Variasi Kualitas Akhlak berdasarkan Teknik Clustering K-Means pada Siswa Kelas VIII di MTs Negeri 1 Semarang

Abstract

Many studies on student morals have been carried out but variations in the quality of student morals have never been identified. The purpose of this study was to identify variations in the moral quality of students using K-Means clustering analysis, and to present them using descriptive statistics. With the identification of variations in the quality of student morals, it is hoped that Islamic Religious Education teachers can be more optimal in shaping students' morals. This study uses descriptive statistical analysis and K-means. The data of this research is the moral score of class VIII students at MTs Negeri 1 Semarang 2021/2022, collected using interview and questionnaire techniques. The population size in this study was 328. The sample was taken using a simple random sampling technique using the Tom Yamane formula, and the size was 150 students. Descriptive statistical analysis shows that the average moral quality of MTs Negeri 1 Semarang students tends to be good (items 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 12) and very good (items 1, 3, 8, 10, and 11). . K-Means analysis shows that students can be clustered into four groups. Group I are students with below average quality on all moral items, namely morals to Allah (prayer and fasting), parents, peers, and the environment, there are 63 students. Group II are students with below average quality in morals to Allah (prayer), parents, and the environment (maintaining tidiness), there are 10 students. Group III is students with below average quality in morals to Allah (fasting), teachers, and the environment, there are 18 students. Group IV is students with above average quality on all moral items, namely: morals to Allah (prayer and fasting), parents, teachers, peers, and the environment, there are 59 students.