Indonesian Students Research Articles

Religiosity and Attitudes: A Study of Indonesian Islamic Primary School Students

The integration of religious learning significantly shapes students' educational experiences and character development. This study explores specific dimensions of religiosity in the attitudes of Islamic primary school students in Indonesia, focusing on awareness, initiative, and altruism. Using a qualitative design with a grounded theory approach, the research was conducted in 64 classes from grades 1 to 6, involving 1,920 students. Instruments included a guidebook of students' daily worship activities and teacher observations. Data were analyzed using NVivo 14 and Crosstab analysis. The findings reveal that students' external religiosity, influenced by their environment and personal motivation, leads to internal religiosity characterized by conscientiousness, initiative, and altruism. Conscientiousness reflects adherence to religious norms, initiative is shown through disciplined and pious actions, and altruism manifests in helping others based on religious teachings. The study concludes that the development of students' religiosity dimensions results from disciplined and continuous training supported by teachers and parents. The findings highlight the importance of ongoing attention and guidance in fostering altruistic attitudes. These insights have implications for educators, policymakers, and parents, emphasizing the need for comprehensive religious education that promotes ethical behavior and social responsibility. Future research should explore the long-term effects of religious education on moral and social development, its impact across diverse backgrounds, and the role of digital platforms in enhancing religious education.

Pengaruh Financial Literacy dan Uang Saku terhadap Perilaku Pengelolaan Keuangan dengan Financial Self Efficacy sebagai Variabel Moderating

The purpose of this research to determine whether financial self-efficacy can moderate the influence of financial literacy and pocket money on the financial management behavior of class XI accounting and finance students at SMKN 1 Surabaya 2023/2024 academic year. Using descriptive research with quantitative approach. The primary data collection technique uses questionnaire on the pocket money, financial self-efficacy and financial management behavior variables, while the financial literacy variable uses multiple choice test questions according to PISA standards adapted characteristics of Indonesian students. Data processing and analysis techniques use SEM-PLS analysis. The research results show that financial literacy influences financial management behavior, pocket money influences financial management behavior, financial self-efficacy can moderate the influence of financial literacy on financial management behavior, and financial self-efficacy cannot moderate the influence of pocket money on financial management behavior of class XI AKL SMKN 1 Surabaya. In this research, financial self-efficacy acts as quasi moderator.

Enhancing Machine-Translated Tourism Texts: Post-Editing Practices of Indonesian Students

This study investigates practices among students majoring in the English Education Study program at Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara Indonesia in post-editing machine-translated tourism texts. Utilizing a descriptive qualitative approach, we analyzed the post-editing practices of these students. The texts postedited were authentic Indonesian tourism texts sourced from lonely planet website. The findings revealed machine translation errors in three main areas: lexico-semantic errors, grammatical errors, and syntactic errors. Lexico-semantic errors often involved incorrect word choices and mistranslations of nuanced terms. Grammatical errors were prevalent in the misuse of tense, agreement, and article usage. Syntactic errors included improper sentence structure and word order, leading to awkward or unclear translations. As a result of these errors, it was observed that students did some corrections to polish the machine translated text, from the most dominant type of correction to the least dominant, including correcting lexical choices, correcting word form, correcting word order, omissions, additions and deleting. It is recommended that future studies involve more diverse participants with different text types so as to generate a more comprehensive finding.

Entrepreneurial Intentions from an Entrepreneurial Knowledge Perspective, Mediating Subjective Norms Moderates Self-Efficacy

This research aims to determine the influence of entrepreneurial knowledge on entrepreneurial intentions with the mediation of subjective norms and moderation of self-efficacy. This research is quantitative, analyzing responses to questionnaires distributed to 218 accounting education students at seven universities in Indonesia. Verify the data by hypothesis testing, then the collected data is analyzed using Partial Least Square -Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results of this research are that subjective norms perfectly mediate the influence of entrepreneurial knowledge on entrepreneurial intentions, but self-efficacy does not moderate the influence of entrepreneurial knowledge on entrepreneurial intentions. These results have implications to increase students' entrepreneurial intentions, the authorities should create course programs recommended by the business and industrial world, whether run by the government or the private sector. In addition, it is necessary to evaluate the entrepreneurship learning curriculum in order to increase the content of attitudes and capable beliefs. The originality of this research explores the entrepreneurial intentions of accounting education students in Indonesia. This research combines a mediation model and a moderation model.

Effect of integrated English hybrid learning for undergraduate nursing students on students’ self-perceived communication competence and communication apprehension: A quasi-experiment study

AimTo demonstrate the self-perceived communication competence and communication apprehension of nursing students before and after taking English for Nursing courses. BackgroundDespite the growing demand for English as a foreign language courses for nursing students in Indonesia, relatively little research has been conducted to investigate whether these courses meet students’ specific learning needs to increase communication competency. DesignQuasi-experiment. MethodsA total of 173 undergraduate nursing students participated and had access to the mixed-methods learning system of integrated English hybrid learning from August through December 2021. The learning methods involved lectures, tutorials, and project-based learning on multiple platforms, such as LiVE Unpad, WhatsApp, and Zoom. Communication competence and apprehension in the English Language were assessed using the Self-Perceived Communication Competence and Communication Apprehension questionnaires via Google Form, and were analyzed using the paired t-test and ANOVA. ResultsThe findings suggest that English for Nursing courses significantly increased self-perceived communication competence and communication apprehension among nursing students (p < 0.001 for both). A variance test revealed favorability for self-perceived communication apprehension in groups that enjoyed learning English and for communication apprehension in groups that read English texts frequently and rarely. ConclusionsIntegrated English hybrid learning for undergraduate nursing students effectively increased their self-perceived communication competence and communication apprehension in undergraduate nursing students. However, this approach cannot be applied to all nursing education levels. A combination of the current and new approaches, as suggested by educators and policymakers, should make it applicable to the desired level of nursing education.

Utilization of Twitter as an Educational Tool to Improve Reading Literacy in Indonesian Language Students

Digital power and lack of access to relevant literature. Twitter, as one of the most popular applications in the era of digital culture, can be used as an educational tool to increase the reading literacy of Indonesian language study program students. The integration of Twitter in the learning of Indonesian language study program students can facilitate access to information, increase creativity, develop reading literacy skills, expand social networks, and encourage student participation. The library research method is used to analyze secondary data from published research articles. The research question raised was, "How can the use of Twitter as an educational tool increase reading literacy among Indonesian language study program students in the era of digital culture?" The findings show that the integration of social media, especially through Twitter, can make a positive contribution to Indonesian language learning by utilizing its features to facilitate access to information, increase creativity, develop reading literacy skills, expand social networks, and encourage student participation. Overall, the use of Twitter in Indonesian language learning promises to significantly increase student reading literacy while building engagement, motivation and a strong learning community.

Improving Literacy and Numeracy in Natural Primary Schools Campus Teaching Program: SRL

The Teaching Campus Program is an important initiative to improve the literacy and numeracy skills of elementary school students in Indonesia. The aim of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of these programs in achieving their goals using the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method. Of the seven articles analyzed starting from campus programs teaching classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, it was found that these programs succeeded in increasing students' interest in learning, reading, writing and numeracy skills, as well as strengthening their personality and social skills. A holistic approach that includes the use of technology and community involvement has proven effective in creating a supportive learning environment. However, challenges such as program consistency and resource support must be addressed to ensure long-term sustainability. Therefore, these programs have great potential to improve the quality of basic education in Indonesia, but further efforts are needed to maximize their impact.

Designing a STEM Project-Based Learning Module for Scientific Literacy and Critical Thinking Elementary School Students

STEM education is useful for facing 21st century competition. However, the availability of STEM project-based learning (STEM-PjBL) modules for enhancing scientific literacy and critical thinking Indonesian students is still rare, especially at the elementary school level. The objective of this study is to design a STEM-PjBL module that enhances students' 21st-century skills, specifically focusing on improving their scientific literacy and critical thinking capabilities by organizing the constructs and items within the module. This study is qualitative research at the stage of designing the content of STEM-PjBL module using literature reviews and expert interviews. The acquired data underwent thematic analysis for examination. The resulting module construct includes module objectives; module structure; module content that includes STEM components; scientific literacy components, and critical thinking components; learning aids or media; and assessment in modules with accompanying items for each construct. The resulting module construct and item are used as the basis for the next stage, namely the module development stage. This study holds significance for advancing STEM education in Indonesia and serves as a valuable asset, particularly for initiatives highlighting STEM-PjBL learning activities aimed at enhancing 21st-century skills

Analysis of the Science Literacy Competency Profile of High School Students on Sound Wave Material

The learning process in the 21st century requires students to have scientific literacy skills. However, in fact, the scientific literacy skills of Indonesian students are relatively low and tend to decline every year. The purpose of this study was to describe the scientific literacy profile of high school students for the competency aspect in the material of sound waves. This study uses a quantitative approach with a descriptive analysis method. The study was conducted in May 2024 at one of the State High Schools in Nganjuk Regency. The population in this study was 72 students. The research instrument used was a scientific literacy test that had been declared valid with an average Percentage of Agreement (PoA) of 96.43. The data analysis technique used quantitative descriptive analysis from the results of calculating the level of scientific literacy of students. The results of the study obtained a profile of scientific literacy competencies of students of 3% very low, 51% low, 33% sufficient, and 13% high. The percentage for each indicator of scientific literacy competency obtained by students is 43% for the competency of explaining phenomena scientifically, 33% for the competency of evaluating and designing scientific investigations, and 23.6% for the competency of interpreting data and evidence scientifically.

Literacy Practices of Indonesian College Students Participating in One Semester Off-Campus Program

Although there is a growing consensus in research that literacy practices can inform growth in literacy competence, there remains a dearth of studies explaining what and how Indonesian college students interact with texts in off-campus contexts. The objectives of this study are two folds: (1) to identify types of literacy practices carried out by Indonesian undergraduate students; and (2) to study the differences in use of the literacy practices between high rating and low rating students. As many as 200 Indonesian undergraduate students participated in this study. They were asked to complete an online questionnaire of literacy practices and a self-assessment. Principal Component Analysis were employed to analyze data for the first research question. T-test analysis was performed to answer the second research question. We found that there are 8 factors treated as posteriori categories of students’ literacy practices off campus, including professional-related literacy practices, academic-related literacy practices, knowledge-generating literacy practices, self-regulated literacy practices, leisure literacy practices, transactional literacy practices, and course-related literacy practices.. The t-test analysis showed that there are significant differences in use of literacy practices in the four first factors between high rating and low rating students. This is because high rating students typically engaged in reading and writing activities that support success of their college program. These findings indicate that determining effective interventions is pivotal to improve literacy skills of Indonesian college students that tap into their structure of literacy practices out of campus.

A Multilevel Analysis of Factors Influencing Bullying Victimization at School among Indonesian Students with Binary Outcome

Bullying is an aggressive act toward someone who cannot defend themselves. Students who experience bullying victimization are treated badly by their friends, such as by being teased, ostracized, or kicked. Therefore, this study aims to determine the influencing factors of students being bullied among Indonesian students. The data used is secondary data from the 2022 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) for Indonesia, with a sample comprised of 11,479 students from 403 schools. Data analysis uses a multilevel model with a binary response because the data is hierarchically structured, and the response variable is binary. The results show that male students, who have missed school, are late for school, repeat a grade, have low grade levels, low teacher support, low discipline, rural schools, and those with small class sizes will have a higher chance of experiencing bullying victimization more often. Overall, this study helps explain the influencing factors of students being bullied so that these factors can be given more attention to improving school policies.

Audiovisual Translation as a Media for Teaching EFL Vocabulary to Primary School Students in Indonesia

This research demonstrates the important role of technology in education by highlighting the potential of audiovisual techniques as learning media for primary school students. Previous research studies have shown that appropriate audiovisual presentations can improve comprehension, especially in today's children who are enthusiastic about multimedia technology. A qualitative research method using a classroom action research design was used to carry out the research procedure, while thematic analysis was used to analyse the data and evaluate the findings. The aim of this study is to evaluate one of the most effective EFL vocabulary teaching methods for primary school students, namely audiovisual translation, and to summarise the students' impressions while learning vocabulary using audiovisual translation. This research contributes to innovative EFL teaching methods by suggesting the widespread use of audiovisual translation in primary schools around the world, especially in Indonesia, based on its proven success and positive responses from students.

Overcoming Religious Prejudice Among Indonesian Students Through Islamic Education Based on Religious Maturity

Religious prejudice adorns socio-religious issues in Indonesia, including on state university campuses. Some Muslim student activists are very aggressive in calling non-Muslims and minority Islamic sects as infidels. Their negative prejudice is that Christians and Hindus are infidels because they have three Gods. The Shi'a are heretical because they prioritize Imam Ali over the Prophet. Ahmadiyah is not Islam because they believe in Mirza Gulam Ahmad as the Prophet. However, their accusations have no reliable basis. Meanwhile, mature and religious students have positive and tolerant attitudes. The research aims to counteract religious prejudice in Muslim students through Islamic education based on religious maturity—a mixed-method research method. The research instrument is an inventory of religious prejudice and religious maturity. The research respondents were 300 Muslim students in Bandung and Palembang. The research results show that the religious maturity approach in Islamic education has effectively prevented religious prejudice in students. Before college, half of the respondents had a prejudice against non-Muslims and minority Islamic schools. But after college, their unfavorable discriminations diminished. They say that among non-Muslims, some believe and deserve to go to heaven. Shi'a and Ahmadiyya are both Muslims. The implication is that Islamic education based on religious maturity needs to be implemented in universities.

Communication anxiety as barrier: extending theory of planned behavior on student intention to participate in synchronous online learning

Purpose Student in-class participation is a crucial aspect in the learning process, including in synchronous learning process. Several variables may hinder students from actively participating in synchronous learning including communication anxiety. As behavior, student in-class participation can be modeled using theory of planned behavior (TPB) with communication anxiety as barrier variable. The current study aims to investigate student decision-making process to actively participate in synchronous online learning using TPB frameworks and examine the effect of communication anxiety as part of extended TPB. Design/methodology/approach This was quantitative nonexperimental research conducted by gathering cross-sectional data through electronic survey. A total of 1,009 Indonesian college students voluntarily participate in the survey. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data and test the hypothesis. Findings The results indicate that there was significant and positive effect between TPB-related variables: (1) attitude, (2) subjective norms, (3) behavioral control, (4) intention and (5) behavior. Communication anxiety, as an additional variable in the extended model, shows significant and negative effects on behavioral control and active participation behavior. However, the communication anxiety indicates insignificant effect on students’ intention to participate in online synchronous learning. The findings support the evidence that students’ intention to actively participate in synchronous learning can be described using TPB and communication anxiety hinders student to actively participate in synchronous learning. Originality/value The paper extends TPB on student active participation. Prior research limited to original theory of planned behavior (TPB) on student in-class and massive open online course (MOOC) participations, whereas the current research includes communication anxiety as additional variable on extended TPB to understand students’ intention to actively participate in synchronous online learning.

Examining The Illocutionary Acts in The Paddington Movie and Their Influence on Cultivating The Profile of Pancasila Students

The use of speech acts is an integral part of everyday conversation, representing actions rather than mere statements about objects. The relationship between speech acts and a speaker's character is closely intertwined, as one's character influences the type and manner of speech used. In Indonesia, the government emphasizes character development, evident in the Minister of Education and Culture's initiative, the Pancasila Student Profile, aimed at shaping Indonesian students' characters. This study focuses on analyzing speech acts, particularly Illocutionary speech acts within the Paddington Movie, and their role in cultivating the Pancasila Student Profile. Employing a descriptive qualitative approach, this research relies on George Yule's and John R. Searle's theories on speech acts. Data collection involves documenting instances from the "Paddington" movie. Results indicate the identification of five types of Illocutionary speech acts in the film: assertive (24%), directives (39.6%), commissive (5.6%), expressive (28%), and declaratives (1.8%). Moreover, the analysis reveals expressions in the script that align with the values encapsulated in the Pancasila Student Profile. Overall, the Illocutionary speech acts throughout the Paddington movie contribute to the construction of the Pancasila Student Profile through various utterances.

GIRILOYO WRITTEN BATIK MOTIFS VIEWED FROM AN ETHNOMATHEMATICS PERSPECTIVE

School mathematics which is often studied is generally formal, rigid and strict. Students still experience difficulties in applying mathematical concepts in everyday life. The results of PISA of Indonesia 2023 show that the mathematical literacy skills of Indonesian students are currently still relatively low. The independent curriculum provides flexibility for teachers to develop mathematical literacy skills with innovative mathematics learning models based on real life contexts, one of which is culture. Ethnomathematics as a research study that links culture and mathematics. The aim of this research is to find out the results of an ethnomathematics study on giriloyo batik motifs, especially on sidomukti, sidoluhur and sidoasih motifs. This type of research is qualitative research with an ethnographic approach. The methods used for data collection are interviews, observation and documentation. The results of this research showed that the giriloyo batik motif contains the concept of geometric transformation in the form of reflection. Keywords: Ethnomathematics, Written Batik, Geometric Transformation

Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan Sebagai Alat Pencegah Pelanggaran HAM: Evaluasi Program Pendidikan di Indonesia

Human rights are a fundamental problem in every country, especially in developing countries like Indonesia. As a democratic country, Indonesia must pay attention to this. Human rights must be taught in schools to every student. This research aims to find out whether citizenship education can be used as a tool to prevent human rights violations and how it affects the evaluation of education programs in Indonesia. By using this method, it is hoped that everyone will know their rights and obligations well. Citizenship education can be an important means to achieve this goal, because citizenship education is one of the learning tools that talks about human rights and is studied in all schools. The method used in this research is literature review, the literature review aims to make an analysis and synthesis of existing knowledge related to the topic to be researched. The research results show that the quality of education services is still low due to inadequate support for facilities and teaching staff throughout Indonesia, especially in remote areas. This results in the number of students dropping out of school remaining high, so that many Indonesian students are unable to continue their education to a higher level.

Primary education students’ beliefs about the nature of mathematics, self-efficacy, and mathematics educators; a descriptive study from Indonesia

ABSTRACT The significant role of mathematical belief studies has been recognised several decades later. These beliefs have been found to be significantly associated with performance and problem-solving. However, empirical studies of these beliefs in Indonesia are scarce. This study investigates students’ beliefs on the nature of mathematics, self-efficacy, and their perceptions of mathematics educators. The findings of this study revealed that Indonesian students strongly believe anyone could attain proficiency in mathematics. At the same time, students had less confidence that they could understand difficult mathematical tasks and less confidence in showing that they were good at mathematics. Notably, boys’ students exhibit stronger beliefs in their understanding of the course, including the most challenging topics in mathematics, compared to their girls’ counterparts. The implications of this study significantly contribute to the existing literature and inform teaching practices.

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of e-cigarette use among undergraduate students: A comparative study between China and Indonesia.

The health risks associated with e-cigarettes are currently the focus of tobacco control efforts and public health initiatives. Given that China and Indonesia have the highest rates of adult smoking worldwide, it is imperative to gain a comprehensive understanding of e-cigarette prevalence among college students in these two nations. From May to June 2023, a cross-sectional study was employed to conduct an online questionnaire survey among college students in three universities located in Kunming (China) and Jakarta (Indonesia), respectively. The chi-squared test was utilized to compare the rates/ratios, while binary logistic regression analysis was applied to examine the factors influencing e-cigarette knowledge, attitude, and practice. A total of 1327 individuals were included in the investigation. The proportion of Indonesian students (75.6%) with a high level of e-cigarette knowledge was lower than that observed among Chinese students (87.4%) (χ2=29.7, p<0.001). Additionally, the prevalence of e-cigarette use among Indonesian students (9.4%) was higher compared to their Chinese counterparts (3.0%) (χ2=22.32, p<0.001). Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that age, place of residence, studies, gender, and e-cigarette use by friends and family, significantly influenced knowledge levels and attitudes toward e-cigarettes in both countries (p<0.05). Despite the positive knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards e-cigarettes among undergraduate students in both countries, a notable knowledge gap exists concerning the harmful effects of e-cigarettes. Chinese students had better e-cigarette knowledge and demonstrated lower usage rates, suggesting that heightened awareness plays a favorable role in preventing e-cigarette use. Furthermore, it becomes imperative for policymakers and health educators to focus on specific factors, such as the influence of close friends and family members, as well as the area of residence.

INDONESIAN TEACHING MATERIALS FOR MULTICULTURAL CHARACTER EDUCATION IN SINGAPORE INDONESIAN SCHOOL

Character education must be instilled, one of which is through learning with teaching materials containing multicultural-based character education. In the Indonesian School of Singapore (SIS), Indonesian students use a textbook by the publisher Erlangga as their teaching resource. The book is not designed for Indonesian students studying Indonesian at Indonesian Schools Abroad (ISA), although character education is urgently needed. Therefore, this study should be carried out to analyze the elements of character education in the book. This study aimed to analyze character education in multicultural-based Indonesian language teaching materials at SIS. The study design is of content analysis. Research data was obtained through questionnaires, and textbook documents of the Erlangga Publisher were analyzed according to the theory of Greene and Petty (2007). The results of the needs analysis show that the SIS teachers strongly agree with fourteen (14) aspects of character education in Bahasa Indonesia (BI) teaching materials, 10 aspects of good BI textbooks, and 4 multicultural aspects of BI teaching materials, and agree with one aspect of character education in BI teaching materials. This study concludes that the need to develop a character education model in multicultural-based Indonesian language teaching materials is also required by SIS to achieve the vision and mission of SIS.