Assessing the need for digital literacy tools (using qur'an or hadith app) in teacher's training at Islamic secondary school in district Kot Addu, Pakistan

• Main Authors: Al-Hidabi, Dawood Abdulmalek Yahya, Majeed, Muhammad Kashif
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lahore Garrison University 2024
• Subjects: BPL27 Aims and objectives of education. Sustainable education
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/114960/7/114960_Assessing%20the%20need%20for%20digital%20literacy.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/114960/; https://ojs.lgu.edu.pk/index.php/abhath/article/view/2222/1455; https://doi.org/10.54692/abh.2024.09352222
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Abstract Literacy has various significances in assorted passages. If you can apprehend and utilize digital technology with success, you have digital literacy. End-to-end the educational procedure, this applies. A deep scope of applications considers administrative LMS, ZOOM, and others. To be digitally literate implies intentional how to use the internet, social media, and mobile inclination to communicate, study, and work in today's digitally dependent world. In the digital era, digital literacy refers to a person's capability to detect, measure, prosecute, and efficaciously convey accumulation through typing and other media on various digital levels. 1 This study examines the combination of digital literacy tools, generally Qur'an and Hadith apps, in teacher training programs at Islamic secondary schools in District Kot Addu, South Pakistan. As education progressively grasps technology, it is crucial to assess the preparation and knowledge of teachers in exchange for these tools within an Islamic education framework. The primary objectives of this research were to evaluate the current level of digital literacy among teachers and to explore how these digital tools can be effectively used to present and evaluate information from the teachings of the Qur'an and Hadith. A Quantitative-method approach was engaged, compounding examination to gather data from teachers across several Islamic secondary schools in the district. The findings are expected to reveal momentous insights into the digital incompetence of teachers and the extent to which they can incorporate Qur'an and Hadith apps into their instructional practices. This study also highlighted the gaps in current training programs and provided recommendations for integrating digital literacy into teacher education. A questionnaire was utilized to collect the quantitative data. The non-inheritable data was analyzed by dividing the statistics of the answers into percentages. Adept persuasion and the Cronbach Alpha grade were utilized to sustain the form validity and reliability during the test's pilot phase in the Kot Addu district.