Improving TOEFL Listening Proficiency through Targeted Intervention: A Pre-Experimental Study

The influence of motivation and discipline of the Work Productivity of Educational staff in the UIN Raden Intan Lampung
 This study aims to find out the influence of motivation and discipline of the workplace productivity of educational staffs in the UIN Raden Intan Lampung as well as the partial simultaneously design and research using the survey design in a way to gather information from respondents with the statement (kuisioner) that structured and patterned according to the needs and the title refers to the research and examined the variables that motivation is a variable (X1), variable-disciplinary work (X2) and a variable work productivity (Y).
 The research was conducted specifically to the educational staffs in the UIN Raden Intan Lampung as many as 71 research respondents. 
 Based on research results obtained significant F value of 0,000 was less than 0.05 level of significance means of discipline and motivation can have a significant effect on the productivity of Educational staffs.The influence that occurred between the motivation and discipline to work simultaneously work productivity (ryxj) with a regression coefficient of 0,681 with a coefficient diterminasinya (r2yxi) of 0.464, or 46.4% variable work productivity is influenced by the motivation and discipline of work.
 The influence of motivation on the partial work productivity is very significant that this can be seen from the significant value of t the 0,000 amounting to less than 0.05 significance level.
 Then the influence of the work discipline of the partial work productivity is very significant that this can be seen from the significance of 0,014 earned less than the 0.05 significance level.
 The conclusions of this study are : 1) work motivation and work diciplinne together to influence on significant to the productivity of education personel at State Islamic University Raden Intan Lampung (2) The influence of the work motivation of the partial work productivity have signeficant effect on labour productivity of labour force in UIN Raden Intan Lampung, (3) The influence of the work discipline of the partial work productivity have signeficant effect on labour productivity of labour force in UIN Raden Intan Lampung

The influence of motivation and discipline of the Work Productivity of Educational staff in the UIN Raden Intan Lampung This study aims to find out the influence of motivation and discipline of the workplace productivity of educational staffs in the UIN Raden Intan Lampung as well as the partial simultaneously design and research using the survey design in a way to gather information from respondents with the statement (kuisioner) that structured and patterned according to the needs and the title refers to the research and examined the variables that motivation is a variable (X1), variable-disciplinary work (X2) and a variable work productivity (Y). The research was conducted specifically to the educational staffs in the UIN Raden Intan Lampung as many as 71 research respondents. Based on research results obtained significant F value of 0,000 was less than 0.05 level of significance means of discipline and motivation can have a significant effect on the productivity of Educational staffs.The influence that occurred between the motivation and discipline to work simultaneously work productivity (ryxj) with a regression coefficient of 0,681 with a coefficient diterminasinya (r2yxi) of 0.464, or 46.4% variable work productivity is influenced by the motivation and discipline of work. The influence of motivation on the partial work productivity is very significant that this can be seen from the significant value of t the 0,000 amounting to less than 0.05 significance level. Then the influence of the work discipline of the partial work productivity is very significant that this can be seen from the significance of 0,014 earned less than the 0.05 significance level. The conclusions of this study are : 1) work motivation and work diciplinne together to influence on significant to the productivity of education personel at State Islamic University Raden Intan Lampung (2) The influence of the work motivation of the partial work productivity have signeficant effect on labour productivity of labour force in UIN Raden Intan Lampung, (3) The influence of the work discipline of the partial work productivity have signeficant effect on labour productivity of labour force in UIN Raden Intan Lampung

Objectives This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of mock classroom demonstrations linked to extracurricular programs for pre-service early childhood teachers, focusing on major satisfaction, teaching skills, music teaching self-efficacy, and pedagogical content knowledge. Methods For this purpose, a study was conducted with 42 students (experimental group) from University A and 38 students (comparison group) from University B, both located in the Chungcheong region, who were enrolled in an early childhood music education course. Normality and trends were examined using SPSS 23.0, and the effectiveness was analyzed using independent samples t-tests and paired samples t-tests. Results The main findings are as follows: Firstly, the experimental group demonstrated an improvement in post-test mean scores compared to their pre-test scores. In the comparison group, although some sub-factors showed improvement in post-test mean scores compared to pre-test scores, most scores decreased. Normality was confirmed, and homogeneity between the experimental and comparison groups was established. Secondly, the pre-test and post-test comparison within the experimental group indicated that post-test mean scores were significantly higher than pre-test mean scores across all factors. Conversely, the comparison group did not show statistically significant differences between pre-test and post-test scores. Comparison between the experimental and comparison groups revealed that the experimental group achieved significantly higher scores than the comparison group. Conclusions The study results verified the effectiveness of integrating extracurricular programs into field-linked classes to enhance the overall understanding of majors among incoming students. Accordingly, the study aims to propose activation strategies for theoretical and practical courses through a tailored approach to integrating extracurricular programs.

“Your score is high; my score is low. How can I make it higher?” The author heard this in students’ conversations after they received their pre-test scores in the TOEIC training course. This is the major reason the author decided to conduct this study. Using the TOEIC score as part of the graduation requirements, the university designed and provided an English preparation course, namely EG1001: English for Proficiency Preparation, for students before taking the test. This small-scale research aims to investigate the effectiveness of the test preparation course in enhancing students’ English language proficiency and to explore which specific skills non-English major students need to improve for the TOEIC test. The study used pre-and post-tests to collect the language proficiency outputs of 57 higher education students in this course. Additionally, the study used their mini-test scores from each unit of the learning material to track their progress. The findings revealed that the post-test mean score (48.96) was higher than the pre-test mean score (40.58), indicating that after participating in this course, the participants improved their English proficiency. The results also suggested that students needed to practice more on the listening part of the TOEIC test.

To improve students’ self-regulation skills toward accomplishing science-related tasks and workloads, this study was designed to determine the effect of a science learning coach as an intervention program on student self-regulation skills. This quasi-experimental study determined the mean pre-test and post-test performance of Grade 10 students under the Special Science Curriculum. This research used a non-random purposive sampling procedure to select the respondents. The research instrument used in this study was a 35-item test questionnaire aimed at measuring the self-regulation skills of the respondents. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) using t-test for independent samples to compare the pre-test and post-test mean scores before and after the implementation of the intervention program, respectively, and using paired samples t-test to determine the difference between the pre-test and post-test mean scores of the experimental group. Also, an analysis of covariance was used to determine and evaluate whether the means of the dependent variable are equal across levels of a categorical independent variable. This research study revealed a significant difference in terms of pre-test and post-test mean scores before and after the implementation of the intervention program using t-test for independent samples. This also showed no significant difference in the experimental group's pre-test and post-test mean scores using a t-test for paired samples. However, using pre-test mean scores as covariates, it was revealed that there is a significant difference in the post-test results of tests between subjects.

Abstract
 The edmodo application is a social network in the form of online learning, the edmodo application is a learning platform supported by various advanced features that make the teaching and learning process more effective, efficient, and organized, such as quiz features, files and links, libraries , assignments and others. This application is designed as a tool for teaching and learning activities (KBM) so that students are able to access virtual learning. Edmodo-based e-Learning does not mean replacing conventional learning models in the classroom, but strengthening the model through the use of several features available in the Edmodo application so that the learning process can be presented creatively, and lecturers are able to present interesting learning materials without being limited by space and time. time because learning can be done anywhere and anytime. This research uses a qualitative type of field research (Field Research). Qualitative research method is a research method based on the philosophy of postpositivism, used to examine the condition of natural objects, where the researcher is the key instrument, the sampling of data sources is purposive and snowball, the collection technique is triangulation (combined), the data analysis is inductive /qualitative, and the results of qualitative research emphasize meaning rather than generalizations, by formulating two problem formulations, namely; (1) How is the implementation of virtual class Arabic learning based on the Edmodo application at UIN Raden Intan Lampung? (2) What are the factors that support or hinder the implementation of learning Arabic by using Information Technology Learning Management System (LMS) based on the Edmodo Application at UIN Raden Intan Lampung?Based on the results of the research data analysis, it can be concluded that the implementation of virtual class Arabic learning based on the Edmodo application at UIN Raden Intan Lampung is carried out in three stages as proposed by George R. Terry, namely: 1) planning, 2) implementation, and 3) evaluation. At the planning stage, the lecturer prepares several series of learning design plans which include; Preparation of RPS (Semester Learning Plan) which contains learning objectives, learning materials, learning methods, learning resources, and evaluation of learning, then testing various learning files through the Edmodo application, virtual classroom arrangement. At the implementation stage of learning carried out two stages, namely; 50% offline and 50% online or commonly referred to as Blended Learning. At the implementation stage of learning by utilizing the Learning Management System (LMS) based on the Edmodo application, which researchers have implemented, also utilize various features contained in the Edmodo application such as; Library, Assignment, Polling, Gradebook, Quiz, File and Links, Award Badge, Parent Code. While at the evaluation stage, the lecturer carries out virtual classes by giving quizzes to students so that students are able to understand the lecture material that is programmed well, in addition to the evaluation stage, the Mid-Semester Examination (UTS) and Final Semester Examination (UAS) are carried out online with the assistance of the features that exist in the Edmodo application. Overall, the Arabic virtual classroom learning process using Edmodo can change conventional learning to interactive learning.
 Abstrak
 Aplikasi edmodo adalah suatu jejaring sosial yang berbentuk pembelajaran secara daring (online), aplikasi edmodo merupakan sebuah serambi pembelajaran yang didukung dengan berbagai fitur canggih yang membuat proses belajar mengajar lebih efektif, efisien, dan terorganisir, seperti misalnya fitur quiz, file and links, library, assignment dan lain-lain. Aplikasi ini didesain sebagai alat bantu bagi kegiatan belajar mengajar (KBM) sehingga mahasiswa mampu mengakses pembelajaran secara maya. E-Learning berbasis edmodo tidak berarti menggantikan model pembelajaran konvensional di dalam kelas, tetapi yaitu memperkuat model tersebut melalui pemanfaatan beberapa fitur yang tersedia di aplikasi edmodo sehingga proses pembelajaran dapat disajikan secara kreatif, dan dosen mampu menyajikan materi pembelajaran dengan menarik tanpa terbatas oleh ruang dan waktu karena pembelajaran dapat dilakukan dimanapun dan kapanpun.Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian lapangan (Field Research) yang bersifat kualitatif. Metode penelitian kualitatif adalah metode penelitian yang berlandaskan pada filsafat postpositivisme, digunakan untuk meneliti pada kondisi obyek yang alamiah, dimana peneliti adalah sebagai instrumen kunci, pengambilan sampel sumber data dilakukan secara purposive dan snowball, teknik pengumpulan dengan trianggulasi (gabungan), analisis data bersifat induktif/kualitatif, dan hasil penelitian kualitatif lebih menekankan makna dari pada generalisasi, dengan merumuskan dua rumusan masalah yaitu; (1) Bagaimanakah implementasi pembelajaran bahasa Arab virtual class berbasis aplikasi Edmodo di UIN Raden Intan Lampung ? (2) Faktor apa saja yang mendukung maupun menghambat dalam menerapkan pembelajaran bahasa Arab dengan menggunakan teknologi informasi Learning Managemen System (LMS) berbasis Aplikasi Edmodo di UIN Raden Intan Lampung?
 Berdasarkan hasil analisis data penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa implementasi pembelajaran bahasa Arab virtual class berbasis aplikasi Edmodo di UIN Raden Intan Lampung dilaksanakan dengan tiga tahapan seperti yang dicetuskan oleh George R. Terry yaitu : 1) perencanaan, 2) pelaksanaan, dan 3) evaluasi. Pada tahap perencanaan dosen menyiapkan beberapa serangkaian perencanaan desain pembelajaran yang meliputi; Pengusunan RPS (Rencana Pembelajaran Semester) yang memuat tentang tujuan pembelajaran, materi pembelajaran, metode pembelajaran, sumber belajar, dan evaluasi pembelajaran, kemudian dilakukan uji coba berbagai berkas-berkas pembelajaran melalui aplikasi edmodo, penataan kelas maya. Pada tahap pelaksanaan pembelajaran dilakukan dua tahapan yaitu; 50% luring (offline) dan 50% daring (online) atau yang biasa disebut dengan Blended Learning. Pada tahap pelaksanaan pembelajaran dengan memanfaatkan Learning Management System (LMS) berbasis aplikasi edmodo yang telah peneliti laksanakan juga memanfaatkan berbagai macam fitur-fitur yang terdapat dalam aplikasi edmodo seperti; Library (Perpustakaan), Assignment, Polling, Gradebook, Quiz, File and Links, Award Badge, Parent Code. Sedangkan pada tahap evaluasi dosen melaksanakan kelas maya dengan memberikan quiz kepada mahasiswa agar mahasiswa mampu memahami materi perkuliahan yang di programkan dengan baik, selain itu tahap evaluasi juga dilakukannya Ujian Tengah Semester (UTS) dan Ujian Akhir Semester (UAS) yang dilakukan secara daring dengan berbantukan fitur- fitur yang ada pada aplikasi edmodo. Secara keseluruhan proses pembelajaran bahasa Arab virtual class dengan menggunakan edmodo ini dapat mengubah pembelajaran konvensional menuju pembelajaran yanginteraktif.

Entering the 4.0 industrial revolution, the number of Indonesians who consider it important to education is increasing. This is evidenced by the increasing number of students and the increasing number of university choices. However, what actually motivated the students to choose the college? This study aims to determine the factors that influence the decisions of students (motivation) who choose to study at Raden Intan Lampung State Islamic University. This study uses an anthropological approach with ethnography method. The subject of the study was students of UIN Raden Intan Lampung with a sample of class A UIN students (Class Chair and Secretary) of 2015 from 5 faculties. The results showed that there were 6 factors that influenced students to choose to study at UIN Raden Intan Lampung, with the most dominant factor is respondents’ self motivation who think that UIN Raden Intan Lampung is an Islamic based institution, so that students would get world knowledge (academic) and the Hereafter (Islamic).

Thermal comfort in the classroom environment serves as a crucial factor influencing the quality of the teaching and learning process. Preliminary research reveals that a significant number of students at UIN Raden Intan Lampung have expressed complaints regarding excessively hot classroom conditions, lacking adequacy in creating comfort. The primary objective of this study is to assess the extent to which the level of thermal comfort can be achieved in the classrooms within the Faculty of Islamic Education at UIN Raden Intan Lampung. The research methodology applied in this study is qualitative and descriptive, with a focus on variables such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, and lighting levels. The purposively selected sample indicates that the classroom conditions in the Faculty of Islamic Education at UIN Raden Intan Lampung have not yet met the desired standards of thermal comfort.

Introduction:Peer-assisted learning has been shown to be an effective teaching and learning method. However, this technique has not been proven in Thai medical school. We aimed to compare the effectiveness of peer-assisted learning and self-study in interpreting an electrocardiogram in Thai medical students.Methods: This is a prospective, randomized controlled trial, conducted in Chonburi teaching hospital, a community hospital affiliated with Chulalongkorn University.All medical students from the fourth and fifth years, a total of eighty students, were randomly assigned to two groups of peer-assisted learning (PAL) and self-study (SS) via stratified randomizationdone by computer-generated randomization. The two groups were matched for sex and grade point average. In the PAL group, teaching was performed by the fourth and fifth year medical students.We conducted five weekly study sessions. Different topics of electrocardiogram interpretation were assigned to tutors for teaching. SS group would separately study the same topic on their own.Constructed response questions were used to assess the students at the beginning as a pre-test and after a five-week session as a post-test. Online self-assessment was delivered to students one month after the study.Results: Mean pre-test and post-test score was put into the analysis and compared across groups using t-test. No significant difference in pre-test score was observed between the two groups in the same academic year.There was a significant difference between the mean post-test score between the fourth year PAL and SS groups. Also, the mean difference score in the fourth year PAL group was higher than the fourth year SS group.However, in the fifth year group, there was no significant difference between the PAL and SS groups in the mean post-test score and mean difference score.Conclusion: In conclusion, peer-assisted learning is an interesting method to improve understanding and interpreting skills of basic ECG better than self-study in the early clinical year medical students.

English is a medium for international communication and an essential language in extensive medical literature and research investigations, as seen by the numerous health books authored in English. The objective of this research is to investigate how English learning based on needs analysis affects the English language skills of nursing students. This research employed a pre-experimental approach to assess the impact of needs analysis-oriented English language instruction on nursing students' proficiency in English. This method was used as it enabled researchers to monitor alterations in students' English language proficiency post-intervention without necessitating a control group. The results of this study show that the mean scores were different; in the pretest, it was 31.45, while in the posttest, it was 69.65. This means that the students' English achievement in the posttest mean score was higher than the pretest. The posttest mean score is higher than the pretest mean score; the increase was 38.20. Besides that, the probability value was smaller than the level of significance 0.05. In conclusion, there is a significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores. The authors hope that the English nursing book used in this study will be useful to many people

Background and Aim: The thesis objectives were to improve the Chinese learning achievement of Grade Three Thai students and investigate their attitudes toward learning. Materials and Methods: The researcher administered a pretest and posttest consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions to compare the students’ learning achievement in Chinese vocabulary before and after using Chinese songs. Four 100-minute different topics lesson plans were utilized and taught for one month with 8 sessions. Additionally, an attitude questionnaire was conducted to measure students' attitudes toward using Chinese songs. Quantitative statistical analysis and paired-sample t-tests were used to analyze the data. Results: The findings revealed that all student participants' posttest mean scores (14.20) were significantly higher compared to their pretest mean scores (9.25) with a mean difference of 4.95. The significance value (p) was also revealed as.05 (p≤.05), indicating a statistically significant rise in the posttest scores of the research participants over the pretest scores, indicating a notable improvement in their learning achievement in Chinese vocabulary. Conclusion: The vast majority of participants displayed a highly positive attitude towards using Chinese songs in their Chinese classes.

Medical education has been facing unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic leaving aftermath, which needs continuing reparative work. Imperative to exploring solutions faced by Covid pandemic challenges, various immediate steps were taken by medical schools globally including the faculty development activities transformed into online strategies. Workshops are the most common methods of the FDA to enhance knowledge and skills in specific areas of teaching and learning and assessment. A retrospective analysis of three of the TBL online FDA workshops is presented to determine its immediate impact on teaching and learning as well as an assessment model using pretest and posttest designs of a 3-point Likert scale of participants attending a half-day online workshop during the Covid19 pandemic for faculty development in a teaching hospital in Malaysia. Data was collected and analysed using online links created in Microsoft Google form at the beginning and towards the end of each workshop on a 3-point Likert scale of agreed, disagreed and not sure. A 15 items questionnaire was administered with additional information of participants’ trends in studying the reading materials sent out a week prior to the actual workshop. An interventional strategy between the two tests were four plenaries and a break-out session with hands-on group work followed by presentations. A collated quantitative data was gathered from 82 participants attending the online TBL workshops. Data were analysed using the statistical test of paired t-test, one-way ANOVA and ANCOVA with effect size in SPSS version 24. The percentage correct pretest and posttest score difference was significant at p = .013. The mean difference between pretest and posttest scores was significant at t = 31.345, p < 0.01. A significant difference in mean scores between groups was found, F (2,79) = 4.923, P = .010 using one-way ANOVA. Post-hoc analysis revealed significantly high posttest mean scores compared to partially read and not read groups at p = .033 and .014, respectively. However, the difference between partially read and not read was insignificant. A difference in mean posttest scores among the three groups using one-way ANCOVA on removing the effect of pretest was found significant at F (2, 80) = 6.211, p = 0.003. The effect size using Cohen’s d and Partial Eta Squared have a large practical effect of 2.072 and a moderate effect of 11.1% and 13.70% shown in paired t-test, ANOVA and ANCOVA respectively. A significant difference in the mean pretest and posttest scores was found between the groups. A post-test score, controlling on pretest score, was also significant, with a large Cohen’s d and moderate practical effect size suggesting an effectively delivered TBL online workshop. Keywords: Faculty development, online workshops, pretest, posttest design, quantitative evaluation, team-based learning

Simulator Based Obstetric Ultrasound Training: A Prospective, Randomized Single-Blinded Study.

PurposeThis study aimed to determine the effects of progressive muscle relaxation exercises on the anxiety and sleep quality of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19).Materials and MethodsThis is an experimental study. Its data were collected in the infectious diseases clinic of a research hospital from May to August, 2020. This study was carried out with 67 COVID‐19 patients (33 in the experimental group and 34 in the control group). The data were collected using a personal information form, the state‐trait anxiety inventory, and the Richards–Campbell Sleep Questionnaire. The progressive muscle relaxation exercises were performed twice a day for 5 days with the researcher's supervision. The data were analyzed using means, numbers, percentage distributions, the χ 2 test, the dependent t test, and the independent t test.ResultsStatistically significant differences were found between the experimental and control groups' mean posttest scores on the State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Richards–Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (p < 0.05). The in‐group comparison of the experimental group found a statistically significant difference between their mean pretest and posttest scores on the State Anxiety Scale (p < 0.05). The in‐group comparison of the control group found no statistically significant changes in their mean pretest and posttest scores on the State Anxiety Scale (p > 0.05).ConclusionThe progressive muscle relaxation exercises effectively reduced the anxiety and improved the sleep quality of patients with COVID‐19.

The rapid development of information technology (IT) supported inexpensive of infrastructure supply results in tight competition between profit and non-profit organizations. In fact, however, many of them in investment of IT supply meet the failures. Instead of increase the performance, they must be back into the manual system after release the investment. Immature in the development planning of IT and do not exist a strategic planning of information system development of organization which become information system development road map, led to these failures. The planning orientation is incomplete and it is based on the temporary demand or particular function of organization, which it result in disintegration between developed systems. Support of information system development road map contain rules, actions and management to obtain the vision and mission of organization in the development of integrated information system, is expected to minimize a potential failure. By integrated information system development road map In UIN Raden Intan Lampung it expected that the system development will moves in continuously, intended and integrated to create the competitive advantage of organization. The compilation process of integrated information system development road map is started by analysis in organization area, whether in internal or external. The analysis result is used as input in formulation of organizational IS/IT strategy. From the analysis result above, it can know the opportunity, threat and organizational potency to reach competitive advantage based on IT. By identifying critical factors which play an important rule to attain the vision and mission by IT, it can be arranged a related application portfolio to the organization. The analysis is supported by , SWOT analysis and CSF Analysis. The contribution of application portofolio which have been formed to attain organizational vision and mission must be studied. subdividing application portofolio pursuant to its contribution to attain organizational vision and mission can make application portofolio development project measured and in harmony with the condition and target of organization. subdividing application portofilo pursuant to its contribution to organization. The proposed strategy for integrated information system development in UIN Raden Intan Lampung is used an in-source development strategy. It is used to complete the previous suggested method. By the strategy, it expected that development process of integrated information system in UIN Raden Intan Lampung will provides a contribution for academic.