Islamic Universities In Indonesia Research Articles

Learning English at home: Exploring Indonesian EFL students’ online learning experiences during the Covid-19 Pandemic

This study seeks to, first, explore Indonesian EFL students’ experiences in online learning during Covid-19 Pandemic; second, reveal how the online learning impacted on their learning of the four language skills; and third, enlist their preferred modes of learning in the aftermath of the pandemic. Drawing on a qualitative design and phenomenological approach, the data were collected through online interviews with purposely selected 12 English department students of a state Islamic university in Indonesia and analyzed using Thematic Analysis technique. The findings showed that the majority of the students had unpleasant experiences in online learning due to internet access problems, lack of interaction, stress and demotivation, and difficulty in understanding the lesson. The online learning provided more opportunities for them to develop their reading, listening, and writing skills but significantly reduced the space for practicing speaking. Most of the students preferred going back face-to-face classroom learning in the aftermath of the pandemic. Few preferred a combination of offline and online learning. Nevertheless, they acknowledged that online learning trained them to be a more independent learner, raised awareness of the use of technology for language learning, and offered a mode learning that was flexible, handy, rich of sources, and selectable to their learning needs.

Intellectual-Social Dynamics at State Islamic University in Indonesia: The Role of Alumni of Islamic Boarding Schools from Bangka Island

This article aims to sense the intellectual and social dynamics of alums of Islamic boarding schools or the pesantren from Bangka Island and their role in State Islamic University, PTKIN in Indonesia. These issues are analyzed with Linton's role theory. This qualitative research takes primary data from eight informants, while secondary data is taken from other informants as an addition. The data was collected through observation, semi-structured interviews, and documentation. The "Snow-ball Sampling" method obtained 57 informants and narrowed them down to eight. In addition, they were analyzed using three stages: orientation, exploration, and focus study. The results of this study explain that there are eight people from Bangka Island as alumni of the pesantren who have been currently taking part in PTKIN throughout Indonesia by occupying strategic positions and having significant influence in them, such as Prof. Dr. Zulkifli, M.A (Deputy Chancellor 1 of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta), Dr. Zayadi, M.Ag (Chancellor of IAIN SAS Babel), Prof. Dr. Hatamar Rasyid (Deputy Chancellor 2 of IAIN SAS Babel), Dr. Misdar, M.Ag (Dean of the Faculty of Sharia IAIN SAS BABEL), Prof. Rohimin, M.Ag (Director of Postgraduate Program at UIN Fatmawati Sukarno Bengkulu), Dr. Muhamad Fauzi, M.Ag, (Deputy Dean 1 of Tarbiyah Faculty at UIN RAFA Palembang), Dr. Abdurrahmansyah, M.Ag (Head of Islamic Studies Program at UIN RAFA Palembang), Dr. Ahmad Izzan (Senate Secretary of the Ethics Commission of UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung). These academics became real examples of intellectual and social dynamics of pesantren graduates from Bangka Island who succeeded in participating in their respective PTKINs. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi dinamika sosial intelektual alumni pondok pesantren asal pulau Bangka dan peran mereka di PTKIN. Permasalahan tersebut dianalisis dengan teori peran ala Linton. Penelitian ini termasuk penelitian kualilatif yang mengambil sumber data primer dari delapan informan, sedangkan data sekunder diambil dari informan lain sebagai tambahan. Cara menentukan informan mlalui, “ Snow-ball Sampling ” didapatkan 57 informan dan mengerucut menjadi delapan. Penggalian data dilakukan dengan observasi, wawancara semi-terstruktur, dan dokumentasi. Data yang didapatkan dianalisis dengan menggunakan tiga tahapan, yaitu orientasi, eksplorasi, dan studi terfokus. Hasil penelitian ini menjelaskan bahwa terdapat delapan orang asal Pulau Bangka sebagai alumni pondok pesantren yang saat ini berkiprah di PTKIN se-Indonesia dengan menduduki posisi strategis dan memiliki pengaruh penting di dalamnya seperti Prof. Dr.Zulkifli, M.A (Wakil Rektor 1 UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta), Dr. Zayadi, M.Ag (Rektor IAIN SAS Babel), Prof.Dr.Hatamar Rasyid (Wakil Rektor 2 IAIN SAS Babel), Dr.Misdar, M.Ag (Dekan Fak.Syariah IAIN SAS BABEL), Prof. Dr. Rohimin, M.Ag (Dir.Pascasrjana UIN Fatmawati Sukarno Bengkulu), Dr. Muhamad Fauzi, M.Ag, (Wakil Dekan 1 Tarbiyah UIN RAFA Palembang), Dr. Abdurrahmansyah, M.Ag (Kaprodi Studi Islam Pascasarjana UIN RAFA Palembang), Dr. Ahmad Izzan (Sekretaris Senat Komisi Etik UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung). Para akademisi tersebut menjadi contoh nyata dalam perhelatan dinamika sosial intelektual lulusan pesantren asal Pulau Bangka yang berhasil berkiprah di PTKIN-nya masing-masing.

EFL Students’ Academic Procrastination in Indonesian Context

Many studies have been written about students’ academic procrastination. Yet, not many wrote specifically about EFL context. This study tried to fill the gap, especially in Indonesian context where English is officially taught as a foreign language. The study aims to examine the level of EFL students’ academic procrastination; the reasons of doing the procrastination; and the correlation of students’ procrastination level with their academic achievement especially for reading and writing skill. It was conducted by applying quantitative approach with descriptive quantitative and correlation research design. A hundred and eighty seventh semester students of a State Islamic University in Indonesia was the population for this study, while 35 students of which were chosen randomly as the samples. A five-scale questionnaire was applied to collect the data, and then the result was analyzed quantitatively by using descriptive and Spearman formula on SPPS 26. The findings showed that the students’ level of procrastination was moderate; the students inclined doing the procrastination in the area of sincerity and aversiveness of task; and there was no significant correlation between procrastination and writing as well as reading achievement.

Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices Towards Language Assessment in an Indonesian Islamic University

In recent decades, assessment design and implementation issues have been a severe concern in teaching and learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL). Language assessment, which is inextricably linked to EFL teachers' conceptions and education, influences students and their learning. This case study investigates teachers' underlying beliefs concerning EFL assessment as well as their practices in the classrooms of Indonesian Islamic universities. The study engaged ten university EFL teachers who work in an Indonesian Islamic Higher Education institution. The participants were recruited using the purposive sampling technique. Semi-structured interviews were used to determine teachers' beliefs about language assessment. Thematic analysis was used to transcribe, code and segment data to establish themes, categories, and subcategories that depict participants' beliefs regarding EFL assessment. The findings revealed that the participants used various terms to describe assessment, providing an exciting background to their practices. They also believed in language assessment's varied purposes, including administrative and pedagogical purposes. Most participants conceived assessment as an extension of EFL classroom teaching and learning, thus significantly impacting student learning and approaches to learning. Therefore, considering how assessments enhance student learning would influence teachers' decision-making. This paper also describes the implications of these findings for better governance of institutional systems for assessing English as a Foreign Language

Is Self-Regulation Able to Mediate the Effect of Self-Effort on E-Learner Success in the Islamic State University?

This study aim to seek the relationship between self-effort and e-learner success, either directly or through self-regulation. This type of research is quantitative. The research method used is an exploratory survey. Primary data were obtained from questionnaires filled out by 923 Social Science Education students at all State Islamic Universities in Indonesia. 11 State Islamic Universities with a Social Science Education program participated in this research. The direct test uses Ordinary Least Square (OLS), while the indirect effect is tested using the Sobel test. The results of this study can prove that self-effort has a direct and indirect positive influence on e-learner success through self-regulation. Students with high self-effort will be able to improve their self-regulation, impacting their e-learning success. This evidence shows that e-learning requires students' independence to succeed academically. This research provides a theoretical contribution to the development of e-learning theory. Students in online learning success need self-effort and self-regulation because, in online learning, students are required to be more active than in direct learning in class. The author recommends further research to expand other variables that affect the success of e-learning with different models and theories, such as expectation confirmatory theory, technology acceptance model, intention to continue using LMS, course and information quality.

Challenging al-Dhahabī’s (1915-1977) Authority in the Historiography of Tafsīr: A Clarification of His Salafī Outlook

Recent discussions of modern historiographies of tafsīr show that al-Dhahabī’s al-Tafsīr wa al-Mufassirūn used the radical hermeneutic of Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728/1328) as a philosophical underpinning, leading his book to present a somewhat salafī-history of the genre. This approach affirmed that the Qurʾān was repositioned squarely where the hermeneutical tools were unequivocally restricted to a hadith-inherited mode. A more holistic study on al-Dhahabī‘s scholarship, however, has yet to be undertaken. This article seeks to complete (and to some extent clarify) the image of al-Dhahabī's salafī leanings by situating his scholarship in the battlefield of ideas in Egypt from the 1940s to 1970s and undertaking a close reading of his other major books of tafsīr, including (1) al-Waḥy wa al-Qurʾān al-Karīm, (2) al-Isrāʾīlīyat fī al-Tafsīr wa al-Ḥadīth, (3) al-Ittijāhāt al-Munḥarifah fī al-Tafsīr, (4) al-Tafsīr wa al-Mufassirūn, and (5) Tafsīr Ibn ʿArabī. This article outlines Dhahabī’s systematic approach to the historiography of tafsīr. While his first three books provide theoretical considerations of what constitutes a good Qurʾānic commentary, the remaining two works are where he applies these theories into concrete judgements and classifications of tafsīr works. Besides the fact that Dhahabī has revitalized the problematic division of Tafsīr bi al-Maʾthūr and Bi al-Ra’y, several new key arguments highlighting his salafī outlook are identified throughout his books, namely his reinforcement of the value of the isnād system and his blatant attacks on commentaries that are not based on inherited interpretive materials. By shedding light on Dhahabī’s salafī orientation, this article argues for the need for alternative sources of the historiography of tafsīr to be studied in Indonesian Islamic Universities.

THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS MODERATION ON LIFE SATISFACTION OF GENERATION Z MUSLIMS

Religious moderation is considered one of the crucial issues discussed by many parties. This circumstance is evidenced by varied rules and facts, making it an indicator of the nation's welfare. The lack of research that specifically addressed the correlation between religious moderation and psychological attributes was one reason why this study was conducted. Hence, the purpose of the present research was to determine the role of religious moderation on the life satisfaction of generation Z Muslim students. A quantitative design engaging a causal approach was employed to measure the significance of the role of religious moderation on the life satisfaction of generation Z Muslims. 453 respondents selected using the purposive sampling technique participated in this study. To collect the data, researchers administered two tested measuring instruments that indicated good psychometric properties. The regression analysis results revealed a significant impact of religious moderation on the life satisfaction of generation Z Muslim students. Meanwhile, the categorization of respondents confirmed that most of them had moderate and high levels of understanding of religious moderation. This study concluded that to achieve high life satisfaction, religious moderation could be considered an essential aspect of social life. Correspondingly, the findings could be implied as a reference for policymakers at Islamic educational institutions in forming an awareness of the importance of religious moderation among generation Z Muslims studying at Islamic universities in Indonesia.

Counterradicalism Through Religious Education Curriculum: Solution to The Religious Literacy Crisis in Indonesian Islamic Universities

Islamic universities have been accused of being the milieu of the growing movement of radicalism along with the new facts about the involvement of two state Islamic universities among 10 state universities involved in radicalism. The campus management has responded to the movement by developing a religious curriculum and interreligious-based learning to improve religious literacy competence. This paper aims to evaluative the practice of religious curriculum and literacy as a strategy in improving counterradicalism in campus. The interviews, observations, and data analysis resulted in the finding that the religious curriculum development with open minded principles, religious universality, local wisdom, and humanism values in the learning activities in either classroom and or places of worship of other religions can foster good counterradicalism and interfaith literacy and eliminate the evolution of radical attitudes among students. This paper suggested that the learning of religious education in campuses and schools include observation to the areas of interreligious activities and religious literacy studies to improve students' understanding of religious values among religious communities, so tolerance and counterradicalism can be fostered.

Intellectual-Social Dynamics at State Islamic University in Indonesia: The Role of Alumni of Islamic Boarding Schools from Bangka Island

Intellectual-Social Dynamics at State Islamic University in Indonesia: The Role of Alumni of Islamic Boarding Schools from Bangka Island

Contextual and Fun English Learning for Da’wah Students

Da’wah Faculty students who become the focus of this study are students majoring in Da’wah Management (DM) who, in the future, will become preachers. It makes them sometimes overlook the benefits of learning English. Learning English will be very important for those who will become important actors in spreading Islamic religion to local and international communities. This research aims to explore contextual and fun English learning for students at Da’wah Faculty at an Islamic University in Indonesia. It explores relevant previous studies and important theories and compares them with this study’s findings. This study employed a descriptive-qualitative approach. The results indicated that DM students studied English according to the context of their knowledge as DM students; and that they studied English in fun ways which could encourage them to be more active in joining the class. These findings help English lecturers to create better learning activities to teach DM students. Meanwhile, further researchers can elaborate more toward the research subjects, so the results will be more varied.

Islamic higher education students’ expenditure before and during pandemic in Indonesia

Students are experiencing difficulty with online learning because it requires infrastructure, such as internet access that needs to be purchased. This study examined whether online lectures increase or decrease family/student expenses on education using a qualitative approach. Data on education expenditures were collected by interviewing 736 students at State Islamic University (UIN) Antasari, Indonesia before the COVID-19 pandemic and 761 students during the occurrence. Also, interviews were used to collect data on opportunity costs during the pandemic. The results showed that the student/family average expenditure on education at State Islamic University in Indonesia (PTKIN) before the occurrence was IDR 20,420,708 per year. Meanwhile, during the pandemic, their expenses decreased to an average of IDR 15,788,989 per year, indicating a decline of IDR 4,631,719 or 22.68%.

How Mediatization Of Arabic Learning Affects Religious Culture At The Indonesian Islamic University

How Mediatization Of Arabic Learning Affects Religious Culture At The Indonesian Islamic University

Transformation of Arabic Assessment in Indonesia: Conventional Assessment Toward Digital Assessment

Since 1960, digital assessment has been developed and implemented in foreign language assessments, but there are still few studies that discuss Arabic digital assessment because most of them follow a traditional paper and pencil assessment. The study investigates the transformation of Arabic assessment in Indonesia from conventional to digital. It further describes the factors influencing the transformation. This study employs a qualitative-case study involving Indonesian Islamic State Universities. Data collection techniques used are interviews and observations. Then the data is analyzed interactively with data reduction, data display and conclusion. The results show that the transformation of the Arabic language assessment has begun in 2016 at UIN Maliki Malang but it faced constraints regarding its TOAFL implementation. Implementing the digital Arabic assessment is comprehensively done during the online learning policy. Two factors influence the shift in Arabic assessment culture: the rapid development of the 4.0 Industrial Revolution and the COVID-19 pandemic. There are two models of digital assessment: web-based assessment and mobile-based assessment

PERTUMBUHAN DAN PERKEMBANGAN ORGANISASI-ORGANISASI ISLAM: MUHAMMADIYAH, NAHDATUL ULAMA DAN JAMI’ATUL WASHLIYAH

<span>Awareness of organization with a very high effort and imbued with feelings of nationalism and religion led to developments and a new era in education and teaching. With full awareness, the leaders of the movement tried to change the backwardness of the Indonesian people through the implementation of national education. Their efforts are realized by establishing schools and madrasas with a modern system by adopting a Western education system that teaches general subjects and religious subjects. Evidence of this development is until the birth of Islamic universities in Indonesia. The role of these organizations can be extraordinary, both in the fields of economy, education, politics and in achieving independence for the Indonesian state. We also feel this until now where many Islamic organizations still exist and maintain stability in Indonesia within a government.</span>

Women leadership model in Islamic Religious College (PTKIN) in implementing gender responsive program policies (Gender studies at IAIN Bukittinggi, IAIN Ponorogo, and IAIN Metro Lampung)

This research is a disparity in women's leadership, especially in the context of Islamic universities in Indonesia. This is because women's leadership still faces many challenges, such as stereotyping and marginalisation of women, both in the educational, social and cultural spheres. This study aims to analyse and evaluate the leadership model of the female rector of PTKIN in implementing gender-responsive programs. This research is field research, namely field research using a qualitative approach. The data needed is the PTKIN rector model including the rector of IAIN Bukittinggi, IAIN Ponorogo, and IAIN Metro Lampung. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews and documentation, with descriptive and narrative analysis. The results of the study indicate that in implementing gender-responsive programs, namely planning and implementing activities, it shows that the three rectors of PTKIN, namely IAIN Bukittinggi, Ponorogo, and Metro Lampung, tend to be transformational-democratic. It is proven from the seven prerequisites that have been set that the planning of gender-responsive programs in its planning is moderate and open in accepting input, proposals and suggestions regarding the planning and implementation of activities as well as budgeting for activities from their subordinates. At the time of performance, they facilitated the administrative process, budget disbursement, and bureaucracy. While in the evaluation activities, although they are still said to be democratic and moderate, in the evaluation activities their leadership style is also a little permissive, an indication that they accept the evaluations carried out.

THE EFFECT OF ORIENTALISM: THE CHALLENGE OF DA'WAH FOR ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY IN INDONESIA

The purpose of this study is to reveal the influence and dangers of orientalism at Islamic universities in Indonesia. Research method with qualitative approach. The research results or findings from this study are many Islamic universities in Indonesia have been infected and influenced by Orientalist understanding in understanding religion. Orientalist methodologies and scholarship have been widely used and taught in Islamic campuses without any criticism and adjustment to Islamic teachings. So that it has an impact on the understanding and perspective of students and lecturers on Islamic campuses, there are those who then think that all religions are true, it is permissible to marry between different religions, you can't be panicky about religion, question the authenticity of the Qur'an and other understandings of relativism. Of course, these kinds of ideas deviate from the teachings of Islam which is perfect from all sides. Then it becomes a challenge and obligation for Islamic universities to refer back to important concepts in every Islamic discipline and apply it in the context of contemporary sciences in response to 'scientific' approaches this modern era.

The Challenges of Learning Loss in English Language Learning at Islamic Higher Education in the Post Pandemic

Background: 
 The occurrence of the Covid-19 pandemic forced educational institutions to change learning methods and techniques, especially at Islamic universities in Indonesia. Learning loss is a separate obstacle that must be faced after the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to describe lecturers' factors, strategies, and roles in dealing with learning loss in learning English at Islamic universities in Indonesia.
 Methodology: 
 This study examines or interprets written materials based on the context of published records, textbooks, newspapers, periodicals, and articles. This paper's method guided the writing of research-based conclusions. These conclusions defined "learning loss" and examined the English learning problems at Islamic universities in Indonesia following the pandemic. Descriptive-qualitative methods get facts and interpretations. This method studies deductive and inductive reasoning up to the level of description.
 Findings: 
 This study finds some factors of learning loss in English learning at Islamic universities, such as internet access, the quality of their distance education program, families, and engagement.
 Conclusion: 
 This research concludes that in overcoming learning loss after the COVID-19 pandemic, learning recovery is carried out by all parties, including the university, lecturers, the entire campus academic community, and local and central governments, by designing the Independent Learning Curriculum.
 Originality: 
 This research demonstrates that the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacts English learning. In addition, this study identifies the causes of student learning loss at Islamic universities.

Perkembangan Pemikiran Hadis Kontemporer di Indonesia (Studi Hasil Penelitian di Jurnal Bereputasi Nasional Tahun 2015-2020)

The Development of Contemporary Hadith Thought in Indonesia (Study of Research Results in a Journal of National Reputation 2015-2020)This paper aims at the development of Hadith thought in Indonesia and the contribution of Muslim Intellectual thought that exists in Islamic Universities in Indonesia. Because they have written articles on many topics of Hadith such as the content of Hadith, Hadith sciences, and some theories which relate to Hadith. This article uses a descriptive-analytical approach. Besides, the data are taken from several reputable Islamic and Hadith Sciences journals. In the conclusion, the article results that hadith studies in Indonesia in this contemporary era have experienced the development of the theme of their studies which initially only focused on the validity of hadith but later began to appear as integration between hadith and social sciences, health, science and others and their notions contribute to various Hadith Sciences topic, provide solutions to the problems in the society by applying the Hadith theories, and also re- study the culture that based on the message of Hadith in case to counter the thought that assumes that the culture is bid’ah. In addition, the notions of Hadith Experts become their own type in the development of Hadith in Indonesia and even in the world

Autonomous Learning among EFL Undergraduate Students in Selected Private Indonesian Islamic University: Voices and Activities

Learner autonomy has recently been recognised as an essential component of changes in higher education. The word 'LA' can be misunderstood because it may be viewed differently in various settings. Hence, this study explores whether the students at higher levels of education in Indonesia have better perceptions and efforts to enhance their autonomous learning. Questionnaires and interviews were asked with EFL students in collecting the data. The study sample consisted of 95 students randomly selected from FTTE Islamic University of Riau. This study applied a mix-method, and descriptive statistical testing was employed to analyse the data and determine the research questions. NVivo 12 explored how the students perceived the autonomous learning process. The result showed that the EFL learners mostly perceive autonomous learning as independent learning under one’s target, involving personal learning styles and strategies with the teacher's assistance. A significance value (p) was obtained at the time of initiation, monitoring, and evaluation of the data, respectively 0.286; 0.533; 0.744. So, all the p-value was >0.05. It requires no significant effort in initiating, monitoring, and evaluating among different levels. In addition, there was no significant difference between the efforts of the initiating, monitoring, and evaluating activity performed among EFL learners either in the second, fourth, or sixth level. This point is that EFL learners are not independent in selecting when and how to initiate, monitor, and evaluate autonomous learning. So, this fact shows us that the higher semester level did not guarantee better effort toward autonomous learning activities. 

Peaceful Da’wah and Religious Conflicts in Contemporary Indonesia

At least there are two trends in contemporary da'wah challenges; First, the tendency of some Preachers to be extreme and strict in understanding religious notions (da'wa ethics) and trying to force these ways in delivering da'wah. Second, other tendencies are permissive acts to religious practices and accommodating negative attitudes and thoughts that came from pop culture and modern life. Both of these trends can be observed from the Al-Qur‘an statement about al-guluww fi al-din (excessive attitudes in religion) in Q.S. al-Ma'idah / 5: 77. In a more specific aspect, it can be observed that the university curriculum at the Da'wah Faculties of Indonesian Islamic Universities is still lacking in emphasizing the aspect of peaceful da'wah, especially in the Indonesian perspective. The ideal Da’i (Islamic Preachers) insight is at least not only on normative theological aspects but requires other insights such as world view, human rights, cultural insights and local traditions.