THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN THE DIGITAL ERA AND THE FORMATION OF STUDENTS' SPIRITUALITY AT SMP NEGERI 1 MEDAN
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Relationship Between Christian Religious Education In The Digital Era And The Formation Of Students' SpiritualityAbstract
This study aims to determine the significant relationship between Christian Religious Education and the Formation of Spirituality of VIII-grade Students at SMP Negeri 1 Pulau-Pulau Batu, South Nias, Academic Year 2022/2023. The population in this study were all VIII-grade students at SMP Negeri 1 Pulau-Pulau Batu, totaling 25 people, because the population was small, namely only 25 people, the entire population became the research sample, namely 25 people. This study used a quantitative method with SMART PLS software data processing. The method of collecting data as a result of the study was a questionnaire using a Likert scale with 4 answer options. The results of the study in measuring validity where the outer loading results of all indicators were > 0.7, this indicates that all indicators of variables X and Y can represent the latern variable (construct). Likewise, reliability where CA, RO, CR, > 0.7 and AVE > 0.5, shows that all indicators are reliable, so this result can be continued with hypothesis testing which shows that there is a relationship between Christian Religious Education and the Formation of Student Spirituality with T. statistic > T. table, namely 2.109 > 1.96 and p. value 0.035 > 0.05. The conclusion of this study shows that there is a relationship between Christian Religious Education and the Formation of Student Spirituality. (X) with Spiritual Formation (Y) but not significant.
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