The Study of Character-Assessment Book Use in Junior High School
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- Abstract Character education is a deliberate effort to develop good character based on existing policies. In adolescence i.e. junior high, individuals have a character base so that the school and parent's task is to strengthen the character. The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of assessment books that are filled by parents in strengthening the positive character of students. This research uses qualitative design because it wants to explore a material that is the use of behaviour control book so that it will be a lot of survey data and description from the start of its manufacture until the evaluation of its effectiveness. Subjects in this study i.e. parents, principals and teachers, as well as students of Junior High School UNISMUH as the core subject. Data collection method in this research is questionnaire, observation and focus grouping discus (FGD). Analysis of data used is descriptive quantitative analysis in the form of percentage of the questionnaire filled by parents. Furthermore, qualitative data analysis to describe FGD results in the form of field notes. The results of this study are (1) characters that require reinforcement include discipline behaviour, confidence, courage, and independence, and (2) character appraisal books filled by parents considered less effective in reinforcing the positive character of students due to the lack of parental involvement and less according to the stage of adolescent development.