Improving Student Quality Through Extracurricular Programs: Case Study on Ma’had IAIN Padangsidimpuan

This research was motivated by the increasing learning outcomes obtained by some students after joining the ma'had program. Especially in semester III, there were many students who took lectures to semester IV, due to the GPA (Grade Point Average) they obtained and also the participation of students in scientific forums both locally and nationally. The research problem formulations were what ma'had programs in improving the quality of students, how to do it and how the evaluation system was. This study aimed to determine ma'had programs in improving the quality of students, how to do it and the evaluation system. The purpose of this research was to broaden the knowledge about student coaching. The discussion of this research related to the theory of quality improvement, extracurricular programs and ma'had or boarding schools. The research used descriptive method, the number of respondents was 25 from ma'had coaches, the instrument used observation and interviews, while the analysis of data by compiling data editors, selecting data, describing data and drawing conclusions. The results of this study therewere six ma'had programs in improving the quality of students at IAIN Padangsidimpuan. The ways to do the program were arranging the daily, weekly schedule and doing the program. The evaluation system was carried out following odd and even semester examinations. The forms of the test were oral, written and practical. If it was related with improving the quality of students, there was clearly an increase in quality that classified as high, medium and low.


INTRODUCTION
Improving the quality of education is an important topic in the implementation of education and is the center of attention and a very important thing in nation building. In improving the quality of education related to several factors including teachers, school infrastructure, curriculum, school climate, management, parental and community participation. The improvement of expected quality is the quality of graduates and satisfactory service. The quality of graduates is related to good grades and good personality, while the quality of service is related to activities to serve the needs of students, teachers and the community quickly and accurately.
Related to the quality improvement, the role of educators is very important, they must try to plan and implement programs related to quality improvement (Firdianti, 2018). According to law number 12 of 2012 article 51, the higher quality of education is higher education that produces graduates who are able to actively develop their potential and produce science and/or technology that is useful for society, nation and state.
Improving Student Quality Through Extracurricular … Tatta Herawati Daulae et.al │ 39 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24952/tazkir.v8i1.5278 IAIN is one of the higher education institutions in Indonesia that has the greatest functions, roles and responsibilities for the growth and development of society in general and the Islamic ummah in particular. IAIN is expected to produce scholars and mufti who have broad and productive insights and thoughts in creating leaders who are able to overcome the problems faced by Muslims and are able to also color the life of the state and society. Students are people who study in college (Tim Penyusun Kamus Pusat Bahasa, 2001 p. 695).
The future of the ummah is determined by quality, so the role of education is very dominant, therefore efforts towards the development of education such as the use of Ma'had should be done in order to make it happen, one of the most important is through education (Jamil, 2018;Permana, 2019;Setiawati, 2020). This is explained by UNESCO 1996 that in education there is the heart of personal and community development. Therefore, Islamic universities produce students need to be empowered, each program oriented towards developing the quality and learning process effectively, training students to learn independently, love to read, use international language as a daily language and foster an Islamic personality.
In carrying out these student activities, one of them is the existence of Ma'had or dormitories. As Ma'had, played by UIN Maliki Malang, he has been able to make a big contribution to this nation through its alumni in filling human development as a whole (Choir, 2015;Pramitha, 2017). Thus the existence of ma'had in the Islamic higher education community is a necessity that will become an important pillar of the academic building, and to achieve the above objectives, one of the efforts in improving the quality of IAIN Padangsidimpuan students is holding extracurricular Ma'had education in the form of lectures.
Additional hours outside of lectures which are carried out in an organized manner, and have a clear program through the Ma'had education program, are expected to support the knowledge and abilities of students, so it can be created quality of students, namely intelligent with integrity and can increase students' insight in the fields of religion and language.  (Suhardi, 2008, p.157).

RESEARCH METHOD
Meanwhile, the data sources of this research consist of primary and secondary data. Primary data sourced from Mudir Ma'had, Muwajjih and muwajjihah ma'had, musyrif and musyrifah Ma'had total 25 people. While the secondary data sources are students who live in ma'had. Then the data collection instruments in the study were structured interviews and unstructured interviews and participatory observations.

RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
The Padangsidimpuan State Islamic Institute is an Islamic College located in the North Sumatra area, and one of the higher education institutions that offers compulsory Ma'had/ Dormitory for new students for one full year.
The obligation to attend this dormitory certainly offers programs that can improve the quality of students academically in increasing the quality of student learning. The findings of several programs conducted by Ma'had Al-jamiah IAIN Padangsidimpuan for students include:

Ma'had al-jami'ah Programs in Improving Student Quality
There are 6 (six) types of activities described

Strengthening/Character Program
The interview with the coordinator of the field of morality/character building said that the main purpose of this program was to improve knowledge and development of knowledge, as well as personality maturity for all students.
At least it is hoped that it can raise and improve the quality of student output and strive to have good characters including respecting all differences, loving science and carrying out Islamic law.
It was further explained that the chancellor's expectations for the guidance that had been implemented "all the coaching that was carried out did not run away from our common expectations. The Tri Dharma of higher education is added with the vision and mission of IAIN Padangsidimpuan as a reference, so that it can realize the noble values of local wisdom that can give birth to creating intellectual scholars who have many roles in fostering the ummah and are loved by the community (Siregar, Interview, 2019).
According to the character field coordinator's explanation, there are two ways to implement it, namely: coaching, for example asking the student's identity, family background, economic situation, then giving motivation to the student, they must fight seriously does not disappoint parents, as well as provides an overview of the evaluation system and legal provisions for violators of the dormitory code of ethics as well as at IAIN Padangsidimpuan (Khoiriyah, Interview, 2019).

Habituation of Courtesy and Islamic Morals
In doing this habituation, this courtesy is carried out through advice by conveying verses from the Qur'an and Hadith about the etiquette of making friends when meeting greetings, morals to parents, being honest, respectful (Siregar, Interview, 2019). The explanation of muwajjihah in developing this courtesy is by greeting fellow Muslims, maintaining social boundaries on campus and outside campus and getting them used to having good manners.
Giving directions on clothing, directions on morals to God, to humans, as well as morals that are classified as commendable and despicable, giving directions to care for others, to guests, parents and helping each other if someone is sick (Siregar, Interview, 2019).

Clean Week
According to the information from Ma'had, how to conduct a clean week, it is held every Sunday from 05.30-06.30, starting from the cleanliness of each individual in the room, then cleaning outside the bathroom, hall and dormitory environment. The cleaning coordinator divides all female students for cleanliness in various places and every place and every cleaning week has a place to be responsible for as their own task, if they are dirty they will be given a sanction to clean again (Siregar, Interview, 2019).

Submission of material hadiths of morality, and courtesy
Interview with muwajjihah, that the delivery of these moral hadiths, a muwajjihah first writes the hadith on the blackboard and reads it, all students listen to the letters that muwajjihah read carefully, then students write in their respective books, then recite it together, after that it was translated, it was explained, then the student was instructed to memorize the hadith for about 10 minutes, if you had memorized it, it was deposited in the future, the deposit was give gifts to those who dare to ask questions; 5) punish those who do not memorize; 6) conduct ma'had league to compete; 7) do muhadaroh by practicing speech in three languages; 8) performances of dance creations, nasyid, stand-up comedy by students.
e. Caring character building: Interview with musyrifah, that student concern is trained in the following matters: 1) formation of study groups; 2) the fields of learning and language help each other in repeating muhadasah; 3) the health sector, caring about healthy attitudes together in the dormitory environment; 4). the field of worship through congregational prayers; 5) carry out clean Fridays; 6) always give direction to care for each other between one room, one floor, one musrifah, one dormitory; 7) delivery of hadith material about mutual help, love for fellow Muslims; 8) care and concern for guests and parents by spreading the culture of greetings; 9) giving directions to help a friend who has lost; 10) always motivates and greets students when they meet students; 11) the activity of reading the Qur'an after every Isya prayer that is guided by the Musyrifah; 12) takziah activities

Qur'an Reading Skills Strengthening Program
In the study of the Qur'an there are three activities carried out by students in Ma'had, such as: a) Before the implementation of learning the Qur'an held a placement test by ma'had al-jami'ah to determine the group of students according to ability respectively; b) The group of tahsin, tahfidz and recitation of the Qur'an is guided by ustadz/ah or musyrif/ah based on the group that has been determined according to the results of the placement test; c) The guidance of other mahasantri/ah qira'ah is carried out based on the group of musyrif/ah, each carried out four times a week.

Language Skills Strengthening Program
The language coordinator explained the language activities as follows: a) Muaradat activities are carried out four times a week guided by the respective musyrif/ah; b) Murajaah mufradat activities are carried out once a week guided by the respective musyrif/ah; c) Muhadastah activities are carried out once a week guided by the respective musyrif/ah; d) Application of Arabic and English language week; e) Court execution for violators of Arabic and English According to the language coordinator, the main purpose of the language program is to manage the language of the students, so that their English and Arabic are better and better in the future (Ritonga, Interview, 2019). The language program conducted at Ma'had al-Jami'ah consists of two languages, namely: Arabic and English (Ulfah, Interview, 2019).

Arabic
The Arabic language program is carried out at Ma'had Jamiah IAIN Padangsidimpuan to foster students' language skills, including by: a) friends. With the supervision of the musyrif/ah, this activity was made to get used to the student/ah to pronounce foreign words. This activity is carried out once a week. This is a place for them to practice what they have learned in class and in the dormitory; d) Muhadarah: The way to do muhadarah is in the form of dialogue in Arabic, both between students and students and between lecturers and students. The purpose of this muhadaroh is to practice conversation in Arabic; e) Mujdah: Mujdah is debating in Arabic with the aim of practicing Arabic language skillsf; f) Arabic Competition: The Arabic language competition is conducting musabaqah or Arabic language competitions such as speaking Arabic, between groups or between individuals (Ulfah, Interview. 2019).

English
In the field of English, according to the explanation of the coordinator for the field of English, English language habituation is only done in 2 (two) ways, namely vocabulary and conversation. Vocabulary is done Monday to Friday 5 words every day, while the conversation starts Monday morning after the dawn prayer every day. Then continued with public speaking (art performance) on Saturday night (Nasution, Interview, 2019).

Worship Habituation Program
For the guidance of female students' worship, it is obligatory for all female students to carry out fardu prayers in congregation and sunnah prayers such as fasting Monday and Thursday, praying sunnah dhuha and tahajjud.
According to the explanation of the worship division, that the main purpose of this program is to deepen the knowledge of female students in the field of worship both in theory and practice, as well as strengthen the willingness of female students to perform prayers (Nadia, Interview, 2019).
Interview with Musyrifah of Ma'had, that this habit of worship includes obligatory prayers in congregation, sunnah prayers, obligatory fasting and sunnah. Furthermore, for the guidance of worship for female students, it is obligatory for all female students to carry out sunnah worship such as fasting Monday -Thursday, sunnah prayers Duha and Tahajjud.

Strengthening Worship Skills
This field of worship is carried out in 2 (two) ways, namely: 1) Presenting theories related to worship; 2) Done with practice (Hutapea, Interview, 2019).

Interest and Talent Strengthening Program
To develop the interests and talents of female students at ma'had aljami'ah, they carry out several activities such as trilingual speech exercises, sports, arts and culture.
The results of the interview with the supervisor of Ma'had, that the purpose of this program is to develop the talents that exist in students. The types of these programs include nasyid, calligraphy, dance, poetry, drama and sports (Muhlison, Interview, 2019).
The method of implementing this program is to display the creations and talents of students in the fields of language, art, recitation of the Qur'an. In the field of art, it is done by training students with Islamic music, namely nasyid (Masdingin, Interview, 2019).
Nasyid is a place to channel hidden artistic talent in the students of Ma'had al-Jami'ah IAIN Padangsidimpuan, this is done to improve the talents that exist in students. Musyrifah's explanation said that with the existence of art performances, students could show various kinds of activities or creations of students in language. For example speech, poetry, drama, story telling, and various kinds of things that are made as interesting as possible to teach students / to make it easier to use Arabic and English in everyday life.
In addition to nasyid, there is also a Ma'had league which is oriented towards sports such as: volleyball, futsal and table tennis, badminton, and others.
Usually a competition is held between dormitories to provide a competitive spirit for Ma'had al-Jami'ah students at IAIN Padangsidimpuan.

Ma'had al-Jami'ah Evaluation System on Student Quality
The evaluation system carried out by Ma'had al-Jami'ah for the quality improvement program for IAIN Padangsidimpuan students includes: 1) Character: Assessing student compliance and obedience based on attendance

Ma'had Al-jami'ah Program Achievements
The improvements that have been achieved by students after attending education at ma'had al-jami'ah are as follows: Furthermore, quality improvement in the field of English has increased, such as the practice of communicating, in the field of vocabulary and fluency, the ability to speak in public, as a moderator and presenter (Sokhira, Interview, 2019).
According to the supervisor's explanation, the quality improvement achieved by students after the existence of ma'had increased the motivation to study abroad increased, the interaction between students and lecturers became more qualified and students' confidence in communicating using 4. Improved Learning Outcomes: After participating in ma'had Al-Jami'ah activities, student learning outcomes are increasing, as can be seen from the achievement of IP every semester.
5. Increasing Al-Qur'an Reading and Writing: Especially for students who come from public schools, they can increase their reading of the Qur'an. According to the explanation of the ma'had coordinator, the improvement in the field of the Koran can be seen from the existence of converts who are able to read the Koran more than those who are not converts (Hidayah, Interview, 2019).
6. Improvement of Worship: In the implementation of worship according to the explanation of the supervisor of ma'had, there is a culture of congregational prayer that continues to be consistent on a daily basis.
7. Character Sector: The results of the interview with Ustadz Purnama showed that there were cultural characters of smiles, greetings, greetings, courtesy and manners that had been cultivated by the ma'had administrators.

CONCLUSION
There are six types of programs carried out by Ma'had in improving the quality of IAIN Padangsidimpuan students, namely: strengthening character, strengthening Qur'an reading skills, strengthening language skills, habituation of worship, strengthening worship skills, strengthening interests and talents. Ma'had Al-Jami'ah IAIN Padangsidimpuan, Conduct programs Ma'had: 1) The field of character strengthening; 2) Field of reading the Qur'an; 3) Language field; 4) Habituation; 5) Strengthening worship skills; 6) Strengthening interests and talents.
The evaluation system carried out in Ma'had for the quality improvement program for IAIN Padangsidimpuan students is to conduct odd and even semester exams with material on hadith, mahfuzat, tamrin lugoh, and worship practices. And in particular all programs are carried out verbally and in writing.
With the evaluation system, the improvement in student quality can be seen, such as improving language, areas of interest and talent, the field of higher education tri dharma in the field of community service, learning outcomes, reading and writing the Koran, worship and character.