Journal of Islamic Studies (Jan 2008)
Identifying the Opinions of Islamic Study Teachers at Secondary Schools towards Using Computers in Teaching Islamic Study Subjects
Abstract
This study aimed to identify the opinions of Islamic study teachers at secondary schools towards using computers in teaching Islamic study subjects. These opinions were gathered to shed light on the extent of computer use, the programs that are available at markets, and to be able to profit from these computers in the teaching process of Islamic study subjects. This study had been applied on some Islamic study teachers at secondary schools in Riyadh. The means of the study was a questionnaire that had two sections. The first section was about general information about the teachers of Islamic study at secondary schools. The second section contained four aspects of the questionnaire. The first aspect concentrated on researches about the opinion of Islamic study teachers in using computers in teaching Islamic subjects. The second aspect dealt with the degree of availability of computer devices in teaching Islamic studies. The third aspect concentrated on the difficulties that limited the use of computers in teaching Islamic studies. The forth aspect dealt with the level of the teachers of Islamic studies knowledge in using computers in the teaching process. The results have shown the agreement of the subjects of the study on the importance of using computers in teaching Islamic studies, and that the use of computers in teaching Islamic studies helps attract the student's attention to the lesson. Also, computers are considered to be an effective technique. The results also showed that computers are not available at schools as they should be. En return, this limits the use of computers in teaching and stands as a hindrance for the teachers in using it. Although the teachers had a good knowledge of computers, the results revealed that the teachers need specialized training courses for using the computers in teaching Islamic studies. In addition, the study pointed out the differences, which have been proved statistically, among those teachers who had training courses on using computers and those teachers who did not take a training course on how to use computers. In conclusion, the study advised to supply computer devices that adjust to the programs related to the study subject. It also advised to encourage teachers to join training courses on how to use computers in teaching. In addition, the study advised to find specialized courses in using computers in teaching Islamic study subjects,
