The Religious Practices Teaching Pedagogy of Islamic Education Excellent Teachers

Abstract

An Islamic Education Excellent Teacher’s (IEET) expertise can be assessed through his teaching techniques. An IEET usually possesses strong Pedagogical Content Knowledge. This study was carried out to investigate an IEET’s interest and knowledge of pedagogical content in teaching Islamic Education Religious Practices subject. This study used a qualitative approach to the framework of the case study. The subject of the study is a DG 44 graded IEET with 10 years’ experience in teaching Islamic Education. The findings show that the IEET applied all three approaches: student-centered, teacher-centered, and resource/material-centered, but mainly applied the student-centered approach. These findings are in accordance with the features of religious teaching which emphasizes on practice and on the practical aspect. In conclusion, the teaching of the IEET utilizes various teaching approaches, methods and techniques in planning the effective teaching of religious practices. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n16p239