The Role of PPKN Teachers' Pedagogic Competence in The Moral Development of Junior high school Students in Medan Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to determine how the role of pedagogic competence of Civics teachers in fostering student morale at UPT SMP Negeri 37 Medan. The researchmethod used by the author is a simple quantitative descriptive. The population inthis study was 192 students at UPT SMP Negeri 37 Medan from class VIII-A to VIII-F. So the sample in this study was 15% of the total population so that the authors obtained a sample of 29 students using a random sampling technique. Data collection techniques in this study were direct observation to the UPT SMP Negeri 37 Medan, distributing questionnaires, interviews, and documentation. The data that has been collected was analyzed through a simple calculation technique using a frequency table. The results obtained in this study is that the role of pedagogic competence of PPKn teachers has not played a maximum role in carrying out student moral development at UPT SMP Negeri 37 Medan. From the results of the calculation of this research table shows that 56.54% which meansthis percentage is categorized as quite good/medium. So that the role of the pedagogic competence of PPKn teachers still needs to be further improved, such as the mastery and application of learning tools and media that must involve students being active in the classroom, then the first step taken in conducting student moral development is to look at gender, ethnicity and religion, then by So the moral development of students can run as expected.