PAKAR Pendidikan

Contribution of School Environment to Student Learning Motivation in Social Studies Subjects at SMP Negeri 2 Secanggang, Karang Anyar Village

Mutawalli Syakrawi, Ponidi Ponidi — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Students learn, change attitudes, and develop life skills inside and outside school by following and obeying the rules in structured education. This study was conducted to analyze and find out what factors affect student motivation to learn social studies and to know the role and contribution of the school environment to student learning motivation. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method, the sampling technique of which is purposive sampling, to determine the research sample. For data collection techniques used are library research and field research, including observation, interviews, and documentation. The results showed that the school environment influences student learning motivation to facilitate the teaching and learning process. Physical factors, such as classroom facilities and cleanliness, affect children's sense of comfort and safety in the school environment. Social interactions between learners, teachers, and education personnel are part of the school environment, which is very important in fostering harmony, collaboration, and a sense of unity in the school community, ultimately impacting students' academic drive. Teacher factors include teaching methods and exemplary school atmosphere and conditions, school friends (classmates), student health, talents possessed by each student, facilities, and infrastructure, completeness of learning tools and media, and family support, which all affect student learning motivation. The presence of complete facilities improves the quality of social studies learning, qualified teachers, a comfortable and clean school environment, and encouragement and motivation from social studies teachers.

Teacher Perceptions of the Implementation of Merdeka Belajar Curriculum at SMA Negeri 3 Padang

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The Merdeka Curriculum is a curriculum with diverse intracurricular learning, the content will be more optimal so that students have enough time to explore concepts and strengthen competencies. The purpose of this study was to determine teacher perceptions of the Merdeka Curriculum at SMA Negeri 3 Padang, namely planning, implementation and evaluation processes. This research is a quantitative descriptive study using population research. Sampling using the total sampling technique with 65 respondents who implemented the Merdeka Curriculum at SMA Negeri 3 Padang. The data collection technique used in this study was a questionnaire. The validity test of the research instrument is based on logical validity and emipirs while the reliability test uses the Cronbach's Alpha technique with a reliability coefficient value> 0.7. The results of this study indicate that: (1) teachers' perceptions of the Merdeka Curriculum in SMA Negeri 3 Padang are in the well implemented category (97%); (2) teachers' perceptions of the preparation of the Merdeka Curriculum in SMA Negeri 3 Padang are in the very well implemented category (97%); (3) teachers' perceptions of the implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum learning in SMA Negeri 3 Padang are in the well implemented category (95.4%); (4) teachers' perceptions of the Merdeka Curriculum assessment process in SMA Negeri 3 Padang are in the very well implemented category (84.6%).

Evaluation of Madrasah Supervisor Performance in South Tangerang City in the Implementation of the 2013 Curriculum using the Discrepancy Evaluation Model

Mu'arif Mu'arif, Muhamad Syukur, Salsabila Azahra — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 07:35:44 +0000

This study aims to identify gaps in the performance of madrasah supervisors in implementing the 2013 Curriculum in South Tangerang City using the Discrepancy Evaluation Model (DEM), which focuses on aspects of input, process, and output. The approach is descriptive qualitative, with data collection techniques through interviews, observations, and document studies. Data were analyzed using data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion-drawing techniques. The study results indicate that although supervisors have appropriate academic qualifications, there is nonlinearity with the tasks given, where one MTs supervisor does not yet have a Master's degree, which is a requirement. The performance gap occurs because some supervisors do not set curriculum supervision priorities or detail the coaching program's implementation schedule. Teacher coaching activities are mostly done through MGMP, while class visits and observations are rarely conducted. This problem impacts the less-than-optimal performance of teachers in implementing the 2013 Curriculum, especially in the preparation of learning devices, determination of Minimum Learning Completeness (KBM), implementation of learning, and preparation of assessment instruments. This shows that implementing the 2013 Curriculum in madrasas in South Tangerang City in 2019 is still far from expectations.