R-Math:

Islamic-Based Mathematics Learning Media to Enhance and Measure Students' Religious Cognition

Agus Miftakus Surur

Dedi Kuswandi

Saida Ulfa

Henry Praherdhiono

 

Abstract: Integrating Islamic values into mathematics instruction is essential to fostering students’ character, spiritual intelligence, and religious cognition. This study aimed to develop mathematics learning media based on the principles of Shafi'i jurisprudence through the R-Math media, designed to enhance students’ patience, perseverance, and religious awareness in solving mathematical problems. This research employed a Research and Development (R&D) method using the ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation) model. The mathematics content expert gave a validation score of 81 (valid), while the Islamic content expert gave a score of 79 (valid). The R-Math (Religious Math) media is a medium that unites mathematical content with the fiqh practices of the Shafi'i school, integrating mathematical topics (inheritance, zakat, and prayer times) with spiritual values, motivational messages, and real-life Islamic contexts. The results indicate that the media has the potential to strengthen not only students’ affective and spiritual domains but also their cognitive understanding of religion by linking Islamic legal principles with mathematical problem-solving. It is recommended that the media be implemented in classrooms and further evaluated to assess its impact on students’ character and cognitive development.