Digital Module Development of Islamic Education to Improve Student Independence in Learning at Middle School Program

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to determine: (1) the need for the development of digital modules of Islamic Religious Education to improve student learning independence; (2) the design of the development of digital modules of Islamic Religious Education to improve student learning independence; (3) the validity of digital modules of Islamic Religious Education to improve student learning independence; (4) the practicality of digital modules of Islamic Religious Education to improve student learning independence; and (5) the effectiveness of digital modules of Islamic Religious Education to improve student learning independence.
 Research methodology: This study examines a type of research and development (R&D) that produces a product in the form of a digital module for Islamic Education. This development utilizes the ADDIE model, which consists of five stages: analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. The instruments used in this study included a questionnaire on student independence in learning. The questionnaire was administered to 70 students at the Insan Cendekia Madani Middle School Program, Serpong, South Tangerang City, to assess the achievement of student independence in learning in Islamic Education assisted by an online application or platform. This application is transformed into a product referred to as a digital module.
 Results: The results show that the development of a digital module for Islamic Religious Education is needed to improve students' learning independence. Design or design produces a digital module of Islamic Religious Education, along with supporting devices and research instruments. The product developed is a digital module of Islamic Religious Education to improve students' learning independence and instructions for using the digital module of Islamic Religious Education, lesson plans, and assessment sheets. The validation test results showed that the digital module was valid based on the experts' assessments.