Quality Of Childhood Education Research Articles

The Effect of Montessori Method Implementation and Classical Learning Method on Strengthening Children's Character Education (PAUD) Using Flash Cards

Education is very important for the intelligence of the nation. The education of the nation's children is referred to as one of the factors that can lead to success or setbacks for the country's future. Education in Indonesia is still not perfect, and it is not perfect to say that it has achieved progress in character education; as evidence, this time, there are still many students who have lost their sense of nationality, honesty, courtesy, and sense of responsibility. So, for that, character education absolutely must be revitalized again. This quantitative study aims to determine the effect of the differences in implementing the Montessori and Classical learning methods on strengthening character education in early childhood using flash cards. The design used in this research is in the form of a comparative quantitative approach. Questionnaires were distributed to 12 teachers from each school, with 6 teachers as respondents. The data obtained from the questionnaire distribution is then analyzed using a Likert scale, and the results of student learning scores are analyzed using an independent t-test. The research results show that the teacher's perception of implementing the Montessori Method and the Classical Learning Method towards strengthening character education using flash cards has a very effective category with an achievement of 82% for learning the Montessori Method. While the effective category with an achievement of 73% for the Classical Learning Method. Based on the Independent t-test, the value of the difference in character education shows the effect of the difference, namely 0.20. The effect of this difference is statistically categorized as not real, or there is no difference in the effect of the implementation of the Montessori Method and the Classical Learning Method on strengthening early childhood character education. The Montessori and Classical Learning Method can be good for early childhood character education.

Puppetry-Based Literacy as a Means of Early Childhood Character Education

This service aims to introduce wayang culture and develop children's character education with the content of core competencies in spiritual attitudes, core competencies in social attitudes, core competencies in knowledge, and core competencies in skills by utilizing educational learning media. The subjects in this research were PAUD Mutiara Bunda and PAUD Kenanga, Pisang Candi, Sukun, Malang City. The results of this service show that the learning method through wayang literacy and local wisdom for early childhood has succeeded in becoming a means for teachers to introduce character-based local culture to early childhood

The Current Situation Of The Self-Assessment Of The Early Childhood Education Quality In Locality Based On Sustainable Development Goal No. 4 In Vietnam

The Current Situation Of The Self-Assessment Of The Early Childhood Education Quality In Locality Based On Sustainable Development Goal No. 4 In Vietnam

Embedding Effective Communication in Early Childhood Learning in Schools: Experience from Early Childhood Teachers

ABSTRACT This study aims to strengthen the empirical evidence by analyzing the communication process between early childhood education (ECE) teachers and children during the learning process. It also aims to explore how the process occurs and how children respond. This qualitative descriptive exploratory research utilizes the content analysis method. Purposive sampling was used to select five teachers, including the head teacher, and forty-seven children who participated in this study. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and non-participant observations to explore communication practices in the teaching and learning process, from the teachers perspective. The results emphasizes the importance of bidirectional communication, tailored to individual children for optimal engagement. It also highlights the role of language use and non-verbal cues in effective pedagogy, while acknowledging the challenges of material relevance and language barriers. The study underscores the significance of multimodal pedagogy, and adaptive communication strategies to address disparities in children’s engagement levels and language challenges. It advocates for the continuous refinement of pedagogical techniques to enhance effective communication between teachers and children, a crucial element for the overall improvement of early childhood education quality. Overall, the research provides valuable insights for both academic discourse and practical applications in early childhood education.

ANALISIS TANTANGAN PEMANFAATAN ALAT DIGITAL DALAM PENDIDIKAN PADA ANAK YANG CENDERUNG MENGHABISKAN WAKTU UNTUK GAME ONLINE DI MI AT-TARBIYAH SUMBERASIH

This research aims to analyze the challenges of using digital tools in education for children who tend to spend time playing online games at MI AT-Tarbiyah Banjarsari, Banjarsari District. Sumberasih. In the digital era, the use of digital tools in learning is becoming increasingly important. However, children's tendency to spend time playing online games can be a barrier to the effective use of digital tools in educational settings. This research method uses a qualitative approach with data collection techniques through observation, interviews and documentation studies. The research subjects were teachers, parents and students of MI AT-Tarbiyah Banjarsari District. Sumberasih has a tendency to spend time playing online games. The research results show that there are several challenges in using digital tools in children's education at MI AT-Tarbiyah Banjarsari. Factors such as parents' lack of understanding of the benefits of digital tools in education, limited access to technology, and the strong appeal of online games are the main obstacles. This research recommends the need to increase parents' understanding of the benefits of digital tools in education, the active involvement of teachers in developing interesting educational content, and the development of school policies that support the positive use of digital tools. In this way, it is hoped that we can overcome challenges and increase the effectiveness of the use of digital devices in improving the quality of education for children who tend to spend time playing online games.

A Systematic Analysis of Inclusion Teachers' Work Engagement: An In-Depth Study of Inclusion Teachers' Dedication, Passion, and Teachers’ Appreciation of Inclusion

Work engagement of inclusion teachers is a crucial factor affecting the quality of education for children with special needs in regular school settings. The role of the inclusion teacher is not only limited to the delivery of learning materials, but also includes dedication, passion, and appreciation for the special needs of these children. The method used is a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) which allows for a detailed examination of structured data search steps in the context of aspects of work engagement in inclusive teachers. Searches were conducted through databases such as Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Mendeley, and ResearchGate. The literature reviewed is limited to the years 2012-2022. Literature search keywords include Teachers' Work Engagement, Inclusive Teachers, and Inclusive Teachers' Vigor, Dedication, and Absorption. The results show that the dedication of inclusive teachers plays a key role in creating a learning environment that supports the development of children with special needs. Passion and appreciation of responsibility also contribute to determining the quality of education provided. Inclusive teachers with high levels of work engagement are considered important change agents in improving the quality of education for children with special needs.

Management of Educational Curriculum Development from a Koranic Perspective in Improving the Morals of Students at Al-Washliyah 18 Tembung

The Islamic curriculum not only describes a series of knowledge that must be taught by educators (teachers) to students, but also all educational activities that are deemed necessary because they have an influence on students in order to achieve the goals of Islamic education. Among the educational activities that are considered urgent are instilling the values ​​of discipline and character education in children. This research: Management of the Islamic education curriculum is a necessity that must be carried out as an effort to increase the success of Islamic education. Because management essentially involves optimizing the work of school/madrasah institutions systematically and systemically to become the educational goals to be achieved which are colored with Islamic nuances. Based on this idea, it is necessary to carry out and implement educational curriculum management from a Koranic perspective in improving the morals of students at Al-Washliyah 18 Tembung.

Implementation of Character Education Cultivation Through Uwais Alqarni Character Film in Banu Thurayya Kindergarten

Character education is an important aspect in children's personal formation. Good character includes not only academic knowledge, but also positive moral, ethical, and personality values. One effective way to instill character education in children is through the use of visual media, such as movies. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the use of visual media, especially the film character Uwais Alqarni, in character learning in Banu Thurayya Kindergarten. This research will explore the extent to which the film is effective in shaping positive values, as well as identifying and detailing potential problems that arise in its application. The method used in this study is qualitative with a descriptive analysis approach. The results of this study show that the implementation of character education cultivation through the film character Uwais Alqarni in Banu Thurayya Kindergarten is an innovative and effective step. Through this approach, children can learn in a fun and interactive way, while gaining a deep understanding of the positive values in Islam. The influence of visual media, especially through the film character Uwais Alqarni, in character education in K TK Banu Thurayya brought a striking positive impact. The film provides an immersive visual portrayal of Islamic values and moral character, creating an immersive and meaningful learning experience for children. Through the appeal of visual stories, children not only gain knowledge about Islamic teachings, but also permeate these values through the behavioral model of the character Uwais Alqarni

Implementing Character Education in Children through Education Madrasah Diniyah Awaliyah in Desa Emplasmen Sidamanik, Simalungun

Madrasah Diniyah Awaliyah (MDA) in Emplasmen Sidamanik Village emphasizes strengthening the values of Islamic education with a focus on children aged 7 years and over. These values, especially faith, are considered the basic philosophy of the educational approach in this village, requiring time and patience to cultivate. The Prophet made it mandatory to teach prayer to children aged 7 years, showing the importance of building a religious foundation from an early age. Even though at first a child's understanding may be mechanical, instilling these values from the start is considered crucial, because with repetition and reinforcement, these values will be digested later. The role of parents is very important in introducing, discussing and reinforcing these values at home, forming the child's moral foundation until the end of life. Children after learning at MDA experience cognitive, spiritual, social and emotional development which reflects the positive results of holistic and comprehensive learning methods, creating a generation that understands religion, has character and is able to apply Islamic teachings in everyday life.

Comprehensive analysis of early childhood education quality and cognitive development: A study of rural preschool children in Meghalaya

Comprehensive analysis of early childhood education quality and cognitive development: A study of rural preschool children in Meghalaya

Penerapan Budaya Baayun Mulud pada Masyarakat Suku Banjar dalam Membentuk Pendidikan Karakter pada Anak

This study aims to find out 1) the application of the baayun mulud culture to the Banjar people in shaping character education for children in Kota Rantang Village, 2) the supporting factors in forming character education for children through the baayun mulud culture 3) the inhibiting factors in forming character education for children through the baayun mulud culture in Kota Rantang Village, Hamparan Perak District. The type of research used in this research is descriptive qualitative research. The results of this study indicate that 1) The results of the study indicate that the application of the baayun mulud culture in shaping children's character education in Kota Rantang Village can form religious, honest, tolerant, disciplined and responsible characters in children through the baayun mulud tradition, 2) Supporting factors namely the recitation of prayers, al-barzanji and marhaban prayers which are played to the child during the baby boy. Listening to the chanting of prayers and praise that benefits his memory when he grows up and is supported by parental education. Meanwhile 3) Inhibiting factors are lack of belief in tradition, economic factors as for parents who do not have the costs to attend the baayun mulud event, busy parents, and parenting styles

PENGENALAN KEGIATAN EDUPRENEUR BAGI ANAK USIA DINI DI RA AL-MUSLIMUN NURUL ISLAM PALANGKA RAYA

This community service is motivated by the importance of introducing learning to children, especially in introducing edupreneur activities. Based on this, it is necessary to provide an introduction to edupreneur activities in order to enable children to have entrepreneurial education through bazaar activities. The aim of this community service is so that children can get to know about educational activities that have been carried out, namely bazaar activities. Through these activities it can also teach children about transactions when selling, namely the existence of sellers and buyers. The targets for community service participants are children aged 5-6 years who are at RA Al-Muslimun Nurul Islam Palangka Raya and students of the Early Childhood Islamic Education Study Program, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, IAIN Palangka Raya, who are also actively involved in this activity. . The results of this community service show that the children are very enthusiastic about taking part in the bazaar activities that have been carried out at school and are enthusiastic. The hope is that through the introduction of edupreneur activities carried out in early childhood, it will be able to stimulate children's character education, introduce children to entrepreneurship education, and increase children's experience because they have carried out edupreneur activities, namely through bazaar activities. So that the aim of the introduction will be achieved optimally.

The Role of Parents in Shaping Children's Character in Interacting with the Opposite Gender (A Case Study in Metro City)

The determining factor for a child's development both physically and mentally is none other than the role of parents. Parents themselves are the most important figures in directing and forming children's character, through various kinds of parenting patterns. Character education in children is very important in shaping character, personality, ethics and positive values which are instilled in a child through the image of their parents. And as a human being we definitely need interaction and our own interaction lasts throughout our life, so this can be said to be social interaction, especially in interacting and mingling with our environment. Parents also need to remember and pay attention, that the way to explain boundaries and rules in interacting with the opposite sex does not involve strict prohibitions. The aim of this research is to find out how the role of parents in a metro city shapes the character of their children and how they maintain boundaries, norms and etiquette when interacting with other people or the opposite sex. This research uses a qualitative approach to analyze this study. Apart from that, interviews, observation, and documentation are other data collection techniques used in this research. The conclusion from this research is the important role of parents in the process of forming children's character. Likewise, in terms of interactions with other people or the opposite sex, parents must be able to provide insight and guidance regarding boundaries, rules and etiquette in interactions.

Peran Orang Tua dalam Pendidikan Karakter Anak Usia Dini

This research aims to describe the role of parents in early childhood character education. In this research, the method used is literature study. In this method, the data collection system is carried out by collecting data based on the results of research that has been carried out previously which is analyzed and then concluded from the results of the research in order to answer existing problems. Based on the results of a literature study regarding the role of parents in early childhood character education, children's character education is very important for developing children's character, at this time children will imitate their parents' behavior because parents are the first people who children can follow and can influence the formation of children's personalities. The role of parents in children's character education shows that parents set a good example for children, are disciplined and responsible, supervise and direct children to be selective in their relationships

Storytelling Training in Forming of Child Character at Cambridge Binjai Kindergarten

This storytelling training is based on concern and awareness of the importance of character education in children. Through storytelling, it is hoped that it will be able to shape the character of children for the sake of creating a generation that has strong character to manage and advance the country in the future. Telling stories can be a way of communicating to children. In general, children prefer educational models that are interactive. The partner in this service is the Principal of Cambridge Binjai Kindergarten. The participants, namely Cambridge Binjai Kindergarten students, participated in this training with joy. After this training the students can retell the stories they heard or watched. The results of this training are that it has 1) trained kindergarten children's absorption or comprehension power, 2) trained children's thinking power, 3) trained kindergarten children's concentration power, 4) Developed children's imagination, 5) Created joyful situations and developed an atmosphere of intimate relationships according to the stage of its development, 6) Helping children's language development in communicating effectively and efficiently so that the conversation process becomes communicative. At the end of this activity it is also hoped that a story-telling community will be formed with the name “House of Stories” which is managed by the teachers of the Cambridge Binjai Kindergarten. This group was made a pioneer in the movement to cultivate storytelling to educate the character of children at Cambridge Binjai Kindergarten in particular and children in Binjai in general.

Implementation of Environmental Care Character Education in Children Aged 5-6 Years

Providing education is a process of acculturating and empowering students that lasts throughout life. In this process, the role of educators is needed who is able and willing to be a role model, build abilities, and develop students' potential and creativity. The type of research used is a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. This research aims to provide an overview of the Implementation of Character Development. Based on the results of research on the implementation of environmentally caring character education at Bakti IV Bubutan Islamic Kindergarten, Surabaya, the process of implementing environmentally caring character education was carried out by integrating environmentally caring character education into learning activities. This is indicated by the curriculum content used at the Bakti IV Bubutan Islamic Kindergarten, Surabaya, which refers to candy. And the scientific approach in the Merdeka 2020 PAUD Curriculum learning tools for character education already contains character values, starting from CP (learning outcomes), TP (learning objectives) in addition to the semester program and weekly activity plans which already contain character values. Based on the results of the analysis and discussion, the author can draw conclusions regarding the process of developing environmentally caring character in children through the habituation method used by teachers at the Bakti IV Bubutan Islamic Kindergarten, Surabaya.

Children's Character Education in The Principles of Self-Identity Malay Perspective Tenas Effendy

The greatest challenge in the current era of globalization and modernization is to uphold and impart moral values and character to children. There are numerous cases where children lose their direction and ethics due to the influence of various media, technology, and foreign cultures. This research aims to examine the values of early childhood character education from the perspective of Malay identity principles by Tenas Effendy. The study employs a literature review method (library research). Data collection techniques involve studying literature and documentation of Tenas Effendy's writings on Malay Identity Principles. The data analysis technique used is content analysis. The research findings indicate that the values of children's character education in the Malay identity principles perspective of Tenas Effendy encompass eight aspects: religious character, honesty, hardworking nature, independence, responsibility, social concern, environmental awareness, and friendly/communicative nature. Therefore, implementing these noble values in children can help shape a strong foundation of character. This doesn't only prepare children for academic success but also builds a moral and ethical groundwork that will guide them in facing future challenges.

The Roles of Family Strenghthening Children's Religious Characters

This study aims to explore the roles of family in strengthening children's religious characters, particularly in Islamic perspective. A qualitative approach with descriptive analysis was used as the main methodology. The research was conducted by interviewing ten families of the students at Daarul Qur'an Boarding School, Tangerang, Indonesia. The results showed that family has a significant role in children's characters. The findings of this study revealed several factors stated by the parents, including their inability to guide, time constraints, and socio-economic status. The development or strengthening of the character of students in school will work well if the family or parents can play an active role in support. The end result desired through the active role of the family in character education for children, as expressed by the Ministry of National Education, is to become a human being who is faithful, pious, noble, tough, independent, creative, innovative, work ethic, loyal friends, and care about the environment can be accomplished well. Based on the interview sessions, all parents in this study agreed that they should have an active role in their family. In this case, parents have a very important role in the development and fostering of good character in their children. Among the roles of the family as expressed by the parents are as an educational institution for children, a source of love, motivation, and role models. Consequently, this study implies that the role of family in strengthening children’s characters should be in line with Islamic teaching as shown by the Prophet SAW through his good characters (akhlaq al-karimah).

Pendidikan Karakter di TK Pertiwi Batang Gansal (Studi Kualitatif)

Character education is moral education, character, values, character that aims to develop the ability of students to make good and bad decisions, as well as maintain the good and realize that goodness in everyday life wholeheartedly, based on the explanation above it is also known that teachers need to provide good character for children. This study uses a type of research with data collection in a natural setting, using natural methods, and conducted by a naturally interested researcher or researcher. In qualitative research, data collection is carried out in natural settings (natural conditions), primary data sources, and data collection techniques. The techniques for collecting this data consist of: Interview, Observation and Documentation. Data analysis is qualitative in nature described by words or sentences separated by category to obtain conclusions. Based on the results of research on "Implementation of character education in Pertiwi Batang Gansal Kindergarten can be implemented well. This can be seen from that child can be honest, disciplined, independent, high curiosity, care for the environment and children can cooperate with their friends both in learning and in playing. It can be explained that the purpose of character education in children is to improve the quality of educational outcomes that lead to the achievement of the formation of character and noble character of students as a whole, integrated, and balanced. Character education in schools is a vital need so that the next generation can be equipped with basic abilities as one of the important characters to live in the era of global information. In order for children to be honest, teachers and kindergarten managers provide honest boxes for children.
 Keywords: Character Education, internalization, Qualitative Study

Konsep Pendidikan Karakter Anak Perspektif Imam Al-Ghazali dalam Kitab Ayyuha Al-Walad dan Relevansinya Ditengah Modernisasi Pendidikan

This study aims to describe and analyze the values ​​of children's character education in the book Ayyuha Al-Walad by Imam Al-Ghazali which is presented in advice, as well as describe and analyze its relevance in the midst of modernization of education. There are many problems regarding the moral degradation or character of children today, one of which is caused by technological developments that are difficult to compete with. Based on the explanation above, the writer formulates the problem 1) the concept of character education from Imam Al-Ghazali's perspective in the book of Ayyuha Al-Walad 2) the relevance of character education from the perspective of Imam Al-Ghazali in the book of Ayyuha Al-Walad amid the modernization of education. The data presented is sourced from the book Ayyuha Al-Walad . In addition, it is also supported by the work of Imam Al-Ghazali regarding the character of children.