Quality Of Teaching Materials Research Articles

Need Analysis of Ecology Course Teaching Materials Based on Student Needs

One of the important components of the lecture process is the existence of quality teaching materials. Teaching materials will assist students in understanding content delivered by lecturers theoretically or in practice. Results of preliminary study indicate that there are teaching materials unsuitable to student needs. Some students opine that it is difficult to obtain learning sources for the Ecology course. This research aims to find out the results of needs analysis of Ecology course teaching materials that will be used as a basis in preparing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)-based Ecology course module. The method employed in the research is survey method. Data collection were done using survey questionnaire in Google Form. The survey respondents were 104 students of Biology Education in three universities who had taken the Ecology course. The data analysis was done by describing the survey results of need analysis of ecology course teaching materials. The research results suggest that about 52.9% of respondents had difficulties in obtaining ecology learning sources. About 98% of respondents state that most lecturers only used PowerPoint in teaching and did not recommend teaching materials according to the content delivered. Therefore, in certain ecology contents, students encounter difficulties to work on their assignments and understanding the existing content. Keywords: ecology course, teaching materials, student need

Evaluation Method of English-Speaking Self-Learning System Based on Natural Language Processing Technology

In the education, the use of advanced natural language processing techniques has gained prominence for their potential to revolutionize the teaching and learning experience. Self-learning in English teaching has become increasingly popular due to its flexibility and accessibility. With the advent of digital resources and language learning apps, students can now engage in language acquisition on their own terms. This paper presented a novel framework that combines the power of the Bidirectional Encoder Representations from the Transformers (BERT) model with the Hidden Condition Random Model (HCRM) for the enhancement of English teaching. The primary goal is to provide educators and institutions with a robust tool for evaluating the relevance and quality of teaching materials. The HCRM architecture incorporates sentiment analysis, feature extraction, and classification, making it a comprehensive solution for assessing the suitability of documents in the context of English teaching. The model takes into account the opinions of both students and teachers, ensuring a holistic perspective on the teaching materials' effectiveness. By effectively analyzing sentiments and extracting pertinent features, the HCRM facilitates a nuanced understanding of the potential impact of educational content. This paper's findings suggest that the integration of BERT with HCRM has the potential to greatly enhance English teaching by providing a more accurate, holistic, and data-driven approach to material assessment. The innovative framework presented in this research holds promise for improving the quality and relevance of teaching materials in the field of English instruction.

PERAN MEDIA DIGITAL BAGI GURU DALAM MEMBANGUN KOMUNIKASI

Digital media is very important in the development of communication between teachers and students in the learning process. This study aims to investigate how teachers use digital media as a communication medium during learning, as well as how the impacts, challenges, and obstacles in it. Researchers use a qualitative approach by using a literature review that focuses on systematic literature investigation. The results show that teachers can use digital media in the learning process, build students' communication skills, and teachers can maintain positive relationships with students. Digital media has a positive impact on a teacher's learning communication, namely providing accessibility, increasing student engagement, and being able to provide teaching resources quickly. However, this also has negative impacts such as the emergence of addiction to the use of digital devices, online security risks, and the limited number of students who can access digital media. The challenges and obstacles obtained by teachers start from the need for teachers to adapt to technology, must provide quality teaching materials, and require additional efforts to meet student engagement so that students do not just become passive spectators.

TEACHING SECOND LANGUAGE THROUGH COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH

The complexity of language, whether spoken or written, has led to a high demand for teaching and learning English in today's globalized world. The need for English language learning has resulted in a demand for quality teaching materials and resources worldwide. Language learning is now seen as a form of communication between users and learners. Despite this, some institutions in Uzbekistan still rely on the Grammar Translation Method (GTM), leading to proficient vocabulary, grammar, and reading skills but low proficiency in speaking. To address this, teachers are encouraged to adopt communicative language teaching methodology. The study identifies factors thatdeter teachers from implementing this approach and emphasizes the importance of following communicative language teaching at public sector colleges as an effective method. It is believed that meaningful English language teaching and learning can be achieved through proper implementation of aspects such as phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics.

Analysis of contemporary methods of teaching English as a Foreign Language in early education

High quality teaching materials, which will effectively integrate four major language learning skills, is critical in language learning. Material designers are practitioners who are well aware of the (non)effectiveness of various teaching methods and strategies. This paper aimed to study the types of exercises in young leaners’ language classes and skills focused on. The content analysis was done by examining the most frequently used student books from grade 1 to 4. The analysis has proven that the receptive skills are generally more focused on but the productive ones also receive attention even at the lowest grades. The usual stimulus for in-class tasks is a visual one, which is also used computer/tablet-ready additional learning material. The complexity level ranges from basic shorter output in the lower to more autonomous and real-like communicative situations in the higher grades.

Penerapan Bahan Ajar Berbasis Literasi Untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Membaca Peserta Didik Slow Learner Di Sekolah Dasar

Literacy is a fundamental aspect that an individual must have. A literate society has an important role in the progress of a country, but in reality, literacy in Indonesia is still relatively low compared to other ASEAN countries. This low literacy has an impact on many things, especially education. There are many efforts we can make to minimize the low level of literacy in Indonesia, one of which is by providing quality teaching materials so that students will feel interested in reading and enjoy reading activities. The method used in this research is a quantitative method. This research uses a pre-experimental quantitative research method with the research design, namely one group pretest-posttest design with a research method used to examine a certain population or sample and give an initial test (pretest) and a final test (posttest) on the sample group to see improvements. The aim of this research is to find out how literacy-based teaching materials are implemented and whether literacy-based teaching materials can improve the reading skills of slow learner students. Based on research results, literacy-based teaching materials can improve the reading skills of slow-learner students.

Guided Inquiry-Based Basic Chemistry Practicum Guidelines and Its Impact on Students' Science Process Skills and Critical Thinking Skills

Science process and critical thinking skills must be possessed by students as prospective professional teachers. Quality practicum activities with quality teaching materials can improve science process skills and low critical thinking. The practicum guide only asks students to carry out practical activities according to existing procedures, so students cannot build their skills. This study aims to develop an inquiry-based practicum guide that meets the valid, practical, and effective criteria for science process skills and critical thinking. This research is development research based on the Hannafin & Peck model with three stages, namely needs assessment, design, development, and implementation, piloted on a small scale, namely 20 students in basic chemistry courses. The results showed (1) Valid with a value of 3.5. Practical with a score of 3.81 on lecturer activities and 3.3 on student activities. Effective with 90.5% getting a positive response. (2) Science process skills are very good, with a score of 88.54%, and critical thinking skills with the results of hypothesis testing Sig (0.001) > 0.05, while the gain score test is 0.45 in the medium category. This guided inquiry-based practicum guide can be used because students design, formulate hypotheses, and conclude independently to improve their science process and critical thinking skills.

PENGEMBANGAN BAHAN AJAR MENGGUNAKAN GOOGLE SITES PADA MATA PELAJARAN PAI MATERI GERAKAN DAN BACAAN SHALAT

One of the innovations of learning media in the digital era is website-based learning media, one of which is the Google site. The purpose of this study was to determine the development of PAI movement teaching materials and prayer reading materials using Google Sites. This research is a type of research and development (research and development). The development model used in this research is the Borg and Gall model. The data analysis technique used descriptive quantitative. The results of this study indicate that the quality of teaching materials on motion material and prayer readings can be classified as very suitable criteria for teaching materials. This criterion is proven based on the results of the validation assessment by material experts who rate it with a percentage of 97%. Meanwhile, media experts gave an assessment that the use of Google Sites media in teaching materials for reading motion and prayer with an assessment result of 74.25%. The development of teaching materials for reading motion and prayer using Google Sites can function optimally and be effectively used in learning.

Application Of Mysur In Improving Arabic Grammar Mastery

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of using the Mysūr website to improve students’ Arabic grammar skills. Previous studies have shown that students have poor grammar proficiency due to the lack of quality teaching materials and the neglect of modern technological elements in learning. Therefore, an interactive, efficient, and flexible website was developed based on multimedia technology and self-interactivity. Users can use the provided materials anytime, anywhere. Thirty-two students were selected through targeted sampling and pretesting, 10-week intervention, and post-intervention testing to assess the approach's effectiveness. The mean difference between the pretest and posttest measures the effectiveness of the developed website-based learning approach. The study results showed improved performance for each of the revealed grammatical elements. This indicates a significant relationship between the learning approaches and students’ grammatical proficiency. The study’s conclusions show that courses to learning supported by multimedia technology and meeting current needs are interactive, easily accessible, and help improve student achievement.

A Study of Arabic Textbooks for Madrasah Tsanawiyah

Textbooks must meet the criteria for appropriate textbooks that have been set by BSNP, so that the teaching materials in them are quality teaching materials. The purpose of this study was to analyze the Arabic language textbook for class VIII that was published by Erlangga whether the textbooks have met BSNP standards and has met the quality of textbooks based on aspects of material, presentation, language and graphics. This type of research was content analysis research, which aimed to analyze more deeply the content of Arabic textbooks for the class VIII in Madrasah Tsanawiyah. The approach used in this research was a qualitative approach. The method used was the study of documentation and literature study. According the results of this study, Arabic textbooks for class VIII published by Erlangga are books that were not fully in accordance with BSNP standards and meet the quality of teaching materials based on material, presentation, linguistic, and graphic aspects. Based on the study, it could be concluded that this Arabic book was worthy of being used as a handbook based on its advantages. A prominent weakness of this book was from the aspect of graphic presentation.

DEVELOPMENT OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHING MATERIALS ASSISTED BY GEOGEBRA SOFTWARE WITH A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO IMPROVE MATHEMATICAL CREATIVE THINKING

The purpose of this study was to develop mathematics teaching materials assisted by geogebra media on the mathematical creative thinking abilities of seventh-grade students of junior high school. Implementation of teaching materials using geogebra-assisted media is a way to help students understand mathematics learning, especially in quadrilateral material. For the quality teaching materials to meet the criteria of being valid, practical, and effective. This research uses a type of research and development (R&D). In this research, a development model is used, namely the ADDIE model. The ADDIE model is a research and development model consisting of 5 (five) stages, namely analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. The results obtained from this study are the validity of teaching materials that are declared very valid with teaching materials that have been developed using geogebra assistance produces valid and practical teaching materials for the learning process with the results of an average validity value of 96.93% and an average practicality value of 94.6%. Suggestions that can be given are to take advantage of the teaching materials that have been developed so that educators or students can take advantage of teaching materials carried out remotely online or offline. Then other researchers can develop this teaching material on other mathematics material so that it can be utilized by other audiences.

Performance of Graduate Studies Department Professors in Pedagogy: A Basis for Faculty Development Program

This descriptive-normative study assessed the graduate school professors’ level of performance along the various dimensions of instruction. The respondents of this study were the Graduate studies professors and students enrolled in Mindanao State University (Main) Marawi, Lanao del Sur, with a total of 122 respondents using convenient sampling techniques. The study utilized a modified questionnaire. The data were treated using weighted mean ranking, and frequency count. The study revealed that: the graduate studies professors always perform the various dimension of instruction along comprehensive knowledge of the teaching field; deontology and availability for teacher-student communication; presentation skills, passion for teaching; class preparation and management; student examination; quality of teaching materials; moderate in research and scientific productivity; administrative skills; and reputation. The researchers concluded that the graduate studies professors possess the essential knowledge and understanding in performing tasks along the various dimensions of instruction. The proposed Faculty Development Program when implemented can effectively improve the level of performance of the graduate studies professors along areas that is found moderate.

Programming in school technology education: the shaping of a new subject content

In Sweden, as in many other countries, programming has been added to the curriculum in recent years. This paper explores how and under what conditions programming is transformed into teaching in technology education. Teachers in grade 7–9 were interviewed about what and how they teach about programming in the context of technology education, and what influenced the choices they made. Data was analysed using content analysis. The results suggest that teachers mainly see programming as a medium to explore and understand technological systems and construction work. The results further implies that teachers are uncertain of what programming means in terms of practices and concepts, and how programming knowledge can be assessed. The process of transformation presents teachers with several challenges, related to their own knowledge of programming, quality of teaching materials, and knowing pupils’ prior knowledge about programming. In addition, the results indicate that technology teachers work in isolation. In consequence, the intended interdisciplinary collaboration between technology and mathematics teachers on programming is largely absent.

Development of Contextual-Based Nahwu Teaching Materials for VII Class at MTsN 3 Jombang

This research is motivated by the absence of specific teaching materials based on contextual Nahwu material. This study aims to determine (1) the design of the arrangement, (2) the quality of the teaching materials and (3) the students' responses to the contextual-based nahwu teaching materials at MTsN 3 Jombang. This type of research is research and development or Research and Development (R&D) which refers to the ADDIE model. The research and development steps in this study were analyzed by means of a preliminary study of product design and product evaluation. The research instrument with a questionnaire scale with 4 categories arranged in the form of checklists and learning outcomes tests. The results showed that: (1) the contextual-based design of nahwu teaching materials at MTsN 3 Jombang was in the very feasible category (85%), (2) the quality of the contextual-based nahwu teaching materials at MTsN 3 Jombang which was assessed by material substance experts was at Very feasible category (83%) and (3) the response of students is very positive in assessing teaching materials strongly agree (83%), and the data on student learning outcomes tests after using teaching materials are in the very good category. Thus the contextual-based nahwu teaching material can be used in the learning process.

Development of Science Handouts Based on Critical Thinking Skills on the Topic of the Human Digestive System

Improving the achievement of competencies which are indicators in the study of the quality of education in Indonesia, can be done by procuring quality and innovative teaching materials. This study aims to develop a science learning handout on the human digestive system to improve critical thinking skills for class VIII SMP. Development is done by (Educational Design Research). This study aims to develop a science learning handout on the human digestive system to improve critical thinking skills for class VIII SMP. This article describes the results of the validity and practicality of science learning handouts on the human digestive system. The instrument used in this study was a validity and practicality questionnaire. Data analysis techniques include descriptive data analysis, validation sheets, and questionnaires. The handout validation sheet is given to 5 validators. Instead, 31 grade VIII students of SMP Negeri 5 Banjarmasin were given practice sheets. The results of the validity questionnaire analysis concluded that the validity of the handout was 3.67 very valid categories. Practicality test of content average of 87.41 was obtained in the very practical category. The results of the practicality test of expectations average of 87.78 in the very practical category. Finally, the actual practicality test results average of 85.65 with a very practical category. This means that science handouts are valid and practical in the learning process to practice critical thinking skills

Developing scientific writing materials by using RDR and R2D2

The purpose of this research was to develop the participative and collaborative scientific writing materials to develop the social and emotional intelligence among students. In an effort to reach the goal, the research model used was R2D2 and RDR. Research data were in the form of notes, corrections, comments, criticism from expert teams and practitioners of the product. Data were analyzed by domain technique and t test. The results of the effectiveness test showed that this development product had advantages compared with conventional scientific writing materials. The learning of scientific writing by utilizing this development product significantly influenced the improvement of social and emotional intelligence, the quality of learning process, and the achievement of student's scholarly writing. The results of this study have implications that scientific writing materials that will be used in the learning process should be done in advance development process to obtain reliable and high quality teaching materials to achieve the quality of the process and as well the results of scientific writing.

CONVERSATION TEXT ON INDONESIAN LESSONS USING IMAGES IN CLASS V STATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 101938 ADOLINA, PERBAUNGAN DISTRICT

Many educators still use conventional teaching materials, namely teaching materials that are ready to use, just buy, instant, without the effort of planning, preparing, and compiling their own and less attracting children's attention in learning. So the image media is used as a development effort in learning Indonesian. This study aims to determine the quality of teaching materials based on the validation of material experts and media experts, to determine the attractiveness of teaching materials based on student responses, and to determine the average increase in student achievement based on pretest and posttest scores. This research was carried out at SDN 101938 Adolina, Perbaungan District, for the 2021-2022 academic year. This research is development research. The subjects of the study were the fifth grade students of SDN 101938 Adolina, Perbaungan District, for the academic year 2021-2022 with a total of 36 students. Data collection techniques used are tests, questionnaires, and documentation. The data analysis technique used is the percentage and the average. The results of the overall quality of teaching materials are good with a percentage of 78%. The results of the attractiveness of teaching materials based on student responses in the limited trial obtained a percentage of 87% with a very interesting category, while in the large group trial a percentage of 85% was obtained with a very attractive category. The average value of the pretest is 6.09, while the average value of the posttest is 8.44, so it can be concluded that there is an increase in the average student achievement.

HANASHIKATA TEACHING MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT

The compulsion to enter Hanashikata (speaking Japanese) class really makes it difficult for them to adjust to the learning process of Japanese speaking skills. There are many ways to improve speaking skills, but researchers prefer to develop teaching materials because they have a special attraction for students. Why is that? First, students compile a narrative first, they accidentally learn to arrange sentences according to correct Japanese grammar. If the sentences they produce are not in accordance with the correct grammar and correct vocabulary, it will make understanding difficult for the interlocutor or those who are listening. This can be used as a venue for the development of Hanashikata (Speaking Japanese) teaching materials.The objectives of this study are 1. To describe the quality of the feasibility of Hanashikata teaching materials for class B students of class B Japanese Language Education Study Program, FBS Unesa 2. To describe student responses to the development of Hanashikata teaching materials. This research is a development (R&D). The research subjects were 2018 class B students of the Japanese Language Education Study Program, FBS Unesa. The research data were in the form of the development of Hanashikata teaching materials, the quality of teaching materials and student responses to the development of Hanashikata teaching materials. Data analysis using descriptive method. The results of the first problem formulation research indicate that the average score of the validation results by experts on the feasibility of the Hanashikata teaching material used is known that the average score of the observer is 3.81. These results indicate that the development of Hanashikata teaching materials is categorized as feasible. The result of the second problem formulation research is that the student response shows higher learning outcomes after being given the development of Hanashikata teaching materials compared to learning outcomes before being given the development of Hanashikata teaching materials. Testing student responses using the Independent Sample T-Test.

Eight Javanese teaching issues and its possible solutions: A systematic literature review

Previous research to diagnose problems in Javanese language teaching was not well organized. As a result, there was no adequate formulation of recommendations for educational policies. This research was conducted to overcome this weakness. Thus the objectives of this research were: (a) to reveal trends in Javanese language teaching problems in the last 10 years, (b) to explain the causes of these problems, and (c) to develop recommendations for solving the problems. Using literature review design, this research examines 32 empirical studies on the problem of teaching Javanese. The literature that meets the criteria is analyzed thematically-qualitatively. The findings of this research reveal three categories of problems, namely: managerial, individual-social, and instructional. By tracing the sequences, the causes of the series of trouble are the managerial problem, such as curriculum design, teacher competencies, and the quality of teaching materials. Curriculum design issues, for example, affect minimum standards of achievement. Likewise, the problem of teacher competence affects the use of methods and media selection, which has an impact on motivation, attention, and learning achievement. This prevalence occurred in almost all research locations (Central Java, Special Region of Yogyakarta, and East Java). Especially in Central Java and East Java, individual-social issues are also very influential concerning students' dialect, culture, and ethnicity. In conclusion, complexity of Javanese teaching issues in the last 10 years come from managerial aspect. As part of the conclusion, this research presents academic contribution for scholars and stakeholders by proposing four eligible recommendations related to the development of teacher competencies and the granting of authority to developers of teaching materials (and curriculum) at a lower level.

Development of Video Media Basic Techniques of Petanque Game

The purpose of this study was to develop a video learning media product for the basic techniques of the petanque game. This type of research is development research by applying five steps, namely 1) analysis, 2) design, 3) development, 4) implementation, 5) evaluation. The number of respondents who reviewed teaching materials was 3 experts, 49 students. The instruments used to obtain data about the quality of teaching materials are questionnaires and tests. Performance tests are used to determine student learning outcomes between before and after using learning video media teaching materials during the field test. Product validation results by content experts with a total percentage of 90.00% with very good qualifications. The results of product validation by learning media experts with a total percentage of 90.00% with very good qualifications. The results of product validation by learning design experts with a total percentage of 93.30% with very good qualifications. The results of student research on the feasibility of the developed video media showed a percentage of 92, 62% which was the average of the individual test, small group test, and large group test where these results showed a very good category. Field results show that the video media developed has a significant influence on student learning outcomes and higher effectiveness. The results of the paired sample t-test from the pre-test and post-test showed sig (2-tailed) .000 which was smaller than the standard probability of .005 while the N-Gain results showed 6 students were in the medium category and 24 students indicated the high category. This study shows that the video media teaching materials have met the feasibility aspects of content, media, design and are suitable for use by students .