This study aim to determine the effect of using local wisdom based learning model on students’ writing narrative text ability at the fourth semester students of English Education Program in Institut Pendidikan Tapanuli Selatan. The research type is quantitative with experimental method. The researcher collected the data by using composition writing test. The sample was taken by using total sampling technique, it was 25 students. The data were then analyzed by using descriptive and inferential analysis, it was t-test formula by Arikunto. The results of the research are the mean score of students’ writing ability before using local wisdom based learning model was 53.54 which categorized bad, then after using local wisdom based learning model was 82.50 which categorized good. The hypothesis testing showed that t-test was higher than t-table, it means that the hypothesis is accepted. The finding of research reveals that there is a significant effect of local wisdom based learning model on students’ writing narrative text ability at the fourth semester students of English Education Program in Institut Pendidikan Tapanuli Selatan.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penerapan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe jigsaw pada peserta didik kelas IV SD Negeri 153075 Pinangsori 4 pada mata pelajaran matematika materi bilangan bulat. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan PTK (Penelitian Tindak Kelas). Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas IV SD Negeri 153075 Pinangsori 4 yang berjumlah 19 orang yang terdiri dari 14 laki-laki dan 5 orang perempuan. Sedangkan objek peneliti ini adalah untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran matematika materi bilangan bulat. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah observasi dan tes. Hasil siklus I menunjukkan hasil observasi guru dari pelaksanaan kegiatan pembelajaran sebesar 80% (katagori baik) dan rata-rata hasil belajar siswa 57,89 dimana 7 peserta didik (36,8%) yang tuntas dan 12 peserta didik  (63,2%) yang tidak tuntas. Selanjutnya siklus II menunjukkan hasil observasi dari guru kegiatan pembelajaran sebesar 86% (kategori amat baik) dan rata-rata siswa 71.7 dimana 78,9% peserta didik tuntas dalam pembelajaran matematika materi bilangan bulat. Disimpulkan mata pelajaran matematika materi bilangan bulat dapat ditingkatkan dengan penerapan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe jigsaw pada peserta didik kelas IV SD Negeri 153075 Pinangsori 4.

This research aim is to describe the contribution of local wisdom values in marsiurupan tradition in Angkola wedding ceremony to character education. Marsiurupan is an oral tradition in two situations; joy (siriaon) and sorrow (siluluton). One of joy event in Angkola community is wedding ceremony. In the series of wedding ceremony, activities in marsiurupan tradition has local wisdom values which contribute to character education. This research used a descriptive qualitative method. The data collection is done by doing an participant observation, then analyzed by using qualitative data analysis. Based on the research that has been done, the result show that the marsiurupan tradition contains many local wisdom values which are reflected in the activities undertaken start from marpege-pege, pajongjong los, mamasu dahanon, mangkubak sibodak, mardangdang, manggule until manungkus indahan such as coorporation, deliberation, politeness, justice, responsibility and harmony which fit the character education proposed by the Indonesian curriculum.