Media Sosial Tingkatkan Minat dan Prestasi: Revolusi Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab Siswa Pesantren

Abstract

This study examines the use of social media as a learning medium to enhance Islamic boarding school students’ interest and achievement in Arabic learning. The study was motivated by low interest and Arabic learning outcomes at MA Roudlotul Ulum Pagak, alongside the high intensity of social media use among Generation Z students. The objective was to analyze the effect of implementing social media on students’ learning interest and Arabic learning outcomes for the Asy-Syabab unit in Grade XII. A quantitative approach was employed using a pre-experimental one-group pretest–posttest design. The participants were 20 twelfth-grade students selected through saturated sampling. Data were collected through pretest–posttest scores, classroom observations, interviews, and questionnaires, and analyzed using validity and reliability testing, prerequisite tests, and simple linear regression with SPSS. The results show a clear improvement in learning outcomes after the social media-based intervention, the mean pretest score of 52.08 increased to 83 in the posttest. The test instrument demonstrated very high reliability Regression analysis indicated a strong relationship between social media implementation and improved learning outcomes (R = 0.805) with R² = 0.648 (Sig. = 0.000). Observation and interview data supported the quantitative findings: students were more enthusiastic, participated more actively in discussions, and felt more confident practicing language skills. Therefore, social media can serve as an effective learning medium to increase students’ interest and achievement in Arabic learning, provided its use is structured and managed to minimize distractions