Character Exchange: Learning Model Innovations to Strengthening Character

Abstract

Pancasila as the national ideology, the nation reference and character building is now increasingly dim. Therefore, major efforts are needed to re-establish the Pancasila values through learning based on strengthening the character of the Pancasila. The purpose of this paper is to synthesize the steps of character exchange based learning models, synthesize character forms that grow from character exchange based learning models, and evaluate the properness of character exchange based character seeding according to student responses and motivations. The research approach used in this paper is mixed methods by combining the qualitative and quantitative research. The results of this research showed that character exchange based learning models can be implemented through the following steps: elaboration of character crisis situations; management of classes and teaching materials (conventional teaching); group exploration of character crisis situation; solution to the character crisis (in groups); character seeding; analysis, repetition reflection, and feedback. The growing character forms resulted by this model are democratic; nationalism; careless; obedience with rules; honesty; logical thinking; critical;, creative, and innovative. The properness of the model responded very strongly and followed by very high motivation by the students.