Publication Search

Character building is one of the most crucial aspects in supporting national development in the current era of globalization. Education is not only intended to transfer knowledge, but also plays a role in shaping the personality and moral values of students from an early age. This is important so that students have a strong character provision to face the challenges of the ever-changing era. Instilling character values from an early age is expected to be a fortress in maintaining students' personal and social integrity. The purpose of this study is to determine and describe the role of teachers as role models (modeling the way) in the process of character building for students in the Elementary Madrasah environment. The approach used in this study is a qualitative approach with a descriptive research type. Data collection techniques are carried out through direct observation in the field and in-depth interviews with teachers, principals, and students involved in learning activities. This research was conducted in an Elementary Madrasah that has implemented an exemplary approach in the character education process. The results of the study indicate that the role of teachers as role models is very influential in shaping the character of students. The attitudes, words, and actions of teachers in everyday life in the madrasah environment are real examples that are imitated by students. Thus, it can be concluded that the modeling the way strategy is very effective in internalizing character values to students at the Madrasah Ibtidaiyah level.

An abstranct is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, conference proceeding or any-depth analysis of a particular subject or disipline, and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper purposes. When used, an abstract always appears at the beginning of a manuscript orEngaging in communication within the realm of teaching and learning is fundamentally a social activity. It becomes particularly crucial for educators when guiding visually impaired students, necessitating the utilization of a variety of learning strategies that extend beyond the confines of sight within the classroom. To effectively achieve educational goals, teachers employ a myriad of methods to convey instructional materials. This research endeavors to scrutinize the communication strategies implemented by teachers while educating visually impaired children, delving into the intricate communication dynamics between educators and students. The study delves into the exploration of multimodal learning techniques employed by teachers to impart educational messages within the classroom setting. The results elucidate distinct phases within the learning strategies embraced by teachers, ranging from the cultivation of personal and intimate connections to the meticulous selection of teaching materials. The study sheds light on the application of multi-modal learning, encompassing auditory-kinesthetic, kinesthetic-visual, and audio-visual styles. Additionally, the research delineates stages pertaining to learning outcomes and the responses of teachers to their students.    

This research uses a qualitative descriptive approach by utilizing observation, interviews and documentation analysis to determine the difficulties faced by teachers in implementing thematic learning. Research participants included the principal and class VI teachers at SD Negeri Peninggilan 5. The research findings revealed several main difficulties faced by teachers. First, at the planning stage, teachers have difficulty integrating lesson material into classroom learning steps when preparing lesson plans. Second, during implementation, teachers consider thematic learning to be time consuming because it covers many subjects and remains teacher-centered. Finally, in terms of evaluation, teachers experience difficulties in assessing students' affective mood due to individual differences, as well as facing challenges in completing subject-specific student learning outcomes reports. Efforts to overcome these difficulties so that thematic learning can be useful in improving the overall quality of teaching for other teachers.    

The teacher's ability to plan learning is a very vital aspect in achieving educational goals. This research aims to explore various aspects of teachers' abilities, including their understanding of the curriculum, diversity of learning strategies, and the use of information technology in the teaching process. The results of the analysis of teachers' abilities in managing learning planning can become a basis for further improvement and development. This research uses a qualitative approach to explore and analyze teachers' abilities in developing learning plans at SD IT An-Najah. The population of this study were all teachers who taught at SD IT An-Najah. The main research instruments are in-depth interviews and observation. Data analysis was carried out through data reduction, data display and verification stages. The research results show that there are challenges and potential for development at SD IT An-Najah. Even though the majority of teachers have a good understanding of the curriculum, it needs to be understood that the integration of information technology is a problem that needs to be overcome.

This research aims to explore the potential for strengthening literacy culture in elementary schools by focusing on the role of teachers as role models, facilitators and resource providers. The research method uses a qualitative approach with Systematic Literature Review (SLR) as an information gathering tool. The aim is to strengthen the implementation of literacy culture in schools through integration in the curriculum, increasing the role of parents, and a variety of books in the library. The benefits include increasing literacy understanding, student motivation to read, and the formation of a strong literacy culture in elementary schools. The results of this research note the positive impact of strengthening literacy culture, including increasing literacy understanding, student motivation to read, and the formation of a sustainable literacy culture in the elementary school environment. The teacher's role as a role model, facilitator and resource provider has a significant influence on the successful implementation of a literacy culture.

This research aims to describe increasing teacher understanding of music theory material. As an arts and culture teacher, you don't just focus on one area of ​​art, but you have to master all the material, including music, fine arts, theater and dance. One of the basic materials that teachers must master is basic music theory. There are still many teachers who do not understand the basic theory of music, even though this theory is the initial provision in learning music such as vocals. The method used is descriptive qualitative with pretest and posttest questionnaire data collection techniques, observation and interviews. The research was conducted for one week, the results showed an increase in understanding of basic music theory material by 97.8%. This can also be proven by the results of singing the score for the song Tanoh Lon Sayang according to the actual punctuation    

This research aims to describe increasing teacher understanding of music theory material. As an arts and culture teacher, you don't just focus on one area of ​​art, but you have to master all the material, including music, fine arts, theater and dance. One of the basic materials that teachers must master is basic music theory. There are still many teachers who do not understand the basic theory of music, even though this theory is the initial provision in learning music such as vocals. The method used is descriptive qualitative with pretest and posttest questionnaire data collection techniques, observation and interviews. The research was conducted for one week, the results showed an increase in understanding of basic music theory material by 97.8%. This can also be proven by the results of singing the score for the song Tanoh Lon Sayang according to the actual punctuation    

In the industrial era 4.0, literacy is considered an essential need for every human being to meet the needs of daily life. Education plays the first and main role in the progress of the nation and the State of Indonesia, Indonesia is known as an archipelagic country, this makes Indonesia has a diversity of tribes, races and groups that have many cultures. With the current of globalization that continues to grow, the younger generation is less interested in traditions and culture The process of implementing cultural and civic literacy is among them through the process of traditional game activities carried out by students as a form of cultural literacy activities. In order for the implementation of cultural and civic learning to take place effectively and efficiently, teachers and students in schools must take various steps, such as having school policies that affirm the importance of cultural and civic knowledge, which will affect cultural and civic learning.

In the learning process, planning and organizing learning is a teacher’s mandatory task so that the expected learningg is in accordance with the learning that will occur. This research seeks to describe teacher’s abilities in preparing learning plans at SDN 107399 Bandar Khalipah. The approach used in this research is qualitative in the type of descriptive reasearch. The data for this reseacrh comes from sources who have been interviewed, while the data souces are class teachers at SDN 107399 Bandar Khalipah. The data collection process was carried out using checklist techniques, interviews and documentation. The interview technique used was a semi structured interview. In carring ut the documentation, the researcher reviewed 10 syllabi and lesson plans that had been prepared by the class teacher at SDN 107399 Bandar Khalipah. So that the interview data can be trusted, researchers use tools in the form of writing instruments and other electronic media. Based on data analysis, the findings of this research can be stated as follows. First, when we are going to prepare a learning plan,the teacher will use the syllabus as a guide in designing the learning implementation plan. The teacher must have 4 teacher competencies, namely the ability to develop and prepare learning implementation Plans that are in accordance with the curriculum, applies. The conclusion of this research is that the teacher at SDN 107399 Bandar Khalipah in planning learning can be seen from the way the teacher plans and prepares lesson plans that are inaccordance with the Merdeka Belajar curriculum and by showing competence in planning learning at school.

The teaching profession has an important role in educational management. From here we will explain the role of driving teachers in the independent curriculum and the impact of the presence of the new curriculum, namely the Independent Learning Curriculum, which demands the role of teachers as the main guard of change to change mindsets and increase their competence to suit the demands of the new curriculum. The aim of this research is to provide an overview of the role of driving teachers in managing enjoyable learning using existing technology so that students are encouraged to improve their academic achievement. The type of research in this research is descriptive qualitative, namely using interview data collection techniques with teachers at schools. The data analysis technique used is in the form of notes on the results of the interviewees. The results of this research reveal that the real role of teachers in the Merdeka curriculum in the Merdeka learning era, especially the role as driving teachers, namely teachers in the Merdeka learning curriculum must be able to act as a driver to have professional teaching skills with the requirement of being able to manage the class effectively, being able to build effective relationships with students. and must be a person who is creative, innovative, skilled and has high enthusiasm to accompany teaching and learning activities at school.

This article aims to find out about teacher skills in designing a student worksheet (LKS) at SDN 060909 Medan Denai. The method used by researchers is a qualitative research method using interview and observation data collection techniques for one research subject, namely the class 1 teacher at SDN 060909 Medan Denai. Using interview and observation data collection techniques. The research results show that the teacher's skills in designing a student worksheet are good. It can be seen from the teacher's ability to utilize technology such as using the Canva application to design a worksheet and also using the LKS web on Google as well as the design results which are quite interesting accompanied by animated images that are appropriate for the age of elementary school students. The LKS designed by research subjects is very simple, therefore there are several important components that are not included in the LKS designed, such as the competencies to be achieved and supporting information.

This article will introduce what teachers need to do to prepare for the learning process. Teachers need to prepare something for the learning process. Things that teachers must prepare (creating a comfortable school environment with appropriate methods, developing teacher professionalism, etc.)  

Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian kepada Masyarakat ini adalah untuk meningkatkan kemampuan guru dalam melakukan penilaian pada aspek kognitif, afektif, dan psikomotorik. Pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini dilaksanakan di kelas VII SMP Negeri Gudang Arang Merauke dengan total jumlah peserta12 orang guru bidang studi. Adapun guru bidang studi yang terlibat yakni guru Bahasa Indonesia, guru matematika, guru Pendidikan agama, guru olahraga, guru IPA. Dengan adanya kegiatan pengabdian ini para guru dapat memahami teknik penilaian dan dapat melakukan penilaian secara tepat. Pengabdian ini memberikan kontribusi pada semua pelajaran karena setiap pelajaran tentunya melakukan penilaian kepada siswa. Pengabdian ini dilakukan dalam bentuk workshop yang meliputi sosialisasi dalam bentuk pelatihan dan pendampingan serta diakhiri dengan diskusi bersama. Hasil dari kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah para guru dapat memahami dengan baik pentingnya sebuah penilain jika dilakukan secara objektif pada ketiga aspek kognitif, afektif, dan psikomotorik.  

This article discusses the role of PAI teachers in implementing the Tahfidz Program in Junior High Schools (SMP). Not only does it require the participation of children and educators to help improve memorization of the Al-Quran/tahfidz, but the help of parents is also needed. This article also explains the involvement of parents in facilitating children's learning goals, where parents can guide their children to always learn to read the Al-Quran and memorize the Al-Quran after every Maghrib prayer so that children get used to it until they grow up. This research is motivated by the importance of increasing memorization of the Koran from an early age. The aim is to introduce children to the benefits of reading the Al-Quran every day and so that children can become great Hafidz of the Al-Quran. The type of research used by the author is qualitative research with a descriptive approach, to obtain data from the problems studied, the data collection techniques used by the author include observation, interviews and other documentation. The Tahfidz program is one of the efforts that can be made to help children read and memorize the Al-Quran every day and give birth to many pious children who will definitely give birth to Al-Quran hafidz children in the future. Currently, there are still many children who do not read the Al-Quran fluently and some even do not know the Hijaiyah letters, making it difficult for them to read and memorize the Al-Quran.

This type of research is descriptive qualitative, with the aim of finding out the implementation of the independent curriculum at SD Negeri 067090 Medan, as well as the problems of English teachers in implementing the independent curriculum at SD Negeri 067090 Medan. Data collection techniques were carried out using interview, observation and documentation methods. The independent curriculum is an update that is motivated by increasingly advanced technology nowadays, and is also prepared as a strategy to mitigate the learning crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Apart from that, this curriculum also aims to provide freedom to both institutions and teachers in developing and managing curriculum and learning that is adapted to the characteristics of the educational unit and students so that they can explore their talents. Many schools have started implementing the independent curriculum in this new academic year. Therefore, various elements of education are required to adapt to this. From the research results, it can be seen that the problem of English teachers at SD Negeri 067090 Medan, namely that English teachers still do not understand the concept of an independent curriculum, teachers are faced with obstacles in creating teaching and planning modules, learning planning, namely when analyzing learning outcomes, preparing the flow. learning objectives that are adjusted to students' abilities, 3) solutions carried out by Islamic religious education teachers to overcome problems in the independent curriculum, namely English teachers taking part in in-house training and training held by the school and education department, attending KKG meetings held once a month very.

Abstract The role of teacher comunication is very important in the learning process, with technology tahers are required to be able to integrate technology in distance learning but also implement teacher communication strategies as the biggest connector in the effectiveness of distance learning. The way to facilitate good communicationis using a procedure from attention to action procedure. With five steps abbreviated as AIDDA. A is attention, I is interest, D is desire, D is decision, and A is action. The method used in this research is descriptive phenomena or data findings in the field as they are. This research was contuted by MA Zainul Bahar Wringin Bondowoso. Results of interviews that there are difficulties in convincing parents so that students are not asked to help work and provide motivation to study in group. The above requires a communicationstrategy with parents and childrenso that they can still carry out their duties as students and accept their rights as students by getting materials and teachers.

This research aims to evaluate the development of teachers' professionalism in the digital era. The applied research method is a Literature Review. Data collection is conducted through library research to identify articles relevant to the research topic. The government strives to develop the teaching profession as a strong and respected occupation, as reflected in the enactment of Law No. 14 of 2005 concerning Teachers and Lecturers, which aims to develop the teaching profession through legal protection. With the rapid advancement of digital technology, teachers need to have appropriate qualifications to perform their duties effectively. A study indicates that strategies to enhance teacher competence involve comprehensive monitoring of learning aspects and gradual support from school principals and supervisors through training. The professionalism of teachers is reflected in their skills in applying information technology precisely and developing creative and innovative teaching methods.      

This research aims to find out how teachers perceive the implementation of TPACK in current social studies learning. Learning has now entered the 21st century which requires teachers to be able to have communication and collaboration skills as well as utilize technology in the learning process within a framework in the form of TPACK. There are 7 components that need to be known in TPACK, including Technological Knowledge, Pedagogical Knowledge, Content Knowledge, Technological Pedagogical Knowledge, Technological Content Knowledge, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, and Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge. The purpose of this article is to find out the views or perceptions of teachers in implementing TPACK in elementary school social studies learning. This research method uses library research, namely a method with a data collection process by understanding and studying theories from various literature study sources related to research issues or problems. The results of the research are that teachers' perceptions regarding the implementation of TPACK are very important and the components in the TPACK section need teachers to understand and apply them to students in the 21st century learning process.

This research aims to find out how teachers perceive the implementation of TPACK in current social studies learning. Learning has now entered the 21st century which requires teachers to be able to have communication and collaboration skills as well as utilize technology in the learning process within a framework in the form of TPACK. There are 7 components that need to be known in TPACK, including Technological Knowledge, Pedagogical Knowledge, Content Knowledge, Technological Pedagogical Knowledge, Technological Content Knowledge, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, and Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge. The purpose of this article is to find out the views or perceptions of teachers in implementing TPACK in elementary school social studies learning. This research method uses library research, namely a method with a data collection process by understanding and studying theories from various literature study sources related to research issues or problems. The results of the research are that teachers' perceptions regarding the implementation of TPACK are very important and the components in the TPACK section need teachers to understand and apply them to students in the 21st century learning process.

This research aims to determine: 1) the effect of teacher-student interpersonal relationship on learning motivation, 2) the effect of school environment on learning motivation and 3) the effect of teacher-student interpersonal relationship and school environment on student learning motivation at SMK Negeri 1 Banyudono. This research is quantitative research with a correlational method. The subject of this research is students of SMK Negeri 1 Banyudono. The sampling technique used on this research is stratified random sampling. Data collection technique using a questionnaire. The instrument validation technique used on this research is validity test and reliability test. Data analysis includes classical assumption tests, such as normality tests, linearity tests and multicollinearity tests and there are hypothesis tests such as t-test, F-test, coefficient of determination, multiple regression analysis, effective contribution and relative contribution. The results of this research are: First, that there is a positive and significant influence of the teacher-student interpersonal relationship variable on student learning motivation at SMK Negeri 1 Banyudoni. This is evidenced by the value of Tvalue > Ttable 6.67 > 1.98 and a significance value of <0.05. So H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted. Second, it was found that there was no significant influence of school environmental variables on student learning motivation at SMK Negeri 1 Banyudono but the results still showed in a positive direction. This is proven by the significance value of the school environment of > 0.05 and the T value of 0.56 < T table of 1.98 so that H0 is accepted and H2 is rejected. Third, there is a positive and significant influence of teacher-student interpersonal relationship variables and the school environment together on student learning motivation at SMK Negeri 1 Banyudono. This is evidenced by the results of the F test with a F value of 34.75 > 3.09 F table with a significance level <0.05. So H0 is rejected and H3 is accepted. The results of multiple linear regression analysis show a coefficient of determination value of 0.438, where teacher-student interpersonal relationships and the school environment together influence student learning motivation by 43.8%. While the remaining 56.2% is influenced by other factors. Teachers should be active in participating in communication competency training in order to improve teacher-student interpersonal relationships and teachers pay more attention to all students.