Seventh Grade Students Of SMPN Research Articles

ANALYSIS OF THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES FACTOR IN READING COMPREHENSION AT SMPN 1 CAMPURDARAT

Reading is important in learning English. The ability to reading comprehension is an ability that is naturally not owned by a student. In practice, this process is seen as complex, so it is not impossible that learning in reading comprehension obstacles and problems when learning implement it. The aim of this research is to find out the causal factors of students' reading comprehension difficulties on descriptive text at the seventh grade of SMPN 1 Campurdarat. This research is a descriptive qualitative research. The subject of the research is seventh grade students of SMPN 1 Campurdarat in Academic Year 2022/2023. The techniques of collecting the data are interview and test. Data analyzing include data reduction, data display and drawing conclusions or verification, the researcher arranging the information described in order to draw conclusion. The result of the research shows that the factor of causing the students difficulties found in comprehending English reading text there are difficulty in understanding long sentence in the text, difficulty in using reading strategies, difficulty in Concentration, learner's background, house environment and school environment.

Students' Interlanguage Process in Writing Daily Activities

The aim of this study was to provide analysis on the grammatical errors occurred to the Seventh grade students of SMPN 01 Embaloh Hulu and their interlanguage causes in the students’ writing. This research was conducted through the procedure of error analysis. Surface strategy taxonomy, as one of the error types of error analysis was used for further analysis in order to describe the students’ errors. The subjects of this research were the seventh grade students of SMPN 01 Embaloh Hulu in the academic year of 2020/2021. The collected samples were taken by sorting out the samples from the students’ writing tasks. The samples were analyzed by the criteria of errors called Omission, Addition, Misordering, and Misformation. The result showed that the students produced 92% of non-English-like sentences in their writing. The most frequent error type made by the students was omission type. The result revealed 48% errors appearing on the students’ writing. The indicated result discovered that the students’ interlanguage process covered both the central process of interlanguage called overgeneralization of TL rules and strategy in language learning.Keywords: Interlanguage, Interlanguage Process, Surface Strategy Taxonomy

THE POWERING OF GUESSING GAME IN STUDENTS' WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT: EFL CLASSROOM ACTIVITIE

Enhancing writing skills in descriptive text learning by using the guessing method in class VII SMPN 1 Sugio. The benefit of this research is the guessing game method can improve the writing ability of class VII students of SMPN 1 Sugio, this type of research is Class Action Research which is carried out in cycle stages including action planning, implementation of action, observation and evaluation, and reflection. The subject of this class action research is the seventh grade students of SMPN 1 Sugio. The object of this research is the ability to write with the guessing game method. The instruments used in this study were observation sheets and learning outcomes tests. The data from this study were analyzed descriptive qualitative. The results show that the learning activities of grade VII D SMPN 1 Sugio students who used the guessing method are more active and enthusiastic in learning. In the preliminary results, the average student score is 67.1, only one student managed to reach the KKM. In the first cycle of student learning activities with the criteria of failure, with the results achieved 68.1 of 26 students, students who reached the KKM, 6 students while the second cycle of student learning activities with very good criteria, with the results achieved 76.3 of 26 students. Students who managed to reach the KKM 23 students. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the learning outcomes of seventh grade students of SMPN 1 Sugio using the guessing method have increased.

The Relationship Between Knowledge Level And Perineal Hygyene Attitude Towards The Incidence Of Flour Albus

Flour albus is defined as a clear but sometimes milky white discharge that can be small or even quite large. The occurrence of flour albus in adolescents before puberty, after menstruation and even occurs when adolescents experience stress. This study aims to determine the relationship between knowledge level and perineal hygiene attitude towards the incidence of flour albus. This research method uses quantitative with a cross sectional approach. The sample consisted of 62 seventh grade students of SMPN 1 Sukaraja, using simple random sampling technique, data obtained using a questionnaire and analyzed using the chi-square test. The results showed a p-value of 0.000. The conclusion of this study is that there is a relationship between the level of knowledge and perineal hygiene behavior towards the incidence of flour albus. Suggestions for adolescent girls are that they must attend a lot of health counseling, especially reproductive health, in order to increase knowledge, and perineal hygiene behavior that supports maintaining reproductive health and reducing the incidence of flour albus.

AN ITEM ANALYSIS OF THE ENGLISH SUMMATIVE TEST FOR THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 12 TANGERANG SELATAN

The objective of this study is to find out whether or not the English summative test for the Seventh Grade Students of SMPN 12 Tangerang Selatan can be categorized as a good test based on the difficulty level, the discriminating power and the effectiveness of distracters. The respondents of this study were the seventh grades students of SMP Negeri 12 Tangerang Selatan. The respondents of this study were taken from two classes. The number of this population was 68 students. The students of each class consist of 38 and 30 students. The number of sample of this study was 34 respondents, 17 respondents of the upper group and 17 respondents of the lower group. The method of the study was descriptive quantitative and qualitative method. In analyzing the difficulty level and the discriminating power, the writer used the formula suggested by Heaton to analyze the difficulty level and the formula suggested by Hopkin and Antes to analyze the discriminating power. After analyzing the difficulty level, there have been 24 items which categorized in the easy level, 24 items which categorized in the medium level, and 2 items which categorized in the difficul level. In terms of the discriminating power, there have been 37 items can be accepted, 10 items should be revised, and 3 items should be discarded. Based on the results of the difficulty level and the discriminating power, it can be concluded that the test fulfills the criteria of a good test.

A Problem-Based Learning Model to Improve English Learning Outcomes: A Study in Middle-School Students

Teaching is not just a matter of telling. Learning is not an automatic consequence of contemplating information in the minds of students. Learning requires mental involvement and students' work. Explanation and demonstration alone will not produce lasting learning outcomes. Which can produce learning outcomes, including the activities of contextual learning methods with problem-based learning teaching models. The source of the data for this research is the seventh-grade students of SMPN 1 Sidomulyo Odd Semester for the 2020/2021 academic year, totaling 34 students consisting of 13 male students and 21 female students. The data collected are quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative data is data obtained from formative tests in each cycle. While qualitative in the form of observations in each learning cycle, the data obtained is then converted into success criteria to determine whether student learning outcomes can be seen and how they improve. This study uses two cycles of action research. Each round consists of four stages, namely: design, observation activities, and reflection. From the data obtained in the form of formative test results and observation sheets of teaching and learning activities, it was found that student learning achievement has increased from cycle one to cycle two. In the first cycle, student learning outcomes in the very good category were 29.41%, and in the second cycle, the learning outcomes in the very good category increased to 70.59%. This study concludes that the problem-based learning (PBL) learning model can have a positive effect on the learning outcomes of class VII F students at SMP 1 Sidomulyo, and this learning model can be used as an alternative to learning English.

Implementation of Interactive Science Ebook Innovation Based on Project-Based Learning (PjBL) to Enhance Students Critical Thinking Skills

The ability to think critically is one of the profiles of Pancasila students that students must possess in the independent curriculum. Critical thinking skills are one of the abilities that students need in solving problems. This research aims to describe the implementation of interactive Science ebooks based on PBL to enhance the critical thinking skills of students in the topic of environmental pollution. The research design used is quantitative descriptive. The research design used a one-group pretest-posttest design. The population of the study is all seventh-grade students of SMPN in Yogyakarta. The sample of this research is the seventh-grade student’s one of the junior high schools in Yogyakarta, selected through simple random sampling technique. The research instrument used is a multiple-choice critical thinking test with five indicators. Indicators of critical thinking abilities are explaining, evaluation, concluding, analysis, and designing strategies. The results showed an improvement in critical thinking skills through the N-gain test of 0.8, indicating a high category. The average indicator of students' critical thinking skills who obtained the highest score was the explaining indicator with an average of 90.5%, while the indicator with the lowest average among students' critical thinking skills was the analysis indicator with an average of 70.01%. This indicates that the use of Science Ebook Innovation Based on Project-Based Learning (PjBL) can enhance the critical thinking skills of students. It is expected that this research can provide references for future researchers, and innovations related to interactive teaching materials can be developed not only for one subject but for all subjects in middle school science.

Using Duolingo Application in Teaching Vocabulary at Seventh Grade of SMPN 3 Pitumpanua

This research aims to improve students' vocabulary mastery and to find out that the Duolingo application is effective for improving vocabulary. Based on the researcher's experience by using the Duolingo application in learning vocabulary, wants to find out that whether this application is effective in improving the students' vocabulary, and also in learning especially English learning students never used technological media as a media for learning language English. the subject of this research were seventh grade students of SMPN 3 Pitumpanua Kabupaten Wajo. The method of this research is quantitative method. The researcher used a pre-experimental design. To compare the students’ score setelahdiberikan, after giving a treatment and post-test, there are an increase number of scores of researchers than the pre-test, The data show that student improve their understand and memorize English vocabulary. The result of the analysis showed a significant different, in the pre-test the students' mean score was 61.33 and post-test was 91.00. This is also seen in the results of the probability value is less than α (0.000 <0.05), this indicates that the alternative hypothesis (H1) is accepted, and the null hypothesis (H0) is rejected. Based on the results of the research, it was concluded that the use of Duolingo application is effective to improve vocabulary mastery at seventh grade researcher of SMPN 3 Pitumpanua Kabupaten Wajo

Using THIEVES Strategy to Improve the Seventh Grade Students’ Reading Comprehension Achievement

This research was conducted with the aim of finding out whether there is significant improvement on students’ reading comprehension achievement before and after being taught by using THIEVES strategy and there is significant differences on students’ reading comprehension achievement who are taught by using THIEVES strategy and those who are not. This research was conducted for 12 meetings and quasi-experimental research design was used to conduct the research. The population in this study were all seventh grade students of SMPN 1 Panang Enim. In selecting the sample the writer used purposive sampling technique and in this study the total sample was 62 which included the experimental class and controll class. To analyze the data the writer used paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test via SPSS 25. Based on the result of paired sample t-test, the p-output was 0.000 with df=30 (2.042), and t-output was 6.291. Since the p-output was lower than 0.05 and t-output was higher than t-table (2.042) therefore it can be concluded that there was significant improvement from students’ pre-test to post-test scores in experimental class taught by using THIEVES Strategy. And based on the result of independent sample t-test, the p-output was 0.002 with df=60 (1.671), and t-output was 3.212. Since the p-output was lower than 0.05 and the t-output was higher than t-table (1.671) therefore it can be concluded that that there was significant difference on students’ reading comprehension achievement who are taught by using THIEVES strategy and those who are not at SMPN 1 Panang Enim.

Fostering students’ motivation to learn mathematics through steam project using 4DFrame Toolkit

One of the impacts of pandemic in education is the learning process that must turn into online learning. Some students are not ready to accept this change, thus reducing their motivation to learn mathematics. Teachers must find new ways to increase learning motivation. One of them uses the STEAM approach. Therefore, this study aims to determine whether a STEAM project using 4Dframe can increase students' motivation to learn mathematics. In this study, students learn about triangles and quadrilaterals by making balls from straws and designing “Taxi Ijen” using 4Dframes. This research is classroom action research with two cycles. The research participants were 15 seventh grade students of SMPN 3 Arjasa. The instruments used are questionnaires and observation sheets. Data analysis used text analysis and descriptive statistics. The results of the observation sheet showed an increase in student activity by 28.8%. However, the indicators of student activity such as asking, answering questions, and arguing still have a value below 75%. While the results of the motivation questionnaire showed that students' learning motivation had increased, indicated by 0% students having low motivation, 6.67% having moderate motivation, 67.67% having high motivation, and 26.67% having very high motivation. These results indicate that the STEAM project using 4Dframe can increase students' motivation to learn mathematics in class VII SMPN 3 Arjasa.

Hubungan Komunikasi Matematis Dengan Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah Siswa SMPN 2 Kuripan Tahun Ajaran 2020/2021

This study aimed to determine the relationship between mathematical communication and problem solving skills and the level of mathematical communication skills and problem solving abilities of seventh grade students of SMPN 2 Kuripan for the academic year 2020/2021. This type of research was ex-post facto research with a quantitative approach. The population in this study were all seventh grade students of SMPN 2 Kuripan with a total of 126 students. The sampling technique used is a non-probability sampling technique with purposive sampling type. Collecting data used were tests to obtain mathematical communication data and problem solving ability data. Data analysis technique used was Pearson product moment. The results of this study indicated that the level of mathematical communication of class VII C students of SMP Negeri 2 Kuripan in solving math problems on the set material as a whole was in the medium category with an average of 12.3. it was found that 6 students had good communication skills or with a percentage (25%), 8 students had moderate communication skills or with a percentage (33.3) 10 students were less capable or with a percentage (41.7) Problem Solving Communication Level students of class VII C SMP Negeri 2 Kuripan in solving math problems on the set material as a whole was in the medium category with an average of 18.21. it was found that 5 students had good problem-solving abilities or with a percentage (20.8%), 10 students had moderate problem-solving abilities or with a percentage (41.7), 9 students had poor problem-solving abilities or with a percentage (37.5). While the results the hypothesis test was 0.337 indicating that there was no significant relationship between mathematical communication and problem solving abilities of class VII students of SMPN 2 Kuripan for the academic year 2020/2021.

Pengaruh penerapan pembelajaran matematika realistik (pmr) berbantuan whatsapp terhadap hasil belajar matematika pada siswa kelas vii smp negeri 13 mataram tahun pelajaran 2021/2022

This study aims to determine the effect of the WhatsApp-assisted realistic mathematics learning model (PMR) on the mathematics learning outcomes of seventh grade students of SMPN 13 Mataram in the 2021/2022 academic year. This type of research is a quasi-experimental study with Posttest Only Control Group Design which is a form of research method. Experiment. The population in this study were seventh grade students of SMPN 13 Mataram, the sample technique used was cluster random sampling. The samples of this study were students of class VII (I) as the experiment class and class VII (J) as the control class with a total of 33 students. The instruments used are lesson plans and student learning outcomes test sheets (posttest) on the set material. The data analysis used was the t test to see differences in learning outcomes, and the effect size test to see how much influence the realistic mathematics learning model (PMR) had on students' mathematics learning outcomes. Based on the results of the posttest data analysis using the t-test, it was found that t_count = 2.1457 > t_table = 1.1998 with a significant level of 5%, so H_0 was rejected and the effect size test was d = 0.5408 (medium). So it can be concluded that learning using the realistic mathematics learning model (PMR) assisted by WhatsApp has a significant effect on the mathematics learning outcomes of seventh grade students of SMPN 13 Mataram in the 2021/2022 academic year.

AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS' DIFFICULTIES IN READING COMPREHENSION AT SMPN 05 TANAH PINOH BARAT

Quantitative descriptive research was conducted to determine the students' difficulties in reading comprehension and the factors of students' difficulties at SMPN 05 Tanah Pinoh Barat. The subjects of this study were seventh grade students of SMPN 05 Tanah Pinoh Barat. Son. Samples were selected using purposive sampling. The purpose of this study was to determine the difficulties of students in reading comprehension, and the factors of students' difficulties in class VII SMPN 05 Tanah Pinoh Barat. Researchers used quantitative descriptive methods. The subjects of this study were students of SMPN 05 Tanah Pinoh Barat. Samples were selected using purposive sampling. Data collection techniques in this study using measurement techniques and indirect communication. The instruments used are reading test and closed questionnaire. The researcher gave a test with 20 multiple choice questions. After getting the data from the reading test, the researcher analyzed the data by calculating the students' scores on the tests that had been given to each class. Then the researcher categorizes the students' scores on the test based on their ability level. To find out the students' difficulties, the researcher calculated the percentage of students' difficulties in five aspects of reading comprehension. Data from closed questionnaires were analyzed by calculating the percentage of answers from students. The test results showed that the seventh-grade students of SMPN 05 Tanah Pinoh Barat had difficulties in five aspects of reading comprehension. Namely, the main idea, supporting details, vocabulary, inference, and references. The most challenging aspects for students are vocabulary with a percentage of 58%, and references by 62%. The main idea with the percentage of student difficulty 38%, supporting details 38%, and inference 42%. The results of the questionnaire show that students' difficulty in reading comprehension is caused by 3 factors, namely: Lack of understanding of reading material, difficulty in using reading strategies, and the last is limited vocabulary knowledge. The conclusion of this study is that students fail to understand vocabulary and make conclusions. These two aspects are the most difficult aspects for students.Keywords: Students Difficulties, Reading Comprehension, Descriptive Quantitative Method

The Effect Of Pictionary Game Toward Student’s Vocabulary Mastery In Mental Lexicon

The purpose of this study was to determine whether is pictionary game can impove the student’s vocabulary mastery. This study use quantitative research. The population of this study was seventh grade students of SMPN 1 Pinrang. The total population is 38 students consisting of 2 classes. Class VII1 and VII2 was taken as a sample using random sampling techniques, the total number of samples was 19. The instruments used in this study were vocabulary tests. The results of this study indicate that the pre-test got an average score (41.57) while the post-test got an average score (75.26). This shows that there is a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test. The p-value (0,000) is lower than the significant level (alpha (α) = 0.05). This means H1 is accepted. This study concluded that vocabulary teaching using the four-card game improved students' ability to master vocabulary mastery in seventh grade students of SMPN 1 Pinrang.

Application of The 2T 2T Method Based on Hots Literature in Learning to Write Imagination Story Text for Class VII SMPN 43 Jakarta

This study aims to describe the process and learning outcomes of the application of the two-stay- two-guest method based on HOTS literacy in the learning of imaginative story writing skills for seventh grade students of SMPN 43 Jakarta. This research was conducted in class VII SMPN 43 Jakarta with a sample of 61 people. The research method used is descriptive analysis adapted to the problem to be revealed. Based on the results of data analysis regarding the application of the 2T 2T method based on HOTS literacy in learning the ability to write imaginative story texts for class VII SMPN 43 Jakarta, it was declared successful. This can be seen from the comparison of student learning outcomes before and after being treated. The average value of the ability to write imagination text at the pretest was 55.94 and 79.76 at the posttest. From these data, it can be seen that the ability to write imaginary texts on the pretest is still lacking because it does not reach the KKM, while the ability to write imaginary texts on the posttest is categorized as good because it has reached the KKM. The success of learning the ability to write imaginative texts is strongly influenced by the 2T 2T method based on HOTS literacy.

Peningkatan Kemampuan Literasi Matematika Melalui Pendekatan Problem Based Learning Bermuatan Penilaian Portofolio

Currently, the government is aggressively optimizing students' literacy skills, including mathematical literacy skills. Today's problem is that the dominant students still have low mathematical literacy skills. Therefore, one solution is to apply a Problem Based Learning (PBL) model based on portfolio assessment. This study aims to determine the difference between students' mathematical literacy skills taught using the PBL learning model about portfolios and students' mathematical literacy skills using the direct learning model. Quasi-experimentation is the type of research using the Posttest Only Control Group Design. The population of the study was the seventh-grade students of SMPN 2 Cibal, who found 96 people spread over 3 classes. Samples were taken from the population in a randomized manner so that 32 students of class VIIC were obtained as the experimental group and 32 students of class VIIA as the control group. Data was collected from description testing and also equipped with student portfolio assessment results. The results of data analysis showed that the literacy skills of students who were taught using the PBL learning model showed a better portfolio than the literacy skills of students who used the direct learning model.

EXPLORING STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN READING USING QUESTION AND ANSWER RELATIONSHIP

The aim of the research is to identify students' difficulties in reading using Question-Answer Relationship. The researchers employed descriptive qualitative research. The participants of the research were seventh-grade students of SMPN 2 Parongpong. To collect data for this study, questionnaire and test were used as the instruments of this research. Then, the data were analyzed qualitatively. The data of the research showed that the students faced several difficulties in reading deal with lack of vocabulary, difficulty in determining main ideas and finding specific information. Keywords: Sudents’ Difficulties, Question Answer Relationship, Reading

The Use of Poster Media to Enhance Student Learning Outcomes in Descriptive Text Writing

This research reported observations regarding students' learning activities. The results of the study revealed that most students did not enjoy the learning process and yet become passive learners. This can be driven by several aspects, particularly the employment of conventional methods by teachers during the class, and the media exploited was not engaging. Thus, this study proposed a resolution to construct learning activities more engaged. This study suggested that the application of poster media can be an alternative to enhance students' learning outcomes in Writing Descriptive Text topic, particularly at the junior high school (SMPN 1). The data sources in this study were seventh-grade students of SMPN 1 Darul Aman (The academic year 2021/2022). Data compiled from students comprise data on the results of written tests carried out at the end of each cycle, non-tests, including observation sheets, and interviews. The data were analyzed using qualitative descriptive analysis.

The Use of Word Walls Technique to Improve Students’ Writing Ability in Descriptive Text

This research is about the use of word walls technique to improve students’ writing ability in descriptive text. There are some problems that faced by the students at the seventh grade students of SMPN 17 Kota Bengkulu in writing descriptive text the first is they do not have idea to write descriptive text. Second, they still confused in organizing the writing. Third, they often do some mistakes with the lack of knowledge in vocabularies. The objective of this research was to improve students’ writing ability in descriptive text using word walls technique. This research used classroom action research method that consisted of four steps, there are pre-assessment, cycle I, cycle II, and cycle III. The subject of this research was students of Class VII D in SMPN 17 Kota Bengkulu. They were 24 students that consisted of 15 male and 9 female. The instruments of this research were interview, teacher and students’ observation checklist, writing test, and documentation. Based on the finding of this research, it showed that word walls technique could improve students’ writing ability in descriptive text. Students were active in the classroom and good interaction between teacher and students. The evaluation test administrated at the end of each cycle. The result of mean score on evaluation were pre-assessment (47,65), cycle I (59,36), cycle II (67,96), and cycle III (73,95). It could be concluded that there were improvement in every cycle, a significant different between the mean score of pre-assessment and cycle III namely 47,65 and 73,95. It showed that word walls technique could improve student’s writing ability in descriptive text.

The Effect of Health Education Using Video Media on Knowledge About Bullying in Class VII Students of SMPN 1 Dungaliyo

Bullying is an act or behavior in which a child abuses power, both physically and verbally. Bullying behavior has a negative impact on children if it is not treated immediately. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of health education education using video media on knowledge about bullying in seventh grade students of SMPN 1 Dungaliyo. Pre-experimental research design, population 125 students of class VII SMPN 1 Dungaliyo. The sample is 31 students of Class VII SMPN 1 Dungaliyo. Using the Cluster Random Sampling technique. The instrument used is a Test (Pre test and Post Test) and uses univariate analysis and bivariate analysis. The results obtained are that there is a significant effect of Health Education Using Video Media on Knowledge About Bullying in Class VII Students of SMPN 1 Dungaliyo.