K e yw o r d s : B le nde d lea rni ng , F li ppe d
Cla ss room , rea di ng a nd unde rs ta ndi ng t he Q ur ' a n,
I s lami c Reli g i ous E duca t i on, E xc e lle n t Chil dre n E l e m e nta ry
S c hool , s t ude nt i nte ra c ti on, re fle c ti on of know l e dg e outc ome s .
T hi s re s ea rc h aim s t o
e v al uat e t he i nf l ue nc e of t h e B le nde d L ea rni ng F li ppe d Cla ss room M ode l on s t ude nt s ' rea di ng
a n d unde rs ta ndi ng a bili t ie s of t he Q ur ' a n i n t he s ubjec t
of I s lami c Re l i g i ous E ducati on a t E xc e ll e nt Chil dre n
E l eme n ta ry S c hool . T he re s e a rc h de s i g n
i nv ol v e s c om pre he ns i v e pla nni ng
t o c onnec t re s e a rc h que s ti ons w it h re l e v a nt re s ea rc h
s t rate g ie s . T he i nde p e nde nt v a ria bl e i n t hi s s t ud y
i s t he B le nde d L ea rni ng F li ppe d Cla ss room
M odel , w hil e t h e de p e nde nt v a ria bl e s i ncl ude t he a b il i t y t o rea d a nd
unde rs ta nd t h e c onte nt of t he Q ur' a n.
T hi s re s ea rc h us e s a qua ntit a ti v e me t hod w it h t w o - s ta g e proce dure s , namel y e xpe ri m e nt a l pre pa ra ti on a nd
t he
e xpe r i m e nta l s ta g e it s el f.
E xpe r ime n ta l pre p a ra t i o n
i ncl ude s pla nni ng dat a c ol l e c ti on t ool s , de s i g ni ng lea rni ng
mate ri al s , i ns t rum e nt v ali da t i o n, acti v i t y t rial s , a nd
i ns t rum e nt r e v i s i ons . T he e xp e r ime nt a l s t a g e i nv ol v e s i de nti f y i ng re s ea rc h
s ubject s , e v al uati ng t he a b il i t y t o rea d t he Q ur' a n be fore a nd a fte r l e a rni ng , a nd prov i di ng lea rni ng
t rea t me nt us i ng ble nde d l e a rni ng a nd fli pp e d
cla ss room m et hods .
T he re s ul t s s how t ha t
t he B le nde d L e a rni ng F li ppe d Cla ss room M ode l s i g ni fica nt l y
i nfl ue nc e s s t ude n t s '
rea di ng a nd und e rs t a ndi ng a bili t ie s of t he Q ur' a n a t E xc el l e nt Chil dre n
Ele m e nta ry S c hool .
S t ude nt s pa rt ici p a t i ng i n
t he
F li ppe d Cla ss room de m ons t ra t e hi g he r le v el s
of e ng a g eme nt a nd ma xi m um i nt e ra c ti on w it h
pee rs a nd t e ac h e rs .
T he y a re al s o
a bl e t o re fl ec t
on t hei r know le dg e t hroug h di s c uss i on acti v itie s out s i de t he cla ss room , w hic h i n t urn e nha nce s t hei r s elf - di re cte d lea rn i ng .
T he c onc l us i on of t h i s re s ea rc h i s t ha t t he B le nde d L ea rni ng F l i ppe d Cla ss room M od e l
ca n
be a n e ffe cti v e a pproac h i n i m prov i ng s t ude nt s ' rea di ng a nd unde rs ta ndi ng a bili t ie s of t he Q ur ' a n. T he F li ppe d Cla ss room facil i t a te s
acti v e lea rn i ng t hroug h s t ude nt - teac he r i nte ra c ti on, all ow i ng
for hi g h - l e v e l di s c uss i ons a nd c o ll a bora ti on t ha t c ont ri bu t e t o a be tte r unde rs ta ndi ng
of t he mate r i a l . T hi s re s ea rc h prov i de s a s i g ni fica nt c ont ri bu ti on t o t he d e v el opm e nt of m ore i nnov ati v e a nd e ffecti v e lea rni ng
met hod s i n t he c onte xt of Is lami c Re l i g i ous E d ucati on i n
ele m e nta ry s c hool s .