PERSEPSI MURID TERHADAP PENGGUNAAN SURAU SEKOLAH DI SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN DI MALAYSIA

This article aimed at identifying the students’ perceptions towards the use of musholla in Malaysian secondary schools. A group of 1676 Form 4 students from secondary schools in Malaysia were randomly stratified selected to participate in the study. The participants were then grouped into four zones of Peninsular Malaysia. Students are required to respond to 55 items by answering 5-point Likert-scale items on the use of musholla in schools based on four components; the usage on the aspect of Islamic Studies’ subfields, teaching and learning approaches, audio visual aids and participation of school staff. The findings were reported descriptively by using frequencies, percentage and mean calculation. The findings showed that overall the use of musholla was moderately low (mean = 2.92). The mean level for subfield usage was moderately high (mean= 3.06), teaching and learning approaches were at moderately low level (mean = 2.92), audio visual aids were moderately low marked (mean = 2.41), and school staff participation was moderately low marked (mean = 2.94). The implications of the study were to increase the use of musholla based on the four components; the usage on the aspect of Islamic Studies’ subfields, teaching and learning approaches, audio visual aids and participation of school staff through strategic and effective planning and approaches on the teaching and learning of Islamic Education in schools’ musholla.