Evaluation of character and moral education in elementary school

The best time to start formal character and moral education is at elementary school. Character and moral education become guidelines for elementary school students to build a foundation for themselves when they have to face the future. Character and moral education in Indonesia has long been implemented, but evaluation is rare. It makes the program of character and moral education not done perfectly. This study aims to describe and evaluate the implementation of character-moral education in primary schools in Indonesia. There are three schools that are evaluated with teachers and principals as informans. Evaluation model used is evaluation of context, input, process, and output (CIPO). This model is considered best suited to the implementation of educational programs in schools. Evaluation results show that the three schools are able to apply character and moral education well in context, but there are still some obstacles to program input. It's like there is no government funding, poor school facilities, and uncertified teachers. In the process, the implementation of character and moral-based education can be clearly seen in co-curricular, extracurricular, literacy activities, and school-specific programs. Suggestions for related parties that need synergy between the school, parents, and community so that the values of character and morality can be consistently internalized in students.