The Ability of Islamic Education Teachers in Developing Assessment Instruments to Enhance Students' Critical and Creative Thinking Skills at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Yogyakarta

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the ability of Islamic Religious Education (PAI) teachers in developing assessment instruments that can improve students' critical and creative thinking skills at the State Islamic Senior High School (MAN) Yogyakarta. This study uses a quantitative approach with a descriptive survey method. Data were collected through a closed questionnaire with a Likert scale distributed to 35 PAI teachers in the MAN Yogyakarta environment, as well as documentation of examples of assessment instruments that they have used. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation tests to see the relationship between teachers' abilities in compiling instruments and the results of improving students' skills. The results of the study showed that quantitatively, PAI teachers have moderate to high abilities in developing assessment instruments, with an average score in the "quite good" category. The instruments developed generally contain indicators of critical and creative thinking, although limitations were still found in the aspects of question innovation and variations in assessment forms. The correlation test showed a significant and positive relationship (r = 0.63, p <0.05) between the quality of the instrument and the improvement of students' thinking skills, based on quantitative data from student assessment results and teacher perceptions. In conclusion, the quantitative results of the study support that the ability of Islamic Religious Education teachers in compiling assessment instruments has an important role in improving students' critical and creative thinking skills. The implications of this study underline the importance of ongoing training in the development of assessment instruments based on high-level thinking skills to support more effective and transformative Islamic Religious Education learning in madrasahs.