Narrative Material Research Articles

Effects of a death education based on narrative pedagogy in a palliative care course among Chinese nursing students.

Death education has been confirmed to be an effective method to enhance nursing students' attitudes and coping abilities toward death. However, integrated Narrative Pedagogy into the death education to explore educational effectiveness is still limited. The study aimed to evaluate the effects of a death education based on Narrative Pedagogy in a palliative care course on the attitude toward death, coping with death, and attitude toward caring for the dying among undergraduate nursing students in China. The study was designed as a pre-post intervention study with a quasi-experimental design. All the participants received 6 class hours of death education which was designed in a palliative care course. The death education includes preparation, presentation, discussion, reflection, and practice of the narrative materials. Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R), Coping with Death Scale (CDS), and Frommelt Attitude Toward Care of the Dying-Form B (FATCOD-Form B) were used to measure outcomes. Sixty undergraduate nursing students who consented. There were statistically significant increases in the mean score of neutral acceptance and approach acceptance in the DAP-R, CDS, and FATCOD-Form B before and after the intervention. This death education integrated Narrative Pedagogy which indicated to improve attitude toward death, competence to cope with death, and attitude toward the care of dying patients. The findings assist teachers in understanding the importance and urgency of death education, as well as providing a favorable approach to death education. However, the long-term effectiveness still needs to study in further.

“I use salt. However, I also use soy sauce, oyster sauce, sometimes chili sauce and….”: interviews with Australians of Chinese ancestry regarding reducing salt consumption for hypertension prevention

BackgroundHigh dietary salt consumption is a significant health issue in Chinese populations. This study identified the facilitators for and barriers to salt reduction for prevention of hypertension among Chinese Australians.MethodsAn inductive qualitative study with semi-structured interviews (n = 8) was conducted with convenience samples recruited from social media. Adults who a) were over 18 years old, b) were of Chinese ancestry and c) had lived in Australia for at least 6 months were eligible for participation. Interview transcripts were transcribed and analysed using content analysis.ResultsFour facilitators for and eight barriers to reducing salt consumption were synthesised from the narrative materials. The facilitators were: 1) individual perceptions of health benefits, 2) salt alternatives, 3) digital information and 4) increased awareness of negative health impacts from a high-salt diet. The barriers identified were: 1) negative physical changes not apparent, 2) inadequate salt-related health education, 3) hidden salt in food products, 4) inadequate food literacy, 5) pricing, 6) busy lifestyle, 7) low perceived susceptibility and 8) individual food taste preference and cooking habits. Peer and family influence had positive and negative effects on participants’ likelihood of reducing salt consumption.ConclusionsThe facilitators for and barriers to maintaining a low-salt diet in Chinese Australians were multifaceted and interrelated. Future salt-reduction strategies should focus on the health benefits of reduced salt consumption and practical interventions such as salt alternatives and education on low-salt food choices and cooking methods and changing perceptions about salt reduction to become a social norm in the Chinese community.

The Population of Laodicea ad Mare in Roman Times: The Structure and Vectors of Development

This article considers the social structure of Laodicea ad Mare between the second half of the 1st century A.D. and the 4th century A.D., i.e., from the beginning of the Roman rule in Syria to the time before the Islamic conquest of the region. The study relies primarily on data from epigraphic writings (such as tomb inscriptions, dedicatory texts, and signatures), as well as on narrative materials and the corpus of Roman law, which are used as additional sources. The evolution of the family institution and the property relations within Laodicean families is analyzed. A portrait of the free citizens of Laodicea who were engaged in handicrafts, especially in the textile industry, is compiled. The life of the city’s rabble is traced. The status, structure, and financial capabilities of the propertied aristocracy are described. Its impact on public life is discussed. Information is provided about the residence of Roman citizens in Laodicea and their activities and influence on the civic community of the city. The results obtained show that the social processes in Laodicea correspond to the basic trends of urban development in Late Antiquity and that this was the period when the social conflict within the Laodicean community intensified. The findings may be useful for students of history faculties and for researchers interested in the history of the Roman Empire and the Near East in Antiquity.

The Effectiveness of Using Comic Strips Toward Students' Reading Comprehension on Narrative Text

The objective of this study was to examine the potential impact of Comic Strips on the reading comprehension skills of eighth-grade students at Mulia Insani Junior High School in Loa, Bandung-West Java. This study employed a pre-experimental research design, specifically utilizing a pre-test and post-test design. The sample methodology employed in this study was purposive sampling. The research was conducted on the VIII B class at Mulia Insani Junior High School during the academic year 2022/2023. The data was collected by the administration of a reading exam in a multiple-choice format. Next, the obtained data was subjected to analysis using the paired sample t-test. There were a total of four meetings, with two meetings dedicated to therapy and the remaining two meetings allocated for pretest and posttest purposes. The findings of the study indicate a notable impact of using comic strips as a post-treatment intervention, as seen by the observed increase in post-test scores. According to the findings, the average score of the posttest was 87.41, whereas the average score of the pretest was 39.67. Additionally, according to the results of the paired sample t-test, the two-tailed significance value (sig) was found to be 0.000, which is below the conventional threshold of 0.05. The study of the paired sample t-test yielded statistically significant results. Hence, this study provides evidence that the utilization of comic strips has a notable impact on the reading comprehension of students, particularly in relation to narrative material. The research was conducted in the VIII B class at Mulia Insani Islamic Junior High School in Loa, Bandung-West Java.

Character Development of Students through an English Literacy Program Based on Storytelling

The literacy program is a strategy implemented by schools worldwide with the aim of making their citizens literate for a lifetime. This research aims to determine: 1) the implementation of character development of students through an English literacy program based on storytelling, 2) the integration of character development of students through an English literacy program based on storytelling. This research used qualitative descriptive methods with data collection and analysis techniques through observation, interviews, and documentation. The subjects of this research were two teachers acting as model teachers and students from classes X-1 and X-3. The research was conducted at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri (MAN) 2 Kota Makassar in the first semester of the 2023/2024 academic year. Before conducting the research, the researcher and teachers discussed the implementation process of the learning, the timeline of activities, and the agreed-upon topics. The results of this research were as follows: 1) the implementation of character development began with a prayer before starting the English literacy program based on storytelling. It was then followed by reviewing narrative text material, Q&A sessions, assignment, and finally, performing storytelling to foster the characters of discipline, hard work, responsibility, and creativity with a percentage ranging from 78.86 (good category) to 87.68 (very good category). This indicated that all students actively participated in each stage of the program, emphasizing the importance of character education, as clearly stated in Surah al-Qalam, verse 4. 2) English teachers at MAN 2 Kota Makassar have integrated character development into English language learning. It was included in lesson planning, material selection, media usage, classroom management, and assessment. In addition, English teachers have a comprehensive understanding of English language learning based on storytelling. This literacy program could foster the character of students as education and habituation in their daily activities.

Analyzing the Suitability of English Reading Materials: The Correlation between the Readability Level and Narrative Reading Comprehension

The observed low reading proficiency among Indonesian students can be attributed to several variables, such as the level of readability or the degree of text difficulty. The comprehension of the suitability of texts for students was of utmost importance for English teachers. The correlational research methodology was employed in this study to ascertain the presence or absence of a statistically significant relationship between student reading comprehension and the outcome variable under investigation. The participants of this study consisted of tenth-grade students from SMA Gajah Mada and SMAN 7 Bandar Lampung, who were selected to participate in the research project conducted throughout the 2020-2021 academic year. To acquire pertinent data regarding the reading comprehension abilities of pupils, an assessment specifically designed to evaluate reading comprehension was administered. A total of 12 narrative reading materials were identified in this study, sourced from three different textbooks: the Pathway to English Textbook published by Erlangga, the Talk Active Textbook authored by Yudhistira, and the Bahasa Inggris Textbook developed by the Ministry of Education and Culture. The researcher evaluated text readability using the Flesch Reading Ease Formula, with the subsequent classification of the readability level based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level. The results of this study revealed a statistically significant positive correlation (r = 0.9054). A selection of six narrative reading materials, deemed suitable for tenth-grade students, was made accessible.

The Analysis of High Order Thinking Skills in the TPS Cooperative Learning Model for Narrative Text Materials in Class XI at SMA Darul Mustofa Bangkalan

The Analysis of High Order Thinking Skills in the TPS Cooperative Learning Model for Narrative Text Materials in Class XI at SMA Darul Mustofa Bangkalan

Articulate Storyline-Based Learning Media Loaded with Local Wisdom Values in Historical Narrative Text Material for Elementary School Students

Articulate Storyline-Based Learning Media Loaded with Local Wisdom Values in Historical Narrative Text Material for Elementary School Students

A narrative inquiry of the intergenerational transmission of cultural family values in mainland China

ABSTRACT This qualitative study of narrative inquiry involved fifty-eight families in mainland China. The life histories and lived experiences of one hundred and fifty-six people across three generations, amounting to 600,000 words, were recorded as narrative materials about the intergenerational transmission of cultural family values within the past seventy years. Findings indicate that parents hold a notable importance in value transmission. The changing but still significant core values such as filial piety, educational aspirations, collective personhood and patriotism, and the cultivation of moral values are often associated with Chinese families and are underpinned by the national discourse of harmony, stability, and loyalty. Additionally, storytelling, parental modelling, direct teaching, and behaviour training are the primary means of communicating and imparting cultural family values. Children need more opportunities to reflect about what they are taught concerning moral and cultural values.

AN ANALYSIS ON STUDENTS’ PROBLEM IN WRITING A NARRATIVE TEXT AT ELEVENTH GRADE OF SMAN 1 KOTO KAMPAR HULU

This study aims to describe the problems in writing narrative text for class XI students of SMAN 1 Koto Kampar Hulu, describing the problems faced by students in write narrative texts, and provide solutions or ways to overcome problems faced by students. This study uses a qualitative description method. Technique data collection was obtained by using interview techniques and documentation, and the data obtained were analyzed using Triangulation data sources and method triangulation. The results showed that in writing narrative text, in class XI students of SMAN 1 Koto Kampar Hulu carried out based on 2013 curriculum, class XI English learning syllabus, and carried out according to the English lesson plan for narrative text teaching materials. The problems faced in writing narrative texts are: teacher teaching to students is not optimal, students' motivation is low in writing narrative text, How to overcome these difficulties is that teachers are given training and guidance regarding learning and students are given attention, motivation to be active in learning

Art as a spiritual practice. The interplay between artistic creation and spiritual search in seven Colombian artists

ABSTRACT This paper explores the ways in which artistic creation and spiritual search interrelate in the life and work of seven Colombian artists who took part at the Laboratory of Art and Spirituality in Bogotá (2022–2023). Based on a hermeneutic analysis of different narrative and reflexive materials produced by the artists during a ten-month period of spiritual and artistic exploration, the first part delineates the artists’ understanding and practice of spirituality in a plural world. The Discussion section investigates the connections between their artistic and spiritual practices, emphasizing their understanding of art as a vehicle for accessing and communicating spiritual insights. Thus, this work aims at contributing both to the study of the shapes spirituality takes today and to the investigation of their relationship to the arts.

Reykjaholt Revisited: Representing Snorri in Sturla Þórðarson's Íslendinga saga

Reykjaholt Revisited: Representing Snorri in Sturla Þórðarson's <i>Íslendinga saga</i>

Implementation of Role of Card Media in Increasing Students' Narrative Writing Skills in Class IV SD Muhammadiyah 20 Medan

The background of this research is the lack of motivation of students in writing stories, the absence of students' interest in learning to write, the absence of learning media, part of writing skills, namely writing essays. This study aims to apply the role card media in improving writing skills on narrative essay material for Indonesian language subjects in class IV SD Muhammadiyah 20 Medan. This study uses a type of PTK (Classroom Action Research). The location of this research was carried out at SD Muhammadiyah 20 Medan on Jalan Gedung Arca Gang Unity. The time of the research was held in February 2022. The subjects of this classroom action research were 23 students in grade IV at SD Muhammadiyah 20 Medan consisting of 9 boys and 14 girls. The object of this research is the application of role-card media in improving narrative essay writing skills in class IV SD Muhammadiyah 20 Medan. Data Collection Instrument using Observation. The data analysis technique used is Teacher Activity Analysis and Student Activity Analysis. The results of the study showed that the results of students' writing skills in the first cycle were 61% complete. The results of students' writing skills in cycle II which were completed were 87%. Analysis of Teacher Activities in cycle I as many as 80 with criteria B (Good). Teacher Activity Analysis In cycle II there were 90 with criteria A (Very Good). Analysis of Student Activities in the first cycle of students who completed as many as 12 students with a percentage of 52.2%. Analysis of students in the second cycle of students who completed as many as 20 students with a percentage of 86.9%.

Pengembangan Video Pembelajaran Berbantuan Aplikasi Plotagon Pada Materi Memaparkan Informasi Dari Teks Narasi Sejarah

Learning media is an absolute necessity in a learning process. Unfortunately, the learning media available on the market or even schools have not been able to answer the needs of teachers in delivering learning material. Including the absence of learning videos specifically designed for historical narrative text material. The purpose of this study was to determine the analysis of the needs, characteristics, and student responses to the Plotagon application-assisted learning videos. This study uses the Research and Development method. Collecting data using the method of documentation, interviews, observation, questionnaires (questionnaire). The results of the study show that the Plotagon application-assisted learning videos are declared very feasible to be tested on students. The validation results from material experts obtained an average value of 86.8% and from media experts obtained an average value of 89.28%. The results of the teacher's response to the Plotagon application-assisted learning video media received an "Agree" response of 66.7% and a "Strongly Agree" response of 33.3%. The results of student responses received "Agree" responses of 34.72% and "Strongly Agree" responses of 65.28%. The conclusions from this research are Plotagon-assisted learning videos can be well received by users and are a novelty in learning media that are in accordance with the needs of teachers and students so that they have a good impact on the learning process.

Towards a Heuristic Neuropsychological Model of Adjudicative Competency.

This study sought to delineate the neuropsychological processes that undergird the psycho-legal concept of competency to stand trial (CST). Accordingly, we retrospectively examined the relationship between clinical judgments of competence or incompetence of defendants committed to a maximum-security psychiatric facility and neuropsychological measures of cognitive and social intelligence and declarative memory. Results indicated that both groups (competent and incompetent) showed similar levels of depressed cognitive intelligence with Wechsler full-scale IQ levels falling in the upper end of the borderline range. Compared with defendants clinically judged as incompetent, defendants recommended as competent scored significantly higher on measures of social intelligence and episodic memory, with the most pronounced advantage occurring on tests of verbal memory that place heavy demands on encoding, consolidation, and retrieval of aurally presented narrative material. Cognitive capacities in areas of social intelligence and episodic memory may play critical roles in developing a heuristic neuropsychological model of CST. The evaluation of these domains offers implications for the assessment, restoration, and understanding of CST.

DEVELOPING SCIENTIFIC APPROACH-BASED E-MODULE ASSISTED BY KSOFT FLIPBOOK MAKER APPLICATION FOR THE TENTH-GRADE OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

The limitations of the teaching materials, the absence of sample questions, individual assignments, and evaluations of narrative text materials are the issues covered in this study. This research aims to describe the needs of teachers and students for an electronic module (e-module) based on the scientific approach, to develop a prototype for an e-module based on the scientific approach, and to describe the experts’ validation of the e-module. This study employed R&amp;D using the 4D development model, which has four stages: define, design, develop, and disseminate. Three validators—two lecturers and one teacher—were used to evaluate the e- module. This research findings show as follows. Firstly, teachers and students need narrative text e-module teaching materials employing a scientific approach, secondly, the e- module narrative text prototype adheres to the scientific approach. Finally, the validation test on e-module narrative text for English learning is categorized as valid. These findings recommend that using the scientific approach-based e-module narrative text material that was developed with the help of the KSOFT flipbook maker is imperatively implemented in teaching a narrative text in the tenth grade of Senior High School.

Development of Indonesian Language Teaching Materials Based on Local Wisdom on Historical Narrative Text Material for Grade V Students at SDN 5 Kebondalem Banyuwangi

This study aims to describe the development process, validity, and effectiveness of Indonesian language teaching materials based on local wisdom in historical narrative text material for fifth grade students at SDN 5 Kebondalem Banyuwangi. The type of research used is development research or better known as the Borg and Gall Research and Development (R&amp;D) model. In this study, the steps for developing the Borg and Gall R&amp;D model were only carried out up to the eighth stage, namely product trials. This is because at the eighth stage of development research it can be concluded the feasibility and effectiveness of the product being developed. Data collection techniques were carried out by observation, interviews, validation, questionnaires, and tests. Validity results by the three expert validators of media, language, and materials as well as practitioners show that the Indonesian language teaching materials based on local wisdom that have been developed get a score of 88.1 with very decent criteria. The product validity score of the student response questionnaire is 91% which is classified as very good. The effectiveness of teaching material products that have been developed in terms of the learning outcomes completeness score of 86,36 is classified as very good criteria. The level of product effectiveness when viewed from the student response questionnaire shows a final score 87 so that it belongs to the very effective category. Based on the test results, it shows that the developed Indonesian language teaching materials are very effective in the learning process of historical narrative text material in class V of elementary schools.

Development of Indonesian Language Teaching Materials Based on Local Wisdom on Historical Narrative Text Material for Grade V Students at SDN 5 Kebondalem Banyuwangi

Development of Indonesian Language Teaching Materials Based on Local Wisdom on Historical Narrative Text Material for Grade V Students at SDN 5 Kebondalem Banyuwangi

Upaya Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Bahasa Inggris Materi Narratif Text melalui Model Pembelajaran Problem Based Learning Siswa Kelas VIII.A SMP Negeri 6 Mataram

The objectives of this study were: 1) To find out that the PBL learning model can improve English learning outcomes Narrative Text Material for class VIII.A SMP Negeri 6 Mataram in the academic year 2022/2023; 2) To find out the PBL learning model can improve English learning outcomes Narrative Text Material for class VIII.A SMP Negeri 6 Mataram for the 2022/2023 academic year. The subjects of this study were 39 class VIII.A students of SMP Negeri 6 Mataram, consisting of 22 female students and 17 male students. The stages of this research include: (1) planning, (2) implementing actions, (3) observing, and (4) reflecting in each cycle. The results of the research show that the success of the Problem Based Learning (PBL) learning model can be seen in the pre-cycle conditions, students who complete learning are 27 students (69.23%) of 39 students, with an average score of 80.77. After the learning improvements were implemented in cycle I, the number of students who completed their studies became 30 students (76.92%) with an average score of 83.82. In cycle II, it is known that all 39 students (100%) have successfully completed their studies, with an average score of 90.44. Based on these results, it is said that learning English with the Problem Based Learning (PBL) learning model can improve the mastery of learning outcomes according to what is planned for class VIII.A students of SMP Negeri 6 Mataram.

A vocality is about chords and contexts: The story of C. Krishnaveni and songmaking

In writing the histories of film practitioners such as C. Krishnaveni, one recognizes the value of how their vocalities, literal and metaphoric, as observers, creative artistes and enablers are indicative of the form that cinema has historically taken within specific spaces of language and culture. This article reviews key themes and developments around the encoding of voices of early actors and singers, places their contribution in the cultural and linguistic context of South India and notes their historical position in innovating with cinematic technologies and creating new musical and narrative materials.