Development of Storybird-Based MPQT Textbooks  to Enhance Students’ Productivity in Visual Tafsir Learning in Islamic Higher Education

Nafisatuzzahro'; Tyas Alhim Mubarok

doi:10.29240/belajea.v11i1.15487

Authors

Nafisatuzzahro' Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Blitar, Indonesia
Tyas Alhim Mubarok Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Blitar, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29240/belajea.v11i1.15487

Keywords:

Storybird, Visual Tafsir, students productivity, Islamic higher education, MPQT textbook development

Abstract

The research was motivated by the low productivity of students in producing creative and contextual tafsir, influenced by the limited availability of innovative and technology-integrated teaching materials. This study aims to develop and evaluate a Storybird-based textbook for the Metode Pengajaran Al-Qur’an dan Tafsir (MPQT) course to improve students’ productivity in tafsir learning in Islamic higher education. Using a Design-Based Research (DBR) approach with the Plomp model, the study involved 25 fifth-semester students of the Ilmu Al-Qur’an dan Tafsir Program at Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Blitar. Data were collected through validation sheets, tests, observations, questionnaires, interviews, and visual tafsir rubrics, then analysed using descriptive statistics, gain scores, paired sample t-tests, effect size, and thematic analysis. The findings show that the Storybird-based textbook is highly feasible, achieving an expert validation score of 82.25%. Students’ post-test scores improved significantly from 64.20 to 83.40, with a strong effect size (Cohen’s d = 0.87). The textbook increased student engagement, motivation, and creativity in producing contextual visual tafsir projects. Qualitative results indicate that Storybird helps students transform Qur’anic meanings into meaningful visual narratives and supports active knowledge construction. The study concludes that Storybird-based learning is an effective innovation for visual tafsir pedagogy in Islamic higher education.

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