Public Junior High School Students Research Articles

Strengthening the Moral and Spiritual Values of School Principals as an Effort to Build the Character of Public Junior High School Students in Malang Regency

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of spiritual and moral principles in improving character learning. This study uses a descriptive qualitative research approach, with the type of research as a site study. Data collection techniques are done through interviews, observations, and documentation studies. Data analysis techniques use interactive data patterns: data collection, data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing and verifying. The results of this study state that this principal's model based on spiritual morals can improve character learning. People with high spirituality tend to behave in a way that positively impacts other humans. Suppose the spiritual level of a school principal is high. In that case, deviant behaviour or fraudulent acts will not occur because of the awareness that the Creator and the adverse effects, including the burden of accountability before God in the Hereafter, monitor all his activities. Through the principalship, spiritual morals are expected to help facilitate the implementation of character education learning through student education.

Moral Intelligence Inventory: A Moral Intelligence Measurement Tool for Public Junior High School Students

Moral intelligence is the ability to differentiate between right and wrong, create exact choices, and behave ethically according to applicable norms and rules. This development is purposed to produce a moral intelligence inventory. This method applies Borg and Gall development model. The population of this research is students of junior high schools in Malang. Indeed, the sampling is decided through cluster random sampling, wherein 300 students were selected as the research sample. The data are analyzed using Product Moment Pearson analysis, Alpha Cronbach, normality test, and factor analysis. This development draws on a moral intelligence inventory product for junior high school students in Malang, which consists of 45 statement items. These met the criteria of moral intelligence inventory, validity test, and reliability test on a high scale with a 0.907 coefficient. Future research is suggested to improve moral intelligence inventory for elementary, senior high school, and vocational school students. They considered that these levels' development, age maturity, and learning process differ from junior high school. Additionally, the following researchers are expected to employ other theories that discuss moral intelligence to assist students in finding out their moral intelligence level. Keywords: Moral intelligence, vocational school, students.

Strategy of teacher in Improving the Learning Outcomes of Public Junior High School Students

One of the factors influencing learning outcomes is the ability of teachers to implement teaching strategies effectively. A monotonous teaching process can lead to decreased student motivation and lower learning outcomes. This study aims to investigate the teaching strategies used by Catholic Education teachers to enhance student learning outcomes at SMP Negeri 2 Namorambe. The research adopts a qualitative approach, where data obtained is analyzed through data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The findings reveal that teachers utilize various strategies to improve student learning outcomes, such as employing instructional models involving syntax, principles of social system response, supportive systems, and instructional impact. Following the implementation of these strategies, student learning outcomes in Catholic Education subjects show improvement across cognitive, affective, and psychomotor aspects. The effective classroom management skills of teachers also positively impact student learning outcomes. Therefore, the participation and support of the school community, particularly the school principal, are crucial in facilitating the enhancement of teaching quality and mastery of instructional models among teachers

Factors Affecting Academic Performance in Social Studies Among Students in Selected Public Junior High Schools in Hohoe Municipality, Ghana

The study sought to investigate the factors affecting academic performance in Social Studies among public junior high school students in Hohoe Municipality in the Volta Region of Ghana. It adopted Ecological systems theory by Urie Bronferbrenner (1979). A quantitative (positivist) methodology with a descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used for the study. The three public junior high schools were obtained through the use of a purposeful sampling approach. Additionally, a random sampling procedure was employed to select 180 students from the three chosen schools. Structured questionnaires were used as instrument for data collection. With the aid of the version 25 of the Statistical Product for Service Solution (SPSS), descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) were used to analyse the data. The findings of the study revealed that students' home characteristics including parents' great interest in their children's education and involvement in household tasks had had an impact on their academic performance in Social Studies. Academic performance was also found to be influenced by criteria related to the teachers, such as their professional training, teaching experience, subject-matter expertise, positive relationships with their students, and completion of the Social Studies curriculum. It was recommended that the Ministry of Education and Ghana Education Service provide guidance and counselling systems in the public junior high schools in the Municipality as well as schedule regular and thorough in-service training and workshops for the headteachers and teachers to enable them advance their knowledge, skills, and experiences in instructional pedagogies.

Prototype of Health Education to Improve the Quality of Life of Students with Scoliosis

Background: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a malalignment vertebra that occurs in adolescence and develops at 11 – 18 years old. This condition could worsen due to poor posture habits and heavy load on one side during daily activities. This study aims to examine whether the prototype health education impacted the quality of life of students with scoliosis.
 Methods: This research used quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design. This study's population was all Public Junior High School students in 289 Jakarta. Moreover, a purposive sampling technique was used. Fifteen students participated and completed all the interventions. The participant conducted a posture assessment using a postural grid, and then the degree of the spine curve was measured using a scoliometer, and the pain was measured by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). For evaluation, it will focus on knowledge about scoliosis, posture, pain level, and quality of life.
 Results: The Wilcoxon test shows significant differences between before and after the intervention on the knowledge (p<0.001; z = -3.535), degree of scoliosis (p<0.5; z = -2.264), pain level (p<0.5; z = -2.232 ), and quality of life scores (p<0.01; z = -2.848). A pre-test and post-test correlation test was carried out using the Spearman test. There was a correlation between pain and the student's quality of life (r=0.551).
 Conclusion: The prototype in this study could improve knowledge significantly but did not significantly improve students' quality of life. However, it showed that reducing pain could improve the quality of life for students with scoliosis.

Moral Degradation of Manners Among Public Junior High School Students

The purpose of this study is to describe the various forms of moral degradation in students' Manners behavior in Junior High School in Padang City, as well as the factors that influence it. This research uses a qualitative approach. The research sample was purposively selected with the consideration that the data source has relevant knowledge related to the phenomenon under study. The data collection techniques used included observation, interviews, and document analysis. Data validity was checked through triangulation of data sources. Data analysis was carried out through the stages of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The subjects in this study were junior high school students and teachers where this research took place. This research was conducted in the even semester of the 2023/2024 academic year. The results of the study obtained conclusions, first, the forms of moral degradation of manners of junior high school students in Padang City, namely: Students do not respect teachers, Students say dirty words, Students interrupt other people's opinions, Do not ask permission to enter the classroom, Disturb other students when they are learning. Second, the degradation of moral manners of junior high school students in Padang City is influenced by two factors, namely Internal factors and factors from within the students themselves. External factors are school environment, family environment, community environment, and peers.

THE EFFECT OF ASSERTIVE BEHAVIOR AND SELF-DISCLOSURE ON MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY (SURVEY AT SMP NEGERI IN NORTH JAKARTA)

Objectives of the study: (1) Knowing the direct influence of assertive behavior on the ability to solve mathematical problems in public junior high school students in North Jakarta. (2) Knowing the direct effect of self-disclosure on the ability to solve mathematical problems in public junior high school students in North Jakarta. (3) Knowing the direct influence of assertive behavior on self-disclosure in public junior high school students in North Jakarta. (4) Knowing the indirect influence of assertive behavior through self-disclosure on the ability to solve mathematical problems in public junior high school students in North Jakarta. The method used in this study is the survey method. This study used a survey study. Test the hypothesis using path analysis. The results concluded: (1) There is a significant direct influence of assertive behavior on solving mathematics problems of public junior high school students in North Jakarta. This is evidenced by the acquisition of Sig. = 0.000 < 0.05 and (2) There is a significant direct influence of self-disclosure on solving mathematics problems of public junior high school students in North Jakarta. This is evidenced by the acquisition of Sig. = 0.038 < 0.05 and . (3) There is a significant direct influence of assertive behavior on the self-disclosure of public junior high school students in North Jakarta. This is evidenced by the acquisition of Sig. = 0.000 < 0.05 and . (4) There is a significant indirect influence of assertive behavior through self-disclosure on the mathematical problem-solving ability of public junior high school students in North Jakarta. This can be proven by the value,

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.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ CRITICAL THINKING ABILITY

Problem solving is an important skill, and making decisions about the basis of critical thinking skills. This study is a descriptive qualitative study to describe the critical thinking of 8th grade public junior high school students in the suburbs of Surabaya, East Java in solving TVLS problems. Fifteen junior high school students contributed to the study and were given questionnaires to get three subjects with different critical thinking abilities. Furthermore, each subject was requested to solve TVLS word problems and then interviewed. The instruments used in this study were a critical thinking questionnaire (CTAT), TVLS word problems, semi-structured interview guidelines. The data was analyzed based on indicators that combined the stages of Polya's problem solving and critical thinking. The data were analyzed using critical thinking indicators that have been determined by the authors and the results obtained showed that (1) uncritical and low critical subjects were unable to complete the critical thinking indicators at each stage of problem solving; (2) medium critical, critical, and highly critical subjects were able to complete the critical thinking indicators at each stage of problem solving. For this reason, it is advised that teachers teach their students to think critically in solving problems in every learning process

Printed Modular Resources for Mathematics Education: Enhancing Distance Learning in Rural Public Junior High Schools during the COVID-19 Pandemic

This study investigated the physical features, quality of printed modules, and prior knowledge in mathematics among public junior high school students in rural areas during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was conducted within the Division of Butuan City, Caraga Region, Philippines specifically focusing on South Butuan District II. A descriptive-comparative research design was employed, and a survey questionnaire was administered to 607 Junior High School students selected through purposive sampling. Statistical tools, including the average mean, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Mann-Whitney U test, were employed for data analysis and interpretation. The findings indicated that the physical features, quality of printed modules, and prior knowledge in mathematics were assessed as high, suggesting that students, regardless of school location, received consistent features and module quality. Moreover, significant differences were observed among variables based on the type of school, while no significant differences were found regarding sex and distance from the school concerning the dependent variables.

Barriers to the Reading Comprehension of Public Junior High School Students

The Study Focused on the Barriers to the Reading Comprehension of Public Junior High school Students. The study made use of qualitative techniques to identify barriers in Reading Comprehension from selected Grade 7 students at Pajo National High School, in the school year 2022-2023.The researchers utilized the Phil Iri guide questionnaires to determine the student’s skills in terms of reading comprehension, this scale presents the overall view of the students themselves about the barriers and their reading comprehension.The study yielded that Despite the teachers' best efforts, it is obvious that students experience challenges in developing their reading comprehension. Moreover, the students agreed that they have difficulties understanding the texts provided. Likewise, despite the teachers' confidence in their overall ability to teach reading, there will always be some students who struggle to understand the readings, even if the bulk of students may do it well. This may be a sign that the teacher did not further consult with each and every student when it came to the discussions. If teachers want to further develop their students' reading comprehension skills, they must be able to meet their urge to innovate their comprehension.

Factors Influencing Ghanaian Public Junior High School Students’ Performance in English Language, Mathematics and Science and its Implications on the National Policy on Progression

The study examined the factors that influence the performance of students in selected public junior high schools in Ghana using English Language, Mathematics and Science as cases and also to determine whether these observed performances support the continued implementation of the national policy on progression. In all, 98 teachers and 982 Junior High School (JHS) 2 students were randomly selected from three districts in the Central Region of Ghana. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (percentages and means) and standard deviation. It was found that the majority of the research participants’ levels of attainment in English Language, Mathematics and Science did not permit automatic progression. Also, it was found that several teacher factors such as the inability to complete the planned curriculum due to numerous co-curricular activities and their challenges in teaching some of the topics may have contributed to the low performance of the students. Recommendations for the need to collect data on students’ performance regularly at the various grade levels through assessment/tests to identify students’ learning difficulties early and offer appropriate interventions to support such learners have been made to further strengthen the progression policy.

Dominant Parenting Style of Parents in Aowin Municipality in the Western North Region of Ghana

The aim of the research was to examine the influence of parenting styles on academic performance of students in Aowin Municipality in the Western North Region of Ghana. Descriptive survey design was employed to collect quantitative data from the respondents. The study targeted all final year public junior high school students in the Aowin Municipality. A multi-stage sampling technique which involved the use of probability sampling techniques was employed to select 252 respondents with 142 boys and 110 girls. The main data collection instrument was questionnaire with 46 items. Document analysis was also performed on the pupils’ end of term examination results. Means, standard deviation, multiple regression, Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation and Chi-square were employed to analyse the data. The results revealed that authoritative parenting style dominates in parents of the JHS students in the municipality. The study concluded that, Authoritative parenting style predominates in JHS students in the Aowin municipality. There was a correlation between the parenting style of parents and the academic performance of JHS students. It was seen that, student coming from the authoritative parenting style had high performance than those coming from the authoritarian, permissive and neglectful parenting style. Students from neglectful parenting homes demonstrated low performance in school. It is recommended that policies should be developed by Ministry of Education to encourage parents to adopt appropriate parenting styles like the authoritative parenting style which has been revealed by this study as related to good academic performance. Management of various schools should collaborate with Parent-Teacher Association to organize seminars and workshops to educate parents on the influences of the various parenting styles on their children academic performance. This will enlighten parents on employing effective parenting style like authoritative parenting style that has been revealed by this study to correlates with high academic performance.

The academic impact of online mathematics learning during COVID-19 for junior high school students

Until now, no research explicitly examines the academic impact on public junior high school students in Singaraja City. The actual condition of the academic impact of online mathematics learning is necessary to be revealed immediately. This information can be used as a basis for teachers designing and implementing mathematics learning to minimize or eliminate the negative impact of online learning. This study involved 507 public junior high school students distributed over four public schools in Singaraja City as the sample. This study used a questionnaire instrument consisting of 14 items, and the data were tabulated based on the responses entered on the google form. The study results showed that students experienced several academic impacts as a result of online learning of mathematics. The academic impacts that students most felt among others: the amount of mathematics material was hard to understand, students doubted the accountability of the grade obtained by their friends, decreased enthusiasm for learning, and students felt that their academic abilities were e not optimal. The conclusion obtained from this study is that online mathematics learning during COVID-19 had an academic impact on public junior high school students in Singaraja City.

Students' Attitudes in Science Learning: Comparison Between Public and Private Junior High Schools

Students' negative attitude is a problem that interferes with the science learning process in public and private schools. Students' negative attitude in learning science is a complex problem to solve. The negative attitude shown is that students are disobedient when given assignments and dislike them. It will have an impact on low student learning outcomes. This study aims to determine students' attitudes towards science subjects by comparing private and public schools. The type of research used is a descriptive mixed method. The instrument of this type of quantitative research is in the form of a questionnaire, while the qualitative instrument is an interview sheet for students and teachers of science subjects. The number of samples was 236 students using the purposive sampling technique, while the qualitative samples were eight students and two science teachers. The quantitative analysis technique used is descriptive statistics, and the qualitative analysis technique summarizes the results of the interviews. The result is that students' attitudes towards science subjects in public and private junior high schools are already promising. Based on student attitudes, public schools are categorized as having slightly better attitudes than private schools. The results of interviews with students and teachers can also be revealed that most students have positive attitudes towards science, students who are not positive with actions such as teachers, are active alone when learning activities take place, disturb friends, etc. are at least harmful. Attitudes must be changed in students. The results show that public junior high school students have slightly more positive attitudes than private students.

Perbedaan Kemandirian Belajar Ditinjau dari Gender dan Disposisi Matematis

This study aimed to analyze the differences in learning independence regarding gender and mathematical disposition in public junior high school students in Bandar Lampung. The research conducted was a survey study through the spread of questionnaires involving 355 students from 11 schools—data analysis using two-lane variance analysis. The results showed no difference in learning independence between male and female students. In terms of mathematical disposition, the average learning independence of students who had a higher high disposition than those who had low dispositions. This difference occurred between male students and female students. In students with low mathematical dispositions, it was known that the average independence of learning female students was higher than male students. Thus, to develop learning independence, students need to pay attention to students' gender and mathematical disposition characteristics to develop learning independence.

Kesiapan Belajar Jarak Jauh Siswa SMP di Kota Malang

The Covid-19 pandemic has an impact on all aspects, including education. This pandemic also impacts education in Malang City, and the Education Office has implemented learning from home policy. However, implementation for two semesters shows that both the school and students are relatively not ready to be involved in distance learning activities. This article aims to look at the tendency of learning readiness to understand the material of Junior High School students in Malang City during distance learning. The quantitative survey approach answers questions that answer the purpose of this article. The calculation of Slovin determined student readiness data collected from all state Junior High Schools in Malang City as many as 400 people with a degree of error of 5%. The data technique uses an online questionnaire (google form). The data is managed through the editing, scoring, coding, and tabulating stages, which are the basis for conducting a cross-tabulation analysis. Field findings show that public Junior High School students in Malang City have a high level of learning readiness and tend to understand the material with an average percentage of 60%. The implications of these findings contribute to understanding the implementation of distance learning from the student's point of view regarding the aspect of readiness-recommendations for further research related to how distance learning is managed based on the existing readiness profile.

The Implementation Bounce Ball Games to Improve Students’ Set Pass Ability

This study aims to improve the volleyball set pass skills of students at Junior High School 19 Pontianak. It can be seen from the results of observations made by researchers and interviews with physical education teachers at the school. It can be seen that there are still many students who do not understand the basic techniques of set passing so that it affects the minimum completeness criteria value which is still below the average. The research method used is the classroom action research method which is carried out in two cycles consisting of the stages of planning, implementing, observing and reflecting. The results were an increase in volleyball passing skills using the method of playing bouncing ball in class VIII junior high school students 19 Pontianak, namely in the pre-cycle student completeness only reached 25%, then there was an increase in cycle I of 63% and there was an increase in cycle 2 to 78%. It can be concluded that applying the game of bouncing ball can improve the skills of set pass volleyball in 19 public junior high school students in Pontianak.

Awareness and Practices on Disaster Preparedness of Students of a Public High School in Antique

Disasters cause deaths and serious disruptions in society, which call for the global community to take drastic steps to address and reduce the impacts of these inevitable calamities. That is why the government, through the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction Management Act of 2010, requires the integration of disaster risk reduction in the school curriculum to strengthen the awareness and practice of personnel and students on calamity preparedness. Hence, the paper assessed the level of awareness and extent of practice on disaster preparedness before, during, and after the disaster of public junior high school students in Antique. Likewise, it sought to establish a difference in awareness and practice on disaster preparedness relative to sex, residence, and grade level and the relationship between awareness and practice.

Development of a Student Bullying Scale Using the Rasch Model

Student bullying scales have been developed based on Western cultures, however these are not necessarily applicable to non-Western cultures, and there is a need for a scale to measure bullying behaviours that is adaptable to individual national cultures. This would not only be useful for students undergoing bullying, but also useful from the perpetrator’s side. The Rasch model can be used in this fashion, and this study seeks to develop a student bullying scale by applying the psychometric properties of the Rasch model. The dimensions of the bullying scale consisted of power imbalance, intent to harm, and cyberbullying, and the bullying indicators are defined as verbal, physical, visual, and relational. A total of 1200 public junior high school students in Bogor Regency took part in the study divided of 500 students in phase 1 and 700 students in phase II. The study concludes that the proposed instrument to evaluate bullying has significant validity and reliability in both phase 1 and phase 2.
 Keywords: rasch model, bullying scale, validity and reliabilty