Dimensi Pelajar Terhadap Penggunaan Medium Teknologi Dalam Kursus Hafazan Al-Quran Semasa Covid-19: Kajian Terhadap Pelajar Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)

Recently, the whole world was tested with the covid-19 pandemic and it's effects which continue to this day. Apart from the economy affected by this epidemic, it also has an impact from various aspects such as medicine and health, community social, tourism and travel, psychology and mental health and also has a clear impact in the education and higher education sector. The teaching and learning methods of the Quran memorization course face to face are exchanged online or virtual. The existence of the Covid-19 virus seems to be pushing the world community, including Malaysia, towards a more comprehensive use of digital technology, which indirectly causes a digital surge in Malaysia. Thus, this study aims to explore the dimensions of students on the use of technological medium for the course of memorization of the Quran during covid-19 by analysis of undergraduate students of USIM. This study is a qualitative study in the form of a case study through Focus Group Interviews (FGI) used because it meets the objectives of the study. The results of the study found that there are four themes that form the basis of the analysis of technology use among undergraduate students at USIM during covid-19, namely the technology medium used by students in T&L sessions to memorize the Quran is through microsoff teams, whatsapp applications and telegram applications. All students, 6 out of 10 students, representing 60% agreed that the advantages of using the medium of technology in PdP memorization of the Quran makes the course easier and more flexible to learn during covid-19. There are 8 out of 10 students, representing 80%, said that the main constraint of T&L through the medium of technology is the weak internet line. As for the remaining students, 2 out of 10 people representing 20% ​​said that the main problem of T&L memorizing the Quran by using the medium of technology is the challenge to repeat the memorization of the Quran and also the lecturers can not monitor students. This study has important implications for public and private universities as well as tahfiz educational institutions in Malaysia in general towards the formation of a more robust and quality al-Quran generations in mastering al-Quran memorization.