The Development of Character Education Model to Improve Students’ Academic Independence in Islamic Boarding School in Sinjai District, Indonesia

The objective of this research and development is to create a description of the operational model of character education and to determine the effectiveness of a character education model in enhancing students’ academic independence. There are some results of this research. First, the description of the prototype model of character education to enhance students’ academic independence consists of five parts, namely rationalization of character education model; supporting theories of character education model; components of character education model; instructions for using character education model; and development of character education model. Second, the operational model of character education is supported by development tools and developed at five stages, namely analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Third, the character education model is effective to enhance students’ academic independence in Islamic Boarding School, Sinjai.

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