The Implementation of Digital Portfolio Evaluation for Monitoring Daily Religious Practices at Muhammadiyah Al-Kautsar Junior High School Special Program

Abstract

The development of students’ religious character through amalan yaumiyah (daily religious practices) at the junior high school level continues to face challenges, particularly with regard to consistency of implementation and the effectiveness of monitoring in the digital era. This study aims to examine the implementation of digital portfolio evaluation through the Golden Habit program in monitoring students’ amalan yaumiyah at Muhammadiyah Al-Kautsar Junior High School, to analyze the challenges encountered in the use of Golden Habit during the monitoring process, and to formulate suggestions and expectations from teachers as efforts to improve and further develop the use of Golden Habit in the future. This research employed a descriptive qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documentation, and were analyzed using an interactive data analysis model consisting of data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The findings indicate that Golden Habit, as a web-based digital portfolio, is able to support the habituation of amalan yaumiyah in a more structured manner, enhance students’ discipline in religious worship, foster literacy habits, and strengthen students’ engagement in positive daily activities, while simultaneously facilitating teachers in conducting systematic monitoring and evaluation. The implementation of this program also revealed several challenges, including students’ inconsistency in completing portfolio entries, limited access to digital devices, minimal parental assistance, and varying levels of homeroom teacher involvement in the monitoring process.