Peranan Guru dalam Meningkatkan Prestasi Belajar Siswa di SMP Negeri 1 Pineleng, Kabupaten Minahasa

Abstract

This study focused on the role of teachers in improving student achievement. The formulation of the problem in this study is described in three forms of questions, including: 1) What is the role of the teacher in improving student achievement. 2) What factors affect student achievement. 3) what efforts are made by the teacher in improving student achievement. This study uses qualitative research methods that are field. This research was conducted at the SMP Negeri 1 Pineleng with data sources from informants, namely all teachers. Data collection techniques used by the author are observation, interviews, and documents. From the results of data analysis, it can be concluded that: 1) The role of the teacher in improving student achievement is that the teacher provides teaching and knowledge in various ways so that student achievement may increase. The teacher's role is very important for the growth and development of student knowledge and has an effect on student achievement. The teacher's role includes his role as a class manager, as an example (a role model), as a mentor, as a demonstrator, as a mediator/facilitator and as an evaluator. 2) The factors that affect student achievement are internal factors and external factors. Internal factors are factors that exist within students such as physical weakness, mental weakness, emotional weakness, self-awareness, interest/interest, curiosity, self-confidence, self-discipline and memory. External factors are family, school and community. 3) growing student attention so that in teaching and learning activities students can focus and pay attention to what is taught by the teacher, arouse student motivation so that students may be motivated to learn and follow lessons well, the teacher tries to master the material or subject matter that will be taught to students so that students may understand and understand the material to be taught, the teacher seeks to carry out teaching and learning programs so that students can learn and follow lessons.