Mobile Web-Based Character Building for Enhancement of Student Character at Elementary Schools: An Empirical Evidence

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effect of mobile web-based character building on enhancing student character. This study used an experimental research design. The population used in this study is elementary school students in the Cilincing district in North Jakarta in Indonesia. This research sample was taken randomly using the Slovin formula consisting of 192 students consisting of the experimental and control group. The data analysis approach in this study used the t-test for the inferential statistic to test the hypothesis in this research. The literature review covers 76 studies, and in conclusion, it is clear that the mobile web has a positive influence on student performance. However, some studies have presented that there is only a minor impact. Mobile web-based character-building developed in this study consists of integrating the values of character at the beginning, the core, and the end of class activity. Student character is estimated by measuring student inclination to learning, persistence, and student judgment. This study finds that the experimental group posttest for 192 students achieved 36.92 larger than the control group of 24.78 with the t-test of 0.006, which is smaller than 0.05. This study concludes that mobile web-based on character-building supports student character at elementary school of Cilincing district in North Jakarta in Indonesia. The contribution of this study is to build students’ personalities so that they can become individuals beneficial to themselves and their surroundings.