REINFORCEMENT OF CHARACTER EDUCATION THROUGH CREATING QUIZ “SIAP SIAP AKU BISA” FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

The goal of national education is the development of students’ potentials to become Indonesian people who have character, life skills, and are fully Indonesian nationalism. The purpose of the national education was clearly translated by the Ministry of Education and Culture through the Reinforcement of Character Education program for students at each level of education unit. Reinforcement of character education can be accelerated through the socialization of Reinforcement of Character Education for students, teachers and parents. As an implementation of this socialization, the Directorate of Elementary School Development through the Sub-Directorate of Students held Quizzes for Elementary School Students in 20 locations starting in March 2018 under the name “Kuis SiapSiap Aku Bisa”. This quiz is carried out with a television show quiz production model that involves audio visual by the experts in their fields as a means to shape the character of elementary school students to become Indonesian people who have belief, faith, and knowledge to become fully Indonesian. The results of this activity have had an enormous impact and impact on the mental development and behavior of participants to become more confident and have the courage to appear in public. For this reason, this activity in the future must be carried out in a sustainable manner considering the results obtained are very important and positive.