Enhancement of Students’ Learning Motivation and Activity to Study Islamic Education Subject through Interactive Learning Method: A Meta-analysis

Abstract

Teaching the subject of Islamic Education by using the lecturing method is generally considered to be tiresomeby most students. Teachers are therefore requested to apply an innovative learning method and one of them isthe interactive learning. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of interactive learning method on learningmotivation and learning activity of students at elementary and secondary schools by using a meta-analysis approach. A total of four and eight studies for the variables of learning motivation and learning activity,respectively, were integrated into a meta-database. These studies directly compared between the lecturingmethod and the interactive method for the Islamic Education subject. Odds ratio (OR) was empoyed as theeffect size for integrating data from different studies. Results revealed that the interactive learning methodsignificantly enchanced students’ learning motivation than that of the lecturing method (OR 3.67 [2.02-6.68], P≤0.001). Furthermore, the interactive learning method significantly elevated the learning activityof elementary and secondary school students in comparison to the lecturing method (OR 3.07 [2.01-4.68],P≤0.001). In conclusion, interactive learning method is an effective strategy to enhance learning motivationand learning activity of students to study the Islamic Education subject.