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This study aims to analyze the student essay assessment system in Islamic Religious Education, focusing on the use of conventional methods and web-based application support. A qualitative approach with a comparative study design was employed. Data were collected through interviews with Islamic Education teachers of Grade XI at SMKN Muhammadiyah 1 Yogyakarta, which utilizes the Broexam Unlock examination application. Teachers play a crucial role in enhancing assessment competencies, including preparing test materials, developing scoring rubrics, and conducting manual evaluations. The results indicate that the conventional essay assessment method presents weaknesses, such as requiring considerable time and effort due to manual corrections. Conversely, the use of web-based applications such as Exambro offers greater efficiency in time and workload, as the system automatically generates results after the exam. These findings highlight that technology utilization through web-based applications can serve as a strategic innovation to enhance the effectiveness of Islamic Religious Education assessment systems in the digital era.
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Mariyani, U. D., Setiyaningsih, W., & Agustina, R. (2022). Pengembangan Sistem Koreksi Jawaban Esai Otomatis Menggunakan Naive Bayes Dan Pengujian Menggunakan User Acceptance Test (UAT). Rainstek Jurnal Terapan Sains Dan Teknologi, 4(1), 61–73. https://doi.org/10.21067/jtst.v4i1.6857
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Ozfidan, B., & Mitchell, C. (2022). Assessment of Students’ Argumentative Writing: A Rubric Development. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, 9(2), 121–133. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/1064
P1. (n.d.). Wawancara dengan guru PAI.
Palaloi, N. K., Fauziah, M. M., & Syamsiyah, N. (2023). Efektivitas Aplikasi Exam Browser dalam Evaluasi Pembelajaran di SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Cawang. Jurnal Sinestesia, 13(2), 1382–1388.
Prihatin, R. P., & Hamami, T. (2022). Learning Assessment Model for Islamic Religious Education. Nusantara: Jurnal Pendidikan Indonesia, 2(2), 373–390. https://doi.org/10.14421/njpi.2022.v2i2-10
Rahman, N. F., Masdar, M. I., Ilmiani, A. M., Habibie, F., & Samdouni, S. (2022). Transformation of Arabic Assessment in Indonesia: Conventional Assessment Toward Digital Assessment. Al-Ta’rib : Jurnal Ilmiah Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Arab IAIN Palangka Raya, 10(2), 199–212. https://doi.org/10.23971/altarib.v10i2.4510
Saffanah, N. N., & Hamdu, G. (2022). Analisis Rubrik Penilaian Keterampilan Berpikir Kritis Berbasis ESD di Kelas Tinggi Sekolah Dasar. Judika (Jurnal Pendidikan Unsika), 10(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.35706/judika.v10i1.5344
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Supratama, R., Kholifah, E. P., Ramadani, M. M., & helwiyah, W. (2024). Optimization of the Continuing Professional Development Program (PKB) as a Follow-up to Online Competency Mapping (PK) for Islamic Religious Education Teachers. International Journal of Post Axial: Futuristic Teaching and Learning, 2(2).
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