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Developing an Instrument to Assess Writing Skills in Arabic as a Second Language: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis Approach Pujiartha, Lalu Agus; Ritonga, Apri Wardana; Desrani, Ayu; Supriatna, Agus
AT-TA'LIM Vol 32, No 2 (2025)
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol Padang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15548/jt.v32i2.937

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This study aims to develop an assessment instrument for Arabic writing skills as a second language using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). The instrument was developed based on the Oriondo and Antonio model, with a sample of 248 students who completed a writing test. Data were analyzed using R-Studio software for EFA, CFA, and descriptive statistics. The EFA results revealed one main factor, with eigenvalues and factor loadings above 0.6, indicating a consistent factor structure. In CFA, the four dimensions of writing skills Ideas and Content, Structure and Organization, Style and Rhetoric, and Language and Grammar demonstrated strong factor loadings and good model fit, confirming the robustness of the instrument. The instrument also showed high internal consistency and strong construct validity. This instrument can be practically used by educators and language program administrators to evaluate and enhance students’ writing proficiency in Arabic as a second language. This study produces a valid and reliable instrument for assessing Arabic writing skills as a second language in higher education.
Social Media: Millenial Generation Alternative Solutions in Learning Religion During Covid-19 Pandemic Ritonga, Mahyudin; Ritonga, Apri Wardana; Desrani, Ayu
AT-TA'LIM Vol 29, No 3 (2022)
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol Padang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15548/jt.v29i3.721

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The use of social media as a communication medium is not limited. In the era of technological development with the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, social media is also used to access information about spiritual issues. This study aims to explore the use of social media as a religious learning solution for the millennial generation in the era of the spread of Covid-19. This study adopts a qualitative approach with a phenomenological method to the millennial generation's tendency to use social media. Data collection uses observation, interviews, and analysis studies of da’wah accounts on social media. The data analysis technique uses the theory of Miles and Huberman, namely collecting data, reducing, and presenting. Data validation uses data triangulation and data sources. This study shows that the millennial generation filters da’wah accounts on social media based on their understanding (manhaj). This research needs to be followed up by mapping the concept of da’wah through social media which is relevant for the millennial generation in Indonesia.