Designing and Validating of Religious Education Curriculum Model in Primary Education

The present study aims to design and validate the religious education curriculum pattern of elementary school.Qualitative content analysis, documentary based and descriptive-analytical research methods have been used in this study. The considered sample for data collection consists of 15 curriculum specialists and other specialists related to the research topic and 40 sources related to religious education curriculum that are purposively selected. Data collection techniques include semi-structured individual interviews with specialists and qualitative analysis of texts. The data obtained from the interviews have been analyzed using deductive coding. The findings of this study show the characteristics of religious education curriculum elements for the purpose, content, and learning activities, method and evaluation. The primary pattern of religious education curriculum is designed. Meanwhile the process, steps, and the way of presenting the religious education curriculum pattern derived from previous studies are related to the subject. The religious education curriculum pattern of elementary school is also extracted. The proposed pattern has been confirmed after being validated and adjusted by specialists and experts. The results of this study can be used in designing the religious education curriculum of elementary school.