Teaching of Islamiat

Teaching Methods
Contents of Lecture
• Traditional Methods
• Lecture Method • Modern Methods
• Logical Method
• Translation Method
• Exercising Method
• Discussion Method
• Assignment Method
• Unit Method
• Problem Solving Method
• Project Method
• Demonstration Method
• Heuristic Method
• Eclectic Method
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Traditional Methods

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Lecture Method
• Need and Importance: Style of Waizeen in Mosques.
Some points are retained in mind and some are
forgotten.
• In teaching of subjects like Islamiat, teacher tries to
make the lecture impressive.
• Issues like History, beliefs, meditation etc. well suit the
lecture method.
• Teacher adopts basic principles of lecture method
• Though education objectives and reservations however
if some careful steps can keep lecture method still
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Lecture Method: Steps for
Improvement
• Interesting and impressive style of teacher
• Inspiring presentation
• Use of other methods e.g., Answer and Question
Methodand debating method
• Stress on important points
• Use of suitable words
• Compact and continuous style
• Relating lecture with previous knowledge of students
• Use of audio video aids
• Democretic environment and sympathetic behaviour 5
Lecture Method: Improving Steps
• Other methods can be adjusted in lecture method
• Write key points on key board
• Use of simple and suitable words
• Avoid irrelevant and useless conversation
• Speaking style, speed and sound of the teacher must be
stable
• Level of the lecture depends on the previous knowledge
of students
• Liberty to students for asking questions, debating and
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Logical Method

Inductive Method Deductive Method

• In this method, implementation is done on formula particular • In this method examples are given on which basic principles
examples. and formulas are deduced.
• This method is suitable for certification. • This method is suitable for discovery/invention.
• This method gives importance to certificate. • This method gives importance to analysis of information

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Logical Method

Inductive Method Deductive Method

• Students bound to learn by ROTTA. • This method is impressive low speed of learning.
• It is non-experimental method. • It is an experimental method.

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Translation Method
• Importance in teaching of languages.
• Translation method needed when to understand other
language with help of own language.
• All Islamic education and Quran/Hadis is in Arabic. If
students know the translation then they can explain in
own language.
MERITS
• Natural teaching method from known to unknown own
language to other language.
• Easy method:- Teacher translates Arabic into own
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Translation Method
MERITS
• No need of more audio visual aids
• Additional benefits of learning Arabic.
• Concept of Allah, Salat, Angles, Qiamat are not
understandable by students with the help of own
language. These concept are understandable.
• Verses of Quran- Easy to understand.
• Subject matter to understand and not to understand
Arabic.
• Time saving method: Quick understanding 10
Translation Method
DEMERITS
• Practice and exercise ignored
• Many translation methods easy to understand to choose
proper method.
• Students only rely on words translation.
• Different sects have different translations. True
translations not accessible.
• Students limited to curriculum verses only.
• This method is uninterested and not alive.
• No use of audio visual aids. 11
Exercising Method
• Basic place in learning
• Being used for basic skills
• Practice makes the man perfect and repetition makes
the man expert.
• The method used for earning of writing, reading and
counting at basic level.

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Exercising Method
MERITS
• Exercise makes a man expert
• It makes habits mature
• Helps in learning Quran and Hadith
• Saving of time by using skills
• Knowledge is inducted in mind
• In future Knowledge is implemented

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Exercising Method
DEMERITS
• Habitual of rotting
• Only learning of words not of thinking
• Time consuming
• Particular benefits

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Discussion Method
• If discussion is in a good style, then important measure
of learning
• The teacher puts some points and asks students to
describe and to discuss.
PLACE OF DISCUSSION
• This way is very important
• The Holy Prophet often adapted this method
• Students of Islamic institutions are often invited for
discussion.
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Discussion Method
WAY OF DOING
• Environment must be pleasant
• Give liberty to the students but maintaining discipline
• The students must not feel any disturbance during the
discussion
MERITS
• The students can get the capability to organize own
opinion.
• They feel interest about Islam.
• Different aspects of Islam are before students. 16
Discussion Method
MERITS
• All the aspects of Islamiat topics come before students
• Thinking potential develops
• Development of logical approach and study aptitudes
• Mental exercise of students and can present their
research efficiently.
• Democratic values develop among students

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DEMERITS
• Some times wrong discussion is developed.
• Different opinion is considered enmity.
• Unsuitable tone is used.
• It may create disturbance and ill discipline.
• This method is considered only entertainment.

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Assignment Method
• Suitable in teaching of Islamiat at secondary and
Intermediate level
• Teacher discusses any important topic and creates
interest in students. He also tells about the books in
which available.
• Research habits are developed in students which is very
important for Islamiat students. The teacher can divert
the attention of students by explaining Quranic topics in
impressive way. For verses of Quran explanation it can
be done and in the same way social etiquites and
moralities.
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Assignment Method
MERITS
• The students inspire to study more.
• Islamic topic are studied more.
• Students avoid to waste time and apply Islamic
principles.
• Collective capability increases in students.
• The grooming of writing power of students.
• The capability of critics and analysis increases.

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Assignment Method
DEMERITS
• Students cannot reach the clear result without proper
guidance.
• The big obstruction is of non-availability of books.
• The students become habitual of copying.
• This method takes big time.

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Modern Methods

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Unit Method
• Unit method is used in teaching of Islamiat in such a
way to integrate Islamiat with other subjects.
• Unit method helps in popularizing the concept that
Islamiat is not a separate subjects but Islam covers
every aspect of life.
• There should be important logic in all topics of teaching
unit reference.
• Proposal activities should be pointed out with start and
end points
• Objectives should be clear to make the unit meaningful.23
Unit Method
• Unit must consists of such activities which give the new
skills.
• Islamiat should interrelate with the social life and topics
should be related to daily life.
• Whole book consists of less teaching units.

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Problem Solving Method
• Traditionally Mufti of Deen Islam have solved the problems of
people.
• Students are trained to solve the problems of daily life.
CREATING BASIC REALIZATION SENSE:
• Sense of problem
• Sense of overcoming the problem
NATURE OF TEACHING
• Problem should be clear and in easy language.
• Problem is linked to daily life
• It should be interesting and research oriented
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Problem Solving Method
NATURE OF TEACHING
• It should be suitable to the level of thinking of students
• Problem is to be justified and according to the knowledge of
students.
STEPS
• Attention towards problem
• Justification of the problem
• Provision of required material
• Deduction of results
• Check of the solution
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Project Method
• This method can be adapted to correlate teaching of
Islamiat to practical life aspects.
• To relate daily life Issues to Islamiat for solving
problems.
• The project demands continuous activities and study.
• Student are given individual projects.
• Student should seek out practical solution to Islamiat
problems
• The project solution is in real problem solution next
stage.
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Demonstration Method
• Though this method is justified for the teaching of science, this
method can be used in Islamiat e.g., to teach prayer, ablution,
Manasik-e-Hajj etc.
IMPORTANCE
• In demonstration teacher demonstrates so teacher develops
interest in students.
• Demonstration method helps to learn: a) Arabic Language; and b)
Recitation of Holy Quran.
STEPS
• This method explains the lesson.
• This method makes teaching interesting.
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Heuristic Method
• Heuristic means to find to discover.
• In 19th century end Prof. Armstrong started chemical
teaching and now this method is used in many subjects
teaching.
USE OF HEURISTIC METHOD IN ISLAMIAT
• This method is in fact used to learn scientific research
style when it is told in Islamiat that Muslims see Allah
Unique, and is the creator of earth and universe.

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Heuristic Method
SCIENTIFIC PROCEDURE
• Lesson is presented like a problem
• Students themselves feel in problem solving process
• Students are trained to approach to the end through
this method
• Students feel that he himself is gaining information. He
is not getting guidance from teacher or book.

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Heuristic Method
MERITS
• Students become habitual to work hard
• Everlasting learning
• Develops self confidence in students for gaining
knowledge
• Development of will in students to research.
• Students become tolerant, enhances observation.
• Students become habitual of thinking according to
Quran and Sunnah
• Students can reach to the facts through practical 31
Heuristic Method
DEMERITS
• Students cannot get correct results without teachers
guidance.
• The teacher himself can be skillful in this method.

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Eclectic Method
• This is the method of teaching which can absorb other
method into it.
• Teacher should use audio visual aids in teaching the
lesson
STEPS
• In routine fixation of objectives.
• For students, motivation lesson will be started with
model.
• After announcement of lesson practical will seen with
model.
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Eclectic Method
STEPS
• Lectures would be delivered on explanation of subject.
• Students will be given understanding with the help of audio
visual aids.
• Lecture would be split up in to parts and students would be asked
questions to judge their intellectual level.
• Some topics or issues would be pointed out with the help of
questions at the end of lecture.
• Students would be divided into groups who will collect
information from Quran, Hadith, Books, Magazines, construct a
model, or prepare album in the guidance of teacher.
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Eclectic Method
STEPS
• The results by students would be discussed in the class
and they would be criticized or appreciated.
• The written material of students can be sent for
publishing.
• These steps can be changed in number according to
need.

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Review of Lecture
• Traditional Methods
• Lecture Method • Modern Methods
• Logical Method
• Translation Method
• Exercising Method
• Discussion Method
• Assignment Method
• Unit Method
• Problem Solving Method
• Project Method
• Demonstration Method
• Heuristic Method
• Eclectic Method
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