Enhancing Students’ Learning Competence Through Deep Learning and A Love-Based Curriculum in Multicultural Islamic Education
Abstract
Lesson planning in Islamic higher education remains largely conventional and has not systematically integrated deep learning, multicultural Islamic education, and a love-based curriculum. This community service program aimed to strengthen students’ competence in designing lesson plans that integrate these three concepts. The program was conducted on 19–21 December 2025 at STAI Nahdlatul Ulama Malang, involving 35 sixth-semester prospective teachers, and employed a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach through material socialization, a hands-on workshop, focus group discussions, and mentoring in developing learning tools. Evaluation used a 20-item pre-test and post-test, rubric-based assessment of lesson-plan products, and participatory observation and reflection. A Wilcoxon signed-rank test showed a significant improvement in conceptual understanding, from a mean of 70.3 (pre-test) to 87.7 (post-test) (Z = 5.31; p < 0.001; r = 0.90), with all participants (100%) reaching a score of ≥ 75. Students’ lesson-planning ability fell into the good category (mean = 84). Practically, the program offers a replicable mentoring model for strengthening pedagogical competence; theoretically, it enriches the integration of deep learning and love-based values within a multicultural Islamic education framework.
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