Abstract

The purpose of this study is to discuss how to design religious education in the family to build
children's problem solving abilities. The location of this research is Pekalongan U tara District,
Pekalongan City. The approach in this research uses a descriptive approach, the method used is a
combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. A qualitative approach is used to describe
trends in religious education, while the quantitative method, namely statistical testing, includes
hypothesis testing on signs, hypothesis testing through the khai-squared distribution and hypothesis
testing on the median value. Based on the hypothesis testing on the median value, it was found that
the type of application of religious education is actually the same through (exemplary, habituation
and training, advice, supervision, and punishment). Meanwhile, based on testing the distribution of
the khai-squared preference in applying among the applications of religious education, it is
actually the same. The qualitative conclusion is that the pattern of religious education in families in
Pekalongan Utara District, Pekalongan City, has mostly implemented a permissive pattern, while
the design of religious education that is appropriate in order to build problem solving abilities is in
accordance with the social conditions in which the adolescent lives.
Keywords: Religious education design, parenting style, problem solving