Assessment of the Application of Kirkpatrick Model for Effectiveness of Islamic Education Teacher Programme

Abstract

In general, this study aims to evaluate the implementation of the bachelor’s degree in Islamic Education Teachers Programme (IETP) in providing Islamic Education Teachers (IET) in schools in Malaysia. Assessment is based on Kirkpatrick's evaluation model which consists of four levels: reaction, learning, behavior, and result. This model is often used as it is easy to apply and could assist the evaluation process of an exercise successfully.  The discussion focuses on four levels of assessment: reaction involving satisfaction, learning to involve knowledge, skills, and attitudes, behaviour that involve individual performance and result involving organizational performance. Hence, this study is conducted with the aim of identifying the extent to which the IETP operated at public universities and teacher education institutes towards producing competent and effective IET.