Wahdah Method for Madrasa Teacher Professionalism: Is it Effective for Improving al-Qur’an Reading Skill?

Many research has been carried out on reading skills of the Qur’an, but it has not been found involving the wahdah method in madrasa context. This study aims to determine the effect of the wahdah method in developing the skill to read the Qur’an in aliyah madrasa students. Using data collected from the wahdah method intervention program, this study used a quasi-experimental method to assess how the wahdah method had an effect on the Qur’an reading skills of aliyah madrasa students. The sample of this study was 170 students, of which 82 were for the experimental class and 88 students were for the control class. Data was collected using tests and analyzed using t-test. The results of this study are that the wahdah method has an effect on developing students’ ability to read the Qur’an. This is proven where there is a difference between the use of the wahdah method and the conventional method in developing the ability to read the Qur’an for students at aliyah madrasa. Thus, this research contributes to the development of the theory of the ability to read the Qur’an by involving the wahdah method. This research is limited to the sample size, which only applies to public aliyah madrasa and only one variable is involved, namely the wahdah method, while there are still many variables that influence the Qur’an reading skill, and this is a great opportunity for future research.