EDUCATION AS THE FORM OF NATIONAL CHARACTER

Abstract

Character is a permanent behavior that appears to a person. When some people exhibit the same permanent behavior it is called the character of the community, and if the permanent character appears in most of a nation then it is called the character of the nation. Characters are formed through a long process, ranging from memory formation which will then control the behavior of each individual. Therefore the characters will not be handled instantly. Behavior is an educational goal, so character can be built through education. Behavior is controlled by memory, so that education can achieve its goal when its educators understand how memory is formed. The purpose of education is formulated based on the development of the level of competence (level of competence) that has been formulated in the theory of Kognitive Benyamin S. Bloom. So that the characters can be built properly and correctly every educator must master the theory of cognitive

Keywords: Character, Permanent Behavior, Memory Formation, cognitive theory