future+benefits+of+the+programme%2C+which+helped+somewhat+to+motivate+them+to+achieve+the+targets+for+these+components.+By+contrast%2C+the+data+shows+that+a+majority+of+students+(68%25)+did+not+achieve+their+Qur%E2%80%99anic+memorisation+target+of+19+juz%E2%80%99+in+three+years+due+to+the+failure+to+include+a+Tahfiz+Screening+Test+(TST)+as+an+essential+admission+requirement+and+the+orientation+of+the+syllabus+towards+passing+the+hifz+subject+in+the+PT3+examination.+This+study+also+found+that+TMUA+students+outperformed+non-TMUA+students+in+the+PT3+examination%2C+with+62%25+percent+of+TMUA+students+earning+9-13+A%E2%80%99s%2C+whereas+only+30%25+of+non-TMUA+students+earned+9-11+A%E2%80%99s.+The+results+of+multiple+linear+regression+also+indicated+that+every+student+at+TMUA+schools+receive+almost+one+more+total+A+scores+than+that+non-TMUA+schools.+There+was+no+statistically+significant+difference+between+the+two+groups+in+their+ijtihadic+skills+achievement.+%3A+It+is+highly+recommended+that+TMUA+should+be+continued+with+some+necessary+modifications+and+interventions+because+the+ulul+albab+generation+that+is+born+not+only+need+to+be+knowledgeable+but+also+highly+sympathetic+towards+Islamic+values+and+will+be+able+to+drive+the+success+of+the+Muslim+society.&rft.publisher=School+of+Social+Sciences%2C+Education+and+Social+Work+Queen%E2%80%99s+University+Belfast&rft.type=Other&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.iab.edu.my%2Fv2%2F1186%2F1%2FDr.%2520Aswandi%2520Laman%2520ABSTRAK.pdf&rft.identifier=++Laman%2C+Aswandi+++Evaluating+the+Tahfiz+Model+of+Ulul+Albab+(TMUA)+in+Malaysian+Government+Schools.++School+of+Social+Sciences%2C+Education+and+Social+Work+Queen%E2%80%99s+University+Belfast.+++++