Since the enactment of the 2013 Curriculum in Indonesia, teachers are required to be able to integrate character education in physical education (PE) as a subject presented in the 2013 Curriculum. In the implementation, PE teachers have not entirely meet the demands of the 2013 Curriculum in terms material development, method, and evaluation that have not yet explored students' character. Therefore, this research aims at improving PE teacher physical education teachers' understanding and skills in developing national characters such as religious, nationalist, independent, mutual cooperation, and integrity. The action research report presented in this article exemplifies the results of the work of collaborative teams involved in making critical reflective steps in developing students' character through physical learning that has so far tended to have no value. The action implementation showed an improvement in the pedagogical competence of the teachers in developing five national characters through PE.
Abstract. The issue of this research emphasizes on the implementation of character building values through physical education learning in elementary school. The effort in developing this character building practice is essential to be done in order to tackle moral and character crises, which already occur in both individual and collective levels reflected in educational institution from elementary school to higher education. Hence, to form culture and national character, educational program and process are inseparable from environmental factor including the values of society, culture, and humanity. Physical education subject that is based on 2013 Curriculum has significant difference compared to the previous physical education subject. This is due to the fact that integrated physical education has its own uniqueness in terms of planning, systematic implementation, and instructional medium. This research aims at producing guidance in implementing character values integrated in physical education in elementary school. The method used in this research is research and development (R&D) method, which includes preliminary research, model designing, limited trial, and extensive trial, as well as validation and dissemination. The findings of the research show that character values can be implemented in physical education in elementary schools in Sumedang Regency.
This study focused on the implementation of the curriculum in 2013 with respect to all aspects of planning, implementation, and evaluation activities in the physical education subject Elementary School
Indonesian people's reading index was considered poor. In this fast-changing information era, efforts to address this issue have to be in accordance with the underlying princip les of 21 st century that are regarded as digital literacy. The current technology advancement has led to abundant information, but with lack critical ability in choosing informat ion sources. In response, the mastery of digital literacy skill is required to address this issue. As response, this study seeks to enhance the digital literacy skills of the people in the Kampung Literasi by focusing on the implementation and media targeting digital literacy skill imp rovement. Th is study exemp lified the work of collaborative teams to produce change in improving digital literacy skills by using Creswell's action research model modified into ICARE model (Identificat ion, Consolidation, Action, Rev iew, and Evaluation). A co mmunity focusing on literacy empowerment program named Kampung Literasi located in Su medang Regency, West Java, Indonesia, was selected to be the participant considering its concern toward literacy develop ment in their area. The action results revealed that the established programs done in Kampung Literasi in Sumedang Regency have improved community's digital literacy skills in utilizing e-library and managing e-resources. In specific, this ICA RE model could serve as an alternative solution to address literacy issues in the Kampung Literasi to make its program succeed. Considering this positive outcome, this study contributes to the development of literacy movement in Indonesia. Therefore, this ICA RE model is reco mmended to be imp lemented by more Kampung Literasi in other villages in Indonesia, or by other literacy improvement programs.
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