Graphic assessment management (GAM) in teaching tasawwur islam in a Malaysian secondary school

Abstract

Graphic Assessment Management (GAM) is one of the teaching techniques and a systematic learning approach in education. By using GAM, students essentially fulfil the definitions, concepts, and contents taught by their teachers during the teaching and learning process. It is one of the alternatives of teaching techniques emphasised in secondary schools in Malaysia. This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of GAM in teaching Tasawwur Islam and investigate the students' interest in learning Tasawwur Islam as well as their perception towards GAM. This study used quantitative research method which consisted of survey, with pretest and posttest. Purposive sampling technique was used in this study. The data was analysed quantitatively using descriptive analysis, Independent Sample t-Test, Paired Sample t-Test, and ANOVA. The findings showed positive response in students? interest and perception towards Tasawwur Islam. There was a statistically significant increase in the Tasawwur Islam score after using GAM in teaching. However, the result indicated no statistically significant difference between male and female students' perception on the effectiveness of using GAM in teaching Tasawwur Islam. Lastly, the findings indicated statistically significant difference in the mean scores between groups with different level of academic achievement. Based on the findings, the researcher suggested that GAM can be used as one of the most successful teaching techniques in Islamic studies