Students’ Response on Mini Lecture (Cermin) Program on the Learning Intensity in Islamic Education
26 Interdisciplinary Social Studies, 1(1), Oct 2021
important as a philosophical and basic motivation to carry out teaching and learning activities
(Sardiman, 1994).
Meanwhile, according to Sumardi Suryabrata, intensity is something that shows a measure
of the amount or degree of awareness that accompanies an activity or inner experience. This
explanation explains that intensity is a measure of a person's sincerity in participating in an
activity. According to Syah (M. Syah, 2004) that learning can be understood as a stage of
change in behavior that is relatively permanent as a result of experience and interaction with
the environment that involves cognitive processes. Learning is not only in a formal
environment, but can also be carried out in an informal and non-formal environment. Once the
importance of the meaning of learning, then when someone becomes a student needs to do
various activities that can support the achievement of these learning objectives. When the
expected goals are achieved, it is said that the teaching and learning process was successful.
On the other hand, the learning objectives are not achieved, so it is said that the teaching and
learning process is not successful. And the success of the teaching and learning process with
the achievement of the expected goals depends on several factors, including facilities and
infrastructure, teachers, methods, environment, community support, motivation, student
learning intensity, and others.
From the explanation above, it can be concluded that the intensity of learning is one of the
important aspects in achieving teaching and learning objectives. To foster an effective learning
atmosphere, students must have interest and motivation in learning which will stimulate
students to be active in teaching and learning activities in line with the above statement,
Sardiman suggests that motivation will always determine the level of intensity of learning
efforts for students, this opinion implies that effort Intense learning will be reflected in high
motivation as well as student interest and learning activities. So intensity has a very important
role in supporting individual success in learning so that with the intense (really) students
participating in PAI learning at school, it will increase knowledge, especially in PAI subjects.
With the senses as physical potential, a person can recognize the things or circumstances
that are around him, in another sense a person can make observations, the images that occur
during observation do not just disappear. But it is stored in the subconscious. Suryabrata
suggests that responses are usually defined as images that remain in memory after we
experience them (Suryabrata, 2004).
The essence of the statement above, explains that the response is a shadow or image that
enters a person's memory or mind. On the other hand, Salahudin defines response as a memory
image of the observation, while the object being observed is no longer in the space and time of
observation (Mahfudh, 1991). Meanwhile, Kartono argues that responses are impressions
experienced when the stimulus is gone. So, if the observation process has stopped and only the
impressions remain, such an event is called a response (Kartono & Kartini, 1996).
Based on the initial research at SMA Mekar Arum Bandung, a phenomenon that is quite
interesting to be studied is obtained. First, PAI teachers at this school have a long teaching
experience and have a Mini Lecture Implementation (Cermin) program. This mirror program
is a form of activity at school which is included in one of the programs held to develop the
learning intensity of students at SMA Mekar Arum Bandung. This mini-lecture (mirror) is an
extracurricular activity that is carried out outside class hours and is carried out every Saturday
after students finish the midday prayer, this lecture activity is carried out by students in turns