The Implementation of Adab Education Reinforcement with Learning-by-Doing Method to Foster Students’ Character at SD Islam Al Azhar 56 Malang

Abstract

Responding to the moral issues that are vastly arisen among teenagers in Indonesia, adab education is a solution in addressing these problems. This is related to behavioral deviations and even degenerating students’ character from any cultural, national and spiritual values. Related to this, SD Islam Al Azhar 56 Malang is one of the Islamic educational institutions that focuses on building students’ character by reinforcing adab education. Adab Education is a sustainable program for shaping students’ character which is manifested in the learning process, habituation in the school environment and its culture. In this research, the author will both analyze and discuss the reinforcement of adab education with the learning-by-doing method at SD Islam Al Azhar 56 Malang. The research methodology employed in this study is a descriptive qualitative, focusing on teachers and students of SD Islam Al Azhar 56 Malang, through questionnaires, in-depth interviews and observations as the method of data collection. The results of this study are, the method of learning-by-doing has been well implemented in reinforcing adab education (especially adab towards Islam) at all indicators. Around 89% of teachers have consistently implemented the method of learning-by-doing in reinforcing adab education. As well, the manners performed by students proved that the learning-by-doing method has made a positive contribution to their habits, and thus fostering students’ character. In conclusion, consistency, repetition and synergy are the keys to applying this method so that the reinforcement of adab education can be carried out at all grade levels.