Descriptive-evaluative Method Research Articles

ANALISIS TINGKAT KERENTANAN PENCEMARAN AIR TANAH PADA WILAYAH PENAMBANGAN DAN PENGOLAHAN EMAS RAKYAT DESA PANCURENDANG, KABUPATEN BANYUMAS

The people's gold mining and processing activities have an impact on the surrounding environment. Some residents immediately dispose of waste from gold processing into the environment. Therefore, analysis of the level of vulnerability of pollution is needed to determine the size of the level of difficulty and ease of contaminated substances to influence water quality, both surface water and groundwater. The purpose of this study was to analyze the level of vulnerability of groundwater pollution around the study area.
 The method used in this research is survey method and field mapping, sampling method: purposive sampling, laboratory analysis method, mathematical method, and descriptive evaluation method. The calculation to determine the level of vulnerability of pollution is the DRASTIC method for groundwater vulnerability with 7 parameters, namely groundwater depth, rainfall, aquifer type, soil texture, slope, slope, unsaturated zone type, and hydraulic conductivity.
 Based on the results of the study it was known that the study area had 2 classifications of the level of vulnerability of groundwater pollution, namely the moderate and high classification. Areas that are located in the direction of groundwater flow and are lower than pollutant sources will potentially be more polluted.
 
 Keywords : DRASTIC, Pollution, Groundwater, Gold Mine

Evaluation of The Implementation of The School Literacy Movement in Elementary Schools in The District and City of Tangerang

This study aims to describe the evaluation of the implementation of the School Literacy Movement in Elementary Schools in the Regency and City of Tangerang. The approach used in this research is a qualitative approach with descriptive evaluation methods. The Context Input Process and Product model as a model used in this evaluation study consist of four stages, namely context, input, process, and product. Data collection techniques used by researchers in this study were interviews, observation, and documentation. The results of the context implementation evaluation indicate that the reasons underlying the implementation of the School Literacy Movement in 6 schools are because of the lack of interest in reading students, the need for varied reading material or references and the availability of supporting facilities for the program. The results of the input evaluation are that the school implements several strategies that can be done to achieve the School Literacy Movement, the adequacy of facilities and infrastructure, have guidelines or Standard Operating Procedures, the implementation of the program is carried out at the beginning of teaching and learning activities or includes in the process of teaching and learning activities, the allocation of funds using independent funds schools or funds from the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget or School Operational Assistance.

Kinerja Pendidikan Dasar Setelah Sembilan Tahun Otonomi Asimetris di Provinsi Papua Barat

Special Autonomy (Otsus) for Papua and West Papua is expected to improve people’s welfare comprehensively. The implementation of Otsus for Papua and West Papua has emphasized on the development or improvement of education, particularly basic education, particularly the basic education. The granting of Otsus status is accompanied by a sufficient financial supports to conduct development programs in both provinces. However, a question has araised which needed to be answered. Did the large financial support could significantly increase the coverage as well as improve the quality of basic education services in West Papua Province? The purpose of this study is to determine the driving and hindering factors of education performance in West Papua Province by utilizing descriptive-evaluative methods and ex-post facto. Secondary data is obtained from relevant institutions and pimary data is obtained from in-depth interviews, participatory observations, document reviews and Focus Group Discussions (FGD). The study reveals that the policy of asymmetric decentralization education in West Papua Province is far from expectations. Factors that hindered the improvement basic education in West Papua Province are policy implementations, standardization of achievements, regional sovereignity in preparing program plans and action plans. Asides from that were specific factors, such as accessibilty, school proximity, geographical constraints and low dedication of teachers.

EVALUASI PELAKSANAAN UJIAN SIDANG PADA PENDIDIKAN TINGGI JARAK JAUH

the concept of the Open University means that the learning process can be followed for anyone who has graduated from the High School level while the long distance learning concept means the learning process does not depend on face-to-face meetings but uses a variety of multimedia that can be done independently. The research aims to evaluate the implementation of the final examination conducted by distance education. This study uses a descriptive evaluative method using a quantitative approach with a total sample of 690 postgraduate students of the UT postgraduate program. the results of the study show: 1. academic information system that is not optimal 2. an overview of the preparation of the trial examination is optimal. 3. the general examination of the trial runs effectively. 4. in general the results of the proceedings have been carried out effectively.

The evaluation of effectiveness on education and training program

This research aims to evaluate an education and training program in a government institution, specifically in PNT Education and Training Program of Bauxite Ore in West Borneo which is conducted every year by Pusdiklat MINERBA Bandung, Indonesia. The research purpose is to describe the effectiveness of the existing education and training program (Diklat) so that it could be improved to complete the implementation of similar programs in the future. Specifically, this research focused on measuring level of effectiveness from three aspects, which includes the reaction, learning, and potential behavioural changes aspect. The data was collected by using quantitative approach with descriptive evaluative method. There were 15 participants involved in this research. The result showed that the reaction level of participant toward the Diklat program was quite effective (63.39%). This aspect has a quite significant achievement in that there was a positive attitude of most of the participants in implementing the result of the program in workplace. Learning level of the participant increased with x ̅= 0.42 based on the pre-test and post-test result, while the measurement of potential behaviour changes level showed that the average score of participants' belief could be classified into high level (74%). In conclusion, the program had been conducted well and could be classified into effective level category.

Socio-Demographic Profile and Performance of Women Punong Barangays in Selected Municipalities of Maguindanao

This study intended to know how the Barangay Chairmen in selected municipalities in Maguindanao, particularly the female Punong Barangay are performing their functions. The study used a descriptive evaluative method of research since the inquiry deals on the description of the socio-demographic profile of the respondents and the level of performance of the Punong barangay. Data were gathered using survey questionnaires to two hundred eighty (280) respondents. The results indicated that typically the Punong Barangays were adult (40-50 years old), married, secondary graduate, with an income ranging from P10,000 to P15,000 per month. In one aspect of planning, particularly on program and project budgeting, the punong barangays were rated as satisfactory or moderate level of performance. They were rated as having very satisfactory level of performance in the areas of implementation, legislation, peace keeping and fiscal management. There is a significant relationship between the punong barangays’ age and educational attainment with their level of performance. The data show that the punong barangays in the areas covered by the study have satisfactory level of performance in areas of implementation, legislation, peace keeping, planning and fiscal management. In terms of planning, they have moderate level of performance. The level of performance of the punong barangays is greatly influenced by their age and educational attainment. Older punong barangays have better performance than the younger ones. Similarly those with higher educational attainment have better performance.

Fuzzy descriptive evaluation system: real, complete and fair evaluation of students

In recent years, descriptive evaluation has been introduced as a new model for educational evaluation of Iranian students. The current descriptive evaluation method is based on four-valued logic. Assessing all students with only four values is led to a lack of relative justice and creation of unrealistic equality. Also, the complexity of the evaluation process in the current method increases teacher error’s likelihood. As a suitable solution, in this paper, a fuzzy descriptive evaluation system has been proposed. The proposed method is based on fuzzy logic, which is an infinite-valued logic, and it can perform approximate reasoning on natural language propositions. By the proposed fuzzy system, student assessment is performed over the school year with infinite values instead of four values. In order to eliminate the diversity of assigned values to students, at the end of the school year, the calculated values for each student will be rounded to the nearest value of the four standard values of the current descriptive evaluation method. It can be implemented in an appropriate smartphone application, which makes it much easier for teachers to assess the educational process of students. In this paper, the evaluation process of the elementary third-grade mathematics course in Iran during the period from the beginning of the MEHR (the seventh month of Iran) to the end of BAHMAN (the eleventh month of Iran) is examined by the proposed system. To evaluate the validity of this system, the proposed method has been simulated in MATLAB software.

Environmental Vitality Study on Shophouse Area. Case study: Asia Mega Mas Shophouse Area, Medan

The vitality of the area is the ability of an area to survive. Vitality area can be seen from the life of the area approximately 24 hours. A vital and lively area certainly has a high activity in it. One element in the urban vitality is the environmental vitality that prioritizes physical characters. It has an important role in creating vitality in urban areas. High environmental vitality is not impossible to increase the economic, social and cultural vitality in an urban area. The purpose of this study is to identify what factors are related to the environmental vitality and find the correlation of each factor to the environmental vitality. The research method used is mixed methods that are descriptive evaluative and quantitative descriptive method. Descriptive evaluative in this study is used to identify environmental conditions in the area which is then compared with the frequency of the questionnaire results. While the quantitative method is used to get the level of correlation of each factor which is then interpreted. The number of samples in this study is 100 samples divided into 50 visitors and 50 owners. There are 4 (four) factors that correlate the environmental vitality that is a comfort, safety, secure, and pleasure. While the factor of pleasure is the most correlated factor from the visitor side of the area while regarding occupants of the secure factor is a factor that has a moderate level of correlation in the environmental vitality.

PELESTARIAN ARSITEKTUR MASJID AGUNG LAMONGAN SEBAGAI UPAYA PEMELIHARAAN IDENTITAS DAERAH

The Lamongan Great Mosque is a witness to the development of the Islamic symbol in Lamongan City, located west of the Lamongan City Square. This mosque gives a religious visual character to the area. This mosque was built in 1908 and experiences developments and changes along with the needs of the function, so it needs there is an effort to preserve architecture so that its historical value is maintained and becomes the regional identity. The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze building characteristics and to identify and analyze the direction of the preservation of the Great Mosque of Lamongan. This study uses three kinds of descriptive methods, including descriptive analysis methods, evaluative methods, and development methods. Analysis of building characters in this study include spatial characters, visual characters, and structural characters. The three-character analyzes are used as sources for analyzing the preservation direction of the mosque. Potential directives for preservation can be divided into three, namely high potential with preservation and conservation preservation directives, moderate potential with conservation and rehabilitation preservation directives, and low potential with rehabilitation preservation directives.

MODELING QUALITY EDUCATION IN A STATE UNIVERSITY

An exploration and analysis of the processes involved in crafting the institution’s strategic plan, identifying its quality assurance policies, documenting its graduates’ performance in government licensure examinations, description of the processes to ensure sustainability of educational programs, and portray the administration’s fund generation and management mechanisms was made in an effort to create a model for quality education in the University of Eastern Philippines, University Town, Northern Samar.
 It utilized the descriptive-evaluative method of research with a total of 400 respondents composed of students, faculty members, alumni, community residents, and University officials. Qualitative data were taken from respondents’ answers to open-ended questions, which were then validated through interviews. Quantitative data on the other hand, were taken from both primary data derived from responses to items in the questionnaire, and secondary data on graduates’ performance in professional examinations.
 It was revealed that most stakeholders were aware of the institution’s strategic plan, although some were not consulted in the crafting of such an important document. They aver that policies and guidelines are established, implemented, and strictly adhered to by the administration in its daily operations involving faculty, students, staff, fund generation and management, instruction, research, extension, production, faculty development, and student support services.
 Although graduates performed consistently well in some government examinations, in the years 2009 – 2014 they performed generally below the national average. Respondents agree that curricular programs must regularly be updated to conform to minimum standards set by the Commission on Higher Education to ensure sustainability of programs. For students to be globally relevant and competent, respondents agree to the provision of educationally qualified and competent teaching force, state-of-the-art facilities, modern instructional materials and methods, coupled with good governance and cooperation among stakeholders, are the key ingredients of an ideal quality of education in the University of Eastern Philippines.

Tiga Gaya Tari Rantak Kudo Berpotensi Sebagai Sajian Pariwisata Di Kawasan Mandeh Dan Sekitarnya

This article is part of the research (2017) to analyze the style of Pesisir Selatan dance in textual and contextual. The study focuses on the style of dance Rantak Kudo from Nagari Painan Timur, Laban, and Bayang. Textual analysis includes (a) Attitude of the body; (b) Transition type of motion; (c) the dimensions of motion; (d) Active moving parts of the body; And (e) Action and effort. Contextual analysis includes the geographical areas of dance, customs, and community life structures. Descriptive evaluative method by comparing the three areas of dance development, namely Rantak Kudo dance of Talaok (Bayang), Rantak Kudo dance of Painan Timur, and Rantak Kudo dance of Laban. The discovery found that Rantak Kudo dance of Talaok there is a tendency to make a humble movement to the earth, jerking feet rigidly to the ground closely related to the livelihood of the dominant community farming both fields and fields. Rantak Kudo dance of Painan Timur is more varied with patterned motion arrangement leads to artistic, expressing patterns of life and ways of thinking of a developing society. Rantak Kudo dance of Laban, with its close influence of the dance development area of the coast as well as the friendly and intimate style and attitudes of the people, is highly visible in the flexible or non-rigid motion style.

State of Implementation of Senior High School Program: An Explanatory Analysis of Administrative and Instructional Practices

This study dealt to explore the administrative and instructional practices associated with the implementation of the Senior High School Program in the Division of Pampanga in aid of policy recommendation. It described how administrators and teachers assess the level of readiness of schools; administrative and instructional practices that are utilized; common problems and their coping measures; significant insights and observations and the policy recommendation that may be proposed. The study made use of the descriptive evaluation method utilizing the Mixed Method Explanatory Sequential Design in data analyzing, for the purposes of breadth and depth of understanding and corroboration. Based on the results, the Division of Pampanga has the readiness to offer the program. Administrators have been pursuing their administrative and instructional functions. There are issues hindering implementation that need to be addressed. Administrators and teachers are doing their very best to find solutions to their encountered problems. The following are the recommendations; Administrators may study the possibility of strategically aligning the local school board funds. Administrators may continue the training, and supporting teachers to do action researches. Concerned schools may revisit the different ways and means on how the problems can be solved.

Competing Land Conflict Resolution Mechanisms in the Bangsamoro: Case Study in Maguindanao

This case study comparatively analyzes the various dispute settlement bodies identified by the researchers and these include the: National court system, the government-backed Shari’ah court system, known as PD 1083, the Land Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (LMB-DENR) systems, and the MILF (shadow) Shari’ah court system in the Bangsamoro, particularly in the province of Maguindanao. It generally examined the process, speed, effectiveness, efficiency, and equitability of the land dispute settlement bodies existing in the province. Specifically, it tried to explain the following Objectives: Knowing the land dispute cases filed in these settlement bodies and the nature and current status of these cases; and getting the perceived level of preference on the existing dispute settlement bodies in terms of economics, convenience and accessibility. The respondents of this study are 18, eight (8) of them served as the key informants who were involved in the land disputes, while the other ten (10) are the respondents for the self-administered quick survey. This study made use of the qualitative approach and employed the descriptive-evaluative method of research in order to determine the existing best practices of the justice systems in the Bangsamoro. The Major findings of the study are: A total of 46 land dispute cases in Maguindanao province filed in Cotabato City Civil Court from 1991-2014. Only 22 or 48% of the 46 cases were resolved, 24 or 52% were unresolved. This means that about one (1) land dispute case is resolved per year for 18 years. There are 72 land dispute cases happened in Maguindanao from 1991 to 2014 filed at the Shari’ah Circuit Court in Cotabato City. 68 or 94% were resolved. 4 or 6% were unresolved. For Land Management Bureau (DENR), only 5 cases were filed from 2013– 14 due to unavailability of record. From 2004-2014 there were 389 cases filed at the MILF Shadow Supreme Shari’ah Court in Camp Darapanan alone. 97% were resolved. Records from 1991to 2003 were not recovered due to All-Out-War of the Estrada administration.

Strategi Pengelolaan Berkelanjutan Pesisir dan laut Pulau Nusa Manu dan Nusa Leun di Kabupaten Maluku Tengah

<p>Coastal and small islands are faced with various significant challenges. The trend shows that the region suffered largely from habitat destruction, changes on natural processes of ecosystems and<br />pollution. Coastal and small islands regions became increasingly complex as conflicts of interest occur, both within the community and at the government level. Thus, activities to be placed within this region should consider the compatibility between needs and the region’s ability in providing resources. This study aims to develop a management strategy for unpopulated islands in utilization of natural resources. The research was conducted through descriptive evaluative method, using spatial analysis to obtain suitability between the waters and the carrying capacity of the area using<br />ArcGIS 10.3. On the other hand, management strategies were formulated using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) model. The ecological potentials of Nusa Manu and Nusa Leun Islands covers diving, snorkeling tours, mangrove tracking and beach tourism, grouper fish aquaculture within floating net<br />cages and fishing grounds. The potentials are suitable and can be utilized for various activities with priority on conservation-based marine ecotourism. This management strategy sides with the people, opens employment opportunities and able to encourage economic growth while maintaining the sustainability aspects of natural resources.</p>

The Needs For Contextual In Teaching Materials On Writing Kid Stories Grade 4th Elementary School

The aims of research consist of the following (1) to know need analyze teaching materials related to the matter on writing kid stories in the fourth grade of elementary school, (2) to develop teaching material on writing kid stories based on contextual. The study employs descriptive qualitative and evaluative method which the data are collected by interview, observation, document analysis, and Forum Group Discussions (FGD), questionnaire, and test. Result of the research (1) The teachers still need the addition of teaching materials on writing kid stories as support, (2) Teachers need the new innovation about the developing og teaching materials on writing kid stories. Teaching materials on writing kid stories on contextual basis which can help the teachers as the teaching media in enlanging the sight on writing kid stories and the students are motivated in expressing idea, opinion and mind in a story. The results of the development of teaching materials to writing kid stories based on contextual grade 4th can be received well by learners.

Evaluation of Five-Day School Program Implementation Using the Model of Contex, Input, Process, and Product

This study aimed at evaluating the implementation of a five-day working program at vocational high schools. This study described the implementation, strengths, and weaknesses of the five-day working program in vocational high schools using a descriptive evaluative method with the model of Contex, Input, Process, and Product. This study was conducted in Vocational High Schools also known as Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan Negeri 2 Karanganyar. The sample of this study consisted of 126 students selected with a quota sampling technique and 10 teachers selected with a purposive sampling technique. Data were collected through observation, questionnaires, interviews, and documentation. The validity of the questionnaire item used logical validation. The results showed that the implementation of the five-day school program was sufficient but not fully achieved. The program can improve students' knowledge and skills and students’ activities are easier to be controlled. In the other hand, the school’ readiness to implement the five-day school program is not optimal indicated by not all teachers use interesting learning media and methods, and the teachers’ teaching performance during the day is decreased.

LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF SUCCESSION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AMONG EDUCATIONAL LEADERS AT GULF COLLEGE, OMAN

The study aimed to determine the level of awareness of succession planning and management practices of educational managers at Gulf College, Oman. Specifically, it sought to establish the significant relationship of the respondents’ personal profiles and their level of awareness in succession planning and management practices. This study employed the descriptive-evaluative method. The respondents were the educational leaders (deputy deans, head of faculty, program leaders, coordinators and centre managers, lecturers). Statistical procedures were used to analyse the quantitative data such as Frequency and Percentage Distributions and Weighted mean and Computed r. The results show that in terms of talent training and development and process evaluation as against the respondents’ profile, the result showed that only the respondents’ age has a significant relationship in terms of succession planning and management practices. The levels of awareness of the respondents as regards to succession planning and management practices in terms of communicate expectations and organization assessment and alignment must be strengthened, since they have a verbal interpretation of aware. Likewise, the level of awareness of the respondents as regards to succession planning and management practices in terms of talent training and development as well as process evaluation have marked less aware, this implies that although educational leaders have some knowledge in succession planning and management practices, their involvement is limited. Hence, implementation is not actualized. In order to keep abreast with the challenging academic set ups educational leaders, particularly the top and middle managers should provide an open avenue in succession planning and practices specifically in communicate expectations, organization and assessment, talent and training development programs, and process evaluation. An apprenticeship programs must be provided for incoming educational leaders or managers. Article visualizations:

Quality of analytical bibliographic records for journals articles in electronic publishing project of the Egyptian Universities Union Catalog

The Current Study aimed at profound recognizing the identity and structure of the analytical records and showing examples of foreign and Arabic indexing projects. It also aimed at shedding light on the indexing project related to the The union catalog of Egyptian university libraries by identifying the stages of the indexing project. Recognition of the main stages of papering the analytical records and the technical tools used, is one of the essential aims of the current study. In the meantime, the researcher also identified the errors committed within the analytical records and indicated the points of views of those who work with the indexing project and their justifications of such errors. The researcher used both the descriptive analytical and evaluative methods to achieve the objectives of the current study.

Development and Validation of Learning Modules in TLE Dressmaking

Teaching effectiveness is a major concern in the educational system. This study was conducted to develop and validate learning modules in TLE Dressmaking for Grade 7 utilizing the descriptive-evaluative method of research. The construction of the modules involved the planning stage which examined the learning competencies, and the identification and selection of reference materials to be included in the modules; the development stage included the writing of objectives, concepts, skills, learning activities, and pretest and posttest of each of the learning modules. The validation stage involved the evaluation made by eight experts on the content and instructional characteristics of the modules. The use of sewing tools, carry out measurements and calculations, perform basic operations and maintenance, create design for a simple project, and practice occupational safety and health were learning competencies considered in the development of the learning modules. The content or quality of the topics, the kind of learning tasks given to the students, and the quality of strategies and techniques used in the learning modules were all rated excellent by the experts. It is highly recommended that the newly developed instructional materials be used in teaching TLE Dressmaking for Grade 7. School administrators should take steps in the academe for the construction and validation of learning modules in the system of education at all levels particularly in the different areas of TLE. More trainings and seminar-workshops should be given to teachers in the construction and validation of learning materials like modules.

Rapid Descriptive Consumer Analysis Using Simultaneous and Monadic Sample Presentation for Coffee

The objective of this study was to investigate how rapid descriptive consumer analysis using simultaneous presentation of samples compared with monadic presentation of samples, using both affective and descriptive sensory evaluation methods. Simultaneous presentation of coffee samples for sensory acceptance testing, using ranking analysis, was conducted using naïve assessors. In a separate session, assessors evaluated the same coffee samples, using monadic presentation and employing the same scales. Similarly, descriptive consumer analysis, using simultaneous and monadic sample presentation, was conducted using descriptive attributes chosen by the panel. For RDA (Ranking descriptive analysis), coffee samples were presented simultaneously (randomised) to assessors and subsequently ranked. The process was then repeated using the same assessors; however, samples were presented in monadic and randomised presentation order. Data accumulated from the study were analysed by Analysis of Variance (APLSR-ANOVA Partial Least Squares Regression). Results obtained indicate that simultaneous presentation of samples was more effective than monadic presentation, as a larger amount of attributes with significant (P