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Managing Quantity or Quality? Students’ Voices for English Subject in the National Standardized Exam FRIDIYANTO FRIDIYANTO; MARZUL HIDAYAT; MIFTAHUL KHAIRANI; IMELDA YOSE
Indonesian Research Journal in Education |IRJE| Vol. 4, No. 1, June 2020
Publisher : Universitas Jambi, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (361.681 KB) | DOI: 10.22437/irje.v4i1.9409

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The issue of quality is always a significant one and it will continue to be one of the predominant points of debate in education. Through a qualitative method, this study aimed to explore the experiences and the meaning that senior high school students faced in the national standardized exam for English subject. The data were collected by demographic background questionnaire and in-depth interviews with fifteen participants. The demographic data were analyzed descriptively, while the interviews were analyzed by within-case and cross-case analyses. The results of the data analysis revealed several themes such as cheating as bad consequences in the national standardized exam, it is like a yearly educational festival and formality, sharpening students memories, spending much money and time for English extra classes, dishonesty: spreading the key answer illegally, teachers more focus on the national exam, it is like a symbol of government power. Recommendations for taking some actions regarding the effect of the national standardized exam are offered.
Managing Young Human Resource Behaviors through Character Education Asad Asad; Fridiyanto Fridiyanto
Indonesian Research Journal in Education |IRJE| Vol. 4, No. 2, Dec 2020
Publisher : Universitas Jambi, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (363.155 KB) | DOI: 10.22437/irje.v4i2.10929

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The purpose of this research was to explore what efforts were being made by the Madrasah Tsanawiyah Bungo Regency in order to foster and embed character education in their students, in particular; how to plan, implement, supervise, and evaluate character education for students in One State Madrasah Tsanawiyah Bungo Regency. This research was a qualitative research with a case study approach. In collecting the data, the researcher used a demographic background and an in-depth interview with 9 participants. The participants in this research were one principal, two vice principals, three teachers, and three students. Based on the findings of the research, it concluded the design of this education plan had been carried out periodically from the beginning of the year by perfecting the plan of the previous year and continued by making a plan for the following year which was carried out by a deliberation meeting with the teacher assembly and entered into the education calendar. The finding related to the implementation of character education was carried out by integrating character education into daily activities at the madrasah and building communication between schools with parents of students. Furthermore, the finding of supervision showed that each party in the school such as the principal, vice-principals and teachers played an active role in supervising both directly and indirectly. The teacher was the party that had an active role because the teacher in addition to overseeing student actions, teacher also taught about how to inculcate character education in the classroom so that it can improve student behaviors by giving a warning.  In terms of evaluation, it showed that the learning process of character education had been going quite well and in accordance with what was expected even though there were still shortcomings such as there were teachers who still did not understand the materials well, so the learning process was still less interesting and satisfying, especially in religious learning.