Eighth-grade Junior High School Research Articles

Graphic Novel Development as A Reading Media for Increasing Literacy Skill Of 8th Grade Junior High School Students

This research believes that junior high school students in eighth grade need suitable and interesting reading material to develop their literacy skills which one way to achieve it is to design graphic novels of learning material on it. This research was designed in the form of design and development (D&D) model proposed by Richey and Klein (2007). The development model used in this research was Richey and Klein's (2007) ADDE model. The result was a graphic novel as an attractive literacy media that was developed for assisting eighth grade junior high school students’ literacy skills. Based on the content validity judgment, the graphic novel was highly relevant to the twelve criteria of a good graphic novel with minor revision. The quality judgment was utilized to determine whether or not the graphic novel was already qualified to serve as a good literacy source by using expert judgment. There were two expert judges and twelve users who took role in judging the quality of the graphic novel. Based on the quality judgment, the graphic novel was categorized as excellent media. Thus, the graphic novel was categorized as excellent media for assisting eighth grade students’ literacy skills

Analisis kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Siswa Kelas VIII SMPS Katolik Putri St. Xaverius Kefamenanu Tahun Ajaran 2020/2021

This study aims to analyze the critical thinking skills of eighth grade junior high school students class VIII on several materials consisting of 12 student. This type of research is descriptive research with a quilitative approach. The data collected in the form of critical thinking ability test result and interviews. Furthermore, the data collected was analyzed based on the indicators of critical thinking skills that have been set by the researcher which includes interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and inference. The results of data analysis obtained results, namely (a) On indicators with high thinking skills can interpret well, student with moderate abilities can also interpret well while students with low abilities have not interpreted well; (b) On indicators of analysis, all research subjects from students with high, medium and low abilities have not been able to analyze well;(c) On evaluation and inference indicators, students with high abilities can evaluate and inference well, students with moderate abilities can also evaluate and inference well while students with low abilities have not been able to do evaluation and inference well.

Graphic Novel Development as a Reading Media for Increasing Literacy Skill of 8th Grade Junior High School Students

This research believes that junior high school students in eighth grade need suitable and interesting reading material to develop their literacy skills which one way to achieve it is to design graphic novels of learning material on it. This research designed in the form of design and development (D&D) model proposed by Richey and Klein (2007). The development model used in this research was Richey and Klein’s (2007) ADDE model. The result was a graphic novel as an attractive literacy media that was developed for assisting eighth grade junior high school students’ literacy skills. Based on the content validity judgement, the graphic novel was highly relevant to the twelve criteria of a good graphic novel with minor revision. The quality judgment was utilized to determine whether or not the graphic novel was already qualified to serve as a good literacy source by using expert judgement. There were two expert judges and twelve users who took role in judging the quality of the graphic novel. Based on the quality judgement, the graphic novel was categorized as excellent media. Thus, the graphic novel was categorized as excellent media for assisting eighth grade students’ literacy skills.

Analisis Effect Size Pengaruh Bahan Ajar Cetak IPA Terpadu Terhadap Kompetensi Pengetahuan Siswa

Humans are required to have broad insight, think critically, and be able to adapt to 21st century developments, especially in the field of education. The 2013 curriculum was created to change the mindset of students and the conceptual mastery of learning material was increased and meaningful. For that, we need integrated learning resources to support the implementation of learning. However, the problem is that the integrated science teaching materials in schools are still not integrated. One solution to overcome this problem is by analyzing the effect size of the effect of integrated science printed teaching materials on students' knowledge competencies. The type of research used is the effect size analysis. Effect size analysis is a way of summarizing and analyzing research data from several previous research results. The articles of this research consist of 20 articles. The instruments used were category codes and effect size calculations. The data analysis technique used in this study was to calculate the effect size of each article based on the mean, standard deviation, and t test. Based on the data analysis, four research results can be stated. First, integrated science printed teaching materials are equally effective at the seventh grade and eighth grade junior high school level. Second, integrated science printed teaching materials in the form of modules, books, LKS/LKPD, and teaching materials are effectively applied in science learning in junior high schools. Third, integrated science printed teaching materials have a significant influence on materials in junior high school science learning. Fourth, integrated science printed teaching materials are effective in increasing students' knowledge competencies with an effect size of 1.73. So, it can be concluded that integrated science printed teaching materials have a significant effect on students' knowledge competencies.

CAN BLENDED LEARNING HELP IMPROVE STUDENTS' CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS?

The flow of information is currently spreading very quickly, and massively, so critical thinking skills are needed to obtain valid information. Based on the 2015-2019 Ministry of Education and Culture Strategic Plan, learning activities in Indonesia have not yet facilitated the development of students' critical thinking skills. One of the lessons that are thought to be able to improve student's critical thinking skills is blended learning (BL). Therefore, this experimental study aims to determine the effectiveness of BL in terms of students' critical thinking skills. Data were collected through written tests and interviews. This study involved 68 eighth-grade junior high school students. The main instrument in this study is a mathematics test (pre-test and post-test) which consists of five essay questions. The independent sample t-test was used to compare the difference in average scores between the experimental class and the control class, followed by using the normalized gain (n-gain) score from the pretest and posttest to test the effectiveness of BL in terms of students' critical thinking skills. Based on the independent sample t-test, there is a significant difference in the average value of critical thinking skills between the BL class and the conventional class. The average n-gain score for the experimental class (BL) is categorized as less effective. The average n-gain score for the control class (conventional) is included in the ineffective category. So in conclusion, the application of BL in mathematics learning is categorized as less effective in terms of critical thinking skills.

PENGEMBANGAN MATERI PAI DAN BUDI PEKERTI SMP KELAS VIII (MENGKONSUMSI MAKANAN DAN MINUMAN HALAL SERTA MENJAUHI MAKANAN DAN MINUMAN HARAM)

This study aims to examine the depth of the material and develop teaching material for the eighth grade junior high school level on halal food and beverages that are haram. This research uses literature study method. Data obtained from analyzing books and analyzing research related to the problem. The results of this study that the material distribution must be done by every teacher, because through the development of material depth and breadth of the material will be obtained. Seeing teaching resources as a reference for the development of material so that there is a difference about halal food and beverages that are haram according to the Qur'an and medical science is not a big problem but rather into the level of material breadth. In addition, development is carried out not only based on aspects of development but also based on the needs of students themselves. The material development in this research was done by revising the content either by reducing or adding content. This research has a contribution as a consideration for further researchers when taking the same problem, can add or reduce the results of this study as a basis for developing new material.Key Words: Development, Teaching Materials, Halal and Haram Foods

Teacher-student interaction in mathematics learning

<span lang="IN">Teacher-students interaction is one of the most important interactions in learning. Teacher-students interaction affects student understanding.</span><span lang="IN">However, in practice, there are still many lessons that have not applied teacher-students interaction properly.</span><span lang="IN">This study aim</span><span lang="EN-US">ed</span><span lang="IN"> to reveal teacher-student interaction in the mathematics learning process that affects students’ mathematical understanding.</span><span lang="IN">This study use</span><span lang="EN-US">d</span><span lang="IN"> a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach.</span><span lang="IN">The</span><span lang="IN">research subjects were eighth-grade junior high school students. Research data were obtained through observation, interviews, and documentation.</span><span lang="IN">Observations were conducted in the eighth grade and interviews were conducted with six students from the class. The students were interviewed to express their opinions concerning learning process interactions. The results of this study show</span><span lang="EN-US">ed</span><span lang="IN"> that teacher-student interaction has affected students’ mathematical understanding consists of</span><span lang="EN-US">:</span><span lang="IN"> 1) The teacher transfers the material-the students attend to the material</span><span lang="EN-US">;</span><span lang="IN"> 2) Question-answer amid teacher-students</span><span lang="EN-US">;</span><span lang="IN"> 3) The teacher makes interesting learning strategies-students are actively involved in learning</span><span lang="EN-US">;</span><span lang="IN"> 4) Teachers give awards-students receive awards.</span>

AN EVALUATION OF WH-QUESTION IN ENGLISH IN MIND TEXTBOOK AN BRIGHT AN ENGLISH TEXTBOOK SEEN IN TERMS OF BLOOM’S NEW TAXONOMY

The study aimed at identifying and analyzing the types and levels of WH-question in two English Textbooks namely, English in Mind Textbook (EIM) and Bright An English Textbook (BAE) for eighth grade junior high school. The objective of the analysis was to evaluate the WH –questions in the light of the Bloom’s New Taxonomy (1956) Taxonomy learning objectives ( Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, Creating).Content analysis was used to conducted all the WH-questions in the two textbooks. All the WH-questions were collected, listed, and analyzed according to Bloom’s New Taxonomy. The result from a total of 140 questions (70 questions in EIM and 70 questions in BAE) showed that most of the questions were align with remembering , understanding, and applying as the three lower – level categories, while analyzing, evaluating, and creating as the three higher-level categories constitude the lowest frequency in the two textbooks.Another result also for the proportion of higher-order questions in both Textbook showed that EIM received higher distribution while BAE constitute the highest distribution on lower-order questions. The result indicate that the textbooks failed to engage learners in the questions requiring higher levels of cognitive learning objectives.In the light of the results, the researcher suggested to modified the questions in the textbooks to cover the six levels of Bloom’s new Taxonomy and to train teachers and author of textbook to use and write question following the Bloom’s new Taxonomy. Keywords : Bloom’s New Taxonomy, WH-questions, content analysis, English Textbook

Developing student worksheet of natural science for the eighth-grade junior high school students based on critical thinking skills

This research was aimed to develop a valid and practical Students’ Worksheet of Natural Science for junior high school students based on critical thinking skills. The development model used in this research was the Rowntree development model consisting of three steps, namely planning, development, and evaluation. The evaluation step was the formative evaluation step by Tessmer consisted of five steps, namely self-evaluation, expert review, one-to-one evaluation, small-group evaluation, and field testing. However, the field testing step was not done because the research objectives were only focused on validity and practicality. The data had been collected using walkthrough and questionnaire techniques. The results showed that the developed product was in a highly valid category based on the score of expert validations. The validation score obtained from the language expert was 4.73, the score obtained from the design expert was 4.56, and the validation score of critical thinking skills was 4.56. At the one-to-one evaluation step, the product was declared as very practical, practical, and quite practical. At the small-group evaluation step, the product was declared very practical and practical. Thus, the developed product has been valid and practical.

The Effect of Research-based Music Classroom Assessment Techniques on the Students' Performance in Flute Recorder Education

This action research study utilized a quasi-experimental design to examine the effect of research-based music classroom assessment techniques on the students' performance in flute recorder education of one group using the pre-test and post-test design. The study used a purposive sampling of 30 eighth grade junior high school students from the eight sections of Espiritu Santo Parochial School of Manila, Inc. The participants were introduced to three research-based music classroom assessment techniques as an academic intervention in their flute recorder music learning such as Instrumental Schematic Processing, Music Concept Memory Exercise, and Five-Letter Name Pitch Memory Test. The results of pre-evaluation and post-evaluation were compared to determine its effect. The results showed that the students had a low performance in the pre-test and there was an increase in the post-test after its utilization with a mean score of 23.00 and a standard deviation of 2.83. The t-value of 12.717 significant at p < .01 has a significant difference in the performance of the students in flute recorder education. The computed value of normalized gain was 0.469 inferred to a moderate gain on the students' scores. The research-based music classroom assessment techniques as an academic intervention showed positive implications on the students' music learning and performance in flute recorder education. It could also be used as part of an integral domain in assessment and evaluation of learning intended to introduce the classroom teacher and prospective teacher to those elements of measurement and assessment essentials for effective teaching.

A Transtheoretical Model in Controlling Smoking Behavior in Junior High School Students in Palu City, Indonesia: A Systematic Review

Objective: The average child first tries and is accustomed to smoking when sitting in seventh and eighthgrade junior high school (SMP) or around the age of 12-13 years. In TTM Model (Transtheoretical Model),there are 5 stages of TTM. The purpose of this systematic review is to develop a model of transtheoretical incontrolling smoking behavior in junior high school students in Palu City, Indonesia.Method: This research used a systematic literature review. Various references were collected from onlinedatabase including reports, journals, and books in the last 10 years. The journals were mostly from thescholarly journals. The articles were screened according to the research objectives. The keywords used aretranstheoretical model and smoking behavior in junior high school students.Results: This study showed that the use of a transtheoretical model is very effective in controllingsmoking behavior in junior high school students. There are 5 stages of TTM, namely pre-contemplation(contemplation to stop smoking), contemplation (contemplation to stop smoking in the next 6 months),preparation (contemplation to stop smoking in the next 30 days), action (already stopped smoking in 6months), and maintenance.Conclusions: This paper concludes that a model using transtheoretical is effective for control smokingbehavior in junior high school students. Further recommendation will be provided.

Pengembangan Bahan Ajar Menulis Berita pada Siswa SMP Kelas VIII

The learning process using teaching materials is an effective way for teachers to deliver material to students. This study's teaching materials' development aims to produce teaching materials for writing news texts on eighth-grade junior high school students. The developed teaching material validity is seen from developing, implementing and measuring the effectiveness of the teaching material. The research method used is the Borg and Gall's Research and Development. Data collection techniques used were questionnaires and observations. Data analysis uses descriptive qualitative analysis and descriptive statistical analysis. The process of developing the materials was based on experts' validation of the materials, the language, and the product's graphic. The material experts' validation result showed a value of 77.5% and 92.5% in the very feasible category. The linguists' validation results showed a value of 72% and 92% in the very feasible category. The graphic experts showed a value of 78% and 92.8% included in the very feasible category. In this study, the product trial subjects were students of class VIII of junior high school and were carried out with small class trials and field trials. Through a small group and field test results, the effectiveness of teaching materials from assessing student responses was the average value of 3.23 (82.8%) on average value or good category. Student learning outcomes show an overall grade point average of 83.8 (100%). This shows that the quality of student learning based on teaching materials in writing news is very good. From the data obtained, the developed teaching materials are suitable for use.

Comparison of the Accuracy of Item Response Theory Models in Estimating Student’s Ability

This study aims to determine the item response theory model which is more accurate in estimating students' mathematical abilities. The models compared in this study are Multiple Choice Model and Three-Parameter Logistic Model. Data used in this study are the responses of a mathematical test of 1704 eighth-grade junior high school students from six schools in the Depok City, West Java. The Sampling is done by using a purposive random sampling technique. The mathematics test used for research data collection consisted of 30 multiple choice format items. After the data is obtained, Research hypotheses were tested using the variance test method (F-test) to find out which model is more accurate in estimating ability parameters. The results showed that Fvalue is obtained 1.089, and Ftable is 1.087, the value of Fvalue &gt; Ftable, so it concluded that Ho rejected. That means Multiple Choice Model is more accurate than Three-Parameter Logistic Model in estimating the parameters of students' mathematical abilities. This makes the Multiple-Choice Model a recommended model for estimating mathematical ability in MC item format tests, especially in the field of mathematics and other fields that have similar characteristics.

Analisis Kesalahan Siswa dalam Menyelesaikan Soal Aritmatika Sosial

This research is motivated by the importance of social arithmetic material in mathematics especially for students as educational subjects in daily life, while the aim is to analyze students’difficulties in solving social arithmetic questions in the form of contextual questions. This study is classified as a qualitative descriptive study that illustrates the ability of students to solve social arithmetic problems in which the question is based cognitive bloom. The population in this study were all eighth grade junior high school students in West Bandung regency whose samples were selected randomly in Mahardika Middle School as many as 31 people. The data was obtained by testing 8 test question containing the cognitive bloom domain with 3 C3 details, 3 C4 questions and 2 C5 questions. The results showed that there were 1 people with high ability, 2 people with moderate abilities, and 28 people with low abilities with various errors including misconceptions, principle errors, and data operation errors, while the average acquisition rate was 25,7%. It can be concluded that the ability of students to solve problems is still relatively low so that efforts are needed to improve abilities.

Analysis of Mathematical Communication Skills Students for Two Variable Linear Equation Systems Material

The communication skills of eighth grade junior high school students are catergorized as low. The purpose of this study is to analyze and describe aspects of mathematical communication skill, the research subjects consisted of 10 class students in one of the private schools located in Cimahi. The research method with data collection techniques. From the descript test regarding the two variabel linear equation system of 4 question. The results of this study indicated that students mathematical communication skill are categorized as moderate with a percentage of 42.5 % with the percentage of each item, number one 47.5 %, question number two 60 %, and question number four 32.5 %.

Analisis Kemampuan Komunikasi Matematis Siswa SMP Melalui Self Confident Pada Materi Relasi Dan Fungsi

This research is motivated by the importance of social arithmetic material in mathematics especially for students as educational subjects in daily life, while the aim is to analyze students’difficulties in solving social arithmetic questions in the form of contextual questions. This study is classified as a qualitative descriptive study that illustrates the ability of students to solve social arithmetic problems in which the question is based cognitive bloom. The population in this study were all eighth grade junior high school students in West Bandung regency whose samples were selected randomly in Mahardika Middle School as many as 31 people. The data was obtained by testing 8 test question containing the cognitive bloom domain with 3 C3 details, 3 C4 questions and 2 C5 questions. The results showed that there were 1 people with high ability, 2 people with moderate abilities, and 28 people with low abilities with various errors including misconceptions, principle errors, and data operation errors, while the average acquisition rate was 25,7%. It can be concluded that the ability of students to solve problems is still relatively low so that efforts are needed to improve abilities

Eight grade text book evaluation by Cunningsworth’s theory

The objectives of this study are to: (1) describe the appropriateness of textbooks of the eighth grade based on the criteria of good textbook by Cunningsworth, and (2) describe the strength and weaknesses of each textbook. This research belongs to evaluation research. The object of this research was two textbooks. They are When English Rings a Bell and Bright for the eighth grade junior high school. The research adapted Cunningsworth’s theory of a good textbook to evaluate these textbooks. The data were taken from document analysis and interview. The steps of the research were data condensation, data display, drawing, and verifying conclusions. The results of the research were (1) When English Rings a Bell fulfills three criteria of a good textbook by Cunningsworth; they are topic, teachers’ book, and practical consideration. Bright meets seven criteria by Cunningsworth: aims and approaches, design and organization, language content, skills, topic, methodology, and practical consideration. (2) The strengths of When English Rings a Bell are in terms of appearance, topics, activities, and social and cultural context. Bright has strength in terms of topic, activities, social and cultural context, and media. On the other hand, When English Rings a Bell contains some weaknesses in terms of skills, authentic resource, and content. It does not cover four skills, authentic reference for listening, and complete materials. Bright presents unattractive colouring, an expensive price, and less local, social, and cultural context.

UPAYA PENANAMAN NILAI-NILAI KEJUJURAN DALAM PEMBELAJARAN PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM DI SMP TAKHASSUS AL-QUR’AN WONOSOBO

Masalah yang mendorong penulis untuk melakukan penelitian ini adalah kurangnyaperan orang tua di rumah dalam menanamkan nilai-nilai kejujuran pada anak-anakyang berdampak pada anak di sekolah. Selain itu, peran guru di sekolah dalam upayamenanamkan nilai-nilai kejujuran dalam pembelajaran pendidikan Islam itu masih kurangmaksimal, terutama di sekolah menengah pertama Takhassus Al-Quran Wonosobo.Karena itu peran orang tua di rumah dan guru di sekolah belajar pendidikan Islamsangat penting dalam konteks menumbuhkan nilai kejujuran pada anak-anak, terutamadi sekolah menengah pertama Takhassus Al-Quran Wonosobo. Penelitian ini adalahpenelitian lapangan kualitatif dengan jenis pendekatan deskriptif. Pengambilan sampeldengan purposive sampling, yaitu sesuai dengan tujuan penelitian yang dilakukan.Sampel diambil secara acak sebanyak 25% atau 68 responden dari populasi umum SMPkelas delapan Takhassus Al-Quran Wonosobo, yang berjumlah 273 peserta didik. Metodeyang digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data meliputi: metode observasi, wawancara,metode studi dokumen, dan, dalam metode kuesioner. Teknik analisis data adalahanalisis deskriptif dengan menggunakan teknik kualitatif. Hasil berdasarkan wawancaramenunjukkan bahwa 70% siswa menjawab ya (positif) dan mendukung upaya penanamannilai kejujuran dalam belajar pendidikan Islam di SMP Takhassus Al-Quran Wonosobo,berdasarkan perhitungan pada sejumlah item menunjukkan bahwa 67 atau 98,53%siswa menyatakan bahwa mereka mendukung nilai penanaman kejujuran dalam belajarpendidikan Islam, dan perhitungan berdasarkan setiap pilihan jawaban menunjukkanbahwa sebanyak 70,15% siswa menyatakan sikap positif terhadap upaya penanaman nilaikejujuran di SMP SMA Takhassus Al-Qur 'an Wonosobo.

The effect of changes in mathematics curriculum in improving students’ reasoning skills and mathematical problem solving

This study aims to describe the effect of changes in mathematics curriculum on mathematical reasoning skills and problem solving for junior high school students in Bima, Indonesia. Curriculum changes in Indonesia are motivated by several factors, including because students still have not been able to maximize the power of reasoning and problem solving so that the previous applied mathematics curriculum is deemed necessary to be refined so that the power of reasoning and solving mathematical problems can be maximized by students. The data in this study were obtained through giving a test to the eighth grade junior high school students in Bima. The evidence of validity of instruments was obtained from an expert judgment in the form of agreement on the feasibility of the each item of instruments. The estimation of reliability of instruments using the Kuder-Richadson formula (KR-20) with the reliability coefficient for reasoning and problem solving instruments are respectively 0.72 and 0.73. The results showed that there were no significant differences in mean scores of mathematical reasoning and problem solving between students of The Previous Mathematics Curriculum group and students of The New Mathematics Curriculum group indicated by the F 0.02 value with a significance value of (p) 0.162 in the two test group MANOVA or there is no effect of changes in mathematics curriculum on students’ reasoning abilities and mathematical problem solving. This study also found that students from both groups obtained the lowest average score on reasoning indicators drawing conclusions, while the lowest average score of the two groups of students in solving mathematical problems was on the aspect of understanding problem information.

THE ANALYSIS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION SKILLS IMPROVEMENT USING MULTIMEDIA-BASED INTEGRATED INSTRUCTION (MBI2) IN LEARNING REFLECTION CONCEPT

This study identifies communication and collaboration skills improvement of junior high school (SMP) students when learning physics using Integrated Multimedia-based Instruction (MBI2). In this one-shot case study, the subject was thirty-one eight grade students in one of the public schools in Bandung, West Java. Students’ communication and collaboration skills were evaluated by learning and laboratory activity observation. Results showed that communication and collaboration skills were improved with four meetings that suggested that MBI2 could improve junior high school students’ communication and collaboration skills.AbstrakPenelitian ini mengidentifikasi perbaikan keterampilan komunikasi dan kolaborasi siswa Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP) ketika belajar Fisika dengan menggunakan Integrated Multimedia-based Instruction (MBI2). Dalam one-shot case study ini, subjek adalah 31 siswa di salah satu sekolah negeri di Bandung, Jawa Barat. Keterampilan komunikasi dan kolaborasi siswa dievaluasi melalui observasi kegiatan pembelajaran dan praktikum. Hasil menunjukkan abhwa keterampilan komunikasi dan kolaborasi membaik dalam empat pertemuan yang mengimplikasikan bahwa MBI2 dapat memperbaiki keterampilan komunikasi dan kolaborasi siswa SMP.