Implementation of Aqidah Akhlak Learning in Shaping Students’ Character at Ulumul Qur’an Islamic Junior High School, Rantau Badauh, Barito Kuala

Abstract

This study examines the implementation of Aqidah Akhlak learning in shaping students’ character at Ulumul Qur’an Islamic Junior High School, Rantau Badauh, Barito Kuala. The study employed field research with a qualitative descriptive approach. Data were collected through direct observation, interviews with the Aqidah Akhlak teacher, the principal, administrative personnel, and Grade VIII students, as well as documentation. The findings indicate that Aqidah Akhlak learning was implemented through lesson planning, classroom instruction, learning motivation, classroom management, and evaluation. Several supporting factors were identified, including the teacher’s educational background and teaching experience, students’ interest in Aqidah Akhlak, adequate learning facilities, and a supportive school environment. The study further demonstrates that character formation is not produced solely through the transmission of religious concepts but through the integration of planning, teacher modelling, classroom interaction, motivation, habituation, and evaluation. The novelty of this study lies in its contextual description of how these components operate simultaneously in a rural madrasah setting and contribute to character formation through Aqidah Akhlak learning