Analysis of students' generic science skills at Muhammadiyah 22 Surakarta Elementary School.

Science learning in elementary schools is expected to provide students with an understanding of scientific terms through experiments that can provide generic science skills. But this is still rarely done at the elementary school level. This study aims to analyze the science generic skills of elementary school students as an effort by the teacher to create learning that is able to make students understand and remember scientific terms. This study is qualitative approach. Sources of data in this study were obtained from class teachers and fifth grade students at Elementary School Muhammadiyah 22 Surakarta. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews and documentation. Test the validity of the data using the credibility test and source triangulation. Data analysis techniques consist of data collection, data presentation, drawing conclusions, and verification. The results showed that students' generic science skills in science learning obtained a percentage of 75%. The highest score is in the aspect of symbolic language (25%) shown by the activities of students mentioning symbols, symbols and scientific terms in presentations related to the water cycle process. The lowest score 0% absence of student activities. The research contribution is teachers must teach science through experimental activities of measuring rainfall, or similar experiments that are adapted to the topic of the material so that aspects of generic science skills can be developed in a more balanced way in each aspect so as to be able to provide more comprehensive science skills and knowledge in learners

Penerapan Bimbingan Belajar Mendisplinkan Siswa Sekolah Dasar

Disiplin sangat penting dimiliki oleh manusia untuk memunculkan nilai-nilai karakter yang baik lainnya. Penguatan nilai disiplin berdasarkan fakta banyak terjadinya perilaku menyimpang yang bertentangan dengan norma kedisiplinan.  Sebagai upaya pencegahan terjadinya perilaku menyimpang perlunya untuk penanaman nilai disiplin sejak sekolah dasar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan bagaimana penerapan Bimbingan Belajar dalam upaya pendisiplinan siswa khususnya siswa sekolah dasar, bagaimana teknik pelaksanaan bimbingan belajar dalam upaya pendisiplinan siswa sekolah dasar. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif analitif. Teknik analisis data dengan penyajian data dan kesimpulan/verifikasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa: 1) Persepsi guru terhadap bagaimana pentingnya penerapan Bimbingan Belajar dalam upaya pendisiplinan siswa sekolah dasar setiap kelasnya serta pembiasaan yang dijadwalkan secara rutin 2) Teknik Pelaksanaan Bimbingan Belajar dalam upaya pendisiplinan siswa sekolah dasar dengan menggunakan teknik bimbingan belajar kelompok dan individu untuk mengurangi intensitas kejenuhan pada siswa dalam pelaksanaan bimbingan belajar