Developing Character-based Assessment in Teaching English for the Tenth Grade Students of SMKN 3 Singaraja

This study was conducted by following the design of research and development model (R&D). The purposes of the study were: (1) To identify the problems faced by the English teachers in assessing students characters in SMKN 3 Singaraja; (2) To develop characters-based assessments designs which were needed for assessing the characters of tenth grade students of SMKN 3 Singaraja in studying English; (3) To identify the content validity of the developed characters-based assessments; (4) To identify the reliability of the developed characters-based assessments; (5) To identify the problems in implementing the developed characters-based assessments. The data of the study were collected through questionnaire, observation, documentation, expert judgment sheet and test. The collected data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. The results of the study show that: (1) The problems in assessing the students' characters that were faced by the English teachers at SMK N 3 Singaraja were: the difficulty in assessing the students' characters objectively, the difficulty in developing the assessment instrument, the absence of instruments to evaluate the students' characters; (2) The design of the instruments were developed based on the character values that should be integrated in teaching English for Vocational High School students as what are stated on the guideline of character education issued by the curriculum center, and the language skills and the materials that should be covered based on the syllabus; (3) Based on the content validity analysis and empirical validity analysis that have been conducted, it can be concluded that the developed instruments were valid; (4) The reliability analysis of the instruments showed that the instruments were reliable; (5) Some problems were identified during the implementation of the developed instruments, those problems were: time consuming, the difficulty in recognizing the students, and the requirement of high concentration. keyword : assessment, character-based, research and development

Strategi Contextual Teaching and Learning Pengelolaan Keuangan Berbasis Tri Hita Karana Dan Catur Purusa Artha Melalui Program Kerja Sekaa

Permasalahan utama yang dihadapi oleh para peserta didik di Indonesia adalah ketidakmampuan peserta didik dalam menghubungkan antara teori dengan implementasi dalam kehidupan nyata di lingkungan masyarakat. Tujuan penulisan ini adalah untuk membantu pengembangan strategi pembelajaran berbasis Contextual Teaching and Learning melalui pengelolaan keuangan sampah. Hal ini penting dilakukan untuk peningkatan pemberdayaan masyarakat lokal, serta membantu mewujudkan insan yang berkualitas dan berkarakter melalui aktivitas sosial tersebut. Sumber data yang digunakan dalam penelitian konseptual ini adalah sumber primer berupa buku-buku dan jurnal-jurnal hasil penelitian, serta sumber sekunder berupa sumber internet dan koran. Data penelitian diuraikan dengan content analysis, descriptive analysis, serta inter-text analysis. Sekaa dapat dijadikan sebagai organisasi sosial dalam mendukung program pengembangan pembelajaran kreatif dan inovatif dalam hal pengelolaan keuangan dan lingkungan. Pemahaman kuat tentang keseimbangan antara filosofi Tri Hita Karana dan Catur Purusa Artha dapat dijadikan sebagai penopang kuat dalam pembentukan etika dan moral seseorang ketika melaksanakan pengelolaan keuangan tersebut. Berbagai ide kreatif dan inovatif dalam hal pengelolaan keuangan dan lingkungan dapat terus dikembangkan sehingga manfaat yang dihasilkan melalui pelaksanaan program ini benar-benar dapat membantu peningkatan pemberdayaan masyarakat.   Kata Kunci: Catur Purusa Artha, Contextual Teaching and Learning, Sekaa, Tri Hita Karana