Observational Research Research Articles

INCREASING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION ABILITY ON DESCRIPTIVE TEXT BY USING LANGUANGE EXPERIENCE APPROACH AT THE TENTH GRADE OF SMA NEGERI 1 LAHOMI

The purpose of this study is to improve the reading comprehension skills of SMA Negeri 1 Lahomi tenth grade students by utilizing the Language Experience Approach. This study was developed using the use of classroom action research (CAR). Thirty-two students from X-MIPA 2 SMA Negeri 1 Lahomi served as research subjects. The instruments utilized to collect the data were the written test and the observation paper. Two cycles of two sessions each were used for action research in this study. Each cycle consisted of four steps: plan, action, observation, and reflection. Data were collected in both qualitative and quantitative forms. The multiple choice test yielded the quantitative data, while the observation sheet offered the qualitative data. The results of the researcher's observation sheet for the first meeting in cycle I were 72%, and for the second meeting, 84%, according to data analysis. Students' cycle I observation sheet results for the first meeting were 71%, and for the second meeting, 81%. In cycle II, the researcher's observation sheet yielded an 83% result for the first encounter and a 90% result for the second. In the first meeting, the cycle II student observation sheet result was 85%, and in the second meeting, it was 88%. Additionally, the average score for students in cycle I was 61, whereas it was 74 in cycle II. The conclusion drawn from the data is that the Language Experience Approach is a useful strategy for teaching reading. The Language Experience method (LEA) is advised for English teachers to use while instructing students in reading descriptive texts. This will assist the students become more proficient readers by using the language experience method. The researcher suggests that English teachers should use the Language Experience Approach (LEA) as one of the alternative methods to improve students' reading skills, their potential or ability with as an educator in providing information in the learning process of reading, especially when reading descriptions. Students could improve and developed their reading comprehension by using Language Experince Approach (LEA), because LEA attracted the students’ interest and motivation in teaching and learning process.

Menghadapi Stres Akademik: Solusi dari Perspektif Teologi Kristen untuk Mahasiswa

The academic world is an important focus in doing assignments, which is a process that is full of obstacles because there are many challenges that students must go through while working on it. In Indonesia, there has been a threat to the well-being of students in the form of academic stress and there are various cases of the consequences of this pressure. This article aims to outline the importance of overcoming student stress in the academic field, as well as efforts to overcome the problem based on a biblical perspective on stress. Qualitative method with analytic descriptive approach, which explains the situation under study in detail through descriptive presentation. Qualitative research methods through literature studies related to "Theological Review of Academic Stress" can be accessed by reviewing journal articles and studying theories from the literature that support this research. This research can produce relevant data through analyzing various sources of information found by the researcher through explanations based on the researcher's observations of existing data. In the next stage, the research will explore the biblical or theological perspective on stress, relating it to academic stress. The research shows the results of the complexity of academic stress with implications for mental, emotional, and physical well-being as well as the quality of academic achievement. The theological perspective highlights how important it is to manage everyone's worries and stress based on a correct understanding of theology.

THE EFFECT OF PjBL-STEM LEARNING MODEL ON STUDENTS’ COGNITIVE SKILL IN MATTER SUBSTANCES AND THEIR CHANGES SUBJECT

The background of this research was the results of the researcher's observations on 8th grade students of SMPN 14 Padang. Based on the results of observations, information was obtained that teachers had previously implemented the PjBL learning model but never had implemented the STEM approach, and teachers had never combined the learning model with the STEM approach. The purpose this research was to examine the effect of the PjBL-STEM learning model on students' cognitive skill regarding substances and their changes subject. The type of research used was Quasi Experimental, design, using a Posttest Control Group Design. This research used two classes, there were experimental and the control class. The experimental class uses the PjBL-STEM learning model, while the control class used a conventional approach learning model. Sampling in this study was carried out using a purposive sampling technique, based on almost the similliary average daily test scores. The instrument of this research were multiple choice test with 20 questions. The results of data analysis show that the cognitive skill of students in the experimental class are higher than those in the control class. The used of the PjBL-STEM learning model makes a good difference in students' cognitive abilities. The results of hypothesis testing based on posttest data obtained from the two sample classes showed that, H0 was rejected and H1 was accepted, so it can be interpreted that there is a difference in the average cognitive abilities of students in the experimental class and the control class. There is an effect of the application of the PjBL-STEM learning model on the students’ cognitive skill on substance material and its changes subject.

Media Pembelajaran Video Simulasi Perubahan Wujud Zat dan Bentuk Energi: Penelitian dan Pengembangan

IPAS (Social and Exact Science Education) is a subject in the Kurikulum Merdeka. This subject invite student to recognize natural anomalies by facts. However, results of the researcher's observations on the interest of 4th-grade elementary school students in learning science showed that 93.75% of students experienced difficulties in learning science, especially in the matter of changes in the state of matter and energy forms. So, based on the results of the theoretical formulation and potential problems, the researcher is interested in proposing the development of a simulation video product. This type of research is Research and Development (R&D) based on 7 stages, namely, potential and problems, data collection, product design, design validation, design revision, product testing, and product revision due to limitations of materials, time, and manpower. After the prototype product is completed, the researcher validates the content, media, and language with 9 experts, with each having 3 validations: (Content validators, Media validators, Language validators) The test results show that 86% of the material validation, 92% of the media expert validation, and 96% of the language validation, it can be concluded that the simulation video product is very feasible to use with minor revisions. Furthermore, the researchers carried out a teacher and student readability test on the simulation video media. The scores obtained were 91,2% for teachers and 89,2% for students. So that simulation video products able as media supplements in learning.

Exploring birth experience of mothers, based on comfort theory.

To analyse the phenomenon of "giving birth" on the basis of the lived experiences of women and midwives. The qualitative study was conducted in the delivery room of a mother-friendly hospital in western Turkey from March 1 to December 30, 2019, and comprised primiparous women aged 18-35 years having a spontaneous vaginal birth, and midwives who delivered the babies. Data was collected through indepth interviews that were audiorecorded. Additionally, women's written birth stories and researcher's observation regarding the participants were used. Data was subjected to content analysis using NVIVO 12 Pro software. Of the 28 subjects 15(53.6%) were lay women with mean age 24.2±3.87 years (range: 18-30 years), and 13(46.4%) were midwives with mean age 42.61±4.50 years (range: 37-50 years). The most referred conceptual themes in Kolcaba's Theory of Comfort were "enhanced comfort", "mother-friendly hospital policy", and "midwives' comforting interventions." Under the theme of "Increasing Comfort", women cared about psychological and environmental comfort. Women had the most psychospiritual comfort and environmental comfort as well as physical and sociocultural comfort. Women cared about psychological and environmental comfort that facilitated birth. The mother-friendly hospital policy increased and contributed to the support and comfort provided to women. Kolcaba's Comfort Theory was an appropriate and working theory for birth and midwifery care, indicating that women's comfort should be ensured in the psychospiritual, environmental, physical and sociocultural contexts.

The relationship between journalists' skills and social network management in the Kurdistan Region Facebook, for example

This research is a scientific attempt to find out the relationship between journalists' skills and social network management in the Kurdistan Region, where Facebook is taken as an example of social networks, as well as determine the level of skills of the journalist in digital media related to each area; (production and editing of text, information technology, technique, working in social networks). This research is a causal research conducted by descriptive method and survey method and the researcher relied on survey form tool to obtain information. According to the researcher's observations of Kurdish media outlets in the Kurdistan Region, the number of journalists involved in managing their Facebook pages is 500, of which the researcher sampled 145 journalists, which is 29 percent of the journalists involved in managing Facebook pages. In this research, the researcher concluded that there is a strong direct statistical relationship between (journalists' skill level and social network management). In general, with increasing skill level, journalists can better manage social networks, including Facebook. In order to be successful in working on social networks, a journalist needs a number of skills, the most important of which are; Adapting to the nature of the network, interacting with the recipient, analyzing social network statistics, and account safety.

The Influence Of Marketing Mix On Purchasing Decisions On Umkm Products Malaysian Chips Reynia

This research is motivated by the researcher's observation of the marketing mix, which is a marketing strategy carried out to influence consumer purchasing decisions. This study aims to describe the marketing mix, purchasing decisions, and analyze the effect of marketing mix on purchasing decisions on Malaysian Reynia chips MSME products. The research method used in this research is a quantitative method with a causal associative approach. The population in this study were all Malaysian chip MSME customers with an unknown number. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. Data collection was carried out with a Google form and using a Likert scale that had been tested for reliability validity. Data were analyzed by descriptive and correlation analysis. Based on the results of statistical calculations on marketing mix variables seen from product and price indicators with a percentage of 29%, the most dominant is the consideration of consumers in making purchasing decisions on Malaysian Reynia chips MSME products. The results of the research were conducted using Pearson product moment correlation analysis, it is known that the correlation coefficient of marketing mix (X) with purchasing decisions (Y) is 0.740 which is included in the strong category. The results of the hypothesis test obtained tcount> ttable, namely 8.926> 1.668 and a significance value of 0.000 <0.05. It can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between the marketing mix and purchasing decisions and the hypothesis results are Ha accepted and Ho rejected.

Upaya Meningkatkan Motivasi Belajar Peserta Didik Pada Mata Pelajaran Matematika Melalui Pembelajaran Berdiferensiasi Berdasarkan Konten Di Kelas Xi TFLM-3 SMK Negeri 5 Surabaya

In learning activities, motivation is an encouragement or process to direct students in achieving learning goals. The research was motivated by the very diverse problem of students' learning motivation in mathematics subjects in class XI TFLM-3 SMK Negeri 5 Surabaya. This can be seen from the results of the researcher's observations, where when they are about to start learning activities, many students still think that mathematics is less interesting and boring so that students are always less ready to start learning mathematics and the learning that was usually carried out by previous mathematics teachers was just learning. just lectures and assignments. This research aims to determine the increase in students' learning motivation in mathematics subjects through differentiated learning based on content. This research uses a type of Classroom Action Research (PTK) which consists of two cycles using data collection techniques in the form of questionnaires and observation. This questionnaire is used to determine learning satisfaction that motivates students after carrying out learning strategy treatment. The results of research using differentiated learning based on content show an increase in students' learning motivation from pre-cycle activities 63,8% to 73,1% in cycle I, then continued with cycle II. It shows that the presentation average of students' learning motivation in mathematics subjects is 83,2% From the results of this research it can be concluded that using differentiated learning based on content is successful in increasing students' learning motivation in mathematics subjects in class XI TFLM-3 SMK Negeri 5 Surabaya.

The Relationship Between Parental Parenting and Student Learning Outcomes In Public High School 6 Padang

This study is motivated by the researcher's observation of diverse parenting patterns, which even affect student learning outcomes. This study aims to describe parenting patterns, learning outcomes, and analyze the relationship between parenting patterns and student learning outcomes at SMK Negeri 6 Padang. The research method used in this study is to use quantitative methods with a correlational research approach, the population in this study were all grade XI students of SMK Negeri 6 Padang in the 2023/2024 school year totaling 454 students. The sampling technique used was simple random sampling. Data collection is done with google form and using a Likert scale that has been tested for reliability. Data were analyzed with descriptive and correlation analysis. Based on the results of statistical calculations that parental parenting is in the moderate category (53.7%) and the most dominant one used by parents is democratic parenting, student learning outcomes are in the moderate category (35.4%). the results of the research were conducted using Pearson product moment correlation analysis, it is known that the correlation coefficient of parental parenting (X) with learning outcomes (Y) is 0.606 which is included in the strong category. The results of hypothesis testing obtained > namely 3,514> 1,664 and a significance value of 0.001 <0.05. It can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between parenting patterns and student learning outcomes and the hypothesis results are Ha accepted and Ho rejected.

The Influence of the Mathemagics Method Assisted by Ice Cream Math Media on Understanding the Concept of Multiplication in Class 5 SDN Kowel 1 Pamekasan

The background of this research begins with the researcher's observation of the mathematics learning process in class V SDN Kowel 1 Pamekasan, that students have not understood the concept of multiplication because there are still many students who use multiplication boards that they make themselves. The monotonous learning atmosphere also makes students not eager to start learning Mathematics. The pretest results showed that the students' test scores were very low with the percentage of students who scored more than 50 was 32% and from the questionnaire results which showed that students' lack of interest in Mathematics subjects and learning. From the initial data, the researcher designed the Mathemagics method using Ice Cream Math learning media to improve students' understanding of the concept of Mathematics multiplication. Then from the post test results there was an increase in results, namely the percentage of students who scored more than 50 was 96%. So, from the post test results obtained, it is concluded that the use of the Mathemagics method assisted by ice cream math media can improve students' understanding of the concept of multiplication.

Pemanfaatan Media Pop Up Book Materi Cara Menghargai Keragaman Suku Bangsa Budaya di Indonesia untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Pendidikan Pancasila Kelas 4 SDN Rejosari 01 Semarang

Researchers discovered the problem of low student learning outcomes in material on how to appreciate ethnic and cultural diversity in Indonesia in class 1VB at SD Negeri Rejosari 01 Semarang. The aim of this research is to improve learning outcomes on material on how to appreciate national and cultural diversity through the use of Pop Up Book learning media. Kemmis & Mc Taggart's Classroom Action Research will be used. A total of 26 class IVB students at SD Negeri Rejosari 01 Semarang will be the researcher's observation class. Observation and test assessment sheets are used by researchers in data collection. The minimum class completion size is 75. The results of the research show that there is an increase in better learning outcomes when using Pop Up Book learning media. This is reflected in the average for cycle I of 73% and the proportion increased in cycle II to reach 88%. From the data obtained, it is understood that the learning outcomes of class IV students at SDN Rejosari 01 Semarang will be more focused on learning using Pop Up Book media on material on how to appreciate ethnic and cultural diversity in Indonesia, the subject of Pancasila Education.

KOMUNIKASI PARIWISATA DI KAWASAN PURA SURANADI DALAM MENDUKUNG SURANADI SEBAGAI DESA WISATA BUDAYA

West Lombok Regency has designated Suranadi as a cultural tourism village. One of the tourist attractions in Suranadi village is Suranadi temple. The arrival of tourists to this place causes social interaction between tourism components so that tourism communication occurs. From the researcher's observations, tourist visits not only carry out rituals but tourists also enjoy traditional culinary delights with objectives, reasons and basic argumentative factors. Relics of tradition and culture are still preserved today, including: Pujawali ceremony, ngelungsur tirtha tradition, and sacred bathing tradition. Tourism communication occurs in the form of communication: intrapersonal, interpersonal, group and mass. The impacts of tourism communication include: introducing Suranadi cultural; growing tourist interest in coming to Suranadi Village; guarantee the development of sustainable tourism, as well as the preservation of traditions and culture of Suranadi village. Based on observations, literature studies, and interviews with a number of residents, traders, and temple managers, the findings confirm that tourism communication can support the development of Suranadi as a cultural tourism village.

The Relationship Of Learning Attitudes With Learning Outcomes

This research was motivated by the researcher's observations of students' poor learning attitudes in the food preparation subject, students' scores from the Mid-Semester Examination on average were still below the KKM. This research aims to describe learning attitudes, student learning outcomes, and analyze the relationship between learning attitudes and learning outcomes for class XI culinary students in the culinary subject at SMKN 6 Padang. This type of research uses a correlational descriptive method. The population in this study was class XI Culinary students at SMK N 6 Padang, totaling 101 students. Data collection was carried out by direct questionnaire and via Google Form using a Likert scale. Based on the results of statistical calculations, it can be seen that the learning attitudes of class The results of the hypothesis test obtained tcount > ttable, namely 4, 968 > 1.984 and a significance value of 0.001 <0.05. So it can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between learning attitudes and learning outcomes and the hypothesized results are (Ha) accepted.

Upaya Meningkatkan Kemampuan Berhitung Siswa Kelas III Pada Materi Pengurangan Dengan Meminjam Melalui Media Konkret

Learning is a process of change for each individual, both in knowledge and attitudes. Every individual after learning will experience changes in their life. When studying at school, teachers only tend to teach students to memorize, read and calculate. Teachers have an important task in the learning process in class to improve students' learning abilities and understanding of the material provided. Based on observations made by the author, at SD N Pajang 3 teachers tend to be monotonous and use the same learning methods every day so that students quickly get bored and have difficulty understanding the material, especially in mathematics lessons. Based on the researcher's observations during the learning process in class 3, especially in mathematics, it was proven that many students did not understand so that based on test scores students got a score of 60. This research uses a qualitative approach which aims to determine the improvement in learning outcomes of class 3 students at SD N Pajang 3 before and after carrying out learning using concrete media. This research was conducted descriptively, namely by providing a pretest and posttest. Based on the results of this research, it was concluded that the use of concrete media had a positive impact and was effectively used in improving students' addition skills.

Dynamics of intercultural communication: Papuan in Gorontalo

<p>This research discusses the dynamics of communication between two different cultural groups applied by ten Papuan student informants in Gorontalo and at the same time identifies that Gorontalo, which according to the researcher's observations has no cases, information, incidents of discrimination against Papuans, has the possibility of discrimination. This research uses Mark Orbe's Co-cultural theory with an interpretive phenomenological analysis study. The results of the research show that the minority group of Papuan students in Gorontalo uses communication dynamics using accommodation, which is a form of establishing good ties with the majority group without losing the original identity of Papuans. Assimilation is also the second dominant dynamics used by Papuan students in Gorontalo, namely adopting the culture of the dominant group. And there is discrimination in the Gorontalo area even though there are no records, cases or even official information.</p>

Teachers' Strategies to Enhance Deeper Learning Skills in English Language Classes

The paper focuses on English teachers' teaching strategies in secondary-level classes to enhance students' deeper learning skills. This paper is the outcome of a qualitative study, a narrative inquiry with three secondary-level English teachers. With the help of in-depth interviews and class observation, the study figured out how the different teaching strategies allow teachers to adopt, integrate and ensure deeper learning skills in existing curricular content. The research primarily collected data through interviews and supplemented it with classroom observations. They subsequently analysed the data under three major themes. The first gives theoretical reasoning; in contrast, the second and third themes widely discuss the practical aspects and examples from actual classroom practices aligning with the researcher's observation track record that revolves around the theme. The study concludes that any strategies the teacher introduces must be reinforced by fostering an autonomous environment for learners, creating a school environment supportive of deeper learning, and ensuring the appropriate assessment of deep learning skills.

SIDALUT Prototype Application for Patient Dental and Oral Health Care

Background Dental and oral therapists are required to carry out dental and oral health care services. The results of the researcher's observations showed that there were still obstacles in the health service to implement a good care process. Problems include not understanding or forgetting how to write a diagnosis statement according to the concept of dental hygienist darby & walsh, not having a dental hygienist darby & walsh textbook as a guideline, and it is impractical to use the textbook because of the thick pages of the book and in a foreign language. Therefore, a more effective and efficient tool is needed as a reference / guideline by students and TGM at the health center, one of which is in the form of a web application prototype. in this study the researcher intends to develop a dental and oral health care application which is the main task of dental and oral therapists. The initial focus of the case is for pediatric patient services at the health center. The purpose of this study is to determine the prototype form of a web-based oral health care application as a guideline for pediatric patient services at the health center. This type of research method is research and development (R & D). Initial research was carried out with descriptive qualitative. The stages of the activity are preparing the material database, making web-based applications with the help of the IT team, then reviewing the material by experts. The results of the research Prototype of oral health care applications can be accessed online based on a website both through laptops, PC, tablets and handphone. The application contains patient data menu features, assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation, and documentation (printing). Expert review shows the majority of answers strongly agree and agree to 9 indicators of material suitability Conclusion A prototype of oral health care application for pediatric cases at the health center has been created under the name SIDALUT (oral health care documentation system).

STRATEGI KYAI DALAM MENINGKATKAN MUTU DAN DAYA SAING PONDOK PESANTREN

This research wants to reveal the strategies of Islamic boarding school kyai in improving the quality and competitiveness of their educational institutions at Roudhotul Musthofa Rejotangan Islamic Boarding School and Arrosidiyah Rejotangan Islamic Boarding School, Tulungagung Regency. Results of qualitative descriptive research located at Roudhotul Mustofa Islamic Boarding School and Arrosidiyah Islamic Boarding School for 4 months, namely June - September 2023. Primary data sources are Kyai, Ustadz and Islamic boarding school students. Meanwhile, the secondary data is the researcher's observations with documents and field studies which are supporting research materials. Data analysis techniques include data collection, condensation and presentation of data and drawing conclusions. The results of this research show that the Kyai's strategy in improving quality and competitiveness is working well, characterized by formulation, implementation and evaluation, making Islamic boarding schools develop rapidly. The formulation includes a vision and mission and analyzes strengths and weaknesses. Implementing the strategy by implementing superior programs, namely tahfidz Qur'an and khatam kitab kuning within a certain time and forming an Islamic boarding school work team. evaluate with external environmental assessments, organizational assessments and performance assessments.

Group concept mapping strategies for collaborative continuation tasks

AbstractThe continuation task, which involves reading an unfinished story and completing its ending, offers good potential for language learning. To enhance students' story‐ending writing abilities, this study proposes two types of concept mapping strategies: group filling‐in‐the‐blanks of a teacher‐constructed guided map and group concept mapping, both of which are meant to help students clarify storylines by visualizing a story onto a concept map. A quasi‐experiment was conducted in three classes. Students in Class 1 collaboratively filled in the blanks on a concept map and then wrote completions to three stories. In Class 2, students collaboratively constructed their own concept map and then wrote completions to the same stories. Class 3 students collaboratively wrote completions to the same stories without any concept mapping. Students’ story completions, diaries, responses to questionnaires, the researcher's observation notes, and teacher interviews were collected and analyzed using ANOVAs (Analysis of variance), paired‐sample t‐tests and thematic and domain analysis. The results showed that concept mapping strategies assisted students’ story‐ending writing quality with students achieving higher scores when using the group concept mapping strategy compared to those not using any mapping strategies. Nine interactive patterns were identified, with the collaborative pattern dominating, and these patterns evolved dynamically as the co‐continuation tasks proceeded. Overall, both students and teachers perceived the proposed strategies positively.

Pengaruh Usefulness Dan Ease of Use Terhadap Online Booking Hotel Intention di Platform Agoda

This research is driven by the researcher's observations concerning online hotel booking intention on the Agoda platform. The development of guest visit rates has experienced a significant decline, with fewer guests opting to check in using the Agoda platform compared to other online travel agents. This is influenced by the perceived lack of usefulness and ease of use on the Agoda website. The objective of this study is to describe and analyze the impact of usefulness and ease of use on online hotel booking intention on the Agoda platform. The research methodology employed is quantitative research using purposive sampling, with a sample size of 130 respondents determined using the Hair formula. Data collection in this study utilized a questionnaire with a Likert scale that had been tested for validity and reliability. The collected data was analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis with the assistance of SPSS (Statistical Product and Service Solution) version 27.00. Based on the research analysis, it can be concluded that the independent variables, usefulness (X1) and ease of use (X2), have a positive and significant influence on the dependent variable, which is online hotel booking intention. Usefulness (X1) and ease of use (X2) collectively account for 24.7% of the variance in online hotel booking intention (Y), while the remaining 75.3% is influenced by other variables.