PENGARUH KURIKULUM BERBASIS CINTA TERHADAP PEMBENTUKAN KARAKTER RELIGIUS DAN EMPATI SISWA MADRASAH IBTIDAIYAH ASSYAIRIYAH ATTAHIRIYAH JAKARTA TIMUR

Abstract

The formation of religious character and empathy in students is an important challenge in primary education. This occurs amid an individualistic culture and declining social concerns. The Love Based Curriculum, developed by  the Ministry of Religion through the internalization of the Five Values of Love, is expected to strengthen students' character. This approach focuses on humanist learning and the values of compassion. This study aims  to see the influence of the internalization of the Five Values of Love on the religious character and empathy of Madrasah Ibtidaiyah students. This study uses  a quantitative, explanatory research design. The research  population consisted of all 5th-grade students at Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Assyairiyah Attahiriyah Cakung, East Jakarta, totaling 82  students. The sampling technique  used is saturated  sampling,  which uses the entire  population as  the sample. Data were  collected using a Likert scale questionnaire  that had been tested  for validity and reliability, and analyzed  using descriptive statistics and simple  regression. The study found that internalizing the Five Values of Love had a positive and significant effect on students' religious character, accounting for 39.7 % of the variance. This internalization also has a positive and significant effect on student empathy, accounting for 36.4 % of the variance. These findings  show that  the better the internalization of the Five Values of Love in the learning process, the higher the students' religious character and empathy. This research confirms that the Love Based Curriculum is effective in strengthening character education in Madrasah Ibtidaiyah. However, the  formation of students  character is also influenced by factors outside the  madrasah environment, especially the family and social environments.