A review on developing Balaghah test in higher learning institution

Abstract

This article reviews on the administration of teaching Balaghah at higher institutions in Malaysia was done to: (1) identify past research on the teaching and learning of Balaghah in Malaysia, (2) locate gap within related research on teaching and testing Balaghah in Malaysia, and (3) analyse new issues regarding teaching and testing of Balaghah which can provide references in the future. This review used a qualitative method, involving data retrieval and content analysis. Among the analyzed documents include journal articles, dissertation, books, working papers and proceeding seminars. The result shows that a balaghah testing and assessment is not given adequate emphasis, and the balaghah test is still lack of application aspects. Based on this finding, the recommendation of this review is to develop an instrument as an model for Balaghah Test in Higher Education Level (UPBal).