Integration of Religion and Science in the Implementation of the Madrasah Science Competition (KSM)

Abstract

Until now, there is still a strong opinion in the wider community that "religion" and "science" are two entities that cannot be reconciled. Both have their own territory, separate from each other, both in terms of material-formal objects, methods, criteria for truth, the role played by scientists as well as their theoretical status and even the organizing institutions. To find out how students' abilities can be seen from learning outcomes through written and oral forms. Then to find the best ability that can be proven through a competency. KSM (Madrasah Science Competition) is a forum for screening students who excel in academics at various levels of school level (SD, Madrasah or equivalent to SMP and SMA). This program is a competition in the field of science organized by the Ministry of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia. In general, this KSM activity will foster enthusiasm to develop academic abilities in the field of science, but in 2018, all the material tested in it is integrated with religious science. The aims of this research are: (1) To reveal the concept of integration of student achievement science in the Madrasah Science Competition (KSM) in Binjai City. (2) To find out the contribution of madrasas in increasing the integration of students' knowledge in the Madrasah Science Competition (KSM) Olympiad activities. This study uses qualitative research (qualitative research) with the type of descriptive research. The data collection uses interview, observation, and documentation methods. Data analysis was carried out while in the field along with looking for research until it was described, analyzed and then drawn conclusions. Data analysis techniques can also be called the process of simplifying the data into a form that is easier to read and interpret, the data analysis techniques used in this study are data reduction analysis techniques, data presentation, and conclusions. The results of this study indicate that: (1) the success of KSM in increasing the integration of knowledge. (2) The contribution of KSM in increasing the integration of knowledge is (a) periodic evaluation, (c) discipline in implementing guidance. (3) The impact obtained by madrasas when students are able to return to madrasas with good news, namely (a) improving the quality of education, (b) madrasas getting a level of popularity.
Keyword: Integration of Science, Madrasah Science Competence.