Determination of Quality Dimensions of Arabic Teachers in Malaysia

Arabic language education in Malaysia is regarded unsuccessful. As such, Arabic language teachers being the key determinant of success in the school educational system need to be transformed the preparation, development and evaluation of teacher quality. Hanna and Gimbert (2011) three main initiatives in the evaluation of teacher quality, starting from the identification of dimensions in teacher quality. Thus, this study specifies two research objectives, i.e. to study the dimensions of teacher quality as proposed by scholars, and to study the best dimensions for measuring the quality of Arabic teachers. These two objectives are investigated through qualitative descriptive method, specifically through a literature review of scholarly views and previous studies. A thematic approach using Altas.ti software version 7.1 was employed in filtering and analyzing data. Findings indicate that previous studies have used a diverse range of dimensions, which are teacher qualification, teacher character, classroom practices and effectivenous of teaching. This study proposes are framework of dimensions for measuring the quality of Arabic teachers. It also proposes another study to complete the proposed framework of dimensions, and to study other aspects that need to be given serious cosideration