School Pekanbaru Research Articles

Mathematical Literacy Skills of Fifth Grade Elementary School Students: A Case Study in Pekanbaru

This study aims to identify and describe the mathematical literacy skills of fifth grade elementary school students. This study was conducted in one of the primary school in Pekanbaru from January to March 2020. The type of research used was a case study. The subject of this research was 37 fifth grade elementary school students. The instrument was arranged referring to the questions issued by PISA. After the instrument were validated by two experts and tested on students, the next step was used to retrieve data. The data collected is then grouped and categorized according to the device that has been created. The results of the data processing showed that most of the subjects had not been able to answer the questions at level 4 or above, while for the answered level it was broken down as follows; the mathematical literacy achievement of fifth grade elementary school students that reached level 1 were 38%, in level 2 there were 54%, and in level 3 there were 8%. From these data results, it appears that in general the fifth-grade elementary school students have a very low level in mathematical literacy skills, meaning that the learning technique they have gained so far has not been able to build mathematical literacy skills.

The effect of application of realistic mathematics education (RME) approach to mathematical reasoning ability based on mathematics self efficacy of junior high school students in Pekanbaru

This research was purposed tofind the differences on mathematic reasoning ability between students using Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) approach and those taught by direct learning derived from their self-efficacy. This research was an experimental research with factorial experimental design. The samples of this research were 66 students on 8th grade students at SMPIT Az-Zuhra Islamic School Pekanbaru on the material number pattern. Sampling technique was cluster random sampling. Data were collected with reasoning ability test, questionnaire self-efficacy.The research findings were: there was a difference on mathematic reasoning ability between students taught by using RME approach and those with Direct learning, there was a difference on mathematic reasoning ability among students having high, medium, and low self-efficacy, and there was no interaction between learning approach and self-efficacy toward student mathematic reasoning ability.

PROBLEMATIKA PEMBELAJARAN KITAB TAFSIR DI PONDOK PESANTREN PROVINSI RIAU

This article examines the problematic of learning the Tafsir book at Islamic boarding schools. There were 11 Islamic boarding schools in Riau Province that were chosen to be examined, they included: Al-Munawwarah Islamic Boarding School Pekanbaru, Al-Kausar Islamic Boarding School Pekanbaru, Dar El-Hikmah Islamic Boarding School Pekanbaru, Al-Muslimun Islamic Boarding School Pangkalan Kerinci, Hidayatul Ma’rifah Islamic Boarding School Pelalawan, Daarun Nahdhah Islamic Boarding School Bangkinang, Anshar As-Sunnah Islamic Boarding School, Ad-Dar Al-Salafiyah Al-Islamiyah Islamic Boarding School, Sabil Al-Salam Islamic Boarding School, Al-Badr Islamic Boarding School, and Al-Taufik Islamic Boarding School Kampar. Problems such as the appearance of unsatisfying results from the alumni of certain Islamic boarding schools regarding to their knowledge about the Tafsir Book is the reason that this subject is interesting to be examined. The data obtained for this study were collected through interviews with related parties, observation and documentation. Subsequently, the data were presented in accordance to the existed information within the field and followed by analyzing them which corresponded with the proposed main problems. After being examined, there are factors found as the obstacles in learning the Tafsir Book. These factors include the limited teachers which are not equal to the number of students, teachers or ustadh of Tafsir that are not based or graduate from the science of Tafsir, lack of references and others.

PENGARUH PENERAPAN SISTEM MOVING CLASS TERHADAP MOTIVASI BELAJAR SISWA PADA MATA PELAJARAN BAHASA JEPANG DI SMA CENDANA PEKANBARU

Various types of learning systems are implemented in schools depending on their respective policies. SMA Cendana Pekanbaru is one of the schools that uses a moving class learning system in the teaching and learning process. With this system, it is expected to improve the quality of the teaching and learning process, to increase student motivation and also to achieve student learning outcomes. The moving class system is a teaching and learning system characterized by students visiting the teacher in class. The purpose of this study was to find out how the moving class system was applied at Cendana High School Pekanbaru and how it affected students' learning motivation in Japanese subjects. This research is a descriptive research with the research subject is class XII students who take Japanese language specialization hours as many as 9 people. Data were taken by means of interviews, observations, documentation and questionnaires and then analyzed and drawn conclusions. The results of the analysis show that the teaching and learning process using the moving class system at SMA Cendana Pekanbaru has been going well and the moving class has a positive effect on students' learning motivation.

EFL Learners’ Language Learning Strategies: Field Specialization and Gender

Learning strategies are considered capable of greatly helping learners improve their proficiency in English and assist them to be more independent. The purpose of the study is to investigate language learning strategies used by secondary school students in Indonesia related to their field of specialization and gender. One hundred and eighty-six eleventh grade students from one of senior high schools in Pekanbaru, Indonesia participated in the survey. This was conducted using the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) adopted from (Oxford, 1990) and the Strategy Questionnaire (SQ) adopted from Embi (2000). The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and an independent sample t-test. The findings show that the most frequently used strategy is metacognitive and affective, followed by cognitive and compensation strategies. The least frequently used strategies are social and memory strategies. Besides, it was also found that there were significant differences in the use of strategies between natural and social science students, and there were no significant differences between the two groups of students based on their gender. The study implies that students are aware of language learning strategies, however students still need to be trained to be a successful language learner.

Pelatihan terstruktur: usaha peningkatan kompetensi guru dalam penulisan artikel jurnal ilmiah

The ability to publish articles in scientific journals is among the parts of a teacher's professional competence. The problem is that many teachers have not mastered the skills to write scientific papers. As a result, many teachers find it difficult to advance in rank, especially for promotion after IV / a. This paper describes a community service activity sponsored by Universitas Riau lecturers which aims to help teachers improve their scientific writing skills. Community service activities were carried out at a school in Pekanbaru, Riau. This paper further explains the concept of the workshop, the content of workshop materials, and the workshop's effectiveness. This workshop lasted for two months with three face-to-face training. The rest was done online via the Google Classroom platform. The material content covers the basic principles of scientific writing, the steps for writing scientific journals, how to cite and make references, including how to automatically cite using reference manager applications such as Mendeley, and how to submit articles through the online journal OJS system. Data from the survey conducted at the end of the community service activity showed that, in general, this activity was running well and effectively. The majority of participants (72.7%) stated that their motivation to write increased after attending the training. Their knowledge of writing scientific articles have improved after training. Their ability in writing scientific journals is also relatively better than before following this structured workshop.

Implementasi Nilai-Nilai Karakter Buddhis pada Sekolah Minggu Buddha Mandala Maitreya Pekanbaru

The purpose of this research was to find out how Buddha Mandala Maitreya Sunday School in Pekanbaru implemented buddhist character values. What Buddhist character values which had been implemented; what method which had been implemented;what obstacles which had been faced by teachers in implementing buddhist characters. This field research was done in Buddha Mandala Maitreya Sunday School in Pekanbaru. Qualitative analysis technique was used as data analysis technique. The result showed the implementation of Buddhism character values in Buddha Mandala Maitreya Sunday School in Pekanbaru. But it was still individually done by each teacher there, there wasn't any specific program or mainly character from Buddha Sunday School or vihara assembly ; the value character which had been implemented were: honesty, mutual respect among friends,obey parents,politeness, sanitation, discipline,and serenity,fond of praying,character and principle practice in daily life, story telling method was used,by providing example in daily life activity, discussion method with student, explained described discpline method,and sharing method. The obstacles which were faced in implementing Buddhism character values were: lack of facility to support, lack of control against students,other problems were students not focus,lack of discipline and still too young, students were still not interested in reading etc.

Efektivitas Pendekatan Rational Emotive Therapy dalam Konseling Individual untuk Meningkatkan Kepercayaan Diri Siswa SMK

This research was instigated by many of student lack self-confidence. It aimed at knowing student sel-confidence before and after giving individual counseling service with Rational Emotive Therapy approach. The approach of this research using quantitative with pre-experimental and the one group pre-test and post-test design. 275 students of Telecommunication of Vocational High School Pekanbaru was the population in this research. 7 students’s having low self- confidence were the samples through Purposive Sampling technique. Questionnaire and documentation were the instruments of collecting the data. The data analysis, the researcher uses Wilcoxon’s test. The research findings showed that student self-confidence before giving individual counseling service with Rational Emotive Therapy approach was on very low category with the percentage 48.04% and after giving individual counseling service with Rational Emotive Therapy approach, it increase to 73.58%, so, it could be said that there was a difference pre-test and post-test. Based on the data result, it could be concluded that Rational Emotive Therapy approach in Individual Counseling effective to increase student self-confidence that could be seen from the asyimp. Sig (2-tailled) 0.018<0.05 so that H0 was rejected

The Influence of Leadership and Achievement Motivation on the Performance of Social Sciences Teachers at Private Junior High School Pekanbaru

This study aims to identify and analyze the influence of leadership and achievement motivation on the performance of social studies (IPS) teachers at Pekanbaru Private Junior High School. The total population was 129 teachers. A sample of 32 people was obtained using a proportional random sampling technique. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire, then analyzed by descriptive analysis and path analysis. The results of the study found: (1) the leadership of the principal has an effect on the achievement motivation of social studies teachers at Pekanbaru Private Junior High School. The meaning of good leadership will be able to increase the achievement motivation of IPS teachers; (2) the leadership of the principal has a direct and indirect effect on teacher performance through the achievement motivation of social studies teachers at Pekanbaru Private Middle School. The meaning of principal leadership can improve teacher performance by increasing the achievement motivation of social studies teachers; and (3) achievement motivation has an effect on the performance of social studies teachers. The meaning of good achievement motivation will be able to improve the performance of social studies teachers at Pekanbaru Private Junior High School.

A Closer Look at Junior High School English Teachers in Pekanbaru: Does the Reluctance of Teachers to Adapt with ICT Hindering English Learning?

Though English Education has universally acknowledged technology as a fundamental consideration, there exists a gap between the IT skills of teachers and students due to teachers’ reluctance to adapt Internet/information communications technology (ICT) in their English teaching. This paper looked closely at 131 junior high schools in Pekanbaru, Indonesia to ascertain if the conservative teaching mindset may be preventing English learning of students. Mixed method is used to analyze the data collected from 171 English teachers through online and offline questionnaires from a previous study that uncovered 5 key problems of ICT usage in teaching English, namely teachers’ lack of IT knowledge, lack of ICT facilities, lack of self-confidence, lack of much time, and lack of willingness to change their teaching style.

DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED NATURAL SCIENCE MODULES IN ISLAMIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PEKANBARU CITY

This study aims to produce Islamic integrated science module teaching materials suitable for use in class III SDIT. This research is a development research that uses the ADDIE pattern (Analyze, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation). Determination of the sample using purposive sampling technique. Data collection techniques by observation, interviews, validation, documentation, and learning outcomes tests. The data analysis technique used descriptive and inferential analysis. The trials were carried out in 8 SDITs in Pekanbaru city, namely SD Islam Plus YLPI Pekanbaru, SDIT Bunayya Pekanbaru, SDIT Az-Zuhra Islamic School Pekanbaru, SDIT AL-Azhar Syifa Budi Pekanbaru, SDIT Al-Rasyid Pekanbaru, SDIT Insan Utama Pekanbaru, SDIT An- Namiroh Pekanbaru, and SDIT Al-Madinah Pekanbaru class III for the 2019/2020 academic year with 80 subjects. The results showed that the developed module met the very valid category based on the validity criteria according to the assessment of the learning validator, material expert, design expert, Islamic religious education expert and teacher. Student response to the teaching materials developed was very good. Thus it can be concluded that the integrated Islamic IPA module product on the Characteristics and Needs of Living Things for Class III SDIT has very good quality in terms of validity, effectiveness and attractiveness so that it is suitable for use in the learning process

STRATEGI PENGELOLAAN LINGKUNGAN DALAM MENDUKUNG SEKOLAH ADIWIYATA NASIONAL DI SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEJURUAN (SMK) KEHUTANAN NEGERI PEKANBARU

Adiwiyata’s program was made to created awareness and knowledge in an attempt conservation of the environment. This program expected to every school residents to join school activities toward a healthy environment and avoiding negative environmental impact. This program aims to create a good school condition become a place to study of awareness school residents, so that in the next day school residents be responsible in an effort to save environment and sustainable development. One of school that approved Adiwiyata’s appreciation is Forestry Vocational School Pekanbaru. This research aims to determining ecological management strategies to support national adiwiyata school in Forestry Vocational School Pekanbaru. The method used was interviews, observation and test. To data analysis used SWOT. Environmentalist strategies is to increase participation of interviewer to support environmentally sound policies and to increase the quality of management and utilization of eco-friendly facilities and infrastructure so that it can be reference to give supporting to society or another school by involving the parents of protege and committee .

Adolescent Knowledge of Anemia and Iron Supplement Consumption Before and After Health Education

The purpose of this study was to describe adolescent knowledge of iron supplement anemia and consumption before and after health education. This research was quantitative with a quasi-experimental design using pre-posttest without control. The material presented in the form of lectures and videos on 119 students at 16 senior high school in Pekanbaru. Pre and Post-test to evaluate the level of knowledge of adolescents. The results showed that before counseling 35.5% of adolescents had never consumed iron supplements. After the intervention, the increase in correct answers ranged from 0.8 to 21.9 percent, with the highest rating being on vitamins that help with iron absorption, beverages that inhibit iron absorption and cause anemia. The average score for adolescent knowledge before intervention is 6.46. The average score after intervention increased to 7.27. T-Test results showed significant differences in knowledge scores before and after the intervention. Teenage Health Care Services need to be established as adolescent health counselors so that they can motivate other students in adolescent reproductive health, especially in consuming iron supplements.

Five Factors Influencing the Students’ Motivation to Learn English as a Foreign Language: A Closer Look into Montessori Classroom Environment

Good learning environment will bring out qualified students. This study focuses on the Montessori method, which is an approach of education designed to train the students’ independence in learning. The study uses descriptive quantitative research design to describe the factors of Montessori classroom environment on the motivation of students in Royal Prime Montessori Elementary School Pekanbaru in academic year 2018/2019. The sample of study is 55 students selected from five classes. The data were collected using questionnaire and observation checklist. This study found five factors influencing the students’ motivational condition, i.e., teacher’s presence, personal attitude, Montessori materials, classroom conditions and friends’ influence. This study revealed that the students taught with this method are active and cooperative during their English learning activities.

FAKTOR-FAKTIR YANG MEMPENGARUHI MOTIVASI SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR DALAM MENGIKUTI AKTIVITAS PRAMUKA PENGGALANG

This article was written based on qualitative research on students' motivation in participating in Boy Scout exercises. This article aims to describe the motivation of students in one integrated Islamic elementary school in Pekanbaru to take part in a scout-raising(penggalang) exercise. The sample in this study were 17 students raising, consisting of 9 men and 8 women. Data was collected using direct interviews with students and documentation in the form of program documents, reports and photos of activities. Held in the even semester term 2019/2020. From the results of data processing it was found that in following the Scouting activities students were influenced by several intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Intrinsic factors are first the need to be accepted and respected, secondly the hope to develop abilities, and thirdly the interests associated with socialization. Next extrinsic factor is the first family, because of the family background of a member of the scout, the second environment, the environment of friendship students become one of the students' encouragement to participate in scout activities, Thirdly the rewards, these rewards are also a bit of one of the reasons children participate in scouting activities , because of the award given by the school to students who excel in scouting activities, triggers the emergence of student motivation. With these results, it is hoped that advanced scout activities will need to consider these three factors.

The Effect of Playing Online Vocabulary Games and Motivation on Student’s Vocabulary Mastery in Insan Utama Junior High School Pekanbaru

The importance of vocabulary mastery given communicate well between students and teacher in the classroom and learning active. Without vocabulary impossible use English language as communication Burton, and vocabulary total number of the word making up the language, master the fundamental grammatical pattern of language Hornby. In relation to the theoretical ideas, vocabulary is the key factor to ensure that production (receptive vocabulary and productive vocabulary) to get vocabulary as the key factor need a motivation in proces learning. With playing online game it is hoped students have a motivation in learning foreign language especially English subject. Playing online game can relax for students because young learners like games. Based on Ashraf (2014:290), gamers became more intersted in playing online and wished to achieve better result. Students more interactive and motivating and effective in vocabulary. It is the researchers’ reasone to choose online game for up grading students motivation and increase students’ vocabulary. Study got significant impact and change for the students learning, motivation and vocabulary.

Fifth Grade Students’ Logical Thinking in Mathematics

The purpose of this study was to investigate fifth-grade students’ logical thinking in mathematics. Their logical thinking skills were categorized based on five levels, namely very low, low, medium, high and very high. This study used descriptive quantitative method, and it was conducted with 123 fifth-grade students from a public elementary school in Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia. The instruments used to collect data were logical thinking ability tests consisting of short answer tasks and mathematical reasoning for the given answers. The results of this study indicated that students have very low logical thinking within the average score of 22.76%. More than half of students could not give correct answers to the given tasks and also could not provide reasoning to their answers. The implication of this study is that teachers, teacher educators, curriculum developers, and government need to develop learning instruction that support students’ logical thinking in facing challenges in 21st century life.

PERBANDINGAN HASIL BELAJAR MATEMATIKA SISWA KELAS IV YANG MENGIKUTI DENGAN YANG TIDAK MENGIKUTI BIMBINGAN BELAJAR

The purpose of this study is to compare the learning outcomes of fourth grade students in elementary schools who take tutoring with students who do not take tutoring and find out the motivation of students to follow guidance. Categories of student learning outcomes with the motivation of students who take tutoring are evaluated from the very low, low, medium, high, and very high categories. The method used in this research is quantitative descriptive. This research was conducted on 98 students from a public elementary school in Pekanbaru. The instruments used to collect data are objective test questions on the material of flat shapes, statistics and angle measurements as well as questionnaires about students' motivation to follow tutoring. The results of this study indicate that the learning outcomes of students who take tutoring are better than students who do not follow tutoring, and the motivation of students who take tutoring is motivated because students' desire to obtain learning outcomes is increased and better understand the science of mathematics learned. The implication of this research is that parents need to consider their children to attend tutoring and schools need to think and design learning that can improve student learning outcomes.

Analaisis Pelaksanaan Program Peningkatan Mutu Pendidik Di Sekolah Dasar Islam Terpadu Al-Fikri Islamic Green School Pekanbaru

The main objective of this research was reveal in detail by facts and data to get a complete image about the implementation of improvement program of educator quality at integrated elementary school Al-Fikri Islamic Green School Pekanbaru. This research specifically aimed reveal information objectively and empirically that relates understanding of improvement program of teachers’ quality, implementation of improvement program types, the supporting and abstracting factors in the implementation of the program and the effects of the implementation of the program and the effects of the implementation of the program at integrated elementary school Al-Fikri Islamic Green School Pekanbaru. This research used qualitative approach; the data were collected by interview, observation, and documentation. The data were analyses by descriptive qualitative with descriptive presentation, and triangulation was used know the data validity. The result showed that the teachers understand the improvement program of the teacher quantity well. The improvement programs of teachers’ quality at this school which were actualized in some programs such as education and training, ta’lim, kkg, teacher meeting, supervision, seminars workshop, study tour, character school programs could be done well. It was showed that there were supporting and obstructing factors on this program. Then, this program had positive effect toward the development of teacher competence optimally, positive effect an teacher service students, positive effect an teacher service to students’ parents, and positive effect an school quality.

Analaisis Pelaksanaan Program Peningkatan Mutu Pendidik Di Sekolah Dasar Islam Terpadu Al-Fikri Islamic Green School Pekanbaru

The main objective of this research was reveal in detail by facts and data to get a complete image about the implementation of improvement program of educator quality at integrated elementary school Al-Fikri Islamic Green School Pekanbaru. This research specifically aimed reveal information objectively and empirically that relates understanding of improvement program of teachers’ quality, implementation of improvement program types, the supporting and abstracting factors in the implementation of the program and the effects of the implementation of the program and the effects of the implementation of the program at integrated elementary school Al-Fikri Islamic Green School Pekanbaru. This research used qualitative approach; the data were collected by interview, observation, and documentation. The data were analyses by descriptive qualitative with descriptive presentation, and triangulation was used know the data validity. The result showed that the teachers understand the improvement program of the teacher quantity well. The improvement programs of teachers’ quality at this school which were actualized in some programs such as education and training, ta’lim, kkg, teacher meeting, supervision, seminars workshop, study tour, character school programs could be done well. It was showed that there were supporting and obstructing factors on this program. Then, this program had positive effect toward the development of teacher competence optimally, positive effect an teacher service students, positive effect an teacher service to students’ parents, and positive effect an school quality.