Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy (JAEP)
Volume-3 | Issue-02 | 58-61
Original Research Article
The Effect of Morality Development through Public Education on Junior High School Student Ethics (Case Study in North Gunungsitoli - Indonesia)
Amstrong Harefa
Published : Feb. 28, 2019
Abstract
Citizenship education essentially prepares students as citizens as well as good citizens. The learning process must be
understood as part of the process of civilizing students so that it becomes a cultured and ethical human person. Thus the
development of morality in the learning process is expected to be carried out through the planting of values in students so
that they have attitudes and behavior in accordance with the ethics that apply in society. This study aims: (1) To find out
data on morality development of students through citizenship education, (2) To determine the contribution of morality
guidance through civic education to student ethics, and (3) To determine whether there is influence in morality education
through ethics education students. This research uses descriptive quantitative approach method, which was carried out at
North Gunungsitoli Junior High School Student. The population is a total of 38 students in class VIII. The entire
population is at the same time determined as the research sample (total sampling). To get the data, a questionnaire
instrument was used, both for morality development and student ethics. Moral guidance through citizenship education is
still classified as not so too student ethics are classified as poor with an average questionnaire value of 57.84. The
contribution of morality guidance through citizenship education to student ethics is 73.27%. There is the influence of
morality coaching through citizenship education on student ethics, this is based on hypothesis testing using the t-test
results obtained t-value = 9.935 greater than t-table = 1.689 In line with the findings of this study, researchers provide
several suggestions, among others (1) Teachers should be in the learning process citizenship education provides
exemplary and moral guidance to students. (2) Citizenship education subject teachers should develop students' awareness
to uphold the ethics that apply in society. (3) Teachers should not make punishment as the only tool to provide guidance
to students.