Persepsi Terhadap Karakteristik Yang Membedakan Keefektivan SMU Dengan Prestasi Akademik Tinggi Dan Rendah

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to answer the question: What kind of characteristics possesed by some schools which lead their students to attain high or low academic achievement, according to the perception of the students? The number of respondents for the study was 126 students of A1, A2, and A3 programs. The perception were collected by using questionaire, and the students' final achievement from national tests (ebtanas) obtained from school records by using documentation. A significant difference was found between the schools with high academic achievement and the schools with low academic achievement, according to the respondents' perception in the following characteristics: school climate, expectation of students' academic achievement, opportunities for student responsibility and participation, rewards and incentives, order and discipline in the schools, and the implementation of curriculum. Schools with high academic achievement have higher average score of perception on those characteristics than schools with low academic achievement.