Seminar Universitas PGRI Semarang, semnas_2015

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THE IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY LEARNING BY USING INTEGRATED MODEL BASED LEARNING CENTER
ISMATUL KHASANAH, VENTY VENTY

Last modified: 2015-06-15

Abstract


This research is motivated by the improvement of the quality education. It is a very important requirement, because of the successful development of a nation is determined by the presence of qualified human resources. It can only be generated through education. Education for early childhood is coaching efforts aimed at children from birth to six years old conducted through giving educational stimulation to help the growth and development of children's physical and spiritual in order to be ready to enter further study. This study is a qualitative research by using phenomenological naturalistic approach. The steps are: (1) data collection, (2) exploration, and (3) researchers conducted a focused research related to integrated model based learning centers. Data collection techniques applied was: observation, interviews and questionnaires, documentation. Integrated learning conducted in early childhood education is a holistic learning system, which combines multidisciplinary of learning centered on a theme, both theoretically and practically. It combines inside and outside of the school that developed an integrated program based on students’ needs, community’ needs, and integrate learning activities to achieve the purpose of students’ personality development as comprehensive and integrated. Integrating learning implemented centers based. Learning centers model focuses on playing centers in learning. Playing centers are an activity area designed inside or outside of the classroom, contains a variety of playing activities with the necessary ingredients and prepared based on the ability of the child and in accordance with the theme developed and designed in advance.

Keywords: improvement of learning quality, integrated model, learning centers


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