Semester Course Research Articles

Notes From the Field (From the Desk): To Hold

The last seminar of my “Introduction to Literary Theories” course in the fall semester of 2020 involved really difficult material on gender and race; it was exposing; none of the students had their cameras on. I was nearly in tears. Kept composure. We had been navigating well through the semester, with this and the other first-year module on poetry—subjects adjacent to theatre as a result of my situation within a department of English literature. This semester, I've been more bold, gently asking students to turn cameras on; I remember, though, always, Owen Parry's articulation of audience participation at the start of a Zoom event for the Welsh National Theatre. Some people hang back; some people are highly present (front-row types—I was always one of those); but all of this is good.1 I've been relaxing my need to “see” everyone out there. As a committed lecturer—a relapsed performer who has found solace in lecture stages—I'm always keen to read the room, normally; to see body posture, faces, engagement or puzzlement, and to respond to this; everything nonverbal that goes on. I was devastated, unsurprised, at the end of a conversation with a colleague on the development of what may become a major “Creative Hub,” to hear that our lecture halls might be replaced with sort of multifunction rooms, as if movable chairs meant we could suddenly be free. I think not enough is understood of the theatre of a lecture hall—the theatricality, the performativity, of what goes on—ways this is live, deeply so; ways students are not “passive” at all listening. That we don't need to go to “participatory art” in order to find ourselves within an ethical, social, committed space together; everything of that sort is lost with screens, or nearly. The sentiment of speaking out into a void.

Çeviri eğitiminde bir ‘durumlu öğrenme’ örneği: bilimsel metinleri dijital bir bilim blogu için çevirmek

Translation as a cognitive process has been a topic of inquiry for a couple of decades in Translation Studies. There has been a shift from an information processing model of human mind to a situated cognition approach in defining mental processing in Cognitive Science recently. In the information processing model, human mind is likened to a machine or computer working individually and accumulating knowledge and skills in a pre-definable and programmed manner. On the other hand, the situated cognition approach takes the role of dynamic factors including social, physical, and emotional ones, into consideration, in other words the ‘situationally embeddedness’ of the human mind (Kiraly, 2005; Risku, 2002). When learning is evaluated from the perspective of situated cognition, it can be inferred that learning is a situated and context-dependent process, which leads to the importance of integrating various professional, real-life situations into education (Kiraly 2005; González-Davies & Enríquez-Raído 2016; Risku, 2002). This study aims to present the implementation process of a situated learning translation project in the Translation and Interpreting Department at Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University and to contribute to the prevalence of situated learning tasks in translator education. The project has been conducted with 14 learners in two elective courses called ‘Special Topics in Translation III’ (5th semester course) and ‘Special Topics in Translation IV’ (6th semester course) in 2019-2020 Academic Year. The project included the task of translating scientific texts for a digital science blog. With this situated learning translation project, the learners had the opportunity to take part in a real-life translation task, which helped “to break the stranglehold of the ‘who’ll take the next sentence’ teaching technique in translator education” in Kiraly’s (2005) term.

The Second-Year Retention Effect of Early Enrollment in a First-Year Seminar

Is early enrollment in a qualified first-year seminar (FYS) positively associated with second-year retention rates of new community college students? A large mid-Atlantic community college (MAC) believes that it is, and this belief is the basis for the hypothesis being tested in this research. Beginning in 2010, new first-time college and degree-seeking students were required to enroll in the newly developed FYS course in the first semester of attendance. Students who complied with this policy over the years 2010-2013 were matched on an array of observable and unobservable variables with similar students from the prior years 2006-2009 using the propensity-score matching (PSM) method. Using a logistic regression model, it was estimated that average treatment effect was a statistically significant positive impact of a 6.07 percentage-point increase in the likelihood of being retained into the second year. This result is in line with a common, but not universal, belief in the theory and other research that suggests that enrollment in a FYS would have such an effect. Although there are clear limitations to this result, the implications are positive for the community college that adopted this new policy and for the students it serves.

Fostering pre-service teachers’ technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK): A quasi-experimental field study

Against the backdrop of preparing students for a digitalized future, supporting pre-service teachers' development of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) has become paramount in pre-service teacher education. Whether and how pre-service teachers' acquisition of TPACK could be supported is still an open question, as previous research predominantly relied on correlational data and/or self-report assessments. Based on previous research, we developed subject-specific versions of a TPACK-module to support the acquisition of TPACK. Further purpose of the TPACK-module was to enhance technology-related motivation, as motivational orientations have been documented to be crucial for technology integration. We evaluated the effectiveness of the module by means of a quasi-experimental field study. Pre-service teachers (N = 208), enrolled in five subjects, attended regular semester courses on subject-matter pedagogies. In half of the courses, we randomly implemented subject-specific TPACK-modules (duration: three weeks), in which pre-service teachers were taught in using technology for subject-matter teaching, whereas the control condition attended the regular courses without the TPACK-module. We found that pre-service teachers in the courses with the TPACK-modules acquired more TPACK than those in the control courses without the TPACK-modules. Significant effects were also obtained for pre-service teachers' technology-related self-efficacy and their perceived support for technology integration. The effectiveness of the TPACK-modules could be explained by the obtained support for technology integration. The findings highlight the central need of adequate support for pre-service teachers’ development of technology-related professional knowledge and motivation in teacher education programs.

PRE-SERVICE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS’ REFLECTIONS ON COOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT

Cooperative Learning is an instructional model in which learners work together toward a common goal (Johnson & Johnson, 1986; Slavin, 1993). Research has clearly shown that cooperation results in higher levels of achievement (Johnson, et al., 1993). This article focuses on Cooperative Assessment, two students, one paper, as learning, and proposes viewing assessment as an integral part of the process of learning and teaching by trying to provoke thoughts about positive interdependence, individual accountability and social skill development, three key features of Cooperative Learning. The paper presents pre-service English Language Teachers’ reflections on Cooperative Assessment used as part of the final exam for “Individual Differences in Foreign Language Learning” course in Fall Semester of 2018-2019 academic year.
 
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Analysis of students’ creative thinking on plant microtechnical laboratory practices

Empowerment of creative thinking skills is important in every lecture activity, including practicum. This study aimed to analyze students' creative thinking skills in Plant Microtechnique practicum. This research used descriptive method in which the participants were the seventh semester biology education students (n=20) of State University of South Sumatera, Indonesia. The student has taken Plant Microtechnique Course in the previous semester. The instrument used was essay test developed based on creative thinking indicator. The data were processed by calculating the percentage for each indicator and categorized into three levels (i.e., low, medium, and high). The findings revealed that students’ creative thinking skills in Plant Microtechnique laboratory practices were medium for fluency indicator, and low for flexibility, originality, and elaboration indicators. Therefore, it is necessary to revise learning strategies that support the empowerment of students' creative thinking in Microtechnique Laboratory practices.

La Comprensión Auditiva en Español por la Predicción Basada en Imágenes

Listening comprehension is the most important and urgent communication skill in the educational field of the foreign language. To improve it, we have proposed to provide a new listening ability in Spanish through the schema and images related to the content prepared by the teachers. From this cognitive approach, it is expected that using the scheme learners can predict, extract and interpret ideas and main themes about the given content, based on the contexts and information contained in the images. According to our approach, listening through images related to content will help Spanish students to improve their listening comprehension both in the classroom and in everyday life. Based on this premise, we have planned an experimental research aimed at quantitatively as well as qualitatively evaluating the activities of students in the semester course of a university. Thus, our study may constitute a new approach to listening comprehension in Spanish for Korean students.

Pengaruh Hasil Belajar Matematika terhadap Hasil Belajar Akuntansi pada Mahasiswa Jurusan Akuntansi Politeknik Negeri Banjarmasin.

There are several similarities between mathematics and accounting, which both emphasize the use of logic, use symbols, and have definite formulas. In general, if a student has good math skills, chances are that his accounting skills are also good. Therefore, the researcher wanted to know whether there was an effect of mathematics learning outcomes on accounting learning outcomes for students of the Accounting Department at the Banjarmasin State Polytechnic. For testing the hypothesis, the researchers took the final grade data for mathematics courses in the first semester and the average final grade data from several accounting-based courses in the following semesters such as Intermediate Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, Public Sector Accounting. , and Introduction to Accounting Practices. After the data is tested for normality, a correlation coefficient test, a coefficient of determination test, and a simple linear regression test were conducted. The test results indicate that there is a strong influence between the learning outcomes of mathematics courses on the learning outcomes of several accounting courses for students of the Accounting Department of the Banjarmasin State Polytechnic. The average learning outcomes of several accounting courses are influenced by 47.66% by learning outcomes of mathematics courses while the remaining 52.34% is influenced by other variables.

Examination of Teacher Candidates' Views on Peer Learning Performed with Interactive Videos in the Blended Learning Process

Today, the speed of the development of technology has various effects in many areas. In the field of education, some concepts, methods, techniques, theories and models come to the fore with the effect of technology and attract the attention of researchers. One of them is blended learning. Blended learning is a learning process in which both face-to-face learning processes and learning processes in online environments coexist. Today's learners are expected to be able to solve problems, work collaboratively, and have strong communication. It is thought that peer learning can be used in constructivist teaching processes in order to gain these features. Peer learning involves learners performing their learning by interacting with each other. In this study, it is aimed to determine the opinions of teacher candidates about peer learning realized with interactive videos in the blended learning process. The study group consists of 37 Computer and Instructional Technologies Education Department teacher candidates, 11 women (29.73%) and 26 men (70.27%) enrolled in the "Special Teaching Methods - II" course in the spring semester of 2018-2019 academic year. In the online part of the study, a web 2.0 tool (Edpuzzle) was used to prepare interactive video content. The videos prepared by the peers regarding the course content were expected to be watched online and before the face-to-face lessons. In the face-to-face learning process, students progressed the learning process interactively with their peers. At the end of the process, the data were collected with the data collection tool named "teacher candidate opinion form" developed by the researchers from the study group. The collected data were analyzed with content analysis and interpreted by the researchers. In the study results, the opinions of the teacher candidates about the process after their learning experiences were determined. It was found that a great majority of the teacher candidates had a positive opinion about the peer learning realized with interactive videos in the blended learning process.

Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Penyelesaian Tugas Akhir Mahasiswa Program Studi Akuntansi Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana

The purpose of this study was to investigate the Impact of the motivation of on-time graduation, availability of learning resources, the quality of research consultation, and peer environment to the completion of students’ research. This study was an ex-post facto research with the quantitative approach. The respondents of this study are sixty students of the Accounting Program in the Faculty of Economy of Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana who were taking the research course in the second semester of 2020/2021 period. To collect the data, questionnaires were spread in the form of google form and to analyze the data, this study used multiple regression. The result of the study showed that the motivation of on-time graduation, availability of learning resources, the quality of research consultation, and peer environment did not give positive impacts towards the completion of students’ research.

Implementation of Indonesian National Qualification Framework Based Curriculum in Higher Islamic Education

The era of globalization requires various sectors to make changes, including in the world of education. In higher education, the curriculum should be designed to comply with the Indonesian National Qualifications Framework (KKNI) to respond these changes. The curriculum is based on the framework of qualification levels which equalize, juxtapose, and unify learning outcomes with work experience into the types, forms and levels of higher education. This study aims to describe the implementation KKNI based curriculum for postgraduate program at the State Islamic Religious Institutions (PTKIN) in East Java. It applied descriptive-qualitative. The data were collected using observation, interview, and documentation techniques. The data were analysed using descriptive-qualitative analysis. The results shown that the implementation of KKNI based curriculum in postgraduate at PTKIN institutions in East Java took place from 2016 to 2020. The implementation began with socialization in the form of curriculum workshops. In those workshops, a curriculum draft and guidelines for its implementation were prepared. However, there were some in the implementation. One of them is that most of the lecturers did not understand the basic concepts of curriculum. To overcome this, intensive workshops were held to prepare syllabus, semester program plans and courses for each semester.

On assessment and evaluation of teaching computer networks to electrical engineering students by the aid of a lab course

In the era of Internet-of-everything, learning the principles of data communications and networking is inevitable for many electrical engineering disciplines. The paper addresses the effectiveness of teaching the fundamentals of data communications and networking using a dedicated lab course as a co-requisite to a classic lecture-based course. In the introduced lab course, the students are asked to do a variety of tasks using real hardware and a network simulator. The paper introduces quantitative measures of an outcome-based learning approach applied to both courses. Based on students’ achievements, the role of the lab course in the attainment of both the course learning outcomes and the electrical engineering program learning outcomes is measured in comparison with the case where the lab course is not taken. Our findings reveal a general enhancement trend in the attainment of the course and program learning outcomes with a significant increase in the program outcome related to solving engineering problems. Also, a slight increase is noticed in meeting the lab course outcomes for the students who attended the lab with the course in the same semester, which indicates an improvement in gaining practical knowledge.

STUDENTS 'ABILITY TO SOLVE RANDOM CHANGE PROBLEMS AND DISTRIBUTION OF OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ERA OF COVID-19

The ability to solve problems is one of the abilities that mathematics students must have in order to become a capable problem solver. This study aims to describe the ability of the fifth semester students of the Mathematics Education Study Program, Mathematics and Natural Sciences Education Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Palangka Raya in solving problems on the random variable material and the distribution of opportunities. The research instrument consisted of 2 questions consisting of one routine question and one non-routine question. The subjects in this study were students of the Mathematics Education Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Palangka Raya, who programmed the Mathematics Statistics I course in the fifth semester of class B academic year 2020/2021 as many as 26 students. The results showed that only 8 people (30.8%) were able to complete routine questions perfectly and 18 people (69.2%) were less than perfect. Meanwhile, for non-routine questions, only 1 person or 3.8% were able to answer correctly and 96.2% were unable to complete the questions given. This shows that the ability of students to solve random variable problems and the distribution of opportunities in the Covid-19 era in general for routine questions is still low and non-routine is very low, which indicates that students' lack of understanding and mastery of the concepts that have been conveyed through online learning

Analisis Kemampuan Computational Thinking Dalam Pembuatan Media Pembelajaran Matematika

The purpose of this study was to reveal the implementation of Project Base Learning (PjBL)-based learning and then analyze the Computational Thinking (CT) ability of students of the Mathematics Education Study Program, University of Muhammadiyah Malang through a learning media development project. The approach used in this research is descriptive qualitative. The subjects in this study were students who programmed the Programming Language course in semester 3. The results of the research, the projects carried out in PjBL learning were making learning media using Matlab which included the stages of needs analysis, project planning, scheduling, monitoring, testing results and evaluating carried out. very well and systematically. The media produced by students has met the aspects of fluency in use, accuracy of scripts, and flowchart logic. The student's CT ability is in a good category from the aspect of abstraction, logarithmic thinking, debugging/evaluation, and generalization because it has met the achievement percentage of 82%. In conclusion, the learning media developed based on Project Base Learning (PjBL) has been implemented well, covering aspects of smooth use and effectively increasing the Computational Thinking (CT) ability of students of the Mathematics Education Study Program, University of Muhammadiyah Malang.
 Keywords: Computational Thinking, Learning Media, Project Base Learning

The development of English speaking skills for business presentation and business ethics awareness using supplementary lessons of office management students

The purposes of this research were: 1) to develop the Office Management students’ English speaking skill for business presentation after learning through supplementary lessons based on business presentation and business ethics awareness; 2) to raise Office Management students’ business ethics awareness, and 3) to explore Office Management students’ opinions toward supplementary lessons based on business presentation and business ethics awareness. This research sample was 35 fourth-year Office Management students at Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Chiang Mai. They enrolled in the Job Application course in the second semester of 2019. The students were selected based on a purposive sampling technique. The research instruments were: 1) 4 supplementary lessons based on business presentation and business ethics awareness, 2) a pretest and posttest on English speaking skill for business presentation, 3) a pretest and posttest on business ethics awareness, and 4) a questionnaire on opinions toward the supplementary lessons based on business and business ethics awareness. The data were analyzed by mean(x ), standard deviation (S.D.), and t-test for dependent samples. The results of this research were as follows:1) level of students’ English speaking skill for the business presentation was significantly higher than those before the experiment at the 0.01 level 2) level of students’ business ethics awareness after the experiment was significantly higher than those before the experiment at the 0.01 level, and 3) Students’ opinions toward supplementary lessons based on business presentation and ethics awareness were ranked at an outstanding level.

Implementation of the Development of Digital Book for National Insights Learning with a Contextual Approach to Citizenship Education Courses

Citizenship Education (Civics) learning objectives include improving students' knowledge, attitudes, and skills in the Indonesian national insight, namely Archipelago Insights. So far, archipelago insight books are still in the form of paper books containing theories about national insight, not yet equipped with actual daily cases, so they are less interesting for students to read. This National Insight e-book contains learning material related to national insight and visual, audio and audio-visual media. Learning by using e-books attracts students to read/learn about national insight through e-books. Once opening e-books, students can learn theory as well as learning actual cases/events in everyday life related to national insight. This research was conducted on students who took Citizenship Education courses in the Odd semester of the 2020-2021 academic year in Higher Education in Semarang City. For the research method using the ADDIE R&D model (Analysis, Design, Develop, Desiminate). The results are effective for the achievement of learning objectives. This study shows that the learning of national insight using e-books with a contextual approach can be interesting and pleasing to students.

LEARNING STYLES OF ECONOMIC STUDENTS UNIVERSITY OF SEMARANG

The existence of the corona virus outbreak hampers teaching and learning activities that usually take place face-to-face. The learning system is carried out remotely by utilizing information technology. One of the big challenges in implementing the distance learning model is that the academic community is not yet accustomed to using a blended and online learning system. Teaching lecturers must pay attention to student learning styles because in each teaching, their effectiveness will closely match the student's learning method or style, in addition to their personal characteristics and intellectual abilities. Lecturers' lack of understanding of learning styles has a negative impact on students. The purpose of this study was to examine the learning styles of students of the Faculty of Economics, University of Semarang in a bold manner. This study used a descriptive research design. The population in this study were all 500 USM FE students who took sports courses in the odd semester of 2020/2021, aged 18-25 years. Sampling in this study using total sampling. The data analysis technique in this research is descriptive statistical analysis method. The result of this research is that the learning style of FE USM students has the highest kinesthetic, namely 40.8%, the second is visual as much as 33.8%, the third is auditory as much as 25.4%. Many students prefer an online lecture system by actively viewing, listening and doing direct question and answer with the lecturer, which is 41.2%. The suggestion that can be given is that the lecturers should increase the proportion of teaching the online system with live video, audio, display material and do direct question and answer. Systems with only live audio and display only material should be greatly reduced since few people like them.

The Effectiveness of SPSS-Assisted Troubleshooting Tutorial Videos in Virtual Classroom Against Student Statistics Performance

One of the learning challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic is the low mastery of material by students, especially abstract material such as statistics. As an alternative solution, statistical learning is carried out using problem solving video tutorials assisted by SPSS to further measure its effectiveness on academic performance. This type of research is true-experimental with Posttest Only Control Design. The sample of this study was students of the management study program of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Ninebelas November Kolaka University who took statistics courses in the odd semester of the 2020 Academic Year which consisted of two classes, namely class C with 32 students and class D with 33 students. The instrument used is a learning achievement test in the form of an essay. The research data were analyzed using one sample t-test and independent sample t-test. The results of data analysis showed that the statistical performance of students taught using SPSS-assisted videos was better than those taught using learning modules.

Towards the development of teachers for the future

The purpose of this research was to examine student teachers’ views on the kind of teachers they would like to be. The participants were 51 student teachers at the primary education department of a state university. The views of these student teachers were collected from unstructured reports that they submitted following a one-semester classroom management course in the 5th semester. The qualitative data gained from the reports, specifically the attributes that the student teachers associated with themselves, were analysed in terms of classroom management according to Korthegan’s Onion Model using a qualitative content analysis method. The data demonstrate that the participants expressed their opinions mostly regarding classroom environment, behaviour and competency. The reports also present their views about the kind of teachers they would grow into and the teacher behaviour they would like to adopt. The results of the study reveal that the student teacher participants were at the levels of interventionist and interventionist/interactionist control; 2 different approaches to dynamic assessment and classroom management styles. They also used authoritative, educational, behaviour-based, and democratic approaches. The study suggests that, in order for the student teachers to express themselves about their teaching in the layers of belief, identity and mission (inner layers) of the Onion Model, they must be provided with opportunities and experiences.

REKAYASA DAKWAH KBAT DALAM KALANGAN MAHASISWA DI UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH MENERUSI KURSUS PENGHAYATAN ETIKA DAN PERADABAN

Da'wah is an effort in improving behavior from a poor condition to a better situation. The implementation of the da'wah should be based on the condition and comfort of the da'wah target group. The approach of da'wah differs from one group to another, including the students. The implementation of High-Level Thinking Skills (KBAT) is also required in implementing da'wah among students because this group has a high level of thinking. This study aims to look at the engineering of da'wah among students at University Malaysia Sabah through the university's general course, The Appreciation of Ethics and Civilization (PEDP) from the point of acceptance of da'wah and their comfort in receiving feedback and advice. This study used the questionnaire method conducted through google form to students who have taken the Ethics and Civilization Appreciation course (PEDP) in the last semester. The study found that most students strongly agreed with the approach and engineering of da'wah applied by lecturers in the Ethics and Civilization Appreciation course. Teaching and Learning (PdP) that is infused with elements of da'wah enables students to receive knowledge easily and relax and leave a positive impact in their lives. This study is expected to be a benchmark in the implementation of da'wah in the current era of globalization, especially in the engineering of da'wah towards students.