Abstract: This aim of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of lab activities on the performance of elementary school students in learning science concepts. The study was conducted on 50 students of grade 6th studying general science comprising two groups of 25 students each i.e. control group and experimental group. The students were from poor socio-economic background and had no chance of taking part in experimental work before. Control group was instructed through traditional lecture-based teaching method while experimental group got a chance of performing lab activities. The posttest-only control group research design was opted for the collection of data. Students t-test was performed for data analysis. The results showed that there was significant difference in the academic achievement of students of both groups. The students of experimental group had a great understanding of the concept and performed well in this domain as specified by t-value of 5.06 at df=48 which is statist

• Publication Date: 21-Jul-2019
• DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-175-7-08
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Abstract: The purpose of this study to propose a model of character education in religious culture at elementary school. This survey study was done for 450 students at elementary schools distributed in 5 regions in Jakarta in Indonesia. Data analysis used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The result of this study found that the model proposed was a good fit for the data. Another findings stated that character education in religious school culture was predicted by worship facilities, religious ceremonies, and religious symbols. Indicators consisting of musholla, wudhu site, and prayer equipment availability at elementary schools promoted worship facilities. Indicators involving halal bihalal on Idul Fitri celebration day, slaughtering qurban on Idul Adha day, and a religious gathering to break the fasting in Ramadhan month predicted religious ceremonies. Religious symbols were promoted by religious mottos availability, listening to religious songs weekly, and wearing Moslem uniforms promote rel

• Publication Date: 21-Jul-2019
• DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-175-7-09
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