Additional Skills Research Articles

Pelatihan Pembuatan Animasi Sederhana Menggunakan Macromedia Flash Untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Siswa SMK Karya Utama Tanjungbalai

Abstract: Education plays an important role in quality human civilization to increase human resources globally. This development reflects the close relationship between education, technological innovation and the advancement of knowledge as an integral part of society's social and intellectual evolution. The use of technology-based media is considered to provide significant benefits for both teachers and students in the process of teaching and learning activities. In this context, the education system in vocational schools should explore the potential resources or potential available around the school environment, which are relevant to the demands of the world of work. In an effort to prepare student graduates who are superior and ready to work and are able to compete in the job market, there needs to be preparation in improving the hard skills and soft skills of mature students. This service activity aims to provide assistance and training to Karya Utama Vocational School students through the use of Multimedia Technology as additional skills. The method in this activity applies training and observation to students. As a result of this activity, 85% of students were able to create simple animations using Macromedia Flash software. Keywords: animation; macromedia flash; multimedia; training.

The Use of Augmented Reality-Based Learning Media: Arloopa for English Descriptive Text in Secondary School.

This study aims to understand the English learning process using Arloopa as a digital medium. This study uses a descriptive qualitative design. To answer the problem of the study, the researcher observed the learning and teaching process in an Islamic secondary school in Malang. Two classes were observed by immersion in the classroom to get data. To verify the data obtained, the researcher checked the learning module document. The researcher revealed that using Arloopa as a digital learning media requires additional skill technology for the teacher if the students need to be equipped with a mobile phone, which Arloopa is only working with a mobile phone. The teacher should connect the mobile phone’s display to the LCD projector so that the students can view an object displayed by Arloopa. It would be different if each student in the class utilized an Android phone.

Learning Crisis at Elementary School Level in India: Need for Systemic Interventions

Right to Education is considered to be empowering each and every child of the nation by bringing educational opportunity to their doorsteps. Developing countries have made tremendous progress in getting children into schools. But learning is not guaranteed. Evidences suggests that children who are in school are not learning the basics of literacy and numeracy or the additional knowledge and skills necessary for their all-round development as specified in the policies. An estimated 617 million children and adolescents around the world are unable to reach minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics. Without foundational learning, students often fail to thrive later in school or when they join the workforce. World Bank also indicated that we are in the midst of a global learning crisis that threatens countries’ efforts to build human capital – the skills and know-how needed for the jobs of the future. This learning crisis is the greatest global challenge to preparing children and adolescents for life, work and active citizenship. In India also, where GER at elementary level is 100%, more than fifty percent of children are ‘learning poor’. This paper is an attempt to highlight the dynamics of the learning crisis in India in terms of its antecedents and repercussions. Further, evidence based systemic interventions have been proposed to eliminate the present and future crises, and ensure that every child learns.

A Skills Assessment Pathways-Based Program Assessment Approach in Multidisciplinary Graduate Health Informatics.

Multidisciplinary graduate education programs are hard to assess because of interdependent competencies. Students in these programs come with diverse disciplinary undergraduate degrees, and it is critical to identify knowledge gaps among these diverse learner groups to provide support to fill these gaps. Health Informatics (HI) is a multidisciplinary field in which health, technology, and social science knowledge are foundational to building HI competencies. In 2017, the American Medical Informatics Association identified ten functional domains in which HI competencies are divided. Using pre/post-semester knowledge assessment surveys of graduate students (n=60) between August 2021 to May 2022 in one of the largest graduate HI programs in the United States, we identified courses (n=9) across the curriculum that help build HI-specific competencies. Using statistical analysis, we identified three skills pathways by correlating knowledge gained with course learning objectives and used this to modify the curriculum over four semesters. These skills pathways are connected through one or two courses, where students can choose electives or, in some instances, course modules or assignments that link the skills pathways. Moreover, there is a statistically significant difference in how students gain these skills depending on their prior training, even though they take the same set of courses. Gender and other demographics did not show statistical differences in skills gained. Additionally, we found that research assistantships and internships/practicums provide additional skills not covered in our HI curriculum. Our program assessment methodology and resulting curricular changes might be relevant to HI and other multidisciplinary graduate training programs.

Healthy Village Development Program (Ppds) Halfway House Health Reform Agent For Marginalized Groups In Jakarta

Street children are a social problem that has hit big cities in Indonesia, especially Jakarta. The government has not fully addressed the aspects of developing literacy education for street children, considering the low literacy culture in Indonesian society. Negative impacts arise due to the lack of children's literacy skills, especially among street youth groups who are vulnerable to drug abuse and bad behavior.
 This research aims to overcome this problem through an Operational Study with three stages: problem identification, shelter program development, and shelter intervention implementation. This program involves street teenagers in Jabodetabek who are still returning home, with statistical tests such as chi-square, logistic regression, and t-test. Interventions are carried out through education, counseling services, coaching, mentoring, home visits, skills training, and waste management.
 The analysis results show a significant increase in the average score of adaptive behavior for street teenagers and family resilience related to efforts to prevent drug abuse and other bad behavior after implementing the Healthy Village Development Program (PPDS) Shelter Home for Health Reform Agents for Marginalized Groups. The success of this program can become a model for the development of other shelters by providing additional skills to street children.

Evidence-based practices: using the touch points strategy to teach single-digit addition to students with ASD

An ever-growing number of students are being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Saudi Arabian schools, creating a need for highly effective, research-based strategies for teaching mathematics. However, current research on such strategies is limited. Nevertheless, several studies, including those by Wisniewski and Smith (2002) and Scott (1993), have found the touch-point strategy effective in developing and retaining single-digit addition and mathematical problem-solving skills in students with disabilities, as well as in retaining addition skills among students with ASD. The researchers conducted single-subject research using a reversal design (A-B-A-B) to determine the intervention’s effect on three students with ASD as the main data source. Additionally, an interview with the math teacher of these participants was conducted to gather more in-depth data, which helped explore the effectiveness and challenges of using the touch-point strategy in teaching math addition facts to Saudi students with ASD. Significant improvements in computation and acquisition rate were noted among all participants when the strategy was used to solve single-digit addition problems. Two major themes emerged from the analysis of the interview data: the need for resources to teach the strategy and challenges in implementing the touch-point strategy across the whole class, given the individual needs of each student.

The Development of the Decoding Skills Scale in Information and Communication Technologies and an Investigation of Preservice Teachers in This Framework

Decoding skills of individuals can be observed in different fields, one of which is information and communication technologies (ICT). Within the scope of the current study decoding skills are a new concept. There is no measurement tool available in the literature. At this point, the researchers aimed (1) to develop the ICT-Decoding Skills Scale and to conduct a validity and reliability study and (2) to identify undergraduate preservice teachers’ level of ICT-Decoding skills, studying in faculties of education. The participants of the study involved a total of 1580 faculty of education students studying in 59 different universities in Turkey. The ICT-Decoding Skills Scale is a 4-factor, 5-point Likert-type scale comprising of 23 items. CFA results showed that model fit indices were calculated as the following: [χ2=897.841; df=219; χ2/df=4.100 p<.001; GFI=.873; AGFI=.840; CFI=.938; NFI=.920; NNFI(TLI)=.928; RMSEA=.070; RMR=.068; SRMR=.060]. When the internal consistencies were analyzed, Cronbach’s Alpha value for the overall scale was (α=.94). As to address the second aim of the study, the ICT-decoding skills of preservice teachers were examined. Preservice teachers’ ICT-decoding skills were found to be at a high level in the overall scale. However, in the subscales, they were observed to have medium and low levels of skills. Similarly, low levels of sensemaking, debugging and problem-solving skills were observed in their Coding Skills. At this point, preservice teachers are suggested to be supported in advanced technical skills, safety and social skills in digital environment and coding skills in addition to basic digital skills.

ТЕХНОЛОГИЧЕСКИЙ СУВЕРЕНИТЕТ РОССИИ: РОЛЬ ВНЕДРЕНИЯ ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ

Technological sovereignty, broadly defined as the ability of a state to create and utilise critical technologies, is becoming increasingly important for national security and economic well-being. Russia clearly recognises this need and is therefore embarking on the challenging path of achieving technological sovereignty. This article examines the special significance of training generations of specialists for this purpose. It explores the current state of the Russian education system and the apparent shortage of specialists in vital technological fields. In addition to engineering schools, additional skills in computer science, data analysis and project management are considered. This is followed by reform guidelines and policy recommendations for talent acquisition and retention, as well as the implementation of a discipline-specific continuing education ethic. The article concludes with the ultimate prerequisite for success – a multifaceted strategy based on technological sovereignty, underpinned by long-term educational reform that will ensure Russia’s path to technological sovereignty.

Effects of online parent coaching on Filipino children's skills

Technology today can possibly help make early childhood interventions more accessible to young children in need. In the present study, we conducted all assessment and training of both parents and children entirely online to examine the effectiveness of an online parental coaching programme in facilitating young Filipino children's language, literacy, and numeracy skills. Ninety-four families with 3-to 5-year-old Cebuano-speaking children were randomly assigned into either the intervention group or a waitlist control group. The 13-week long online intervention group showed significant improvement in their receptive vocabulary, syllable matching, letter name knowledge, numeral identification, object counting, rote counting, missing number identification, numerical magnitude comparison and addition skills but not in their expressive vocabulary and syllable deletion relative to the waitlist control group. No moderation effect of socioeconomic status (SES) on the online intervention outcome was found. For the intervention group, a main effect for parental involvement on rote counting, missing number identification, and addition was found, with higher levels of participation in the coaching programme translating to greater gains. The present study underscores the validity and feasibility of an online format of intervention and assessment procedure, in a low-to-middle-income country context (LMIC). The current findings demonstrate the possible added benefits of an online intervention format and the importance of an integrated cross-domains intervention format.

Probing the Relationship between Soft Skills and Career Adaptability among Vocational College Graduates

In today’s era, the demand for a workforce with the right skills required by employers is very high. Students must equip themselves with additional skills beyond academic achievements and must adapt to the skills required in the workplace before they graduate. This study examines the relationship between soft skills and career adaptability among vocational college graduates. The study interprets the crucial factors and skills influencing career adaptability and success in employability among Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates in the future. The researchers used a correlation study design to explain the relationship between soft skills and career adaptability. This quantitative study involves vocational college institutions in Negeri Sembilan, specifically those majoring in the Electronic Technology field and programs. About 120 graduates were chosen as sample respondents in this study. The survey method used a questionnaire to gather feedback from graduates identified in this research. The researchers used IBM SPSS Statistics to analyze the information obtained using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings show that the level of soft skills among vocational college graduates is moderate to high. Career adaptability also depicted a similar pattern at a highlevel. There was a strong and significant correlation between soft skills and career adaptability, and teamwork skills are a dominant factor in explaining the career adaptability of graduates from vocational college.

Evaluating English Language Education for Career Readiness in Intercultural Communication: Employer Insights and Recommendations

The gap between academic training and industry expectations can be bridged by gathering insights from employers, particularly regarding the English language skills they value. Understanding these skills is essential for curriculum development and ensuring graduates are prepared for careers in intercultural communication. This research aims to achieve two main objectives: firstly, to assess the relevance and effectiveness of English language components in compulsory university courses, core courses and intercultural communication courses in meeting employers’ requirements and secondly, to identify employers’ recommendations for additional English language skills and courses to enhance graduates’ career readiness in intercultural communication. A total of 112 respondents from both government and private sectors voluntarily participated in the survey, which was distributed at the end of the internship period before students completed their semester. The results indicate that graduates must equip themselves with intercultural communications in various professional settings to succeed in the professional environment and not just depend on their English language skills. Thus it is recommended for educational institutions to collaborate with industry stakeholders to gain more insight on specific needs of the current workplace environment.

Innovative Teaching Method of Circularity Design for Sustainable Manufacturing Systems: an Application on Urban Factories

Laws to mitigate the impacts of the industries and responsible consumption trends have been pushing manufacturers to integrate sustainability in their business models. In this context, circular economy and sustainable manufacturing have become key interests for manufacturers, and thus should be included in higher education curricula for industrial engineering students. However, tools and sources for these new subjects are scarce. Such multidisciplinary topics require practical innovative teaching approaches with suitable evaluation approaches. Such a proposal is presented in this paper to define a set of pedagogical specifications for both hard and soft skills required to design sustainable and circular proposals for urban factories. First, the students are required to define the scope of impact mitigation through the interpretation of life cycle assessment (LCA) results for a case study. Then, a roleplay has been developed with the objective of improving sustainability using sustainable manufacturing practices and circular economy strategies. The design phase is supported by a package of databases and instructions, alongside tools and templates for expected deliverables including LCA and sustainable business model canvas. To enable innovation and design thinking, feedbacks have been given to students on a regular basis with the aim to improve outcomes prior to the final deliverable. Evaluation has been conducted through an oral presentation in front of academic and specialized external experts, followed by a discussion and a deliberation. This proposal has been tested in a class of 40 industrial engineering students during a semester for a course dedicated to urban factories. All groups have successfully achieved the specifications of the course, and have demonstrated additional soft skills such as teamwork, time management, and effective presentation.

Learn to be happy-an experimental study in clinical context with depressive patients in Germany.

The increase in the number of people with mental disorders and the relapse rate of depressive patients give reason to constantly question and further develop psychotherapeutic interventions in order to stabilize therapy effects. Studies show that the art of living, described as the ability to lead a conscious and reflective life, can be learned and trained. The question arises as to what role the development of "art of living skills" have played in the treatment of depressed patients to date, and to what extent the targeted promotion of art of living within the framework of the therapy of depressed patients has an effect on the well-being and the level of depression that goes beyond this. The study is based on a mixed design. Study participants in the first experimental group (EG1, n = 53) each received one session of 50 min psychotherapy per week for 4 weeks. The second experimental group (EG2, n = 54) received psychotherapy equivalent to EG1 with additional life-skills reflection questions, which were to be answered every day and recorded in a diary. The control group (n = 53) received neither therapy nor reflection questions. The art of living, degree of depression, and satisfaction with life were assessed before and after the 4-week therapy and in the follow-up after 3 months, and the effects were compared. There was a significant decrease in the depression score over the 4 weeks in both therapy groups. EG2 showed a greater decrease in depression over the 4 weeks. However, the difference did not persist over the 3 months. Furthermore, in EG2 there was a significant increase in the Art of Living, Satisfaction with life, and Flourishing Scale over the 4 weeks, while in EG1 there was no change. However, the comparison in the follow-up after 3 months also shows that these effects could not stabilize. Overall, the results provide promising indications for integrating the art of living as a concept more strongly into the therapy of depressive patients. The question arises as to what long-term effects result from additional life skills stimulation and how the therapy effects gained can be stabilized over a longer period of time.

Design of Maritime French Tourism Teaching Material for Riau Islands Students

Maritime tourism is one of the Riau Islands' natural resource potentials. French Tourism is an additional foreign language skill for English Department students at Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji, Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands. Teaching materials have an essential role in teaching French-specific purposes. The purpose of this study is to design Maritime French Tourism teaching materials using the literature review method. The design of teaching materials refers to previous studies on developing teaching materials for tour guides to determine the language competencies and content that students need to improve their skills as future tour guides in the Riau Islands. Speaking skill is should be the most practiced language skills in tourism French courses. The teaching materials should include specific materials about tour guide professionalism and French language training material that comprises the Riau Islands' maritime tourism context and encouraging communicative competence.

Opšti principi hitnog zbrinjavanja trovanja u ambulanti lekara opšte medicine - izazovi i prepreke

Introduction. Timely recognition of acute or chronic poisoning, as well as the pharmacodynamic mechanisms and pathophysiology of poisoning, is of the utmost importance in the general practice office. Objective. We aimed to find out the rate of awareness and education of primary healthcare physicians on necessary measures in the case of poisoning treatment. Method. Physicans working in general practice in the Republic of Serbia were sent an electronic questionnaire ''Urgent poisoning treatment in the general practice office''. The questionnaire had 13 questions referring to the physician's practical experience. Results. The rise of medication, product, and biological substance poisoning rate was registered at the primary healthcare level in the last five years and it went from 0,14 to 0,21. Poisoning with non-medical substances is on the steep decline, from 0,30 to 0,19 per 1000 inhabitants. We followed the experience of general physicians (GPs) from outpatient clinics, concerning the cases of acute and chronic poisoning, by examining the questionnaire which showed 71,43% of GPs met with this condition. Physicans were more likely to be met with accidental poisoning (41,07%), while (21,43%) were met with multiple intentional poisonings. A larger percentage of these cases (44,65%) were treated on-site. About the existence of the National Poisoning Control Center knew 53,57% of physicans and 58,93% were familiar with detoxication measures. Additional expertise in the area of poisoning is necessary in the opinion of 75% of physicians. Discussion. Poison intake, in different ways, into a body, may cause a patient's death if not recognized on time, at the initial encounter in the general physician's office. Conclusion. Awareness and education of the GPs in the outpatient clinics, as well as, readiness to learn additional skills proved to be an important factor in taking care of poisoned patients who call on their GPs first. Continuous education is a necessary measure for the improvement of healthcare quality in the treatment of acute and chronic poisoning.

Penguatan Literasi, Numerasi dan Adaptasi Teknologi di SDN 019 Tanjung Selor Melalui Program Kampus Mengajar Angkatan 5

Kampus Mengajar as a government program aimed at students to conduct off-campus learning for one semester aims to improve the literacy and numeracy of students in Indonesia which is still very lacking. SD Negeri 019 Tanjung Selor, North Kalimantan is one of the partners in the implementation of the 5th Batch Teaching Campus, with the main objective of this service program in the form of assistance for teachers and students in learning activities, especially literacy and numeracy, assistance in adapting educational technology for teachers and students, and administrative assistance for schools in addition to implementing other additional work programs. The implementation of this community service uses the Participatory Action Research (PAR) method, which requires active participation from related parties to analyze the activities being carried out. This program is carried out for 5 months consisting of debriefing, implementation, and reporting activities. The results of this service program show that the implementation of the Teaching Campus program increases student literacy and numeracy, provides additional skills for teachers and students in the use of technology at SD Negeri 019 Tanjung Selor, and develops the potential of student participants outside the campus.

Canva application training to support teaching at Kindergarten Tunas Rimba 1, Samarinda

Teacher competence, especially in the field of digital technology and the development of teaching materials for early childhood education, is very much needed at this time. Tunas Rimba 1 Kindergarten teachers are required to try to find opportunities to take part in training both organized by the government and the private sector. For the Samarinda State Polytechnic Design Department, it is important to provide additional skills regarding the use of digital technology to Tunas Rimba 1 Samarinda Kindergarten teachers to support their teaching. In this case, use the Canva application to create teaching materials that can be presented both visually and audioly so that young children will easily like them. The method of implementing the training begins with an introduction to Canva, practicing the application of Canva in learning, giving assignments and evaluating the designs made by kindergarten teachers. From the results of the Canva design application training activities to support teaching for Tunas Rimba 1 Kindergarten Teachers in Samarinda, it showed a significant improvement, marked by the high level of positive and enthusiastic responses from participants towards the training.

КЫРГЫЗСТАНДЫН НЕГИЗГИ БИЛИМ БЕРҮҮ СИСТЕМАСЫНДА ЭЛЕКТРОНДУК ОКУТУУ ПРОБЛЕМАЛАРЫ

The article discusses issues of digital education, e-learning and the use of electronic resources in general education in Kyrgyzstan. First, the problems of digitalization of education are listed, and then the problems arising in e-learning are listed. Specific problems affecting the quality of e-learning in basic education are identified, and ways to solve them are presented in order. It says that e-learning is very different from traditional learning, and writes that successful implementation of e-learning can be achieved by acquiring additional technical skills. At the end it is written that e-learning has several possibilities.

EXPLORING STAKEHOLDER’S PERSPECTIVES ON DEVELOPMENT OF PUNCTUALITY THROUGH SPORTS PARTICIPATION

This study explores stakeholders' perspectives on the impact of sports in promoting life skills, with a specific focus on punctuality in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan. Adopting a Cross-Sectional Quantitative Research Design, the study targeted doctors, teachers, and engineers as the population in KP. The researchers employed purposive sampling (snowball sampling) to gather data from 125 respondents, maintaining a gender-diverse representation. The research instrument, a questionnaire, underwent rigorous development, validation, and reliability testing. Initial psychometric analysis using Cronbach's alpha yielded a reliability score of .775, ensuring the instrument's acceptability. Pilot testing involving 18 participants further refined the questionnaire, ensuring clarity and appropriateness. The study found strong positive perceptions among stakeholders regarding the role of sports in punctuality development. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed for data analysis, revealing no significant gender, locality, profession, or sports format differences in stakeholder perceptions. Moreover, no significant impact was observed based on sports participation levels, first language spoken, or sports experience in years. The findings highlight stakeholders' unanimous positive stance on sports' contribution to life skills, emphasizing the need for further qualitative exploration and extending the study to different provinces, sectors, and sports activities. Recommendations include examining additional life skill variables, diversifying stakeholders, and expanding the study to cover more districts within KP. Overall, this research contributes valuable insights into the nuanced perspectives of stakeholders on sports' role in life skills development in the Pakistani context.

Risk Management Analysis of the Variability of External Factors in Business Planning Projects

The unemployment rate of graduates of the Diploma Three and Bachelor Programs is still very high, this happens because the competencies possessed by graduates do not match the qualifications requested by the company and there is also a decrease in the number of vacancies because they are still in the economic recovery period after the Covid 19 pandemic, so there is an imbalance between the number of vacancies and the number of job seekers and in the end the competition for jobs becomes tighter. This makes an opportunity for universities to build and develop a university whose graduates are able to compete in the world of work to meet customer needs and qualifications. One of them is Bina Insani University Bekasi which has the advantage of equipping graduates with competencies based on main hard skills, additional hard skills and soft skill competencies. to achieve its goals, business planning is carried out to improve the quality of its graduates, and to manage the variability of external factors, a thorough risk analysis is needed. This research uses qualitative research methods. The data collection technique in this research uses the literature study method. The data that has been collected is then analyzed in three stages, namely data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results showed that external factors can be analyzed using Porter's analysis and PETS analysis which then to deal with the variability of external factor threats in business planning projects, can be done by identifying risks, analyzing risks, evaluating risks, handling risks, communicating and consulting, monitoring and reviewing, finally recording and reporting risks. So that with a well-managed risk management function in each work unit, it is hoped that Bina Insani University Cikarang Campus can support the implementation of Good Corporate Governance in the company as a whole.