Principal’s Perceptions and Considerations in Classification in MI Sudirman Pekalongan City

Abstract

Each school has its own authority to regulate its school, not least in terms of regulating students. One of the things to organize students is to classify classes. The grouping of students or class classification is based on the view that besides students having similarities, they also have differences. The similarities that exist in students give birth to the idea of ​​placing them in the same group, while the differences that exist in students give birth to their grouping thoughts in different groups. Another reason for the grouping of students is based on the reality that students are constantly growing and developing. The growth and development of students is different from one another. So that the rapid growth of students does not affect the slow growth of students (and vice versa) then the grouping of students is carried out. From this description, problems can be formulated, namely (1) What is the perception of the principal in class classification at MI Sudirman, Pekalongan City? (2) What are the class classification considerations at MI Sudirman, Pekalongan City? The objectives of the study are (1) to determine the principal's perception of class classification at MI Sudirman, Pekalongan City, (2) to determine the class classification considerations at MI Sudirman, Pekalongan City. This type of research is field research. The data sources of this research consist of primary data sources, namely the principal and teachers of MI Sudirman Pekalongan, while secondary data sources are derived from related supporting archives and books. The results of this study indicate that the principal's perception of class classification at MI Sudirman Pekalongan City is a grouping based on students' academic achievement or students' absorption of lessons. And there are 3 class classification considerations at MI Sudirman, Pekalongan City, namely academic achievement, attitudes/behaviors and skills.