Grade Of Vocational High School Research Articles

EVALUATING THE COMPATIBILITY OF THE ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS WITH THE CURRICULUM OF THE VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

The textbook is defined as the learning materials that are commonly used in the teaching and learning process, are easy to get, and are also commercially provided. There will be different needs for textbooks in senior high school and vocational high school. For that reason, some questions need to be answered. Those were the characteristics of the compatibility of the English textbooks for the marketing and online business program for eleventh grade with the curriculum in terms of completeness, up-to-dateness, depth, difficulty levels, and accuracy. This research was conducted to explain the compatibility of the materials in the textbooks used by the marketing and online business programs of vocational high schools in Semarang with the 2013 curriculum. There are two books analyzed, an English textbook for the eleventh grade of senior and vocational high school entitled “bahasa inggris,” published by Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, and an English textbook for the eleventh grade of vocational high school entitled "english,” published by Bumi Aksara. It uses the theories of many experts and BNSP. The technique used to collect the data is observation and a document checklist, which is described qualitatively. The result of this research shows that both textbook 1 and textbook 2 are good in terms of their compatibility with the 2013 curriculum. The lack was that those books were not suited enough to students' needs in the marketing and online business fields.

Students’ Motivation on Speaking Skill at the X Grade of Vocational High School 1 Jambi City

The purpose of this study was to find out what is the motivation of students in terms of speaking skills in class X SMKN 1 Jambi City. This study uses quantitative methods and data collection is done by distributing questionnaires to students. The subjects of this study were 31 students of class X SMKN 1 Jambi City. The results of this study indicate that there are two student motivations in speaking skills, namely intrinsic motivation, namely motivation to be active or not need to be stimulated from outside because everyone has the urge to do something and extrinsic motivation, namely motivation that is motivational. lively and functional. with external stimuli. Thus, from the results of observations and questionnaires, this research concluded that students' speaking skills were caused by intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation.

English Speaking Problems in Covid-19 Pandemic at Second Grade of Vocational High School

The aim of this research was to find out students’ problems faced in speaking English during the covid-19 pandemic and the solutions to overcome these problems. The researcher used qualitative research. The researcher took six students of class XI Accounting 1 as research subjects. In this research, researchers used interview sheets and interviewed students to collect data. Based on the results of the study, regarding the problems of students in learning to speak at Vocational High School 2 Jambi City, there were several student problems during the pandemic, located in the sixth question about the difficulty of speaking English, namely, lack of confidence, embarrassed to speak English, online learning made students feel less confident, self-confident in learning time in class, so that the problems faced by students were lack of pronunciation, fear of making mistakes when speaking English, lack of motivation of students in speaking English, students got into trouble because it was based on problems experienced and experienced by themselves. In learning to speak English, based on interviews, there were solutions to the problem, such as, using more English, translating sentences on Google, by listening to English music.

Mathematical Problem Solving Ability in Indonesia

This study aims to provide knowledge and references to researchers as a basis that will be used in further research. The method used is the Systematic Literature Review (SLR), which identifies, classifies, and categorizes certain topics related to research on students' mathematical problem solving abilities in Indonesia. The data used are 33 articles that have SINTA 1 and SINTA 2 accredited criteria, such as in the journals AKSIOMA and KREANO, which were taken within the last 3 years, namely 2019 to 2021. The data are grouped into 6 discussions, namely a list of journal names, year published articles, methods used, research subjects, teaching materials used, and research results. In most articles, the most widely used research method in qualitative research methods, and the research subject is 8th grade of junior high school. It was also found that 10th grade of senior high school, 11th grade of senior high school, and 10th grade of vocational high school were also research subjects. While the material in the research is mostly found about constructing flat side spaces.

Students' Perception of Problems in Speaking English at a Vocational High School in Cirebon

This research is aimed at studying the student’s problems in speaking at 11th grade of vocational high school. The research object is only centered on the learning process, while the subject of this research is an English students' at the school. During the learning activities carried out in 2 observations and 4 meetings were conducted. Observe the students' of applying learning process in the speaking class. Data collection techniques include questionnaire and interviews. On the preliminary researcher observed the students' learning process and then proceeded to the next meeting. Based on the data obtained from the observation, it can be seen that there are still many students who have problems when learning to speak English in class. The results of the interview show that after distributing questionnaire, and conducting interview, the researcher found that the 11th grade had many problems on speaking. The main factors of students’ problems because the environmental factors which do not support them to use English in their daily communication. This factor also have a big effect for students that they lack of motivation and seldom to practice English.

Textbook Evaluation for The Eleventh Grade of Vocational High School

This study aims to analyze and evaluate the EFL Textbooks for the eleventh grade of Vocational High School. The entitle of the textbook is Forward, an English Course for Vocational Students. EFL Textbooks have become an essential thing used in foreign language teaching. The textbook is a guide for teachers in carrying out the learning and teaching process in the classroom. The textbook consists of a syllabus, methodology, and supporting materials for teaching in the school. Currently, choosing a textbook is a challenging job for EFL teachers because textbooks must be under the material to be taught in class. To evaluate the content of this textbook, the theory of Harmer has been adopted to research assessing and analyzing the textbook. Researchers want to know the strengths and weaknesses of the textbook. After implementing Harmer's theory, researchers found results that showed that textbooks were satisfactory because they were affordable, contained attractive layouts, attractive designs, and clear instructions. It conforms to the current ELT methodology, covers the four language skills, and comprises a variety of culturally appropriate topics. In addition, it has add-ons, contains additional material, and provides authentic listening material. However, teachers have succeeded in using textbooks as teaching materials and are expected to help teachers meet the learning needs of students in EFL classes.

Textbook Evaluation for The Eleventh Grade of Vocational High School

This study aims to analyze and evaluate the EFL Textbooks for the eleventh grade of Vocational High School. The entitle of the textbook is Forward, an English Course for Vocational Students. EFL Textbooks have become an essential thing used in foreign language teaching. The textbook is a guide for teachers in carrying out the learning and teaching process in the classroom. The textbook consists of a syllabus, methodology, and supporting materials for teaching in the school. Currently, choosing a textbook is a challenging job for EFL teachers because textbooks must be under the material to be taught in class. To evaluate the content of this textbook, the theory of Harmer has been adopted to research assessing and analyzing the textbook. Researchers want to know the strengths and weaknesses of the textbook. After implementing Harmer's theory, researchers found results that showed that textbooks were satisfactory because they were affordable, contained attractive layouts, attractive designs, and clear instructions. It conforms to the current ELT methodology, covers the four language skills, and comprises a variety of culturally appropriate topics. In addition, it has add-ons, contains additional material, and provides authentic listening material. However, teachers have succeeded in using textbooks as teaching materials and are expected to help teachers meet the learning needs of students in EFL classes.

Pengaruh Penggunaan Media Audiovisual dan Minat Belajar Siswa terhadap Pembelajaran Menulis Puisi pada Siswa Kelas X SMK Negeri di Kabupaten Karawang

This study aims to determine (1) the effect of using audio visual media and learning interest jointly towards students’ ability in writing poetry (2) The effect of using audio visual media towards students’ ability in writing poetry (3) The influence of students' learning interest towards students’ ability in writing poetry. The research was conducted using a survey method. The population in this study were students from 10 th grade of Vocational High School in Karawang Regency with a sample size of 88 students. The sampling technique used was multistage random sampling. The instruments used in the study were a questionnaire in the form of a Google Form and a writing skill test. Data analysis using multiple linear regression. The results of hypothesis testing obtained the following conclusions: (1) There is a significant effect on the use of instructional media and interest in learning jointly towards students’ ability in writing poetry . It can be proved that the Sig. 0.000 <0.05 and the calculated F value of 715.855> 3.95. (2) There is a significant effect of using audio visual media towards students’ ability in writing poetry . It can be proved that the value of Sig = 0.000 <0.05 and tobserved = 25.357> 1.987. (3) There is a significant effect of students' learning interest towards students’ ability in writing poetry. It can be proved that Sig = 0.000 <0.05 and tobserved = 22,672> 1,987. The implication in this research is that the use of audio-visual media, especially documentary films, and support for learning interest are sufficient to influence the ability to write descriptive texts for the better. Keywords: Learning Media, Audio Visual Media, Learnig Interest, Indonesian Poetry Writing Lessons.

Developing English Reading Material for the Second Grade of Vocational High School

The purpose of this study are to describe how to develop English reading materials for the second grade of Vocational High School and to explain the advantages and disadvantages of developing English reading materials for the second grade of vocational high school.
 Using English reading material for developing the students’ ability of the second grade of vocational high school is one of the ways to make the students interested in learning English. In teaching English reading materials, this paper applies two phases (planning phase, implementing phase, evaluating phase) and PQRST (Preview, Question, Read, Summarize, Test) method.
 The advantages of developing English reading material for the second grade of vocational high school are: It can develop their vocabulary and grammar mastery. It is described that using reading materials in developing the students’ proficiency of English is very beneficial. The students get the systematic, effective, and efficient learning method, and also they can enjoy the teaching learning process. Encourage the student to improve their previous background knowledge of fundamental concepts. It can motivate the Students to actively reflect upon the material being studied prior to its presentation in class and to search for explanations or solutions on their own. While, the disadvantages are: It cannot develop the listening skill directly; It may happen that the students did not understand clearly about the generic structure and language feature of the text if they just pay attention with the meaning of each word.
 The writer hopes that this paper can be used as a reference for the teachers who want to improve their students’ ability, especially in reading ability. Furthermore, it can be a reference for the students of English department who want to write a paper or a thesis.
 Keywords: English Language, Reading, Vocational High School

The TED Talks Application as a Learning Tool in Teaching Spaking

The aim of this study is to improve the learning of English with a speech variable using the TED Talks Application. The quantitative approach is the technique used in this research. The design used in this quantitative study is a quasi-experimental design, which utilizes a pre-test and post-test design culture. The population in this study was 20 grade XII students of SMK Muhammadiyah Parung, Bogor in the academic year 2020/2021. Pre-test and post-test data were analyzed using SPSS 25 version. The results of the study showed that the students pre-test score was 64.70 and after treatment, the students post-test score was 87.60. The results of this study also clarified that the t-test in the paired sample test in which tobtained was 28.56 and the crucial tvalue at significance level (p)=0.05 was 2.093, which means that t-test in which the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (H1) accepted. The writer finding might summarize that the student’s post-test results are higher than the student’s pre-test results. In other words, the use of TED Talks is useful in the 12th grade of vocational high school for students who speak English.

Pengaruh Praktik Kerja Industri, Motivasi Kerja dan Kompetensi Siswa Terhadap Kesiapan Kerja

The purpose of this research is to determine the impact of job training, job motivation and students competencies on the work readiness of office administration studenst XIth Grade of Vocational School in Pemalang. The population in this research was all of Office Administration Student XIth Grade of Vocational High School in Pemalang, there were 298 students. The sampling technique was proportional stratified random sampling which was calculated using Slovin formula with a total sample of 171 students. Data were collected using questionnaires and documentation and analyzed by descriptive analysis and multiple regression analysis. The results of the calculation data obtained by the multiple regression equation Y = 3,925 + 0,173x1 + 0,359x2 + 0,345x3 + e. The result of this study showed that job training, job motivation and students competenciesindirect affect to work readiness of office administration students XIth Grade of Vocational School in Pemalang.

Device Learning Based on Realistic Mathematics Education for Students Tenth Grade of Vocational High School in Hospitality and Tourism Services Program Skill

This study aims to discuss a draft RME-based math learning tool for the students of tenth grade vocational high school of hospitality and tourism services program skill. This study is part of a research model development Plomp. This research only to the preliminary stage of research is the analysis of needs and learners. Data analysis in this study uses an interactive analysis model that consists of data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing data conclusions. The instruments used in this study were interview and questionnaire guidelines. The analysis shows that devices made by teachers are universal to all membership programs and not pay attention to the character of each program skill.

Speech Act and the Analysis for English Text Book Material Development at Eleven Grade of Vocational High School

The aim of this research is to recognize the types of speech acts, conveyed by an English teacher at a vocational highschool, using Searle’s theory and to discover the dominant kinds of speech act employed by the teacher. The researcher also there were additional utterances used by the tecaher in showing learning movement. The research methodology is descriptive-qualitative research. In this research, the researcher found that there are three kinds of speech act uttered by the teacher; they are directives, representative and expressive. The reseacher calculated the data finding and found 397 utterances. The data found that there are 246 directives utterances with the percentage is 61,96% , 45 representative untterances with the percentage is 45%, and 6 expressive utterances with the precentage 1,51% . The most obtrustive is directives speech act (61,96%) and the most seldom is expressives speech act (1,51%). The most obtrustive is directives because the teacher often used directives (questioning) to handle the students in the classroom and make sure that the students understood the aims of the English material.

Teaching Material Development of Explanation Text Based on Multiple Intelligences on 11th Grade Students in Vocational High School 1 Padangsidimpuan

This study aims to (1) describe the process of developing explanatory text teaching materials based on multiple intelligences, (2) describe the feasibility of explanatory text teaching materials based on multiple intelligences and (3) describe the effectiveness of explanatory text teaching materials based on multiple intelligences. This research was conducted in 11th grade of vocational high school 1 Padangsidimpuan. The research method used is the Research and Development research method which refers to the Borg and Gall model. The results showed that (1) the process of developing teaching materials was carried out in three stages, namely preliminary studies, product development and trials. Based on the analysis of the needs, 100% of the teachers and students need data obtained from other teaching materials in explanatory text learning, product development is carried out with expert and material validation, and individual product trials score 88.89 in the excellent category, small group trials score 92, 75 with a very good category and limited field trials obtained a score of 94.75 with a very good category. (2) teaching material is declared feasible with 84.56% content eligibility percentage, 94.23% presentation eligibility, 93.27% language assessment, 96.88 multiple aspects intelligence feasibility and 84.17% graphic assessment. (3) teaching materials are declared effective for use in 11th grade students of vocational high school 1 Padangsidimpuan with an average of 60.63 pretest learning outcomes and 80.94 posttest. The results of this study prove that explanatory text teaching materials based on multiple intelligences are feasible, easy and effective to use in learning in 11th grade of vocational high school.

Implementation of Dialogue Journal in Teaching Writing Descriptive Text

Dialogue Journals Writing (DJW) or Written Dialogue Journals are written dialogues or conversations between students and teacher kept in a personal journal book over period of time on a particular topic preferred by both the students and the teacher (Peyton and Reed, 1990; cited from Collin (2003). This study explored the implementation of dialogue journal as media in teaching writing descriptive text. The subjects of this study were students at Eleventh Grade of vocational high school. This study is qualitative case study which conducted in three meetings. The data were obtained from classroom observations, documentations from the learners and questionnaire. The result of document analysis showed that the students’ writing was poor. It can be seen from the students’ writing performance which was analyzed based on the writing indicator by Brown and Abeywiakram (2010). However, from the students’ dialogue showed that the students could understand the content of their friends’ writing. Also from the students’ dialogue, they could express their feelings toward their friends’ writing. While the result of classroom observation showed that the implementing of DJW brought new atmosphere for the students during learning activity. They could enjoy the learning while writing descriptive text through DJW. Meanwhile the result of questionnaire showed that students gave positive response toward implementing DJW. As the suggestions, the use of Dialogue Journal can be solution for the students who lack of practice writing. Moreover, it can build their writing habit. Thus, the teacher can use Dialogue Journal in learning activity.

Students' Speaking Anxiety in EFL Classroom

This study investigated the students’ speaking anxiety in the first grade of vocational high school. It emphasized on the level, the causal factors and the strategy to reduce the anxiety. It applied descriptive qualitative to answer the research questions. The data were obtained through questionnaire and interview. The Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) questionnaires and interview were administered to 30 students. It was revealed that [a1] the factors that make students feel anxious in speaking in English were lack of preparation, afraid of left behind in understanding the material or what the teacher talks about, afraid of making mistakes, afraid of being laughed by his/her friends, unconfident to spell, pronounce and select the words in English. It was also found that there were eight students in level Relaxed, twelve students in level Mildly Anxious, and ten students in level Anxious. Last, the strategies that students should do to reduce their anxiety are do more preparation before speaking, try to be more confident in saying English words, and pronunciation practice. Keywords: Speaking, Speaking anxiety, EFL Classroom. [a1]It was revealed that

HOW VIDEO DUBBING CAN IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING PRONUNCIATION

This research aims to find out the impact of video dubbing on improving students’ speaking pronunciation. This research was applied for the tenth grade and eleventh grade of Vocational High School in Madiun city, province of East Java, Indonesia. The subject of the research consisted of 20 students, 14 female students and 6 male students. In collecting the data, researcher used observation to observe the implementation of video dubbing during teaching learning process and used test to find the improvement of students’ speaking pronunciation during the implementation of video dubbing. The research was conducted in two cycles, where each cycle consisted of 4 meetings. The research findings showed that the implementation of video dubbing could improve students’ speaking pronunciation. It can be concluded that the implementation of video dubbing in learning process has beneficial effect on students’ speaking skill, especially in pronunciation.

An analysis of Javanese language test characteristic using the Rasch model in R program

One skill required to solve a problem in the 21st century is communication. Two international languages that are important in communication and thought at school are English and German language. However, beside international language, the local language, such as the Javanese language, is also essential and need to be maintained. The purpose of this study is to analyze the Javanese language test characteristics. This study was explorative research with secondary data collected by documentation of 220 students responses to the 50 multiple choice item of Javanese language test in the 11th grade of vocational high school. Data were analyzed using the Rasch model assisted by R program. Rasch model fits the data with 42 items after three times calibration. Based on difficulty level, ICC, and items reliability, there were 28 of 42 items (66.67%) that were good. This study finds out that generally, the Javanese language test is in the moderate category of difficulty. Hence, the need of evaluating the Javanese language test to make a better test that gives more accurate information about examinees' ability is crucial. The evaluation of the Javanese language test can be used to plan the next learning to get better Javanese language learning.

Improving Students Pronunciation Using Video Dubbing (A Classroom Action Research for Tenth Grade and Eleventh Grade Students of Vocational High School)

This research aims to find out the impact of video dubbing on improving students’ speaking pronunciation. This research was applied for the tenth grade and eleventh grade of Vocational High School in Madiun city, province of East Java, Indonesia. The subject of the research consisted of 20 students, 14 female students and 6 male students. In collecting the data, researcher used observation to observe the implementation of video dubbing during teaching learning process and used test to find the improvement of students’ speaking pronunciation during the implementation of video dubbing. The research was conducted in two cycles, where each cycle consisted of 4 meetings. The research findings showed that the implementation of video dubbing could improve students’ speaking pronunciation. It can be concluded that the implementation of video dubbing in learning process has beneficial effect on students’ speaking skill, especially in pronunciation. Keywords: video dubbing, teaching speaking, pronunciation.

Validity and Reliability of Teacher-Made English Summative Test at Second Grade of Vocational High School 2 Palopo

This research aimed to find out the validity and reliability of the English summative test for the second grade of Vocational High School 2 Palopo. The research applied mix-method design (Qualitative-Quantitative). The researcher analyzed the data using validity and reliability formula by Suharsimi Arikunto and Kuder-Richardson’s. There were 40 multiple choice questions of English summative test. This research used expert judgement as validator to analyzed and commented the validity and reliability of English summative test made by the English teacher at second grade of Vocational high school 2 Palopo. The result indicated that the test items of English summative test at second grade of Vocational High School 2 Palopo had good content validity. Based on the percentage, the researcher found that the English summative test was 80% valid in terms of its conformity with the indicators. The items tests that represent the suggested indicators in the syllabus were 32 items and the inconformity items were 8 items. The reliability of English summative test was 0.6132. It means that the reliability of English summative test was in classification into the high level (0.60-0.799).