Increasing of Preaching Interest Through Historic Field Trip Learning

Abstract

One of the Muhammadiyah education functions known as the preaching of "amar makruf nahi nungkar" (invite to the goodness and avoid to the meanness). This spirit is internalized at all levels of education in the Muhammadiyah School, especially through compulsory subjects called "Al Islam dan Kemuhammadiyahan (AIK)" (Islamic and Muhammadiyah studies). One of the method used in educating AIK is field trip in the kampong where Muhammadiyah established by its founder KH Ahmad Dahlan at 1912, Kauman of Yogyakarta. Field Trip learning method is used in this study in an effort to increase the interest in preaching for students inspired by KH Ahmad Dahlan. The aim of the study is to analyze differences in the interests of preaching to participants before and after participating in field trip learning. This study used the experimental method with pretest and post-test method. The variables of this study are field trip learning method and the interest in preaching. Data retrieval method used an open questionnaire. The participants of this study were students of Islamic Education at the Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta. The results of this study are two. First, factors of experience and education affected the interest in Islamic preaching to another. Second, the modification method of the learning method used the field trip method in order to increase the interest in preaching is very effective. The participants experienced increased knowledge about the preaching method that had been carried out by KH Ahmad Dahlan that they got from the field trip.