International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Research ISSN: 2321-3124 Research Article Available at: http://ijmcr.com 835|Int. J. of Multidisciplinary and Current research, Vol.6 (July/Aug 2018) Enhancing Tolerance Character through Problem Based Learning Model (Pbl) based on Simulation of Social Studies Subject with the of Themes of Diversity in My Country Rifania Manurung * , Mohamad Syarif Sumantri and Erry Utomo Jakarta State University, Indonesia Received 26 May 2018, Accepted 28 July 2018, Available online 31 July 2018, Vol.6 (July/Aug 2018 issue) Abstract Character issue became a serious aspects through out the world, it plays a big role for most of the the country. The Government of Indonesia through education seeks to strengthen the character that built identity of the Indonesian nation. However, in reality there is a need for maximum effort and not just in theoretical way in instilling this character education. One of them is by using a variety of learning methods that directly instill a character of once. One of the appropriate learning methods is Problem Based Learning (PBL). This study aims to instill the character of tolerance in Primary School PisanganBaru 01 with Classroom Action method. Based on observations made by the researchers,results shown that the character of the students tolerance is in a low state. After the research was developed using PBL method, it was found that there was an increase in the aspects of tolerance character and student learning activity. In first cycle mean of character of tolerance and learning activity is in moderate category whereas in second cycle mean of character of tolerance and student learning activity is in high category. Keywords: Tolerance character, Problem based learning and simulation 1. Introduction 1 Education is a tool used to train, build, and modify the attitude and behavior of a person or group of people. Education is done in an effort to empower people through learning and training. Education can be implemented in schools, communities and families. One form of the educational process system is elementary school education. Primary school education in formal education has a very important role for the sustainability of the process for further education. This is in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 Year 2003 article 17 paragraph 1 which states that, "Basic education is the level of education that underlies the level of secondary education." But the results obtained are not as easy as what is desired. In learning many students find it difficult and also find it hard to apply it to the real world, the absence of real examples leads to elusive learning. This happens because the activities of students only record, listen to lectures, and memorize, making it difficult for children to receive lessons. In addition, throughout learning were often dominated by teachers, so the development of learning that allows students to engage actively and *Corresponding author’s ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0871-7976 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14741/ijmcr/v.6.4.26 creatively is very minimal, as a results student understanding in the subjects does not run in accordance with what is learned is not firmly embedded in students. Based on preliminary data of observation result, it is known that student tolerance character in SDN Pisangan Baru 01 is still low. Attitudes and behaviors shown are still far from what is expected, especially on the character of tolerance. In enhancing a good character education in line with the ideals with the nation of Indonesia, teachers as the spearhead of education must be clever in managing learning. The ability of a teacher in the process of learning will have a great impact on the enthusiasm of the classroom. That is why the process of learning must be packed into something interesting so that the process of building children’s character will run smoothly and the values that will be embedded can be conveyed into the student himself. One of the suitable learning models applied to the characteristics of social studies learning in instilling the value of loving your country and tolerance is a learning model characterized by the improvement of creative and critical thinking skills as well as the learning process that should provide opportunities for all students to develop the potential so that the learning process will lead students become active with the student's own experience. One of the learning model that can be used in