Active Learning is a learning concept which is deemed in accordance with the demands of advanced learning. Therefore, each school should be able to implement and develop active learning is as good as possible. With
reference to the notion of Balitbang Curriculum Center Events Calendar
(2010), here are a number of indicators or characteristics of schools
that have implemented an active learning process in terms of aspects:
(a) the expectations of schools, creativity, and innovation; (b) human
resources (c) the environment, facilities and learning resources, and (d) the teaching-learning process and assessment.A. EXPECTATIONS SCHOOL, CREATIVITY, AND INNOVATIONLearning achievement of students with more emphasis on "producing" rather than "understand".School held the event 'competition' that educates and healthy.Friendly school environment (eg; any plants or trees, flower po, trash)Better yet, if there are products / works learners who have the artistic and economic value / capital for sale.Better if there is exhibition of learners within a certain time, eg once a year.Learner's work is more dominant than the installation of various attributes of the school.School life feels more lively, cheerful, and carefree.School neat, clean, and orderly.Community school manners, discipline, and friendly.Interest in school increased.Schools applying to receive a special selection of new learners.There are forums channeling complaints learners.School climate is more democratic.Organized competitions between classes on a regular basis and at the level of secondary education there are competitions scientific work of students.There is a program of visits to learning resources in the community.Learning activities on the syllabus and lesson plans emphasize the active involvement of learners.Learners know and can explain about the school environment (eg, teacher's name, name of principal, and general things in the school).There is an internal training program teacher (inhouse training) on a regular basis.There is a forum for discussion or consultation between the principal and teachers and other education personnel on a regular basis.There is a program of exchange of opinion, discussion or consultation with partners from various interested parties (stakeholders).B. HUMAN RESOURCESHead of school care and provide time to receive complaints and suggestions from students and teachers.The headmaster opened in management, particularly financial management to teachers and parents / school committee.Teachers act as facilitators in the learning process.Teachers familiar with the names of learners.The teacher is open to students in terms of valuation.Teacher attitude and friendly smile to students, and there is no physical violence and verbal abuse to students.Teachers are always looking for new ideas in managing and developing classroom learning activities.The teacher shows the attitude of compassion to the students.Learners do a lot of observations in the neighborhood and sometimes learning outside the classroom.Learners dare ask the teacher.Learners bold in expressing their opinions.Learners are not afraid to communicate with teachers.Learners to work together regardless of tribe, race, class, and religion.Learners are not afraid of the principal.Learners enjoyed reading in the library and there are behaviors tend to scramble to read the book when it comes mobile library.More untapped potential learners as well as the interests and talents of learners more easily detected.Expression seemed happy learners in the learning process.Learners are often put forward ideas in the learning process.Learner's attention is not easily distracted to people / guests who come to school.C. ENVIRONMENT, FACILITIES, AND RESOURCESLearning resources used in the school environment learners to learn.There is a bulletin board run by the students who regularly replaced with a new work of learners.In the living principals and teachers there are displays of student work.No props are stacked practices in the principal's office or other rooms up to dusty.The books are not stacked in the principal's office or in another room.Frequency of visits of students to the school library to read / borrow the book is quite high.In every class there are displays of works of the new learners.There are varied learning tool.Used a variety of learning resources.D. TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS-ASSESSMENTAt some level integration approach is applied in learning activities antarmata relevant lessons.It appears there antarguru cooperation for the benefit of the learning process.In assessing the progress of learning outcomes teachers use a variety of ways according to indicators of competence. When the demands of doing a performance indicator, which assessed the performance. When the demands of indicators related to the understanding of the concept, which is used is a written assessment tool. When the demands of the indicator element includes the investigation, the task (project) that is assessed. When the demands of the indicator results in a 3-dimensional product, both the manufacturing process and quality, which is assessed is the manufacturing process or any resulting product.There is no general tests together, both at school and regional level, in the middle of the semester and / or the end of the semester, because the teachers concerned have recognized the condition of a learner through a diagnosis and have been doing for remediation or enrichment based on the diagnosis of the condition of the learner.The model report card provides space to disclose descriptive competencies that have been mastered and the students who have not, so that can know what is required of students.Teachers make an assessment when the teaching-learning process takes place. This is done to find learning difficulties and the possibility of achievement that can be developed as well as learners and diagnostic tools to determine whether learners need to perform remediation or enrichment.Using the benchmark assessment criteria by which achievement of the ability of learners does not compare to the ability of learners to another, but compared to the achievement of competence itself, before and after study.Determination of criteria for exhaustiveness study submitted to the teacher to control the achievement of specific competencies of learners. Thus, as early as possible teachers can find out the weaknesses and successes of participants in a particular competency.==========Sources: Ministry of National Education Curriculum Centre Balitbang. 2010. Developing Guidelines for Active Learning Approach: Book I: Methodology Training Material Reinforcement Learning Based on Cultural Values and National Character. Jakarta.
