Implementation of The Scientific Approach in Islamic Religious Education

Abstract

The government has been forced to implement significant learning reforms as a result of the issue with learning quality and student competency accomplishment. The 2013 curriculum was released by the government through the Ministry of Education and Culture to enhance the previous curriculum.This study aims to find out how the implementation of the Scientific Approach in Islamic Religious Education Learning in Junior High Schools. The research method uses descriptive analysis research. Data collection through observation, interviews, and questionnaires have been carried out. Based on the results of the study, it was shown that the implementation of the scientific approach carried out by the teacher in PAI learning had been carried out but was not maximal at the stage of collecting information. Based on the results of the questionnaire, the students obtained 75.56%, in the reasoning activity they obtained 79.92%. The obstacle faced by teachers in the scientific approach is the short learning time, so the application of the scientific approach in PAI learning has not been maximized. Whereas in the implementation of the scientific approach it takes a long time to apply the 5 stages. For further research, a scientific approach model is needed that is collaborated with technological media to maximize the scientific approach with a short duration of time.