The Factors Enhancing the Quality of Teaching Quranic Sciences as Seem by the Instructors and Students of Qadir Higher Education Institute of Quranic Sciences and Islamic Ethics
Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planningاحمدعلی فروغی ابری 1 , زهره سعادتمند 2 , سیدعباس خلیقیپور 3
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Keywords: Quranic sciences, education, Quality of education,
Abstract :
This study deals with factors enhancing the quality of teaching Quranic Sciences as seen by the instructors and students of Qadir Higher Education Institute of Quranic Sciences and Islamic Ethics. The research method is descriptive and measurmental. The statistical population comprised 11 instructors and 121 students. The instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire containing 42 close-response questions and one open-response question whose validity coefficient was estimated at 0.87 using the Cornbach α. The analysis of the data was done at two levels of descriptive and presumptive statistics through drawing tables, frequency graphs, percentage, mean, digression, single-variable z-test, Hotelling t2 test, and independent t test. On studying six sets of questions in the questionnaire single-variable z test, it was found that these factors were highly effective in the quality of education of Quranic sciences: Harmony between educational programs and the students' actual needs, qualified instructors, availability of educational facilities, and hiring experienced and qualified staff. The effectiveness of using motivational strategies, and constant evaluation of the students stood lower than the average. Also, based on the results of Hotelling t2 test, in the views of the instructors, qualified instructors had the highest and constant evaluation of the students the lowest influence, whereas in the views of the students, qualified instructors had the highest effectiveness whereas using motivational strategies had the lowest impact.