Electronic Media-Based Learning Media Design via WhatsApp Video Call on Tahfidz Learning at the Darul Qur’an Islamic Boarding School Karangtengah Baturraden

Abstract

Darul Qur'an Islamic Boarding School is an Islamic boarding school that focuses on memorizing the Qur'an. This paper will describe how Darul Qur'an Islamic boarding schools use WhatsApp video call media in their tahfidz learning. The use of video call media is chosen to facilitate muroja'ah activities where ustadz and ustadzah receive the muroja'ah or listen to the memorization that has been memorized by the students, because students have to keep the Qur'an by repeating the memorization every day. In this research, the author used a descriptive qualitative approach and this research is included in phenomenological research, with data collection techniques used were through observation, interviews and documentation. The analysis techniques in this research were data reduction, data presentation and verification or conclusion. The purpose of this study is of course to find out how the Darul Qur'an Islamic boarding school uses WhatsApp media in facilitating the learning process or the students’ process of Qur’an memorization. The conclusion of the research is that it is still effective to use WhatsApp video call media since almost all of the students’ parents have and use the application. In addition, WhatsApp has the advantages, namely its interface or menu is simple and it is also consider cheaper in internate data usage.