Akhlaq self-regulation and students' performance in the Islamic education course among premier polytechnic students in Malaysia

Abstract

The literature suggests that religion fosters self-regulation producing a person who possesses magnificent akhlaq. As the study concerns with students and the way they behave, especially within the outrages community showered with social problems, this study aims to identify the self regulation aptitude and the impact of akhlaq self regulation on academic performance in Islamic Education course. On the basis of a self reported questionnaire, the data were obtained from 341 students, who have taken the Islamic Education course at the three premier polytechnics in Malaysia. Statistical Software for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 19.0 was used to analyse the data. The results show that the levels of AS in personal, social dan religious affairs are high with the overall mean score of 3.89, 3.91 and 4.27 consecutively. The level of academic performance in the Islamic Education course is shown to be at the average (mean score=2.62). The result shows that AS in personal affairs has weak positive relationship with academic performance in the Islamic Education course (rs=.137). The study concludes that the premier polytechnic students have high level of akhlaq self-regulation in personal, social and religious affairs, however, only akhlaq self regulation in personal affairs have little impact on academic performance in Islamic Education course.