%0 Book Section
%A Ulfah, Amaliyah
%A Adityas, M. Tolkhah
%B PROCEEDING INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR “OPTIMIZING OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES TO EXAGGERATE HUMAN POTENTIAL TOWARDS VIRTUOUS CHARACTER”
%C Yogyakarta
%D 2013
%F digilib:30382
%I BUKU BAIK
%K elementary students, thematic, multiple intelligence
%P 117-124
%S Prosiding
%T OPTIMIZING MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE THROUGH  THEMATIC LEARNING IN EARLY GRADE STUDENTS OF  ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
%U https://digilib.uin-suka.ac.id/id/eprint/30382/
%X Elementary school education is part of the national education system that has a very important  role in improving human resources. Education in primary school aims at equipping learners’  knowledge, skills, attitudes of and optimizing their intelligence to optimally develop. Elementary  school, especially in early grades is one of the most important periods for a child due in the golden  age during which children’s potentials are growing very fast. However, the implementation of  the previous curricula tends to focus merely on cognitive aspects. This intends to build a high IQ  generation, even though IQ does not necessarily guarantee success in the future life. Therefore,  learning in primary schools should not only develop IQ, but also EQ and SQ. Thematic learning  is one of the integrated learning models using the theme as a unifying means for linking multiple  subjects. Thematic learning is student-centered learning whose development should pay attention  to the students’ characteristics, potential, and interests. The theme used should be actual, close to  the children, and linked with everyday life so that it can optimize the entire intelligence and provide  meaningful experiences to the students.