Seventh Semester Students Research Articles

Implementing Project-Based Learning Model (PjBL) to Develop Students’ Writing Skills in Composing Academic Texts

This study aimed at enhancing students' ability to compose academic writing by implementing the Project-Based Learning (PjBL) model. The urgency of this research arises from the challenges faced by the students in academic proposal writing, often perceived as a major barrier in completing their education. The research method used is Classroom Action Research (CAR), divided into two cycles with stages of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The research subject comprises 22 seventh-semester students in the research proposal writing course at Institut Pendidikan Nusantara Global. The collected data through observation, interviews, and tests were then analyzed using descriptive qualitative methods. The result of the study indicated a significant improvement in proposal writing skills. In the pre-cycle stage, 36% of the 22 students were in the “sufficient” category. After implementing the PjBL method in cycle I, there was an improvement with 43% of students in the “good” category and 21% in the “very good” category. In Cycle II, results improved further: 50% of students were in the “good” category and 36% in the “very good” category, while the “sufficient” category dropped to 14%, with none in the “poor” category. This research shows that PjBL was effective in improving proposal writing skills, engaging students in critical and creative thinking, and strengthening written communication.

Analisis Hubungan antara Penguasaan Ushul Fiqh dan Tingkat Pemahaman Materi Fiqh di Semester VII Ma’had Aly Imam Bukhari

This study was conducted to analyze the relationship between the mastery of Ushul Fiqh and the level of understanding of Fiqh among seventh-semester students at Ma’had Aly Imam Bukhari. Ushul Fiqh is a crucial discipline in Islamic law studies, as it serves as a foundation for understanding and applying Islamic legal rulings. Therefore, the aim of this research is to determine whether mastery of Ushul Fiqh significantly contributes to a deeper understanding of Fiqh. This research uses a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. Data was collected through in-depth interviews with several seventh-semester students studying both Fiqh and Ushul Fiqh. Thematic analysis was used to explore the relationship between mastery of Ushul Fiqh and the understanding of Fiqh. The results show a significant relationship between the mastery of Ushul Fiqh and the understanding of Fiqh. Students with a strong grasp of Ushul Fiqh were able to understand Fiqh terms more easily and had better analytical skills in evaluating various scholarly opinions. In conclusion, the mastery of Ushul Fiqh positively contributes to a better understanding of Fiqh. Thus, improving the teaching of Ushul Fiqh is expected to enhance students' comprehension of Fiqh and improve the quality of Islamic education in academic institutions.

PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTOR AFFECTING ENGLISH STUDENTS WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH IN SOCIAL MEDIA

The objective of the research was to find out pyschological factors and dominant factor affecting English Students′ willingness to communicate in English in Social Media. The design of this research was descriptive method. The instrument of the research was questionnaire based on MacIntyre et al. in Tuyen, Thị, & Loan (2019: 253) psychological factor affecting the students willingness to verbal communicate using English in Social Media and the questionnaire adapted from Chotipaktanasook (2017) research. The result of the research were: there are five psychological factors affecting the seventh semester students willingness to communicate in English in social media they are: Self confidence, Perceived communicative competence, learning anxiety, Students’ motivation and Personality. The dominant psychological factors affecting the seventh semester students willingness to communicate in English in social media is students motivation factor. Afterthat in communicate verbally (oral and written) the students more like or dominant use written communicate because it can make the students more confident. From the result, the researcher will give suggestion for the students: It is suggested the students can be more confident to oral communicate using English in social media. The students also diminish their anxiety to be better communicate orally using English in social media and in their daily life.

Scaffolding techniques and speaking skill

The use of scaffolding techniques in the classroom help students improve the development of their language skills. The present study aimed to analyze the influence of Scaffolding techniques on the development of speaking skill in students of seventh semester in “Pedagogia de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros.” The research developed a quantitative approach and it was experimental. The population in the study were 24 students of seventh semester. The instruments used during the investigation were a preand posttest, the researcher used part 3 of B1 preliminary test to assess students before and after the treatments. The treatments consisted on 5 session where the researcher applied scaffolding techniques, additionally, a survey was applied to determine students’ perceptions towards the use of scaffolding techniques. Assessing speaking performance rubric was used to evaluate speaking sub skills such as: grammar and vocabulary, discourse management, pronunciation and interactive communication. At the end of the investigation, the findings showed an improvement in students speaking development since the average before the treatment was 6,8/10, in contrast, after the treatments students’ average was 7,7/10. Thus, scaffolding techniques influence the speaking skill instudents of seventh semester from Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros atUniversidad Técnica de Ambato.

Relations Between Stress Level and the Occurrence of Constipation to Medical Students

Stress can be experienced by anyone. The number of events is increasing every year. This isevidenced from the results of Basic Health Research in 2013 and 2018, namely an increase in theprevalence of mental emotional disorders in Indonesian population aged ≥ 15 years from 6percent to 9.8 percent. Stress can have a negative impact on the human body both physically andpsychologically. One of the effects of stress on the body is constipation. Unfortunately not muchliterature discusses stress and constipation in more detail. This study aims to determine whetherthere is a relationship between stress levels and constipation in the seventh semester students ofthe 2016 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Ukrida. This research uses analytic studymethod with cross-sectional approach. Sampling is done by consecutive sampling method. Thestudy was conducted in December 2019 at the Ukrida’s medical campus. 150 out of 206 studentsof 2016 from Ukrida Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences who are in their seventh semester,are included in the inclusion criteria. The research material is primary data in the form of aConstipation Scoring System questionnaire and Perceived Stress Scale. The results showed arelationship between stress levels and constipation. This was obtained from the Chi Square testcalculation which was calculated using the SPSS computer program, where the p value was 0.01(p <0.05).

EXPLORING STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES IN WRITING THESIS PROPOSAL WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF CHATGPT

Writing a thesis proposal is an important part of undergraduate education. However, many students face difficulties in writing a thesis proposal, such as selecting an appropriate topic and systematic preparation. In technological developments, ChatGPT can help students in the process of writing a thesis proposal by providing writing assistance, critical thinking, and other information. This research aims to gain the perception and challenges of students in using ChatGPT in assisting them writing their thesis proposals. To get to these aims, the researcher implemented a research and development design by using qualitative methods.. This research was conducted at Al Asyariah Mandar University . The subjects of this research were the seventh semester students of Mathematic Education and Bahasa Indonesia Education in the academic year 2023-2024. In this study, students will be interviewed and asked to share their experiences, the effectiveness and challenges on the assistance of chatgpt in writing their thesis proposals. In the interview results, ChatGPT helps users in finding thesis proposal titles, give information and ideas in building introductions, and providing alternative solutions to deepen the understanding of the proposal. It is important to consider and verify information with more reliable and accurate sources. The use of ChatGPT in writing thesis proposals is an interesting and effective alternative, but users also need to remain critical and selective in utilizing it. In further research, more interviews and case studies need to be conducted to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of the use of ChatGPT in writing thesis proposals. Although ChatGPT has limitations, respondents consider its use to improve productivity and learning efficiency. Therefore, the use of ChatGPT can be considered as an attractive alternative in writing thesis proposals, while maintaining a critical approach in utilizing it and verifying the information provided.

Identification of Student Misconceptions in General Biology Courses using Four Tier Multiple Choice Tests Containing High Order Thinking Skills

This research aims to identify misconceptions of biology education students in the General Biology course. The method used in this research uses quantitative descriptive. The sample used in this research was Biology education students who had taken General Biology courses consisting of students in semesters 3, 5, and 7. Data collection was carried out using a test in the form of General Biology questions in a four-tier multiple-choice diagnostic format containing high-order thinking skills, totaling 35 questions. The research results showed that the percentage of misconceptions in each class was 43.80% (semester 3), 33.93% (semester 5), and 29.46% (semester 7). The highest percentage of misconception categories among third-semester students was found in the digestive system material (57.78%), fifth-semester students in ecology material (56.67%), and seventh-semester students in ecological material (40.00%). Misconceptions in students could be caused by students not being used to working on this type of question HOTS. To be able to answer correctly, students must be able to analyze and relate the data or information in the question to existing concepts

Mindfulness in nursing students: enhancing well-being through breath practices

The present study aimed to assess focus/concentration, perception of quality of life, class attention, and anxiety, as well as class attendance and academic performance of nursing undergraduates from a Higher Education Institution before and after the application of breathing and mindfulness meditation techniques. Forty-five seventh-semester (fourth-year) students of both genders, aged 18 and above, participated in the study. The technique was applied for three months through breathing and meditation practices in the classroom. For data collection, a structured questionnaire with four closed-ended questions was used, administered before and after the training sessions. The overall results of the indicators showed that the undergraduates demonstrated a 32.6% improvement in focus/concentration, a 32.4% improvement in perceived quality of life post-training. Regarding class attention, there was a 25.7% increase. An improvement of 44% was observed in anxiety levels, along with a 27% increase in class attendance (reduced absenteeism), and a 74% enhancement in academic performance. The students showed significant improvements in all indicators related to focus/concentration, quality of life, anxiety levels, absenteeism, and academic performance after learning and practicing some breathing and mindfulness meditation techniques. These data underscore the importance of integrating mindfulness approaches in the educational context, contributing to the development of undergraduates.

An Analysis of Grammatical Equivalence Used by Students in Translating News Item Text

ABSTRACT Spreading news in this era seems to be easier due to the rapid development of technology. However, some readers from different language background seem to have difficulties in understanding the news because of language barrier. Translation is needed to overcome this problem and to make news understandable for readers in greater community. This research examined the types of grammatical equivalence used by the students in translating news item text from Indonesian to English. Besides, this research also aimed to figure out the problems found in the students’ grammatical equivalence. Descriptive qualitative approach was used in this research since the data were presented in the form of description instead of number. The primary data were taken from news item text translation works done by the seventh-semester students of English Department of Pamulang University in academic year of 2022/2023. The data were collected using Google Form and then analysed using the grammatical equivalence theory proposed by Baker (2001). There were five steps of data analysis used in this research: observing the data, identifying the data, classifying the data, and evaluating the data. The results showed that the students used five types of grammatical equivalence namely number, gender, person, tenses & aspects, and voice. The results also revealed that the students faced problems related to number and tenses & aspects.

Application of bioethical principles in nursing students

Introduction: there are very few studies related to bioethical principles, despite the fact that these are fundamental in the execution of clinical practice. Methodology: applied research of quantitative type, with a non-experimental, cross-sectional design and descriptive approach, the sample size is 80 people determined by a simple random sampling, among seventh semester students at the Technical University of Ambato. Results: the results were that 80 % of students performed the activities corresponding to the principle of autonomy, 80 % of participants applied the principle of non-maleficence, 85,4 % of people developed the activities for the principle of justice, and 83 % of participants applied the necessary activities on the principle of beneficence. Discussion: bioethics is known to have 4 principles that have an important role in nursing practice, these are non-maleficence, beneficence, autonomy, justice the principles should be used not only by nurses if not by all health personnel, to provide adequate care. Conclusions: Within this study it was determined that students apply bioethical principles in their externship practices through the activities determined by the questionnaire

Enhancement of Students' Writing Skills Through Training in Scientific Article Writing

The aim of this Prodamat activity is to provide scientific article writing training to seventh-semester students majoring in Mathematics Education at Ahmad Dahlan University. The implementation method of this activity includes presentations on various assistant applications in writing scientific articles, practical training in scientific article writing, and evaluation related to the effectiveness of the training on students' motivation in composing scientific articles. The evaluation results indicate that the scientific article writing training is effective, as evidenced by the positive assessments given by participating students. These assessments cover the improvement of scientific article writing skills, better understanding of various assistant applications in scientific article writing, the applicability of the training materials, and the interactive presentation of the content

The Influence of Students’ Vocabulary Mastery Toward Their TOEFL Reading Comprehension Achievement

The vocabulary mastery becomes a support in learning the language. Vocabulary mastery as a trigger of someone’s achievement in TOEFL. The objective of this research is to measure the influence between the students’ vocabulary mastery toward their TOEFL Reading Comprehension achievement. The method used in this research was quantitative method. The design of this research was ex post facto design. The researcher used ex post facto design of this study to give the information about vocabulary mastery and TOEFL Reading Comprehension achievement. The result showed that the higher student’s vocabulary mastery, the higher TOEFL reading comprehension student will be. The result of calculation showed that in the significance degree of 0,05 it is obtained 0,324. By comparing the value of rx1x2 = 0,573 and ‘r’table = 0,324, the researcher makes an assumption that rx1x2 is bigger than ‘r’table 0,324 < 0,573. It can be concluded that there is significant positive influence between the students’ vocabulary mastery toward TOEFL Reading Comprehension achievement at the seventh semester students of English Department at Universitas Mayjen Sungkono in academic year of 2023/2024. It is hoped that in the future vocabulary learning will be further improved so that students can learn English more easily.

Pengetahuan dan Pendapat Mahasiswa Poltekkes Surabaya Tentang Kelainan Genetik dan Skrining Pra-Nikah

To ensure couples planning to get married understand the genetic risks related with their future offspring, they need to acquire information about genetic disorders and pre-marital genetic counselling that can be followed by genetic screening. Genetic disorders can be inherited from normal parents who are carriers of abnormal genes, such as thalassemia and Haemophilia. Genetic disorder also encompass chromosomal abnormalities, either the number or structure chromosome. Unlike numerical chromosomal abnormalities in offspring, which have an increased risk associated with the mother’s age during pregnancy, structural abnormalities in parents can be passed to their offspring. This community service activity targets seventh-semester students at Poltekkes Kemenkes Surabaya, who are at an age ready for marriage. The implementation of this activity begins with a pre-test to assess the student ‘s knowledge before the education presentation, followed by presentation with interactive discussion and ended with post-test to determine whether the education was comprehensible to them. Poltekkes Kemenkes Surabaya students showed a better understanding of genetic disorder indicated with an average score increase of 8.2 points (9.2%) based on post test result . All students agree on the importance of pre-marital screening, with the majority willing to undergo premarital screening and still proceed with the marriage if their partner is a carrier of thalassemia.

Undergraduate Students’ Difficulties in Translating an Editorial of the Jakarta Post

The objective of this research was to find out the students’ dominant difficulties in translating an editorial text of The Jakarta Post. The subjects of this research were 30 seventh semester students of Education Study Program at Universitas Bengkulu in the academic year 2020/2021. This research used a quantitative descriptive method. The data were collected with a questionnaire and were counted in percentage terms. The results of this research showed that there were 5 students’ dominants difficulties in translating the editorial, i.e. a.)The difficulties in understanding unfamiliar words(60%), b.) The difficulties in understanding the texts although they understand the meaning of the words but they could not understand it coherently. Sometimes one sentence looked like disconnected with another sentence so it became odd (57%),c.)The difficulties in understanding the difficult sentences (47%), d.)The difficulties in translating the words that had multiple meanings which made it difficult for them to determine which meaning was correct and in understanding the ambiguous words (43%), and e.)The difficulties in translating phrases (43%). In conclusion, among all the dominant difficulties in translating the editorial the most dominant one was the difficulties in understanding unfamiliar words (60%). It was suggested that the undergraduate students should study lexicology and syntax intensively.

Students' Perceptions of the Teaching Materials Used in the English for Tours and Travel Course

Teaching materials have a big role in facilitating student learning goals, both short-term and long-term, in producing graduates who comply with the standards described above. This research aims to analyze the perceptions of English Language Education Study Program students regarding the teaching materials used in the English for Tours and Travel course and the basic problems faced by course teachers in developing English for Tours and Travel teaching materials. This research includes descriptive research based on local wisdom. The subjects of this research were 42 people, consisting of 2 lecturers teaching the English for Tours and Travel course and 40 seventh-semester students in the English Language Education Study Program. Data collection methods in this research include questionnaires, interviews, and documentation. The data obtained was then analyzed using quantitative descriptive statistical analysis techniques by calculating the mean (M) and Standard Deviation (SD). From the results of document analysis, questionnaires, and interviews, it can be concluded that it is urgent to develop English for Tours and Travel teaching materials based on local wisdom.

Kompetensi Pedagogik Mahasiswa Pendidikan Guru Madrasah Ibtidaiyah dalam Merancang Pembelajaran

This research illustrates the pedagogical competence of PPL (Field Experience Program) students in the PGMI program at STAI Miftahul Ulum Tanjungpinang in instructional design for primary schools (SD/MI). The study involved 35 seventh-semester students of the PGMI program who participated in the PPL during the Academic Year 2022/2023. The research employed a quantitative descriptive method with data collected through observation and questionnaires. The results indicate that students have good competence in understanding the characteristics of students, curriculum development, lesson planning and implementation, technology utilization, and evaluation of learning outcomes. From the obtained data, it is evident that the understanding of student characteristics has an average score of 88.60, categorized as very good. Understanding curriculum development obtains an average score of 86.00, categorized as very good. Lesson planning and implementation have an average score of 85.75, categorized as very good. The level of technology utilization in learning by students reaches an average score of 84.50, categorized as good. Meanwhile, the ability to evaluate learning outcomes in teaching has an average score of 87.67, categorized as very good. The PGMI educational program has successfully aligned with the standard competence of educators. This research contributes significantly to the improvement of educational programs and PPL in the future

Factors Influencing Interest In Entrepreneurship Among Bengkulu University Students Using The Theory Of Planned Behavior

This study involved seventh-semester students of Bengkulu University who are interested in entrepreneurship or already have a business and have taken entrepreneurship courses. The purpose of this study was to identify all the factors that influence students' entrepreneurial interests. Using Google Forms, an online questionnaire of fifty participants was used to collect data. The results of the research conducted using the theory of planned behavior show that the variables of self-efficacy, subjective norms, and need for achievement have a positive and significant influence on the entrepreneurial interest of Bengkulu University students. In other words, the stronger a person's self-efficacy, subjective norms, and need for achievement, the more interested in entrepreneurship they are.

The effect of combined training (theoretical-practical) of palliative care on perceived self-efficacy of nursing students.

Nurses and researchers emphasize the importance of adding educational content of palliative care to nursing curricula in Iran as a means to improve the quality of care at the end of life and self-efficacy is considered as an important determinant in palliative care nursing. However, undergraduate nursing students are not sufficiently trained to achieve the qualifications required in palliative care. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of combined training (theoretical-practical) of palliative care on the perceived self-efficacy of nursing students. This is a semi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design. Sampling was nonrandomized with convenience method and included 23 seventh-semester students. The intervention consisted of palliative care training for ten theoretical sessions and three practical sessions. Data were collected using demographic and the perceived self-efficacy questionnaires completed before and after the intervention. Data were then analyzed in the statistical SPSS 23 software using descriptive and analytical statistics. The mean age of the samples was 22.78 (SD1.17). Most of the participants were male (56.5%) and single(91.3%). The findings showed that, perceived self-efficacy, psycho-social support and symptom management improved significantly after the intervention (p<0.05). Palliative care training can increase the nursing students perceived self-efficacy. Since nursing students are the future nurses of the care system, therefore, managers and planners can take a step towards improving the quality of nursing care by using palliative care training programs. Since nursing students will be future nurses in health care system, therefore, managers and planners can take steps to improve the quality of nursing care by using palliative care education programs.

Peran Pendampingan Belajar Nahwu Dalam Meningkatkan Pengaruh Positif Minat Belajar Siswa

The aim of the service is to provide solutions to problems found in the assisted locations, especially in nahwu learning activities at Madrasah Diniyah At-Taqwim. Assistance provided by seventh semester students at STAI Denpasar Bali to students in learning Arabic by studying Nahwu. The students learn Arabic to read the yellow book. In studying Arabic, students must be able to understand the meaning. Students at the Madrasah Diniyah At-Taqwim Islamic Boarding School are still weak in mastering Arabic, while these students are not interested in learning Arabic, because they have difficulty understanding. Students learn to read the yellow book traditionally by memorizing, while not all students are able to memorize. The service method in the role of nahwu learning assistance is the participatory action research method, starting with observation, planning, implementation and evaluation. Mentoring is carried out by empowering teachers according to their competencies and motivating and monitoring activities so that teachers and students can carry out the Nahwu learning process. The teacher is able to instruct and demonstrate in learning Nahwu using cooperative learning methods, so that he is able to show that students are interested in learning Nahwu in Arabic.

Relations Between Stress Level And The Occurrence Of Constipation To Students Of 2016 In The Faculty Of Medicine

Stress can be experienced by anyone. The number of events is increasing every year. This is evidenced from the results of Basic Health Research in 2013 and 2018, namely an increase in the prevalence of mental emotional disorders in Indonesian population aged ≥ 15 years from 6 percent to 9.8 percent. Stress can have a negative impact on the human body both physically and psychologically. One of the effects of stress on the body is constipation. Unfortunately not much literature discusses stress and constipation in more detail. This study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between stress levels and constipation in the seventh semester students of the 2016 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at UKRIDA. This research uses analytic study method with cross-sectional approach. Sampling is done by consecutive sampling method. The study was conducted in December 2019 at the UKRIDA’s Medical Campus. 150 out of 206 students of 2016 from UKRIDA Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences who are in their seventh semester, are included in the inclusion criteria. The research material is primary data in the form of a Constipation Scoring System questionnaire and Perceived Stress Scale. The results showed a relationship between stress levels and constipation. This was obtained from the Chi Square test calculation which was calculated using the SPSS computer program, where the p value was 0.01 (p &lt;0.05).