Junior High School In Surabaya Research Articles

Critical Thinking-Independent Learning: A Model of Learning to Improve Students' Critical Thinking Skills

<p style="text-align: justify;">This study aims to develop a Critical Thinking-Independent Learning (CTIL) model to improve students' critical thinking skills that meet valid, practical, and effective criteria. This type of research was Research and Development (R&D), with a one-group pre-test and post-test design without a controlled class. The CTIL model was validated by three experts in the field of science education and then tested on 156 students in three public junior high schools in Surabaya, Indonesia. The results revealed that: (a) The CTIL model was valid based on the model validity score with an average of 3.73 (very good category) and the validity score of the learning materials with an average of 3.72 (very good category); (b) The practical CTIL model based on the averaged observations of the implementation of learning using the CTIL model was 3.88 (very good category); and (c) The CTIL model was effective based on four determining factors, namely: an increase in critical thinking skills, which was statistically significant at alpha .05; the calculated mean <em>N</em>-gain of .72 (high category), similar mean values for all test classes in all schools participated in this study; the effect size of 3.07 (strong category); and the average student response of 84% (very good category).</p>

BERPIKIR KOMPUTASIONAL SISWA SMP DALAM MENYELESAIKAN MASALAH MATEMATIKA

The important skill to be applied in the 21st century is computational thinking (CT). Students need to develop computational thinking skills by being trained to solve open-ended problems. The descriptive qualitative method is the method used in this research. This research aims to describe the computational thinking skills of junior high school students in solving open-ended mathematical problems by explaining each component of computational thinking, namely abstraction, decomposition, algorithmic thinking, generalization, and debugging. The subjects of the research were several 8th-grade students from a private junior high school in Surabaya, consisting of 55 students who had been given TKM and TPM. Then, 3 students with different categories who provided unique answers were selected. Student in the low computational thinking category (BK1) do not fulfill all computational components. Student in the moderate category (BK2) have incomplete results in the final solution, and the problem-solving methods provided are also inadequate, resulting in imperfect final outcomes. Student in the high computational thinking category fulfill all computational components. Student (BK3) provides correct and varied problem-solving methods and solutions.
 

AVAILABILITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND CLEAN AND HEALTHY LIVING BEHAVIOR IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Introduction: Students can achieve a high level of health and obtain good learning achievements by maintaining clean and healthy living behavior (PHBS). Aims: analyze differences in knowledge, attitudes, and practice in private and public junior high school students regarding PHBS. Methods: This research used a comparative design. The study subjects were grade IX students from a private and public junior high school in Surabaya with total sample of 185 students. The observed variables were knowledge, attitude, and practice on clean and healthy living behavior. Data were statistically analyzed using Independent T-test for the continuous data, and chi-square test applied to the categorical data. Result: showed that the average knowledge score of private and public junior high school students is still sufficient (34.5±12.3), while attitude (63.7±10.4) and practice (53.4±6.4) regarding clean and healthy living behavior (PHBS) in private and public junior high school students were categorized as positive and good. Statistical analysis revealed that there was different score for knowledge of PHBS between students in private and public junior high school (p = 0.002), but score of attitude and practice were not different between two groups, with p-value of 0.084 and 0.746, respectively. Conclusion: It concluded that knowledge on clean and healthy living seems not followed by the attitude and practice in daily living of students in state and private junior high school students.

The Effect of Government ICT Policy and Technology Leadership on Teacher’s Technology Integration

This study aims to analyze the influence of principals' technology leadership on teachers' technology integration and the moderating role of government ICT policy in all public junior high schools in Surabaya in the new normal era. The research sample consisted of 100 respondents, including 25 principals and 75 teachers from State Junior High Schools in Surabaya with high technology implementation. The data in this study were successfully collected through questionnaires. All collected data will be processed using the PLS-SEM method in the SmartPLS 3.0 software by setting a significance level of 5%. The results indicate that technology leadership positively and significantly affects teachers' technology integration. Further, the results show the role of government ICT policy, which has been proven to strengthen the positive influence of technology leadership on teachers’ technology integration.

Online Learning Innovations in School: Case Study on Subject Teacher Conference of Junior High School Pancasila and Civic Education in Surabaya City

This research aims to discover how the Pancasila and civic education learning practices at junior high schools in Surabaya during the COVID-19 pandemic. The method this research uses is a quantitative approach with a survey design. The findings from this research are teachers and students are not ready for WFH and LFH. So, teachers use various channels in learning. For example, WhatsApp Group, Zoom, Google Classroom, and others. From this research, conclusions can be drawn, including (1) With the pandemic conditions requiring teachers to be able to adapt, from respondents who felt 13.5% less capable before the pandemic in mastering online learning, teachers were finally able to adjust supportive learning technology; (2) Mastery of teachers in online learning before the pandemic period resulted in very capably 7.9%, capable 78.7%, underprivileged 13.5%, unable 0%. The additional cost of internet access during online learning is between IDR 25,000 to IDR 100,000/month. This research novelties are tended to discuss the teachers’ readiness in Junior High School to Pancasila and civic education limited to Surabaya city.

EFFECT OF HAJAT PRAYER ON LEADERSHIP SUCCESS (CASE STUDY OF FAVORITE ISLAMIC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IN SURABAYA)

This study aims to empirically determine the influence of spirituality on leadership success. This study includes descriptive research with a quantitative approach. Quantitative data was obtained by distributing closed questionnaires to 30 principals of the Favorite Islamic Junior High Schools in Surabaya. In addition, the technique of data collection is also through interviews with school principals. The data analysis technique used descriptive analysis and chi squared with the SPSS 15 program. The results showed that the Hajat prayer had a significant effect on leadership success with an average closeness of 67.67%. Therefore, accepting the research hypothesis which reads: spirituality (Hajat prayer) has a significant influence on the success of the leader. The Hajat prayer can achieve leadership success if the Hajat prayer is performed before and while serving as the principal of the school with increased intensity. The motivation to carry out the Hajat prayers in the good close to perfect category to achieve leadership success is to achieve success.

Implementation of Educational Organization Diagnosis in Junior High Schools

This study aims to carry out an educational organizational diagnosis in junior high schools. The method used in this research is quantitative. Data collection was carried out by distributing the instrument to the subject. The instrument was compiled using an organizational diagnosis scale developed by the research team based on the Weisboard Concept. The subjects of this study were 40 teachers who worked in one of the junior high schools in Surabaya. Teachers who are the subject of research in this school have a minimum working period of one year—the data analysis techniques using descriptive statistics. The results of this study indicate that in junior high school, most aspects consisting of goals, structure, leadership, relationships, and helpful mechanisms are already in the high category. While the reward aspect needs to be improved further. Therefore, in the future, this school needs to improve a better reward system so that this school becomes better.

Critical Thinking Skills of Junior High School Student on Simple Machines

This study describes students' critical thinking skills in learning science on simple machines. The method used in this research is descriptive quantitative. The subjects in this study were 34 students from one of the public junior high schools in Surabaya. The data collection method used is a test of critical thinking skills. The essay question sheet consists of five critical thinking skills indicators: interpretation, analysis, inference, evaluation, and explanation. The study's results showed that the average percentage of students' critical thinking skills indicators was 20%. The percentage results indicate that the critical thinking skills of one of the public junior high schools in Surabaya are classified as very poor with the standard reference assessment criteria.

Concept mapping effect on the cognitive learning outcomes of the concept of classification materials and their changes

This research aimed to describe the effectiveness of concept mapping in improving student cognitive learning outcomes in material classification materials and their changes implemented in the public Junior High Schools in Surabaya, Indonesia. The research design used one group pretest-posttest. This research involved 16 students from class VII. This research's data collection methods included observation, test, and questionnaire. The results showed that the implementation of learning got 88.15% and 97.36%, with excellent categories at the first and second meetings. The average N-Gain for all students is 0.5 in the medium category. The students' responses to learning got excellent results. Concept mapping with a cooperative learning type Student Teams Achievement Division STAD can improve student cognitive learning outcomes on classification materials and their changes.

Improvement of students critical thinking skills through structured inquiry learning models on substance pressure topics

The study aimed to describe improving students' critical thinking skills by applying a structured inquiry model to the substance pressure topic. The research design is one group pretest-posttest design. The study was conducted at the eighth-grade junior high schools in Surabaya in the 2021/2022 academic year, which totaled 22 respondents. Data collection techniques in questionnaire and test. The questionnaire analysis used the Guttman scale, which was calculated using the percentage formula. While the data analysis techniques pretest-posttest using N-Gain score, normality test, and paired t-test. An implementation of the structured inquiry model improves students' critical thinking skills. It is shown that the t-test where the significance value of (0.000 <0.05) indicates differences in students' critical thinking skills before and after the structured inquiry model is applied. The average value of Gain evidence the difference-the results were (0.81) in the high category, and 91% of the 22 students experienced increased critical thinking skills in the high category. The implementation of learning using the inquiry model gets a mode value of 4, so it can be categorized as very good. The students gave a response reaching 93.96% in the very good category. In conclusion, a structured inquiry model can improve students' critical thinking skills on substance-pressure topics.

THE USE OF MICROSOFT TEAMS AS AN ONLINE PLATFORM IN ELT CLASSROOM DURING THE PANDEMIC: STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Indonesia is currently implementing a new policy that is teaching and learning activities from a distance, or we can call it learning from home or online learning. All education institutions require teachers and students to use online platforms to continue the learning process. The research aimed to find out the students’ perception of using Microsoft Teams as an online platform during the pandemic. This research was categorized as an explanatory-sequence approach. This study involved 8th-grade students (N=18) from the public junior high school in Surabaya. Eighteen items of questionnaires have been distributed. The findings revealed that the majority of the students involved in this study have a good perspective on using Microsoft Teams as an online platform; because of the ease of the use of Microsoft Teams, the students feel that the features of Microsoft Teams are pretty useful for them as the students, but even though most of them enjoy using Microsoft Teams, they prefer to choose to do classical learning which can be known as traditional learning.

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENT’S READING STRATEGY AND READING COMPREHENSION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL

Reading strategies are procedures to assist students’ reading comprehension which play an active role in reading literacy. This quantitative study aims to find out the reading strategies mostly used by students and to find out the correlation between students' reading strategies and their reading comprehension. The research design used was correlational study. The total sample in this study was 74 ninth graders in one of junior high schools in Surabaya. The participants were chosen using the convenience sampling method due to the availability of the students. The data were collected by using Survey of Reading Strategies (SORS) questionnaire and reading comprehension test. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics to find out the strategy mostly used by students, and Pearson Product Moment to find out the correlation between variables. The results showed that the students often used Problem-Solving Strategy (M= 4), Global Reading Strategy (M= 3.04), and Support Reading Strategy (3.04). Furthermore, it was found that there was no correlation between the two variables (p-value= 0.790, >0.05). According to the result, good reading strategy does not affect the reading comprehension correlation.

Metaphorical Thinking of Junior High School Students in Solving Algebra Problems

Metaphorical thinking is one way of thinking in building abstract concepts through concrete things. Abstract ideas in metaphorical thinking are metaphorized into real-world things. This study aims to describe the metaphorical thinking profile of junior high school students in solving algebraic problems. The problem-solving steps used are the Polya model and the stages of metaphorical thinking using the CREATE criteria by Siler. This research is qualitative research using a descriptive approach. This study involved one of the seventh-grade students in a private junior high school in Surabaya who got the highest score on the preliminary test, namely the mathematical ability test. The data collecting technique employed in this study was problem-solving assignments and semi-structured interviews. Time triangulation was performed to assess the data from this study's credibility. Based on the analysis results, the subject has not been optimal in revealing the CREATE criteria for metaphorical thinking. The research subject has not been able to find a suitable metaphor for the algebra problem, so the subject did not reveal the Connect and Relate criteria. However, the subject revealed Explore criteria by designing mathematical models on the algebraic problem. The subject was able to determine the mathematical processes needed to solve the problem for the Analyze criteria, and the subject was also able to explain the procedures she took before. The subject discovered the Transform criteria by inferring and interpreting data based on earlier work. Last, the subject revealed the Experience criteria by explaining a new challenge using the model that had been created previously.

The effect of the structured inquiry learning model on students' critical and collaborative thinking skills

The study aims to describe the effect of the inquiry learning model on student critical thinking skills and collaborative skills. The one-group pretest-posttest design was used in the study. The samples were 31 students in grade eight of junior high school in Surabaya, Indonesia. Learning performance data is obtained through observation methods, students' critical thinking skills data through writing test methods, and collaborative skills with observation methods. Learning implementation data is then analyzed with mode formulas. Critical thinking skill data is analyzed using the paired-sample t-test. Collaboration skill data is analyzed with the mode formula. Critical thinking skills indicators are providing simple explanations, building basic skills, concluding, providing advanced explanations, and organizing strategies and tactics. Collaborative skill indicators are working productively with a group of friends, being jointly responsible for getting work done, participating respectfully in discussions, debates, and disagreements, committing to putting group goals first, showing flexibility, and compromising. The study showed that tcount=12.961 and ttable=30. It means that a structured inquiry learning model can improve students' critical and collaborative thinking skills.

Application of structured inquiry learning models to enhance students' critical thinking skills

This study aimed to describe the implementation of learning, the improvement of students' critical thinking skills, and the student responses after applying the structured inquiry learning model to the sub-material of fluid pressure. This type of research used a pre-experimental design with one group pretest-posttest design. The research subjects used were students of the public junior high schools in Surabaya, Indonesia. This study used several instruments in the form of learning implementation observation sheets, test sheets, and questionnaire sheets which were then analyzed by quantitative description. The results showed that the implementation of learning obtained very good criteria with mode 4. Normality tests, paired t-tests, and N-Gain were used to analyze research data. The result of the standard test is significant. The value is 0.122, which means the data is normally distributed. Paired t-test produces a Sig value of 0.000 <0.05, which means a significant difference after being given treatment in a structured inquiry learning model. The improvement of students' critical thinking skills can also be seen from the N-Gain results on each critical thinking skill indicator with a score of 0.81 (high), 0.77 (high), 0.91 (high), 0.76 (high). and 0.84 (high). Students gave positive responses to the application of this learning model with an average score of 93.81%, and the criteria were very high. These results indicate that students' critical thinking skills can improve after the applied structured inquiry learning model.

Pedagogic Transformative: The Impact of Social Alienation on History Learning/Social Studies at State Junior High Schools in Indonesia

The research aims to uncover deviations from transformative learning practices. Priority study on social alienation in social studies learning in Junior High Schools (SMP). The research method used is qualitative research. The research subjects were students of class VIII and IX of public junior high schools in Surabaya, Sidoarjo, and Malang as schools that became a barometer of the quality of junior high school education in East Java. Collecting data using in-depth interview and observation techniques. The analysis uses Miles and Huberman's qualitative description analysis technique which includes the process of data reduction, data presentation, and verification/conclusion. The result of the research is the fact that the practice of social alienation in social studies learning in junior high school is found. A form of alienation is Powerlessness. Learners experience relational alienation caused by the dominance of power in teaching and learning interactions. The fact that the practice of alienation is meaningless is also found. Learners experience intellectual role alienation caused by the teacher's self-construction of authority, namely the teacher as a source of learning, the teacher is smart. Another cause is the curriculum achievement target that is charged to the teacher so that the productivity value of students is less appreciated.

THE FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS’ LEVEL OF WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE (WTC) IN AN ENGLISH CLASS AT A PRIVATE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN SURABAYA

This article purposes to find out the level of students’ willingness to communicate (WTC) in an English class at a private junior high school in Surabaya, to explain the factors affecting students’ level of WTC, and to explore students’ attempts or strategies to improve their level of WTC. This article is classified into qualitative research. The subjects of this article are students of junior high. The study focused on students' experiences of the factors and strategies demonstrated by students in class speaking and in front of the class. The data was in the form of the transcription of the interview and observation instrument. The detail information is obtained from interviewing the students. The result shows that the level of students’ WTC in an English class was low. The writer also found several factors that affect students’ level of willingness to communicate (WTC) using English proved by the observation result and interview result, they are self-confidence, communicative competence, learning anxiety, students’ motivation, personality, teacher role, classroom atmosphere, interlocutor, the effect of topics, the effect of task types. It is appropriate that students who have poor self-confidence, lack communicative competence, lack the motivation to speak, and have n elevated level of anxiety are included in the category of having a low level of students’ willingness to communicate. The most of students said that self-confidence affected their level of WTC. The writer found that the students have a variety of strategies such as using technology in language learning and following conversation club. Both of them showed their enthusiasm to speak in the classroom and did all the assignments in the Hybrid learning system. Combining technology and outside activity can improve the student’ WTC.

\u2018Dove Confident Me Indonesia: Single Session\u2019: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate a school-based body image intervention among Indonesian adolescents

BackgroundDue to the prevalence and associated adverse health consequences of negative body image among adolescents globally, there is a need to develop acceptable, effective, and scalable interventions. School-based body image interventions delivered by trained teachers show promise in reducing negative body image in adolescents. However, there is currently a lack of evidenced-based body image interventions for use in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This paper outlines a protocol for the development and evaluation of Dove Confident Me Indonesia: Single Session, a single-session, teacher-led body image intervention for Indonesian adolescents.MethodThe effectiveness of the intervention will be evaluated using a cluster randomised controlled trial design. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the trial will be conducted online. Trained teachers or school guidance counsellors will deliver the intervention. Self-report questionnaires will be collected at three time points: baseline, post-intervention, and two-month follow-up. The primary outcome is body esteem. Secondary outcomes are internalisation of appearance ideals, mood, engagement in life activities, tendency to engage in appearance comparisons, and skin shade satisfaction. A minimum of 1000 participants will provide 95% power to detect small-to-medium intervention effects. To account for attrition and potential internet issues, the sample will comprise of 2000 Indonesian adolescents in grades 7–9, attending state junior high schools in Surabaya, East Java. Quantitative and qualitative data on acceptability of the intervention will also be collected from teachers and students. Additionally, fidelity of lesson implementation will be assessed. This project received ethical approval from the Universitas Indonesia and the University of the West of England. The intervention will be disseminated in junior high schools throughout Indonesia via UNICEF’s Life Skills Education (LSE) programme, which will be freely available for teachers to download.DiscussionThis paper presents Dove Confident Me Indonesia: Single Session, a culturally adapted school-based intervention designed to improve Indonesian adolescents’ body image. It details the plan for evaluation, highlighting the strengths and limitations of the proposed study design. It will be informative for others aiming to adapt evidence-based school curricula to promote well-being among adolescents in LMICs.Trial registrationNCT04665557. Registered 11th December 2020.

Relationship between Paternal and Maternal Parenting Style with Internet Addiction Level of Adolescents.

Objective: Internet addiction has become a major problem worldwide, especially for adolescents. Adolescents are considered vulnerable and at risk of internet addiction due to the immature self-control, easy access, and flexible schedule. Parenting style has a significant influence on the incidence of internet addiction in adolescents. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between paternal and maternal parenting style toward internet addiction level of adolescents at one of junior high Schools in Surabaya, Indonesia. Method : In this cross-sectional study, a total of 114 adolescents (44 boys and 70 girls) aged ranging from 12 to 15 in a junior high school in Surabaya, Indonesia, were recruited by stratified random sampling method in November 2019. The Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ) were used to measure internet addiction level, and maternal and paternal parenting style of adolescents. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and multiple regression tests with IBM SPSS Statistics 25 to adjust the relationship between paternal and maternal parenting style toward internet addiction level of adolescents. Results: a total of 77.2% of adolescents were internet addicts and the majority experienced ‘mild’ internet addiction level (52.60%). Furthermore, the Pearson correlation results indicated that paternal permissive and authoritarian parenting styles were positively correlated with internet addiction level of adolescents. The multiple regression analysis results indicated that paternal permissive parenting style significantly predicted adolescents’ internet addiction level. Conclusion: This study highlighted the significant role of paternal permissive and authoritarian parenting styles among adolescents’ internet addiction.

STEM Learning in Sustainability Issues to Improve Sustainability Consciousness of Junior High School Students

<p>Sustainability Consciousness is the expected result with the existence of ESD that is a complicated construction that can be influenced by various factors. ESD aims to develop students' understanding of sustainability issues and change students' attitudes and behavior regarding environmental, social, and economic sustainability. The purpose of this paper is to determine the improvement of students’ sustainability consciousness after attending STEM learning in sustainability issues. This study used quasi experimental method with one group pretes-posttest design. It was conducted in 28 seventh grades students of junior high school in Surabaya. The instrument was declared as valid based on expert’s judgment and showed Alpha Cronbach score 0,85. Data was collected by pretest and posttest of sustainability consciousness questionnaire. Based on the data analysis, it showed that sustainability issues were effectively integrated into STEM learning to enhance the sustainability consciousness of junior high school students. N-gain average of sustainability consciousness were 0,18 as low category. The findings suggest that required learning strategies that can provide more opportunities for students to learn about sustainability issues and develop pro-sustainability attitudes and behaviors.</p>