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An Investigation into English as a Foreign Language Textbooks in Vocational and Technical Schools Hossein Salarian
Action Research Journal Indonesia (ARJI) Vol. 7 No. 1 (2025): Action Research Journal Indonesia (ARJI)
Publisher : PT. Pusmedia Group Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61227/arji.v7i1.323

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Certainly, needs analysis is to determine the target language learning or teaching needs for developing a valid and useful curriculum. In identifying the special needs of learners, we face with the term “need analysis”, which have had diverse connotations. Moreover, close integration of language and the particular context for specific students is of prime importance for adapting and adopting English textbook. To this end, this paper briefly scrutinizes the needs analysis of English learning from students’ perceptions and teachers’ expectations. Therefore, two separate questionnaires were administered to 200 students and 30 teachers at 10 vocational and technical schools from three provinces in Iran and the resulting data were investigated through t-test. For determining any significant difference between the perceptions and expectation of the two groups Chi-square test was used. The results showed that students and teachers had various viewpoints of English learning needs. In addition, the skills used in these schools do not totally match with students’ competence and with their careers in future. Like other high schools’ English textbooks, the existing textbooks for vocational and technical schools in Iran are academically-oriented with more emphasis on cognitive development and less consideration to students’ needs, abilities, interests, potentials and developmental history. Therefore, the findings emphasizes the necessity of developing and producing English textbooks in terms of students’ language levels, competence, needs, and the objectives of the program in these schools. If English textbooks are designed and developed well regarding materials and learners’ factors, then vocational /technical curriculum will provide a good basis for learning and teaching. The study has recommendations and implications for improvement of English for specific purpose courses considering these students’ needs.
An Investigation into the Impact of Constructivistic Approach on Islamic Education through the Digital Mind Mapping Frame Hossein Salarian; Sara Jafari Namin
Permata : Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025): Permata : Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam
Publisher : Lembaga Publikasi Ilmiah Universitas Islam Bunga Bangsa Cirebon

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47453/permata.v6i1.3286

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This research aims to analyze the integration of constructivist approaches with MindMeister technology in improving students' understanding of Islamic Education learning in the context of Fiqh Muamalah in the digital era. The research uses a qualitative method with a library research approach through a comprehensive analysis of relevant scientific literature. To this end, three main problem formulations of the urgency of a constructivist approach in learning Fiqh Muamalah in the digital era, strategies and steps for the implementation of digital mind mapping based on MindMeister, as well as the integration of these two approaches for improving students’ understanding were examined. The results of the study showed that the urgency of the constructivist approach in the learning of Fiqh Muamalah lies in the need to transform the learning paradigm towards student-centered learning that is responsive to the characteristics of digital natives, with the complexity of the concept of Fiqh Muamalah which requires the construction of active knowledge through social interaction and metacognitive reflection. MindMeister's implementation strategy followed a systematic framework with four main strategies: technology adaptation, constructivist pedagogy, learning differentiation, and continuous assessment, which are implemented through three stages, namely preparation and needs analysis, mind map template design, and implementation with continuous monitoring. Constructivist-MindMeister integration has been shown to improve students’ understanding through three fundamental mechanisms: collaborative knowledge construction, adaptive digital scaffolding, and structured metacognitive reflection, which results in improvements in the dimensions of conceptual, procedural, and contextual understanding. This research contributes to the development of the Islamic Digital Pedagogy Framework and provides innovative recommendations for professional development, adaptive assessment, research partnerships, and blended learning models in contemporary Islamic education. Keywords: Constructivistic approach; Mindmeister; Digital Mind Mapping; Islamic Education; Fiqh Muamalah