Pendekatan Pembelajaran al-Ghazali dan Kesannya Terhadap Pencapaian Tahap Kefahaman Membaca Bahasa Melayu Dalam Kalangan Murid Sekolah Menengah

Abstract

This quasi-experimental study aims to identify the effects of al-Ghazali's learning approach as an alternative approach to improve the level of reading comprehension in the teaching and learning of Malay. This study was conducted for six weeks in a day secondary school. A total of 59 fourth grade students, 33 experimental group students and 26 control group students have almost the same performance in Malay. Data were analyzed using Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 25.0. There was a significant difference in the post-test score for the overall achievement of reading comprehension between the experimental group and the control group, namely the pre-test mean (58.18) and the post-test mean (71.76) in the experimental group that received treatment. While for the control group that used the conventional approach treatment also showed an increase in the achievement of reading comprehension with a pre-test mean of 58.69, and a post-test mean of 62.92. Both groups had an increase in reading comprehension, but the experimental group obtained a higher mean score (13.58) than the control group (4.23). In conclusion, al-Ghazali's learning approach can help improve the achievement of Malay reading comprehension at school. The implication of the study is that the alternative approach needs to be adapted by the teacher according to the student's abilities. The findings also provide guidance to the Ministry of Education and Culture to improve the Malay curriculum and the appropriate approach in improving student performance.