Assessment: to determine or assess the rate or amount of something. In Madrassah teaching, it is about determining the amount of learning in the Madrassah classroom. There are two types of assessment: Formative Assessment Telling the Madrassah pupils how they can move forward. This type of assessment improves pupils' learning and the Madrassah teachers’ [...]
There are many different ways to plan a lesson. This is a general overview of the stages you can go through when planning a lesson for your Madrassah pupils. Another method of planning lessons is below which is good for using when teaching a skill. Lesson plans should be recorded centrally and kept [...]
Starter The starter should: present an active and motivating start to Islamic studies or Arabic link to previous learning, and may include revision of key points from the last lesson. identify any lack of essential underpinning skills and knowledge offer a clear opportunity to share the learning aims and outcomes of [...]
Teaching in the Madrassah can sometimes be described as a cycle of planning, teaching and evaluation. Planning how and what will be taught, is what happens before teaching Teaching is imparting knowledge and the learning of that knowledge by the pupils in the Madrassah classroom Evaluation is the assessment of the teaching and learning that [...]
As Muslims, we all know the importance of reflection (tadabbur) in Islam. Allah (swt) says in the Qur’an: "Will they not then ponder the Qur'an or are there locks upon their hearts?" [Qur'an - Muhammad 47:24] Allah is not only asking us to recite the Qur'an, rather He is asking us to go a step further [...]
Bloom's Taxonomy is a multi-tiered model which can be used to group or classify thinking into six levels of complexity. It can be used in the Madrassah classroom to encourage critical thinking in Madrassah pupils. Madrassah teachers can use it to plan questions they will ask their pupils on the topic they will be teaching. [...]
Problem solving is: “The process of working through details of a problem to reach a solution.” Problem solving is an important skill needed in everyday life and teaches children how to solve a problem effectively, calmly and in a way which would please Allah in accordance with Islamic principles. As Madrassah teachers, you can develop [...]
Memorising the Qur’an has many merits. Prophet Muahmmad (p.b.u.h) said: “It will be said to the companion of the Qur’an (i.e. the one who memorized and studied it): ‘Read, advance in status and recite as you used to do in the world, for your status will be commensurate with the last aayah that you recite.’ [...]
Reading the Qur’an in Arabic is an important skill for any Madrassah pupil. This section will provide tips on teaching them to read Arabic with the intention of progressing onto reading the Qur’an. Tips Use a variety of different teaching strategies to ensure the pupils can recognise, read and write Arabic letters in different forms. [...]
