Competency Test Research Articles

Madrasah Aliyah Management Plus Skills in Creating Student Job Readiness (Multi Site Study at MAN 1 Magetan, MAN Blitar City and MA Alma’arif Udanawu Blitar)

This study aims to describe in depth related to: 1) Socialization of the Madrasah Aliyah Program plus Skills in creating Student work readiness, 2) Implementation of the Madrasah Aliyah Program plus Skills in creating Student work readiness, 3) Success of the Madrasah Aliyah program plus Skills in creating Student work readiness 4) Program Evaluation Plus Skills in creating Student Work Readiness. The research methodology uses qualitative methods. Data collection techniques are participant observation, in-depth interviews and documentation. The data analysis technique used is l) data condensation, 2) data presentation, 3) conclusion/verification. Checking the validity of the data is based on several criteria including: degree of trust (creadibility), transferability (transferability), dependability (dependability), and certainty (confirmability). The results of this research show that; 1) A program will be understood and implemented by all parties, when the media, materials and socialization objects to be conveyed are appropriate and relevant. And all parties in these institutions or agencies must always innovate in providing socialization. Innovation programs are needed because the dynamics of socialization media are very dynamic and directly proportional to the environment in which society is located. 2) To increase students’ work readiness, Madrasahs provide students with the freedom to carry out internships and street vendors in the business world and industrial world and in addition to increasing the ability of teachers to either bring in mentors from outside the madrasah or send skilled teachers to attend training and workshops in relevant agencies. Equally important is the synchronization and alignment of the skills curriculum with the world of business and industry. 3) The success of the plus skills program in Madrasas aims to equip students who do not continue their studies to be independent/or entrepreneurship, Madrasas must have a strong networking team to build networks in an effort to improve the quality of Madrasas as well as diversification of Industrial cooperation with the televaned Business World and Industrial World with skills programs implemented in Madrasahs. 4) In terms of evaluation of the program that is launched, there are 2 basic things that can be implemented by Madrasahs both internally and externally. Internally, it can be seen from the mastery of student skills through competency tests that work well with BLK and DU/DI who have collaborated, while for externally it can be seen how many students are accepted to work in DU/DI who have collaborated or other agencies or who work independently in accordance with skills that students choose when studying.

Role of inductive reasoning, gender, learning satisfaction, and educational and career preference in predicting scientific competency in high school

Scientific competency has been known for its role as a core component of science education. Numerous studies in education have suppoerted the development of scientific competency and demonstrated that analysing certain predictors and associated variables can provide better information for developing it. The current study explores the effect of certain predictors of scientific competency: inductive reasoning, gender, learning satisfaction, and educational and career preference. We recruited high school students (n = 613) in Indonesia, who completed online scientific competency and inductive reasoning tests, and questionnaires on learning satisfaction and educational and career preference. The scientific competency and inductive reasoning tests demonstrated acceptable construct validity and an acceptable Rasch fit index (with an infit mean square value ranging from 0.86 to 1.29). The results indicate that scientific competency is associated with inductive reasoning (β = 0.63, p < 0.01) and is slightly affected by gender. In addition, we found small effects of education preference and learning satisfaction on inductive reasoning, whereas career preference is strongly related to educational preference. These findings supported the claim that the development of scientific competency in high school should involve inductive reasoning and other predictors. Future research perspectives include exploring how other educational variables and strategies influence the development of scientific competencies.

Pengelolaan Lembaga Sertifikasi Profesi (LSP-P1) dalam Menyiapkan Lulusan Perguruan Tinggi di Dunia Kerja

The Management System for Professional Certification Institution in Higher Education prepares students for work. Professional Certification Institution also promotes competency certification as a means of student competency recognition. Studying the competency certification mechanism at Professional Certification Institutions-P1 in Higher Education is necessary. This study examined the advantages and disadvantages of Professional Certification Institution-P1 management in higher education. This study uses a qualitative approach with a case study design. The subjects of this study were the Professional Certification Institution-P1 Head, Certification Manager, and Quality Manager. Research data were collected through observations, interviews, and documentation and analyzed using triangulation to provide valid data. An interactive analysis model analyzed triangulated data (Interactive model analysis). While, Interviews, observations, and documentation provided a general description of the Professional Certification Institution's competence certification mechanism, which follows professional certification body number 04/BNSP.305/ X/2013 concerning the test guidelines. In addition, higher education institutions are developing Professional Certification Institution management by increasing the number and quality of assessors for competency test activities and certification schemes. The National Education Education Standards Agency (BNSP) guidelines and university leaders' support have guided management's advantages and disadvantages. The Professional Certification Institution-P1 needs to conduct more socialization on students for competency test participation. Thus, it can be concluded that this study shows that East Java universities generally follow National Education Standards Agency guidelines for managing Professional Certification Institutions.

Effectiveness of Wudhu to Reducing Anxiety During Competency Test on Students

Anxiety is an emotional response to individuals perspective thas was subjective and an unknown cause. National competency exams anxiety is one of psychological problems that nursing students often experience that is a fear of failure, getting bad grades, or cannot get through the exams. Therefore, there is a need to minimize anxiety. The treatment of anxiety can be with nonpharmacological therapy. One of the nonpharmacological therapy using hydotheraphy with wudu’ technique. This research aims to identify the effect of wudu’ on changes toward anxiety for nursing students in the national competency exam. The research design used in this research is preexperiment with single group design, pre- and post-test design. The research samples in this research were 24 respondents with simple random sampling technique. Instrument used in this research is Visual Analog Scale for Anxiety (VAS-A). Statistical test was doneusing wilcoxon signed-rank test, the obtained p-value = 0.000 (&lt; 0.05), showed the influence of wudu’ on changes of anxiety for Universitas Faletehan nursing students anxiety in the national competency examination. Wudu’ contains elements of relaxation to reduce anxiety and provides benefits for physical, psyclogical, and emotional control. The results of this research can be used as a reference of nonpharmacological therapy to treat anxiety in national competency examination.&#x0D; Keywords: anxiety, national competency test, wudhu’

Enhancing Traditional Health Services: Empowering Holistic Care Clinic

Traditional Health Service Development: Enhancing Knowledge and Skills for Holistic Care Clinic. This study aims to improve the knowledge and skills of Pimpinan Cabang Aisyiyah (PCA) Jambangan Surabaya members in providing traditional health services at Klinik Aisyiyah Holistic Care. The program includes training in acupressure and marketing and financial management. Twelve participants from PCA Jambangan attended the training and registered with the Indonesian Association of Acupressure Practitioners (P3AI) to undergo competency tests and obtain necessary permits from the Surabaya Health Department for practicing traditional health services at the clinic. The implementation coincided with the PCA Jambangan's musycab launching. The successful completion of the program resulted in the issuance of the clinic's operational permit and the availability of qualified human resources to provide complementary health services to the community.&#x0D; Highlight:&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; Empowering traditional health practitioners: The study focuses on enhancing the knowledge and skills of PCA Jambangan members to provide effective traditional health services at Klinik Aisyiyah Holistic Care.&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; Training in complementary therapies: The program includes specialized training in acupressure, enabling participants to offer holistic care options to the community.&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; Obtaining necessary permits: Participants undergo competency tests and secure permits from the Surabaya Health Department, ensuring legal practice of traditional health services at the clinic.&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; Keyword: Traditional Health Services, Holistic Care Clinic, Knowledge Enhancement, Skills Development, Acupressure Training

Enhancing Traditional Health Services: Empowering Holistic Care Clinic

Traditional Health Service Development: Enhancing Knowledge and Skills for Holistic Care Clinic. This study aims to improve the knowledge and skills of Pimpinan Cabang Aisyiyah (PCA) Jambangan Surabaya members in providing traditional health services at Klinik Aisyiyah Holistic Care. The program includes training in acupressure and marketing and financial management. Twelve participants from PCA Jambangan attended the training and registered with the Indonesian Association of Acupressure Practitioners (P3AI) to undergo competency tests and obtain necessary permits from the Surabaya Health Department for practicing traditional health services at the clinic. The implementation coincided with the PCA Jambangan's musycab launching. The successful completion of the program resulted in the issuance of the clinic's operational permit and the availability of qualified human resources to provide complementary health services to the community.&#x0D; Highlight:&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; Empowering traditional health practitioners: The study focuses on enhancing the knowledge and skills of PCA Jambangan members to provide effective traditional health services at Klinik Aisyiyah Holistic Care.&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; Training in complementary therapies: The program includes specialized training in acupressure, enabling participants to offer holistic care options to the community.&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; Obtaining necessary permits: Participants undergo competency tests and secure permits from the Surabaya Health Department, ensuring legal practice of traditional health services at the clinic.&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; Keyword: Traditional Health Services, Holistic Care Clinic, Knowledge Enhancement, Skills Development, Acupressure Training

Good guys with good apples. The moderating role of moral competence on the association between moral disengagement and organizational behaviours

ObjectiveConsistently with Bandura's theory of moral disengagement, we examined if moral disengagement predicted employees’ counterproductive work behaviours and organizational citizenship behaviours, also assessing moral competence as a moderator that, at higher values, could mitigate the positive association with counterproductive work behaviours and mitigate the negative association with organizational citizenship behaviours. MethodFive hundred eighty-three Italian employees completed a time-lagged online survey including the following measures: Work Moral Disengagement Scale (Fida, Paciello et al., 2015), Moral Competence Test (Lind, 1985), Counterproductive Work Behavior Checklist (Spector et al., 2006), Organizational Citizenship Behavior Scale (Podsakoff et al., 1990). Associations between variables were examined via multiple linear regressions with bootstrapping, while the interactions were probed through the Johnson-Neyman technique. ResultsMoral disengagement is positively related to counterproductive work behaviours and negatively related to organizational citizenship behaviours. Furthermore, the association between moral disengagement and counterproductive work behaviours is moderated by moral competence, with a significant positive association only at lower levels of the moderator. ConclusionWe demonstrated for the first time the potentially significant role played by moral competence as a moderator that could reduce the negative effects of moral disengagement on deviant and unethical organizational behaviours, discussing our results in light of available evidence and theory, and elaborating on practical implications.

중학교 ‘기체의 성질’ 단원의 원격 과학 탐구 수업 개발 및 적용

The purpose of this study is to develop and apply remote inquiry-based science instructions of middle school science subjects that emphasize teacher-student, student-student interactions, and can be experimented at home. and then find out the effectiveness of the classes and students’ perceptions. To this end, seven remote inquiry-based classes were conducted for 18 first graders of middle school. Classes were conducted in real time using the ‘Online Class Video Class’ platform, and interaction tools such as Tinkerbell Board and Google Survey were used. In order to analyze the effectiveness of remote inquiry classes, science core competency tests, and science process skill tests were conducted, and students’ perceptions of remote inquiry classes were investigated. As a result of the survey analysis, the application of remote inquiry classes significantly improved students’ science core competencies, and science process skills. The biggest advantage was that individuals could perform all experiments directly through the use of individual experimental kits. In addition, it was found that communication between teacher-student and student-student was actively conducted during class, and they thought it was helpful in class. Based on the results, effective inquiry-based classes in non-face-to-face remote class situations were discussed.

A Social Network Approach to the Dual Aspect of Moral Competence

This work presents evidence supporting the relationship between the dual aspect of moral competence (emotion and cognition) and social networks in school settings. We conducted empirical research with 160 students from various disciplines of the social sciences and different cohorts in two Brazilian public universities. Firstly, the participants responded to Georg Lind’s Moral Competence Test (MCT-xt). Following this, a sociometric generator regarding relationships of friendship and collaboration in social networks was applied, and several Exponential Random Graphs Models (ERGMs), with the MCT-xt score as an exogenous effect and predictor of these relationships, were utilized. We also used a Crisp-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis in order to determine if the cohorts, where the average MCT-xt was associated with the interactional structure, obeyed the same causal configuration. There exist two conditional configurations: (1) a sufficient score of MCT-xt in a social network with homogeneous status encourages a proactive search of collaboration; (2) an insufficient score of MCT-xt in a social network with homogeneous status encourages a collaborative exchange based on the popularity of some individuals. This work reveals how to interpret, at the grouping level, the results of MCT-xt.

프로젝트 기반 학습 수행에 필요한 역량에 대한 대학생의 교육요구도 탐색

Objectives The purpose of this study was to understand the university students’ educational needs for the competencies required for the project based learning in order to provide implications for the teaching strategy. Methods To this end, a project performance competency test was administered to 120 university students in the metropolitan area. The Importance, performance, Borich index, and IPA matrix analysis were performed on the 49 items of the five competencies: creative problem solving, inquiry/research and analysis, project management, collaboration, presentation and report writing. Results The results were as follows. It was found that the performance of all items was lower than their importance. A total of 11 items were classified as ‘Concentrate here’ area, with high importance but low performance. These included 2 items in creative problem-solving competencies, 2 items in inquiry/research and analysis competencies, 1 item in project management competencies, and 6 items in presentation and report writing competencies which showed the highest number among the competencies. There was no item of ‘Concentrate here’ area in the collaboration competencies. 11 items were ranked within the 1st to 14th positions based on the educational needs according to the Borich index. 3 items of the top rankings were excluded from ‘Concentrate here’ area, 2 items falling into the ‘low-priority’ area and 1 item into the ‘Keep up the good work’ area. Conclusions Based on the results, pedagogical implications were derived for designing and implementing project based learning for university students, focusing on field handling ability, innovation, thinking skills, crisis management and leadership.

Monitoring and Evaluation of Commercial Cookery Training Practices

Commercial cooking training is training in cooking techniques, so that someone can be competent in cooking. Alumni trainees can be independent by having their own business or using a certificate from BNSP to apply for jobs according to the competence of the type of work. The Purpose of Monitoring and Evaluation of Commercial Cookery Training Practices at the Bekasi Vocational and Productivity Centre. This research method uses a descriptive method with a quantitative approach. The results of the study obtained good results. The instructor is in accordance with the competence they have. Chef's education has passed a competency test and has attended the Training of the Trainer in accordance with the material that will be given to participants. Instructors have competencies that are in accordance with standardized participant competencies and trainees get the desired and needed commercial cooking competitions in today's era.

Integration of ICT in the Teaching and Learning Process at Christ the King Catholic Senior High School in the Obuasi Municipality

This study sought to investigate the extent to which teachers were using ICT in the teaching and learning process at Christ the King Catholic Senior High School in the Obuasi Municipality. The study also sought to find out which ICT resources were available for the teaching and learning process. Sixty teachers of different subject’s background were sampled through simple random sampling technique. Questionnaire titled ‘teachers in the Christ the King Catholic SHS background knowledge in the information and communication technology competency test’ was used to collect data. Mean served as the statistical tool for data analysis for research questions II, III and IV, while question I and V were analyzed with percentages. Findings depict that teachers were aware of ICT resources but do not utilize them while teaching. Many constraints were identified including lack of computer literacy on the part of some teachers, lack of ICT facilities, lack of funds, poor power supply, and no adequate knowledge of the use of internet among others. It was recommended that for quality assurance and for effective ICT integration in curriculum, teachers should be encouraged through workshops, seminars and conferences to be ICT literate; stake holders in education should join hands together in making ICT pedagogical and methodological issues fully integrated in the teaching and learning process in secondary education for quality assurance. Keywords: Integration, ICT, Teaching and Learning.

Efektivitas Penggunaan Media Instagram Komik dalam Pembelajaran Menulis Sinopsis Teks Cerita Bima Bungkus pada Siswa Kelas X Di SMA Negeri 9 semarang Tahun ajaran 2022-2023

This study aims to describe in detail the effectiveness of using Instagram Comic media in learning to write a synopsis of the Bima Bungkus story text for class X students at SMA Negeri 9 Semarang in the 2022-2023 Academic Year. This is motivated by students' lack of interest in reading and students' lack of interest in wayang stories. Inadequate use will affect student learning outcomes. So we need media that is adequate and can attract students' learning interest in the process of understanding the story of wayang Bima Bungkus. Thus, the formulation of the problem obtained is how effective is the use of Instagram Comic media in learning to write a synopsis of the story text Bima Bungkus in class X students.This research is included in the experimental research, with the type of research One-Group Pretests-Posttest Design. The data obtained will be used to determine the effect of treatment on controlled conditions. The approach used is descriptive qualitative. The data obtained from this study were in the form of test results, questionnaires and interviews.After analyzing the data, the following research results were obtained: From the results of the learning competency test scores using Instagram Comic media, the final average score of the competency test was 93.58. While learning that only uses Power Point media, gets an average final competency test score of 34.70. From the acquisition of the final average score of the competency test, it can be said that the final average score of the first meeting competency test using only Power Point media is lower than the predetermined KKM score of 75 and the final average score of the second meeting competency test those using Instagram Comic media are higher than the specified KKM score. Thus, the use of Instagram Comic media in learning to write a synopsis of the Bima Bungkus story text for class X students can have an influence on the achievement of the specified learning objectives.

Analysis of Basketball Coach Competency: A Case Study of Student Level Basketball Coaches in Yogyakarta

The purpose of this study was to analyze and measure the competence of student-level basketball coaches. The sample in this study were 70 student level basketball athletes. There are four indicators of coach competence, namely Motivation Competency, Game-strategy competency, Character-building competency, Technique competency. Data collection was carried out in 5 Yogyakarta schools simultaneously for one day. This research instrument uses a questionnaire and is distributed via the Google form. This questionnaire uses a Likert scale of 1 – 4. Before the questionnaire is distributed to athletes to answer, the Aiken's validity test is first carried out with a value of 0.898 and the Cronbach Alpha reliability test is 0.791. Based on the competency results of Yogyakarta student basketball coaches "very poor" 6 answers (8.57%), "less" 17 answers (24.29%), "enough" 21 answers (30%), "Good" 23 answers (32.86%), "very good” 3 answers (4.28%). However, the weakness of Yogyakarta student basketball coaches is the Character-building competency and Technique competency indicators. This is evidenced by the total answers are very less and less, more than the total answers are very good and good. So that there is a need for special training support, coach training, or basketball coach education through sports colleges, the competency test stages are carried out gradually and periodically so that the competence of student basketball coaches can continue to increase and develop.

Transformasi Sektor Keuangan dengan Kompetensi Sumber Daya Manusia terhadap Kualitas Laporan Keuangan SKPD (Kajian Persepsi Auditor terhadap Pemerintah Kepulauan Bangka Belitung)

This study aims to analyze the financial transformation with HR competence on the financial quality of the Kepulauan Bangka Belitung Government SKPD based on the auditor's perception. This is studied by analyzing the influence of HR competence on the perception of the quality of financial reports produced by the financial report manager of the Kepulauan Bangka Belitung Province SKPD. This research is an explanatory research. The population in this study were 50 people in Kepulauan Bangka Belitung Province. Financial auditors conduct employee assessments in finance and planning as SKPD financial report makers. Data analysis techniques using SEM. The results showed that based on the auditor's perception, knowledge had a significant effect on the perception of the quality of financial statements. Expertise has no significant effect on perceived quality of financial statements. Attitude has a significant effect on the perception of the quality of financial statements. Based on the results of the HR competency test consisting of knowledge and attitudes that affect the perception of the quality of the SKPD's financial reports. Meanwhile, expertise/skills have no significant effect on the perception of the quality of financial reports

A Study of the Students’ Reading Competency in the Junior High School Based on the 2013 Curriculum

Students’ reading abilities were below of minimum mastery criteria. This study was conducted to describe and analyze the students’ reading competency at junior high school level. The significance was to design and develop reading modular instructions with explicit reading strategies. This study was designed quantitatively. The students’ reading competency was measured quantitatively using a reading competency test. The test consisted of 25 multiple choice items with four options. The obtained data were analyzed quantitatively in two steps, namely: descriptive and inferential analysis. The mean scores of the students’ reading competency based on the reading indicators. The research findings were the mean score of the students’ reading competency in class D was 63.20 and in class H was 36.80. The range score between class D and H was same for descriptive text. However, for recount text, the score in class D was larger than class H. Comparing to class H, the score variability in class D was larger for descriptive text and lower for recount text. The EFL teachers are suggested to use the appropriate reading strategies and materials which can encourage the students for following fun reading activity in the classroom.

Relationships Among Reading Interest, Reading Self-Efficacy, And Reading Competency In The Junior High School

The objective of this study was to describe and relate the students’ reading interest, reading self-efficacy to the students reading competency in the Junior High School in Singaraja. This study applied quantitative research. There were 94 students as samples by using cluster quota sampling. The data were collected through a reading interest scale, a reading self-efficacy scale, and an objective reading competency test. The obtained data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially. The descriptive analysis consisted of central tendency measures and dispersion. While inferential analysis, the data were analyzed using pair-wise correlation and multiple correlation technique. The findings show that: 1) the students’ reading interest, reading self-efficacy, and reading competency on high-order-items proven to be at the moderate levels; 2) the relations pair-wisely between the students’ reading interest and reading self-efficacy, students’ reading interest and reading competency, the students’ reading self-efficacy and reading competency on high-order-items are positively and significantly correlated; and 3) the simultaneous relationships of the reading interest and reading self-efficacy to the students’ reading competency is proven to be significant. In order to develop high students’ reading interest, reading self-efficacy, and reading competency, the school and EFL teachers should provide literacy programs in reading. Previous researches show that literacy-rich environments tend to be effective ways to support the development of literacy in reading by sharing book readings. The EFL students should be trained millennial reading strategy, emphasizing the four skill dimensions, namely critical thinking skill in reading, creative effort in reading processes, collaborative endeavors in working on high-order-items, communicative skills in working out the reading indicators.

Stereotypes about mathematics and women: sex differences in mathematics anxiety of communication students

Citizens are required to understand an increasingly datafied reality to perform sensible decision making and be active participants in society. However, our ability to grasp that complexity, especially when it involves data in the form of numbers, is affected by limiting factors such as mathematics anxiety. In the case of women, how they face the reading of content based on data or numbers affects their daily lives, including career choice. Playing a central mediating role in transmitting increasingly datafied information, journalism is an interesting research object. This study examines the notion that journalism students –especially female students– are «bad with numbers» through the measurement of math anxiety of 185 Communication students, looking for correlations with their math competency. Results show that students manifest a low competency in math, paired with high math anxiety, which is the factor that best serves as an explanation for competency results. Specifically, only students with medium-low values of math anxiety pass the competency test. However, no sex differences were found in competency, while small differences in math anxiety (with women displaying slightly higher anxiety values than men) were identified. Even if the minor sex differences in math anxiety found in this study are not statistically significant, investigating whether this is also the case in other fields or in a random sample remains relevant, as these results defy previous misunderstandings of women’s capacities that are significant to understand the interactions of women with data.

Service Innovation Model in Boarding School Programs for New Students at Islamic Higher Education

This research seeks a service innovation model at Ma'had Al-Jami'ah, a unit at an Islamic religious university in Indonesia, both during the Covid-19 pandemic and its sustainability after the pandemic subsided. This research is based on field studies using a mix-method with a sequential exploratory design. Observations, documentation, interviews, and questionnaires with a sample of 172 students are used to gather the data. As for analysis techniques: preparing data to be analyzed, exploring data, conducting post-exploration data analysis, selecting data that represents the results of the analysis, displaying the interpretation of the results, and validating the data and results. The results show that service innovation is carried out using a configuration model through the application of CLER (configuration, linkage, environment, resources) based on the use of technology to deal with existing situations and the application of five innovation characteristics. The implementation of service innovation is directed at information and registration, learning, and evaluation services. Based on the existing sample, the percentage of students participating in the Islamic boarding school program in the BTA-PPI competency test reached 78%.

Does Certification Program Affect Teacher Performance? Evidence from Sungai Penuh City, Indonesia

Teacher certification is one way to ensure that teachers have the knowledge, skills, and professional competencies necessary to provide quality teaching and achieve optimal learning outcomes. This study aims to describe the performance of certified and non-certified teachers and to compare the performance of teachers in both groups. The study used a survey design. Over a period of two months, 115 teachers from two schools in Sungai Penuh City, Jambi Province, participated in the survey. The data analysis techniques used were descriptive and Mann Whitney U Test. The findings of the study revealed that the performance of both certified and non-certified teachers was in the moderate category, but the average score of the certified group was higher than that of the non-certified group. Furthermore, statistical testing indicated that there was a difference in the performance of certified and non-certified teachers in both schools. The results of this study have important implications for improving teacher performance. Education policymakers at the central and regional levels need to develop strategic efforts to create quality teachers. Material rewards and opportunities for career development should be provided, and certification programs should be accompanied by teacher competence tests with accompanying sanctions and rewards.