26/01/2012
A.
Preliminary
Whether
Breaking Ice may be implemented in the learning process at school? The answer
would be encouraged to be even more lively atmosphere of the class, but
should not be separated from the learning process and is beginning, so
can be sustained each subject took place. Implementation is not
have an important long his targets could be achieved.
Ice Breaking the first time
popularized from the training world whose existence is not much different
schools with classroom learning. It was the custom in every
training, when it began to implement a training (exercise) prior
before starting a fusion segment that
became known as "Ice
Breaking ".
Simply that in any one of the first training
Participants must be mentally prepared so that no more ice caused
of background and differences in their personalities, so that in each
Breaking Ice training is a scourge that is very much talked about because
her training as a determinant of success in the next days.
B.
Understanding
Ice Breaking is equivalent
two English words that contain the meaning of "breaking the ice". The term is often used
training in the world with the intention of removing the ice-ice between
participants, so they know each other, understand each other and can
interact well with each other. It is
possible because of differences learning potential,
personality characteristics, social environment, and economi family, Age, occupation, income,
position and so will cause a wall of separation between
participants with each other. to melt the walls
inhibitors, it needs a process of ice breaking.
C. The purpose
Goals held ice
This breaking is:
a.
Creation of equal conditions (Setarap) among participants in the
training forum.
b.
Eliminate barriers barrier between the participants, so there is no longer
assumption-so smart, so-stupid-so rich, so-boss and the other
so, there is only equal opportunity to advance.
c. creation of dynamic conditions among participants
d.
Cause excitement (motivation) among fellow participants to conduct
activity during the training takes place.
Many methods can be
This is done in ice breaking, including:
a. Method
Lecture, The coach did it first in the opening lecture
essentially describes several things, among others: the importance of
unity in a community, equality among participants,
equal treatment, team building, awareness of the potential, cooperation among
groups etc..
b. Method
Case Study, Which gives participants a chance to contribute
solve the practical problems of daily offered by the
coach, the goal is;
- To
beginning to see the potential that each participant had in terms of both
affective, cognitive and psikomotornya.
- Familiarize
participants to interact with the new group.
- Provide
understanding that since the day they will become a family (relatives
family) until whenever.
c. Method
Sinetik, Which is a method of brainstorming development, which in
an integrated problem solving a variety of opinions from various disciplines
science that led to more creative solutions to problems
appears.
d. Method
Full of Twists hall, This method starts from reading a few pages of
book, then forced to make decisions. Based on that decision
Participants were instructed to open on a particular page that has been
arranged at random. Then, given a scenario based on
decision has been made and further decisions will send you to
home page or the back pages of the book, until the participant
out of these alleys, perhaps after making some
the wrong measures. (For use of this technique, the coach should
first prepare the ingredients).
e. Method
Simulation and Games, This method is the easiest method
done, the coaches prepare some games that aim to
break the ice (ice breaking games) Participants. The game is a lot
all its forms, among which are; kokarde throwing games, chain letters,
ziq-zaq and others. The purpose of this simulation are:
- The creation of
familiarity among the participants.
- Each
Participants can memorize the names and some other participants essential identity.
- Embedded
assumption that they are a unity (solidarity) "when one is sick,
others will come to feel it ".
5. Things to Look At Ice
Breaking
A. A
coaches must have an instinct (feeling) Specially strong when
ice breaking process. He must know when the participants were already melting or
yet and still need to be merged. When the participants have not yet melting ice
breaking has been discontinued, it will be difficult when the presentation of the material
next.
2. When
do ice-breaking, a coach must be able to detect,
(At least some of the participants are included in the memory) of
initial potential, attitude, character and "special characteristics" of a participant.
3. Time
provided for ice breaking is highly conditional, depending
the level keleburan participants. There are those who easily dissolved and there are
difficult to melt, because of differences in education, background, etc. are very
significant. Therefore, a coach should have some "tricks
savings "to be issued when the participants is difficult experience of fusion
between one another.
4. Potential
positive impression, a coach must be looked upon by the participants in the
positive outlook, both in terms of opinions, attitudes, nature and
interaction with the participants, because it did not rule out a later
coach will be the "vent" for most participants believed that
have special problems.
GOOD TRY
content derived from the writings of Supriadi, S.Ag, M Ed (Teaching staff STAIN Bukittinggi, West Sumatra) we have revised and edited with permission from the author.
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