Quality of education in Madrasah : main study

Abstract

This report covers the main phase of the ‘Quality of Education in Madrasah’ (QEM) study. The study aimed to provide high quality research into various dimensions of quality of education in Madrasah in Indonesia. The focus of the study was on Year 9 students in Madrasah Tsanawiyah (MTs; Islamic Junior Secondary School). Quality of education was measured through: (1) level of student achievement, comparing three regions in the country and to some extent using international benchmarks, as well as the identification of variables that are linked to achievement; (2) students’ views of their schooling experience; and (3) the extent to which madrasahs meet the draft Minimum Service Standards being developed by the Ministry of National Education (MoNE), based on the Board for National Education Standards (Badan Standar Nasional Pendidikan; BSNP)