ENHANCEMENT OF INDONESIAN SKILLS AND STUDENT CHARACTER THROUGH APPROPRIATE APPROACH

Abstract

The loss of the supervising role in learning Indonesian language skills in elementary school (SD) is a factor causing the difficulty of students communicating both orally and in writing. In an effort to solve the problem, the researcher gives an alternative problem solving skill in Indonesian language through guidance approach. The purpose of this study is to find out whether the guidance approach can improve the skills of Indonesian primary school students. method: The research method used is Collaborative Action Research which is divided into four cycles with the research participants are the students of class I B SDN Cirangrang with the number of 34 students. The instruments used were student worksheets, observation sheets, and spontaneous interviews. The results showed that the guidance approach can improve the skills of Indonesian language. Conclusions:This is evident from the increased language skills in students' width, and changes in the character of the students. Therefore, the guidance approach can be used as an alternative as an effort to improve the Indonesian language skills of students in elementary school.