Tahap Pengetahuan Islam dan Penghayatan Akhlak Pelajar Semester 1, Satu Kajian di Politeknik Banting Selangor

Students who enter polytechnics system are students who have completed their formal education at primary and secondary level. These students have been exposed to Islamic education including KAFA (Fardhu Ain Basic Course). This study aims to look at Islamic Education knowledge level in the aspect of Faith, Shari'a, Muamalat and appreciation of morality through 11 years of schooling. This study was carried out involving a total of 104 students in the first semester. This study used questionnaire by Ab Halim et al. (2011) and analyzed using SPSS 18.0 in a descriptive and inferential manner. This study discovers that the extent to all aspects studies is high, namely Faith at the mean score of 4.31 (sp=0.28), Shari'a at the mean score of 4.41 (sp=0.38) and Muamalat at the mean score of 4.31 (sp=0.38). The degree of morality appreciation is also at a high level at the mean score of 4.29 (sp=0.40). All aspects being studied also has a significant relationship with the appreciation of morality which is a strong relation to the aspect of Faith r=.578 and Muamalat r=.528, meanwhile Shari'a has a moderate strong relation r=.437. This study shows a good level of knowledge among the students and all aspects studied and directly related to students' behavioral appreciation. It is recommended that the knowledge of education in Islam can be enhanced in education system of Polytechnics by emphasizing the aspect of appreciation and using it as a living practice. This is at the same time enhancing morality as it is interconnected.