AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) menghasilkan produk berupa media pembelajaran IPA berbasis web.(2) mengetahui tingkat kelayakan dan keefektifan media pembelajaran IPA berbasis web. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian dan pengembangan (R&D) yang menggunakan metode penelitian Borg & Gall dan metode pengembangan Alessi & Trollip. Prosedur pengembangan meliputi tahap perencanaan, desain, dan pengembangan. Penelitian menunjukan hasil sebagai berikut. (1) Produk berupa media pembelajaran berbasis web pada mata pelajaran IPA menggunakan software CMS (Content Management System) Wordpress. (2) Produk media pembelajaran berbasis web pada mata pelajaran IPA telah dinyatakan layak sebagai media pembelajaran berdasarkan hasil validasi dari ahli materi dengan nilai rata-rata 3,98 dengan kategori "Baik", ahli media dengan nilai rata-rata 4,07 dengan kategori "Baik", uji coba lapangan awal diperoleh rata-rata penilaian sebesar 4,13 dengan kategori "Baik" dan uji coba lapangan utama diperoleh nilai gain untuk SMP Muhammadiyah 2 sebesar 22,2, SMP N 2 sebesar 24, SMP N 3 sebesar 21,6 dan SMP N 5 sebesar 19,6. (3) Keefektifan media pembelajaran IPA berbasis web dibuktikan dengan meningkatnya hasil belajar siswa berdasarkan data hasil evaluasi pretest dan posttest. Kata kunci: efektivitas, media pembelajaran berbasis web, IPA. AbstractThe purposes of this research were to: (1) generate product in the form of web-based science learning media. (2) reveal the feasibility and effectiveness of the product developed. The type of this research was a research and development (R&D) using method by Borg and Gall and method development by Alessi & Trollip. The development procedure included the planning, design, and development. The results of this research is as follows. (1) A product of media web-based learning in science subjects was developed using software CMS (Content Management System) Wordpress. (2) The product was considered eligible as a medium of learning based on the results of the validation of materials expert with an average score of 3.98 with the category of "good", media experts average score is 4.07 with the category of "Good", the initial field trial score is 4.13 with the category "good", and the main field trials score obtained for SMP Muhammadiyah 2 is 22.2, SMP N 2 is 24, SMP N 3 is 21.6 and SMP N 5 is 19.6. (3) The effectiveness of the web-based science learning media is shown by the increase of student learning outcomes based on evaluation data of pretest and posttest.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan media Powerpoint terhadap minat dan hasil belajar IPA siswa kelas IV SD Muhammadiyah Sagan. Jenis penelitian  ini quasi eksperiment dengan desain One-Group pretest-posttest  design. Populasi penelitian ini adalah semua siswa kelas IV SD Muhammadiyah Sagan pada semester pertama Tahun Ajaran 2013/2014. Variabel penelitian meliputi variabel bebas (penggunaan media Powerpoint) dan variabel terikat (minat dan hasil belajar). Sample penelitian adalah siswa kelas IVA SD Muhammadiyah Sagan Tahun Ajaran 2013-2014. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada semester I Tahun Ajaran 2013-2014. Pengumpulan data menggunakan tes dan non tes. Instrumen pengumpulan data adalah tes hasil belajar berbentuk pilihan ganda dan angket minat belajar. Data penelitian ini diambil dari data hasil tes dan non tes, dengan  membandingkan rata-rata sebelum dan sesudah pembelajaran. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan media Powerpoint IPA terbukti berpengaruh terhadap minat dan hasil belajar.Kata kunci: media Powerpoint, minat belajar, hasil belajar_____________________________________________________________________ THE EFFECT OF POWERPOINT MEDIA USE ON STUDENTS’ LEARNING INTEREST AND OUTCOMES OF NATURAL SCIENCE LESSON OF THE FOURTH GRADE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Abstract This research aimed to investigate the effect of media Powerpoint use on the interest and outcome of learning natural science of the fourth grade students at elementry school. This research was  quasi-experimental using one-group pretest-posttest design. The populations comprised the fourth grade students of elementry school in the first semester of the academic year of 2013/2014. The research variables consisted of independent variable (the use of Powerpoint media) and dependent variables (students’ learning outcomes and interest). The research sample was IV A students of Muhammadiyah Sagan elementary school, in the academic year of 2013-2014.  The data were collected through testing and non-testing. The data collecting instruments were a multiple choice test of learning outcomes and a questionnaire of learning interest. The reseach data were taken from the results of testing and non-testing, by comparing the mean of pre and post learning. The research result shows that the use of Powerpoint media has effect on students’ outcomes and interest.Keywords: Powerpoint media, learning interest, learning outcomes.

The Integration of the Nation’s Character Values into IntructionalActivities. One of the crucial problems in the national education system is themoral problem. There is evidence that indicates a moral crisis among students. Thisshows that educational institutions fail to prepare graduates with good morality.To solve this problem, the nation’s character values need to be integrated in theimplementation of the formal curriculum. By doing so, teachers can help studentsto actualize each learning domain through the competency formulation and thestudents can simultaneously carry out relevant moral actions. Integrating thenation’s character values into the curriculum can be done in three stages:introduction, implementation, and evaluation. Each stage can improve students’good characters based on the formulation of the competency standard. Such anintegration has implications for schools, teachers, parents, and students.Keywords: integration, nation’s character values, instructional activities

Abstrak:Penelitian ini bertujuan mengembangkan model pembelajaran berbasis nilai-nilai budaya Yogyakarta yang relevan di sekolah dasar. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan penelitian dan pengembangan model Borg dan Gall. Subjek penelitian adalah para guru dan siswa sekolah dasar tempat penelitian. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi dan wawancara. Teknik analisis data dengan teknik deskriptif kualitatif. Temuan penelitian dapat dipaparkan sebagai berikut. Pertama, model pembelajaran yang relevan digunakan untuk penanaman nilai-nilai budaya Yogyakarta adalah model pembelajaran non direktif versi Carl Rogers. Kedua, modifikasi dan penyesuaian model pembelajaran ini dilakukan agar dapat digunakan untuk menanamkan nilai-nilai budaya Yogyakarta di sekolah dasar terutama yang berkaitan dengan format rencana pelaksanaan pembelajaran (RPP). Ketiga, para guru mampu melaksanakan pembelajaran menggunakan model non direktif untuk penanaman nilai-nilai budaya Yogyakarta sesuai dengan kurikulum yang berlaku di sekolah dasar dengan tetap memperhatikan kebijakan Pemda DIY tentang pengembangan kurikulum berbasis budaya Yogyakarta. Kata kunci: nilai-nilai budaya Yogyakarta, sekolah dasar, pembelajaran DEVELOPING INSTRUCTIONAL MODELBASED ON CULTURAL VALUES OF YOGYAKARTA AT PRIMARY SCHOOLAbstract: This study seeks to develop a primary schoolinstructional model based on cultural values of Yogyakarta. Research and development model by the Borg and Gall was adopted. Subjects of the research were primary schoolteachers and students. Data were collected through observations and interviews. Data were analyzed using descriptive qualitative methods. The results show the followings. Firstly, the instructional model whichfits the cultural values of Yogyakarta is Carl Rogers's non directive model. Secondly, the instructional model should be modified in order to effectively foster thecultural values of Yogyakarta at primary school, especially when dealing with lesson planning. Thirdly, the teachers are able to apply this non directive instructional model to foster cultural values of Yogyakarta while paying attention to the official curriculum and to the local policy of curriculum development based on the cultural values of Yogyakarta. Keywords: cultural values of Yogyakarta, primary school, instruction PENDAHULUANPembelajaran dikatakan berhasil manakala kegiatan yang berlangsung di sekolah itu mampu memfasilitasi peserta didik dalam proses transfer of value dalam konteks pembentukan karakter bangsa (nation character building) sebagaimana yang tercantum dalam kurikulum resmi. Namun demikian, tidak semua guru mampu mengembangkan dan melaksanakan pembelajaran tersebut. Padahal, kegiatan pembelajaran merupakan faktor determinan bagi keberhasilan dan mutu lulusan.Mengapa masih ada guru yang belum mampu mengembangkan dan melaksanakan pembelajaran yang mampu memfasilitasi peserta didik tumbuh kembang nilai-nilai karakter bangsa? Salah satu sebabnya adalah referensi guru tentang model-model pembelajaran berbasis pendidikan karakter masih terba...

<p class="PRIMAJUDULArtikelEnglish">Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan kesiapan guru Sekolah Dasar (SD) dalam menerapkan Kurikulum 2013 khususnya dalam pembelajaran tematik-integratif di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY). Jenis penelitian yang digunakan yaitu penelitian survei. Populasi penelitian adalah guru kelas I dan IV yang terdapat di wilayah DIY. Jumlah sampel yang diambil dalam penelitian ini adalah sebanyak 182 guru SD yang berasal dari 49 SD negeri dan 15 SD swasta yang dijadikan <em>pilot project</em> berdasarkan data dari Kemdikbud DIY. Hasil penelitan menunjukkan bahwa persentase kesiapan guru SD di DIY dalam melaksanakan pembelajaran tematik-integratif pada Kurikulum 2013 sebesar 75,85% (siap), dilihat dari aspek kesiapan yaitu aspek <em>Behavioral Readiness </em>diperoleh persentase sebesar 80% (sangat siap), aspek <em>Emotive-Ettitudinal</em> sebesar 78,39% (sangat siap) dan aspek <em>Cognitive Readiness </em>sebesar 71,18% (siap). Sedangkan kesiapan guru SD di setiap kabupaten diperoleh hasil persentase sebagai berikut: Sleman 76,13% (sangat siap), Yogyakarta 78,72% (sangat siap), Bantul 73,16% (siap), Gunungkidul 75,54% (siap), dan Kulon Progo 75,42% (siap).</p> <p class="PRIMAABSTRAKKeywords"><strong>___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</strong></p> <p><em> </em></p> <p class="PRIMAABSTRAKJudul"><strong>THE STUDY ON THE ELEMANTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS READINESS IN IMPLEMENTING THEMATIC-INTEGRATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN CURRICULUM 2013, YOGYAKARTA<br /></strong></p><p class="PRIMAABSTRAKJudul"><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p> <p class="PRIMAABSTRAKBodyEnglish">This study aims to describe the readiness of elementary school teachers in implementing curriculum 2013, based on thematic-integrative learning in Yogyakarta Province. This is a survey study. The research population were elemantary school teachers of class I and IV in DIY. The research sample consisted of 289 elemantary school teachers from 49 public schools and 15 private elementary schools which used as pilot project based on the data from Kemdikbud. The result shows that the percentage of elementary school teachers readiness in to implementing thematic-integrative learning is 75.85% (ready): the precentage of readiness behavioral aspects is 80% (well prepared), emotive ettitudinal aspect is 78.39% (well prepared) and cognitive readiness aspects is 71.18% (ready). While the readiness of elementary school teachers in each district are follows: Sleman 76.13% in the category of (well prepared), Yogyakarta 78.72% in the category of (well prepared), Bantul 73.16% in the category of (ready), Gunungkidul 75.54% in the category of (prepared ), and Kulon Progo 75.42% in the category of (ready).</p> <strong>Keywords</strong><strong>:</strong> Elemantary school teachers readiness, thematic-integrative, kurikulum 2013<br />

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan model Problem-Based Learning terhadap karakter kreatif dan berpikir kritis siswa dalam pembelajaran matematika. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen semu dengan desain Pre-test-Post-test Control Group Design. Penelitian ini menggunakan dua kelompok eksperimen dan satu kelompok kontrol. Populasi penelitian ini adalah lima SD Unggulan di Purwokerto dan sampelnya adalah kelas IV di tiga SDN unggulan: kelas IV di SDN 1 Sokanegara, SDN 2 Sokanegara, dan SDN 1 Kranji. Data dianalisis menggunakan one sample t-test, uji Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) dengan rumus T Hotelling, dan dilanjutkan secara univariat dengan uji independent sample t-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang positif dan signifikan pada penggunaan model Problem-Based Learning terhadap karakter kreatif dan berpikir kritis dalam pembelajaran matematika. Kata Kunci: model problem-based learning, kreativitas, dan berpikir kritis 2

This research aims to describe the development steps and the appropriateness of multicultural education module based on the character of patriotism and nationalism in thematic learning for students in 2nd grade Elementary School. This is a research and development applying Borg and Gall design. The trial was conducted on 10 students of 2nd grade in Muhammadiyah Bodon Elementary School. The data collection techniques in this research were interviews, observations, module feasibility assessments by experts, teachers’ assessment, and questionnaire of learners’ responses. The eligibility of the multicultural education module is shown by the result of the assessment by the validation experts at the time of FGD. The validation by media expert scored of 72, the validation by learning expert scored of 74, and the validation by language expert scored of 60. The limited product trial were conducted in class II A, based on the students' assessment get the mean score of 37.5, while the assessment by the teacher scored 70 , both are very good category. The field trial were conducted in class II B, based on the students' score, obtained 36.94 score, and 76 from the teachers; both are very good category.

One of the abilities students must possess is Creative Thinking Ability (CTA) in order to succeed in their lives. Learning must facilitate students to develop CTA; one of them is by developing a mobile application based on Realistic Mathematics Education (RME). The purpose of this study is to determine the level of validity/feasibility, practicality, and effectiveness of mobile application based RME. This mobile application development used the ADDIE model development procedure. The subjects in this study were grade 4 elementary school students. The validation data collection techniques through validation sheets, practicality data through CTA tests. The results of the study show that the developed of mobile application integrated with realistic mathematics meets valid/proper requirements based on expert and practitioner assessments that are practical and easy if applied in mathematics learning and that is effective in improving students’ creative thinking ability.