Character-Based Learning

Summary of Suciati et al. (2023)

Background & Existing Knowledge

The shift to internet-based learning has impacted students' character development. There is a need for a comprehensive overview of how character-based learning can be integrated to address this shift and support students' moral growth.

New Insights from This Study

✔ This systematic literature review analyzed 25 articles to provide an overview of learning based on character and moral education.

✔ The study utilized a thematic analysis to find answers to key review questions related to the intersection of online learning and character education.

✔ Findings offer a structured analysis of the state of research in this area, highlighting methods and outcomes for fostering character in a changing educational landscape.

Practical Applications: How Educators Can Use This Research

Course Design

📌 Integrate specific character-building activities into online and blended learning curricula.

📌 Design course materials that explicitly link academic content with moral and character development.
Evaluation Tools

📌 Employ a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods to assess students' character development in digital learning environments.

📌 Utilize rubrics to evaluate student participation in character-based learning activities.

Instructional Support

📌 Train educators on how to effectively facilitate character and moral education in both in-person and digital classroom settings.

📌 Develop and provide resources that integrate moral education into various subjects, making it a natural part of the curriculum.

Conclusion

This systematic review provides a crucial analysis of character and moral education in a modern learning context, offering a foundation for educators to design and implement effective, character-based learning strategies.

Key Words

Character education, Moral education, Character development, Systematic literature review, Internet-based learning

Reference

Suciati, I., Idrus, I., Hajerina, H., Taha, N., & Wahyuni, D. S. (2023). Character and moral education-based learning in students' character development. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE), 12(3), 1185–1194. https://doi.org/10.11591/ijere.v12i3.25122  

Suggested Citation

Ross, E. M., & Malar, D. B. J. (2025). Character-Based Learning. Excellent Educator, 2(17), 3.