Penguatan Pendidikan Karakter Berbasis Budaya Sekolah

This study aims to determine the level of influence of each of the 4 religious activities (jamaah prayer, morning tadarus, friday infaq, and dhuha prayer) on the morals of students, using an associative quantitative research approach. This study used a sample of 77 from a total population of 342 students at SMP Muhammadiyah 8 Batu, with data collection techniques using a 5 variable questionnaire, namely jamaah prayer, morning tadarus, friday infaq, dhuha prayer (4 religious activities) and morals students with a random sampling system. To analyze the data, researchers used the product moment correlation and the coefficient of determination. The results of this study indicate that each of the 4 religious activities has a different level of influence on the morals of students, including jamaah prayer has an effect of 0.358 (low); morning tadarus has an effect of 0.1744 (low); friday infaq has an effect of 0.5418 (medium); dhuha prayer has an effect of 0.012 (medium); with an overall average of 93.9, which means that the effect value is sufficient, so that the 4 religious activities can affect the morals of students at SMP Muhammadiyah 8 Batu with rcount 0.706> rtable 0.227, with the influence of 57.76% is significant effect.Character education not only teaches what is good and what is wrong to students, but character education also applies positive habits, so that students are able to understand and implement these values in saying and acting every day. To realize character education that emphasizes positive habits that will continue to be practiced and implemented by students, it is necessary to have cooperation between all school members. All school members play a role in providing direction and guidance for students to practice the five main character values of character education, namely religious values, nationalism values, independent values, mutual cooperation values, and integrity values. Implementation of Strengthening Character Education (PPK) based on school culture discusses various problems in the world of education regarding habituation of the main values in everyday life at school, setting a good example in the school environment, involving the entire school ecosystem, building and complying with school rules, norms, and traditions, and develop the talents, interests, and potential of students. Thus character education can be integrated through school culture to instill positive values and habits in students