CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Problem

Background of the problem in this book to apply the 2013 curriculum

about character education of study. In this now, the students shall live in the Post-

Positivism Paradigm that students were given much freedom to take control the

learning-system, and also students were guided to feel the process-oriented

learning system rather than in product-oriented learning system. This attitude had

not changed yet because student still lived in the positivm paradigm. Moreover,

parents also insist their child to be the best by approaching the highest grade in

class or school, instead of checking, whether their children study hard and feel the

process of the learning. This reason makes the educational quality decreasing

since people continue to insist the quantity of education.

In this research, the researcher uses textbook as the main material in

school. The textbook probably can be an excellent choice to commence the 2013

Curriculum regulation to many students and teachers. Broadly explained it is also

needed by teacher to organize the learning system to be well-coordinated and

varied. Textbook also helps teachers not to spend much of time selecting,

adopting or even adapting English materials for students at class.

Nikuwati (2015) argues that seventh grade of Junior High School students

may be so curious about many things around them regardless of benefit and loss

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of their attitude. Character Education it will protect the young generation

especially seven grade students against the adverse environmental others.

1.2 Formulation of the Problem

This research belongs to qualitative study and document analysis study.

1. Theory of Character Education.

2. The analysis of Activities which are Represented in the Character

Education of the Seventh Grade Textbook.

3. The Analysis of Data which is Represented Character Education of the

Seventh Grade Textbook.

1.3 Advantage of the Research

Advantage to the researches of the research is to fulfill the requirements of

the task of making scientific work. And then this analysis to understanding about

characteristics of the students, because later on they are become the figure in the

society. Those are the dreams of most young generations. So, they are have must a

good character, and knowing moral values.

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 CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Theory of Character Education

The author said in her scientific theory that character education is avoiding

moral dilemmas. The researches focus of character education in 2013 Curriculum

has been emphasized in all 2013 Curriculum Textbooks. Based on Standard

Competency in 2013 Curriculum (Kemendikbud 2013) including Attitude, Skill,

and Knowledge. The same opinion from Prihantoro (2015) Competency Standard

of Graduates is minimum standard of the student to improve and to balance

between the softskill and hardskill that include aspects of competencies of

attitude, skill, and knowledge. Students must become a good person in personal

faith, morality, self-confident, and responsibility. The skill competency helps

student to have effective and creative ways of thinking in the realm of the abstract

and concrete. The knowledge guides student to produce the individual mastering

the subject, science technology, arts, and culture that are based on humanity,

national, state, and civilization.

And then, the researcher employed 18 characteristics in National Character

Education, include of Religiosity, Honesty, Tolerance, Discipline, Hard work,

Creativity, Independence, Democracy, Curiosity, Nationalism, Patriotism,

Achievement Appreciation, Friendship, Love of peace, Fondness of Reading,

Environmental Awareness, Social Care, Responsibility.

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2.2 The analysis of activities which are Represented in the Character Education of

the Seventh Grade Textbook

An example of analyzing this activity, the researcher uses one type of

character that is Independent (Mandiri). For example when the teacher give

assignment or task, the student must work on their own without relying on other

friends.

2.3 The Analysis of Data which is Represented Character Education of The

Seventh Grade Textbook

In this section, the researcher processed the data about activity the

students seventh grade. The activities is mentioning numbers, memorizing the

dates, checking the grammar, identifying rhyme in English word, and many

activity.

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 CHAPTER III

RESEARCH METHOD

The researcher uses document analysis, qualitative data collection. He

explained that this data analysis would understand central phenomena through

textbooks, essays, newspapers, novels, magazine articles, songs, pictures,

textbooks, and public or private documents. Uses textbook and theory assistance

from experts.

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 CHAPTER IV

FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS

4.1 Findings

The researcher finding the textbook to help in her discovery.

4.2 Discussions

About discussions the researchers said that the basic principle of Character

Education is to avoid moral dilemmas. A moral dilemma is a situation where

students must decide something without opposing their moral knowledge, moral

feelings, and moral behavior.

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 CHAPTER V

CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

5.1 Conclusions

In my opinion this scientific work is worthy of being used in the context of

character education. The reaserches provides theory from experts, making direct

analysis methods to seventh grade students using a textbook.

5.2 Suggestions

My sugesstions is with this scientific work even direct analysis makes two

possibilities for students. First, there are some students who can accept character

education to be applied in daily life. Second, maybe the student only accepts

character education but does not apply it in his/her daily life.

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 BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ariesinta Dimiar, 2016. Yogyakarta: An analysis of character education in

the 2013 curriculum English textbook of the seventh grade students.