Sustainable Development: Learning the Quran Using the Drill Method

Abstract

Quranic education plays a strategic role in teaching students to read the Quran correctly and accurately. Based on the researcher’s preliminary survey, there are still students who struggle to read the Quran in accordance with the rules of tajwid. This study aims to analyze the implementation of the drill method as a learning strategy in Quranic educational institutions. The study employs an exploratory mixed-methods approach, with qualitative data obtained from in-depth interviews with ten informants comprising teachers and students and further supported by document analysis and direct observations by the research team. Meanwhile, quantitative data were collected through a Quranic reading proficiency test administered to forty students. Qualitative analysis was conducted using a thematic approach with NVivo 12 software, while quantitative analysis was performed using descriptive techniques via SPSS 23. The findings of the qualitative analysis revealed that teachers’ strategies for implementing the drill method consisted of three steps: i) having students practice reading the Quran individually and repeatedly, ii) assessing the accuracy of each student’s recitation, and iii) encouraging students to read the Quran daily. These three strategies enabled students to read the Quran more accurately in accordance with the rules of tajwid. These qualitative findings are supported by the results of a quantitative analysis, which show that the drill method is appropriate for use in Quranic education because it has been proven to improve students’ proficiency in reading the Quran, as demonstrated by the results of a Quranic reading test. This study confirms that the drill method can serve as one solution for improving the quality of Quranic education and can be adopted as an alternative model in Islamic educational institutions.