PENINGKATAN KINERJA GURU MELALUI PENGUATAN KECERDASAN SPIRITUAL DI SEKOLAH

This paper presents about improving teacher performance through strengthening spiritual intelligence in schools. This spiritual intelligence is critical to be developed to enhancing the character of PAI teachers for learning tasks. Maintaining Spiritual Intelligence is very influential in forming morals in education to produce education that is broad-minded in the field of science. The research method used by the researcher is a qualitative approach, with data collection techniques through observation, interviews, and documentation, as for analyzing the research data with data reduction, data presentation, and concluding. The results showed that strengthening spiritual intelligence could improve the performance of PAI teachers at SMP Nurul Jadid from the level of discipline, the ability to make lesson plans, mastery of the material, and the ability to master the class. Teachers carry out activities that can support the strengthening of spiritual intelligence, which can improve PAI teachers' quality through habituation, training, and coaching, as well as guidance from caregivers.

Pendidikan Akidah Akhlak sebagai Solusi Pencegahan LGBT

Indonesia nowadays is troubled by the existence of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) communities who demand recognition, legalization, and rejection of discriminatory acts against them. On the other hand, Indonesia is a godly country where the majority of the population is Muslim. It means that the majority of Indonesian people view this behavior as being at odds with Indonesia's noble values both in traditional and religious (Islamic) values. At first glance, some people will consider that the LGBT problem is a moral problem on which character education is considered as a solution. However, LGBT is essentially a matter of religious faith in particular the crisis of aqidah. Hence, Aqidah Akhlak education could be said having failed in producing the generations who are sturdy, strong, and have a high commitment to their religion. LGBT issue can’t be seen merely as a crisis of character, because talking about character is talking about relative culture. While the Qur'an has explicitly said that LGBT is an unlawful act. Therefore, if the root of the problem is aqidah, then one of the solution is through Aqidah Akhlak education. In this case, Aqidah Akhlak education must be contextual, meaningful and lively. Through habituation, training, and role models, students are directed to think critically and orient themselves to problem solving, linking with other disciplines, and evaluations that are emphasizing spiritual aspect and attitude. Keywords: Aqidah Akhlak education, Islamic perspective, LGBT prevention, moral. Abstrak Dewasa ini Indonesia diresahkan dengan adanya komunitas LGBT yang menuntut pengakuan, pelegalan, dan penolakan tindakan diskriminatif terhadap individu LGBT. Di sisi lain, Indonesia merupakan negara berketuhanan dimana mayoritas penduduknya adalah beragama Islam. Artinya, mayoritas masyarakat Indonesia memandang perilaku ini berseberangan dengan nilai-nilai luhur Indonesia baik secara adat maupun nilai-nilai agama (Islam). Secara sepintas, sebagian orang akan menganggap bahwa persoalan LGBT adalah persoalan moral atau karakter. Oleh karena itu, pendidikan karakter dianggap solusi dalam penanggulangannya. Namun, pada hakikatnya LGBT adalah persoalan akidah (krisis akidah). Pendidikan Akidah Akhlak selama ini berarti masih belum berhasil melahirkan generasi yang kokoh, kuat, dan memiliki komitmen yang tinggi terhadap agamanya. LGBT tidak dapat dipandang sebagai krisis karakter saja, karena berbicara tentang karakter maka berbicara tentang budaya yang relatif. Sementara Al-Qur’an secara gamblang mengatakan bahwa LGBT merupakan perbuatan yang haram. Karena itu, jika akar masalahnya adalah akidah maka salah satu solusinya adalah melalui pendidikan Akidah Akhlak. Dalam hal ini, pendidikan Akidah Akhlak harus berisfat kontekstual, bermakna dan hidup, metodenya melalui pembiasaan, pelatihan, dan teladan, siswa diarahkan untuk berpikir kritis dan berorientasi pada penyelesaian masalah, mengaitkan dengan disiplin ilmu lainnya, dan evaluasi yang digunakan menekankan pada aspek spiritual dan sikap.

Improving Students’ Skills Of Writing Scientific Articles Through ‘One Semester One Book’ Writing Program

Writing scientific articles for higher education students, especially undergraduate ones will be difficult without habituation, training, and program with product oriented in form of book. If it runs naturally and lecturers only give assignments to write scientific articles without education or literacy education, they tend to make plagiarism. This study aims at improving the students’ skills of writing scientific articles through ‘One Semester One Book’ writing program. Classroom activity is designed as the pillar of literacy namely reading, writing, and arithmetic in accordance with the integrated language learning approach by combining four language skills which is oriented by product of articles or book. The results of the study show that there are improvements of the students’ scientific articles writing skills achieved by 89 students in some aspects. They cover the progress of: first, skills of determining the research problems from 35 students (39%) to 85 students (95%); second, skills of determining the theme and tittle of the scientific articles from 24 students (26%) to 89 (100%); third, skills of determining the word choice appropriately from 25 students (28%) to 80 students (89%); fourth, skills of using correct spelling based on General Indonesian Spelling Guidelines (PUEBI) rules from 35 students (39%) to 75 students (84%); fifth, skills of applying citation method from 25 students (28%) to 80 students (89%); sixth, improvement of the number of the students who do not commit plagiarism from 25 students (28%) to 85 students (95%); and seventh, skills of writing contemporary issues about education or religion from 34 students (38%) to 84 students (94%). The research findings reveal that the ‘One Semester One Book’ writing program is strategic in improving the students’ skills of writing scientific articles.

BRIEF EXPOSURE THERAPY FOR THE RELIEF OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER: A SINGLE CASE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

The present study tested the effectiveness of Vaughan and Tarrier's (1992) Image Habituation Training (IHT) in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) using a single case experimental design. The intervention was a brief exposure treatment involving one therapist-led training session and 12 self-directed homework sessions. Assessment measures were taken at pre-treatment, post-treatment, and 3-month follow-up. Decreases demonstrated in direct standardized measures of PTSD, anxiety, and depression were consistent with previous research. The mechanisms underlying the treatment effect were also investigated. Measures of image intensity, image-related anxiety, and belief in a dysfunctional cognition were taken at session-start, mid-session, and session-end. Decreases in between and within homework sessions using these three measures suggested that the processes responsible for change are complex and interactive. The findings from this study demonstrate the effectiveness of IHT as a brief exposure therapy for PTSD and highlight the need for further research aimed at eliciting the mechanisms of change.