PERAN GURU PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM DALAM MENINGKATKAN MINAT BELAJAR PESERTA DIDIK DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19

(Studi di SMPN 1 Karangtanjung Kabupaten Pandeglang)

Abstract

The role of the Islamic Religious Education teacher is the task of a teacher carried out within the school environment according to his responsibilities in educating students to become human beings with character. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the learning process was carried out with 2 models, namely online learning and face-to-face learning, therefore learning interest is something that is owned by students so that teachers as educators must be able to motivate students' interests. The purpose of this study was to find out how the role of Islamic religious education teachers in increasing student interest in learning and to provide an overview of optimizing the role of teachers as teachers during the Covid-19 pandemic at SMPN 1 Karangtanjung, Pandeglang Regency. This research uses field research and phenomenology (field research).

The results of this study are the role of Islamic religious education teachers as teachers and motivators for students' interest in learning during the covid-19 pandemic. Through this descriptive qualitative approach, the researcher uses data based on realistic data in the field so that this research takes place in the field by collecting data and information from actual conditions in the field. The application is in the following ways: 1. The teacher and the school seek to maximize it by implementing two learning methods, namely online learning and face-to-face learning. 2. The teacher strives for face-to-face learning with limited time. 3. The teacher carries out online learning for students who have communication information technology devices and internet networks both through the Zoom and Whatsaap applications.