Third-semester Students Research Articles

The Influence of Motivation and Learning Style on Learning Pattern Toward Students’ Speaking Improvement

In learning, there are three interrelated dimensions to support the learning, namely the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor dimensions. From these learning dimensions, there are learning styles that are included in the cognitive dimension and motivation are included in the affective dimension of learning. This study aims to find out the relationship and influence of motivation and learning style on learning pattern toward speaking improvement of UMPAR English Education students. The researcher applies a qualitative method with a case study approach based on phenomena among students. The respondents in this study consisted of three third-semester students and three fifth-semester students from the English education department UMPAR. In addition, this study conducted semi-structured interviews with students to understand deeper perceptions. The results of the interviews show that there are various student motivations in improving their speaking skills, namely: to train self-confidence, a sense of competition, to develop more, to gain appreciation, presence of a role model, and the support of other people. Apart from motivation, researchers found a learning style that plays a very important role in student learning, namely the auditory learning style with the highest score in all the VARK learning style test results for respondents. The researcher found that there were four classifications of student learning patterns in improving speaking skills, namely: Experience of applying learning media, social interaction, word notice, monologue habits. The results of the research about the influence of motivation and learning styles on learning patterns toward students’ speaking improvement show that there is a positive influence of motivation and learning styles on student learning patterns in improving speaking skills

Students’ Perception of Using E-book to Improve Literacy Skill at the English Education Department of UNISKA Banjarmasin

This research aimed to explore the students’ perception of using e-book to improve literacy skill. It was quantitative method by using survey design. The sample in this research was the third-semester students at the English Education Department of UNISKA Banjarmasin in the academic year 2022/2023. In collecting the data, the close ended questionnaire was used to explore the students’ perceptions of using e-book to improve literacy skill. There were 20 statements which divided into four indicators, namely: 1) motivation and interest, 2) effectiveness, 3) flexibility, and 4) preferences. It was found that most of the students attained positive perception on the motivation and interest, effectiveness, and preferences. Then, they had very positive perception on the flexibility. Moreover, the overall result of the students’ perception showed that the highest percentage was agreed with 54% and the mean score was 3.98. It can be concluded that most of the students on the third-semester at the English Education Department of UNISKA Banjarmasin in the academic year 2022/2023 agreed and they attained positive perception of using e-book to improve literacy skill.

Boosting the English writing competence through the use of discourse connectors

Introduction. Discourse connectors are linguistic elements which main aim is to join sentences and provide fluency to the text. Objective. The present study investigates the relationship between discourse connectors and the improvement of the writing competence in the students of third semester at Carrera de Pedagogy de los Idioms Nationals y Estrangers, October 2020 – February 2021 academic period. Methodology. The research was qualitative and quantitative, cross-sectional correlational type with an experimental design and a literary review of the variables. The population consisted of 30 students from Carrera de Pedagogy de los Idioms Nationals y Estrangers, 12 women and 18 men, they were between 20 and 24 years old. To collect the information, a survey with 23 questions was elaborated which was validated by two experts in the writing field. They rated validity, relevance and coherence. The results from the survey allowed to establish the strategies and activities to teach the discourse connectors. Participants were also given an independent writing pre-test taken from the University of Cambridge and assessed with a rubric provided by the same university. Then, with the information obtained, a didactic guide was developed and the students had the opportunity to learn and practice the discourse connectors for two months. Finally, a post-test from the same university was applied to measure the relationship of discourse connectors and the improvement of writing competence. Results. With the help of the statistics the pre and post writing test were compared. The study showed that students use the correct punctuation and spelling and choose the correct DCs. Moreover, they choose the correct place of DCs within the sentence. Furthermore, their paragraphs contain topic sentences with controlling idea, supporting ideas and conclusions. Consequently, they improve their writing competence.

THE EFFECT OF USING DIGITAL DIORAMA ON STUDENT’S SPEAKING SKILL PERFORMANCE

English Education Study Program FKIP Almuslim University's third-semester students sometimes have trouble speaking the language. This is brought on by a fear of making a mistake, a lack of language knowledge, and a poor grasp of pronunciation. By utilizing effective and engaging teaching strategies and media, lecturers in the Speaking course must assist their students in resolving this issue. Diorama, particularly digital diorama, is an effective teaching tool because it is a specific three-dimensional media that illustrates or explains anything in miniature. This research was to find how the effect of using diorama in teaching students’ speaking skill ability in increasing students’ speaking skill ability. The population of these study students of in third semester of English Education Study Program of FKIP Almuslim University with 15 students. In order to see the students’ improvement on speaking skill, the procedure of quantitative data with analytic scoring rubric formulated by Oller (1979). This is the one group pre-test and post-test. The pre-test was used for knowing the skill of the students before use diorama activities. After giving the treatment, the students got the post test. The one-tailed paired-samples t-test was used to examine the effect of using diorama in teaching students’ speaking skill ability in increasing students. This result showed that digital diorama model influenced the enhancement of speaking skill after being trained with using digital diorama model.

Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practices on Risks and Disasters Among Medical Students. A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study in 9 Latin American and Caribbean Countries.

The objective of this study was to describe the level of knowledge, perceptions, and practices in relation to risks and disasters in medical schools in Latin America and the Caribbean. Multicenter, observational, analytical, non-probabilistic convenience sample study with 2546 medical students in 9 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. An online survey was conducted between October 2020 and November 2020, using an instrument validated in each country to assess knowledge, perceptions, and practices regarding risk and disaster prevention measures. Frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviation (SD) were used for descriptive analysis. Differences resulting from the relationship between the variables studied and the level of knowledge were obtained using the Chi-square test. P-value <0.05 was accepted as statistically significant for all analyses. The highest proportion of responses came from women, third-semester students, and those studying in public universities. Students from Colombia and Honduras had the highest percentage of high levels of knowledge about disasters, while Peruvian students had the highest percentage of low levels of knowledge. Women and students from public universities showed a higher proportion of high levels of knowledge. 52.7% considered that they live in a country with a medium risk of natural disasters, while 91.2% said that Latin American and Caribbean countries are not prepared to face natural disasters. Only 43.6% believe they are prepared to help in the event of a natural disaster. Most of medical students from Latin America and Latin America and the Caribbean have high and medium level of knowledge in risks and disasters. However, the implementation of disaster training programs for medical students has the potential to improve the preparedness, knowledge, and skills that are important for medical personnel to improve their self-confidence, and their ability to respond, resulting in more effective systems.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING LISTENING WITH A BLENDED-BASED CANVAS MODEL AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL

The research is to know whether the blended-based canvas model is effective or not used in Listening classes. An experimental design was applied with a mixed method. The quantitative design used was a pretest-posttest experimental and control group design to examine if such a model of learning can affect their comprehension of Listening and a qualitative one to know their responsibilities towards the model. Two classes of third-semester students are selected randomly as research subjects, and each group consists of 32 students. The pretest-posttest scores are analyzed using a t-test. The result of the t-test indicates if there is an increase in the pre-test results after giving treatment (post-test), with the final score being 93.05 for the experimental class and 84.58 for the control class. It reveals that the listening activities designed with blended-based learning in the experiment class are practical. The student's response to this listening model is positive even though the online platform model still has weaknesses. The students can access their courses anywhere and anytime, with no time limitation and dynamic interaction between the teachers and students, and they can also get e-materials quickly.

INCREASING STUDENTS’ LEARNING INTEREST THROUGH BLENDED LEARNING IN THE EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY COURSE

Education is a development, reinforcement, and improvement attempt at people’s ability and potential through teaching, guidance, example, and so on needed by themselves, other people, and nation and state. In fact, there are many students who believe that learning is not fun so their interest in learning decreases. Therefore, innovative learning is needed to increase students’ interest in learning. One of the attempts is to apply the Blended Learning model. This paper aims to determine whether there is a significant effect of blended learning on students’ learning interest in educational psychology courses. This paper is quantitative research with a causal type, which involved 43 third-semester students of the Islamic Education study program of IDIA Prenduan. Based on the findings of the data analysis tested through simple linear regression, the value of the t-count of 0.847 is smaller than t-table 2.019 at a significant level of 5%. It can be concluded that blended learning has an insignificant effect on students’ learning interest in Educational Psychology courses of the Islamic Education study program of IDIA in the academic year 2021-2022.

Listening Comprehension Problems Faced By The Third Semester Students Of The English Language Education Study Program

The purpose of this research was to investigate students’ listening comprehension problems. The researchers used a mixed-method design. The participants were third-semester students of the English Language Education Program at Universitas Katolik Indonesia Santu Paulus Ruteng. In collecting the data, the researchers used two instruments namely survey questionnaires, and semi-structured interviews. The findings of this study revealed that the third-semester students of the English Language Education Study Program perceived some degree of listening comprehension problems. Parsing problems took 50%, utilization problems took 30%, and perception problems took 20% of listening comprehension problems faced by the third-semester students. In addition, the results of the interview revealed that mostly the students experienced listening comprehension problems due to the fast speech rate of the speakers in the recording. Another cause of their listening comprehension was the lack of vocabulary and unfamiliar topics which made them unable to comprehend the spoken texts. In conclusion, the listening difficulties encountered by the third-semester students were to due the semantics and lexical meaning of the spoken text

Learning Experiences in Small Group Discussion in the Third Semester of English Education Students

Collaborative learning remains to be a range that is progressively getting consideration in academic fields. As it has many advantages to individual student learning. One of collaborative learning methods is small group discussion. Furthermore, this study was aimed at describing the result of students’ evaluation of the learning experiences in a small group discussion in the third semester of English education students in UIN Sjech M. Djamil Djambek (SMDD) Bukittinggi based on the Students Experience Questionnaire (SEQ). This study is categorized as a quantitative study. This descriptive quantitative research collected data by distributing a questionnaire to the third-semester students. The issues addressed are students’ learning experiences in doing a small group discussion. Based on the data analysis, the result showed that the third-semester students had a good learning experience in all aspects; in the good teaching scale, understanding of learning, assessment, appropriate workload, the skills of affective and psychomotor, motivation, and satisfaction with the module used during the learning process through the small group discussion. However, the teachers still need to improve their ability in managing small group discussions.

AN ANALYSIS OF HOW "EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE" CAN INCREASE STUDENTS' INVOLVEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION

In order to sustain and improve the learning and teaching in higher education, “student involvement” has recently attracted the attention of many. There is more to engagement than involvement or participation. We encounter many issues in the classroom as higher education participants, particularly when it comes to “student engagement”. We are having trouble getting more students to participate in class. The class is being disrupted by students using their phones, not paying attention, and not participating in the conversation. Most students are also willing to take the back seats. Instead of taking an active interest in the class activities, they merely demonstrate their presence. Their attendance in the class is the only reason they are there. The main topic of this paper is how to raise student involvement. Emotional intelligence and social intelligence are the two topics that the paper will explore. In addition, advice from the students is solicited on how to enhance their participation in class so that the subject is more clearly understood. As a result, my opinions as well as the insightful criticism provided by the students will be used to analyses the article. I used a systematic, closed-ended questionnaire to get the opinions of 50 students of BCA third semester.

Development and assessment of validity and reliability of a checklist to evaluate the Circulating and Scrub Skills of Operating Room Novices (CSSORN checklist).

Assessment of circulating and scrub skills is an important issue in operating room (OR) programs. However, there is a lack of well-designed tools that are specifically developed for this purpose. Hence, this study aimed to develop and determine the validity and reliability of a checklist to measure the circulating and scrub skills of OR novices. This cross-sectional methodological study was conducted among 124 OR technology students who were selected during three consecutive academic years (2019-2020 to 2021-2022). The developed checklist was evaluated with face validity, content validity (quantitative and qualitative), construct validity (known-groups validity), criterion-related validity (concurrent and predictive validities), internal consistency (Kuder-Richardson 20, KR-20), and inter-rater reliability (intra-class correlation coefficient, ICC). Known-groups validity was evaluated by comparing the difference between the checklist scores of first-semester and third-semester students using independent samples t-test. Additionally, concurrent and predictive validities were evaluated by ICC through measuring the correlation between the total score of checklist and grades of a multiple-choice test and two clinical apprenticeship courses, respectively. Data were analyzed in the Statistical Package for Social Sciences software. After reconciling the preliminary checklist in terms of face and content validities, a checklist with 17 sub-scales and 340 items called "Circulating and Scrub Skills of Operating Room Novices (CSSORN)" was developed. Regarding the known-groups validity, the third-semester students had higher scores compared to the first-semester students (p < 0.001 in most sub-scales). Besides, the total score of checklist showed a significant correlation with the criteria of concurrent and predictive validities (ICC = 0.64, ICC = 0.72; P < 0.001). The KR-20 for the entire checklist was 0.90 (range: 0.60-0.93). The ICC for inter-rater reliability was also 0.96 for the entire checklist (range: 0.76-0.99, P < 0.001 in all sub-scales). The CSSORN had appropriate validity and reliability to be used for measuring the circulating and scrub skills of OR novices. To shed light on the findings, further testing of this checklist on larger populations and in different contexts is suggested.

Analysis of Barriers in Conduct of Lab Based Courses in Remote Teaching Learning Paradigm

Many countries are implementing distance learning in response to the Covid19 pandemic. Distance learning helped learners continue their studies as schools and universities were closed due to the pandemic. The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of Covid-19 lockdown on learners' academic performance. This research focuses on the challenges faced by distance learning learners. The purpose of this study is to identify barriers to distance learning. This study applies the DEMATEL (Decision Making Test and Evaluation Institute) approach to assess the barriers faced by learners in distance learning. The DEMATEL strategy is being used to identify the key factors by identifying the interrelationships between the various factors. A quantitative survey method using a structured questionnaire was carried out. The questionnaire was administered to a cohort of 54 undergraduate engineering students of third semester (2nd year) pursuing Bachelor of Technology (Information Technology) in India. This study found that motivation, social interaction, and resource costs were assessed in causal groups with RiCi scores of 0.332, 0.1774, and 0.113, respectively. Technical concerns and administrative issues are categorized in the effect group with Ri-Ci values of -0.333 and -0.287 respectively and are the most important criteria based on first and second highest Ri+Ci values of 0.646524 and 0.59817, respectively. Our findings reveal that motivation is the most important barrier in remote teaching learning. A sense of self-motivation can be induced by organizing workshops, practical sessions and grooming sessions. The study would benefit academic institutions and learners as it would help them to enrich the remote teaching learning process.

PHYSICS EDUCATION STUDENTS’ NEED ANALYSIS TOWARD ENGLISH TEACHING MATERIAL

English Specific Purpose (ESP) is a subject on teaching English to Physics Education students. The goal of this study is to determine what the target needs and English learning needs are for students in the Physics Education Department at UIN Alauddin Makassar. The survey method applied in this study as the research design. The researcher used questionnaires and interviews to gather information for this study. This study included 56 participants, including 50 third-semester students from the 2019 intake year, one lecturer, and five graduates from the Physics Education Department at UIN Alauddin Makassar. Microsoft Excel was used to examine the data. The findings of this study revealed that students need to learn speaking, reading, and writing skills, because those are important to support them to succed in stujdy. It imply that the material should covers those skills to fullfill the students’ needs.

Integrating Short Conversation and English Conversation Applications to Improve Students’ Speaking Skills

&lt;p class="05IsiAbstrak"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;This study aims to explain the implementation of using short conversation and English conversation applications and also to describe student participation using this learning model. It employed a qualitative method. Classroom action research was used as the design for both cycles of the study. Planning, carrying out, monitoring, and debriefing were the four stages that make up each cycle. Participants in the study were 39 third-semester students from the Arabic education department at an Islamic university in Central Java, Indonesia, during the academic year 2022/2023. Data collection techniques used observation, pre-test and post-test. The results of this study show that there is an improvement in every cycle of students’ speaking competence using this learning model. They also are active, self-confidence and enthusiastic in joining this speaking class. It is recommended this strategy to overcome students’ difficulties in speaking English. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

IMPROVING STUDENTS SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH ZOOM APPLICATION FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

Abstract :This study aimed to see how the Zoom Application can affect students' speaking skills during online learning during the pandemic covid-19. The experimental research method was used in this study. This action research started with an observation in which the researcher The subject was a group of 30 third-semester students from the University Bina Sarana Informatika in the academic year 2020-2021. This study used some instruments as observation to collect data, which provides complete concern to the research object of the sense, which aims to explain the situation in-class activities, individual involvement in some activities, and the relationship between situation, activity, and individual. Documentation is used to obtain explicit information and to administer a test in the form of a multiple-choice question. Data was collected and analyzed in qualitative and quantitative ways to explain the results of observations and tests. In the result, the researcher find out the average score of the students‟ speaking test was 59.1 from 30 students. Later on, the average score for speaking in Post-Test I was 79.2, and Post-Test II was 85.7. t could be concluded that using a zoom application can affect speaking ability significantly[u1] [u1]Abstact has been revised based on the request. Thank you

Students' Comunication Perapective in Online Listening Subjects

This study aimed to discover students' communication perspectives in online listening subjects. The method used in this research was qualitative method in the kind of phenomenological research. The research instrument to collect the data was a semi-structured interview. The subjects of this study were third-semester students of the English Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar.Based on the results of this study, the perspective of student communication in online listening classes, students stated that the way the lecturer conveys material in the online listening class is direct via Zoom or Google meet. Meanwhile, in terms of interaction, some students answered that communication was done in writing on WhatsApp. Then, In terms of delivering feedback, almost all students mentioned that the lecturer delivered it in groups (one class). Whereas in terms of doing assignments students prefer to do them individually. Most students have a good opinion after studying these topics, and it helps them understand many situations in real life. Furthermore, most of the students mentioned that these themes influenced their understanding of culture because they heard how languages are in other countries. especially on differences in accent and pronunciation.

OPTIMIZATION OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BASED ON DIGITAL MODULES IN POST- COVID -19 PANDEMIC DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS COURSES

This study aims to describe the experiences experienced by students regarding optimizing the use of digital module-based LMS in post-pandemic differential calculus lectures. This study's qualitative descriptive method was chosen and involved 46 third-semester students at one of the tertiary institutions in Indonesia who have experienced online and offline classes. Questionnaire and interview data analysis was carried out through identification, clarification, reduction, analysis, and description techniques according to the problem under study. The study results show that the sudden shift from face-to-face to online learning has positive aspects in the form of documentation of lecture activities and presentation of digital-based and varied lecture content. The learning videos were most in demand by the participants because they had advantages over other displays. The weaknesses in implementing online lectures are more technically related (internet or electricity network stability). The positive things detected from online courses can be followed up after the pandemic, especially in the development of LMS content which can be integrated into face-to-face classes

THE PROFICIENCY OF THE THIRD SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM UNIVERSITAS RIAU IN COMPREHENDING READING SECTION OF TOEFL

This descriptive quantitative research was designed to discover the proficiency of the third-semester students of the English study program FKIP Universitas Riau in comprehending the Reading Section of TOEFL. The population of this research was the third-semester students of the English study program FKIP Universitas Riau which consisted of 119 students. The sample was 119 students selected by using the total sampling technique. The instrument of the research was a TOEFL Reading Comprehension Section test which consists of 50 multiple-choice questions. The students’ scores in the TOEFL Reading Test were analyzed in selecting skills based on the blueprint of the test related to the reading syllabus that samples took on Reading Comprehension III class. From the data analysis, the average score is 37. The researcher found that the students’ reading proficiency can be categorized as poor in level. Using Contexts for Vocabulary reaches the highest score (58), while Scanning for details is the lowest score (43). The finding implied that the third-semester students of the English study program FKIP Universitas Riau should improve their proficiency in comprehending Reading Section of TOEFL to get a better score.

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ FAMILY SUPPORT AND ENGLISH LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT OF THE THIRD-YEAR STUDENTS AT THE ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM OF UNIVERSITAS RIAU

This correlation research was conducted to discover the correlation between students’ family support and English learning achievement of third-yearstudents at the English study program of Universitas Riau. The instruments of the research were the students’ family support questionnaire and thestudent’s English learning achievement scores. The questionnaire, which consisted of 34 questions, was adapted from the Social Family SupportScale and adapted from Thoriq in 2013. The students’ English learning achievement was gained from their GPA (Grade Point Average) of Englishlanguage skills subjects; Listening Comprehension 1, 2, 3; Speaking 1, 2, 3; Reading Comprehension 1, 2, 3; and Writing 1, 2, 3. The population ofthis research was the third-semester students of the English study program at Universitas Riau, which comprised 110 students. A cluster randomsampling technique was used and this research involved 89 students as samples. The results show that the correlation between students’ familysupport and their English language skill learning achievement was categorized in the “moderate level”, the family support level was categorized as“high level” and their English language skills learning achievement was classified as “good level” and it was categorized as B+, and thecontribution of students’ family support for their English language skills learning achievement is 16.9%.

INTERACTIVE METADISCOURSE MARKERS IN INDONESIAN EFL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC WRITING

The research on metadiscourse markers investigation in academic texts has grown very rapidly in the last decade. However, research on interactive metadiscourse markers on EFL students' academic writing is still relatively underexplored. Therefore, this study aims to reveal how the competence of EFL students in the use of interactive metadiscourse in academic writing by comparing two groups of students with different grades, third-semester students and fifth-semester students. The research design is a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. A total of 40 students were participating in this research and divided into two groups. Each group consists of 20 students. They were assigned to write a minimum-250-word essay about the importance of English mastery in the disrupted era of 4.0. Around 818 interactive markers were identified in the student’s essay texts. The results reveal that the use of interactive discourse markers in the students' writing was considered still low in quantity. The transition markers were the most dominant found in the text, followed by frame markers, code gloss, endophoric markers, and evidential respectively. Moreover, the students in the fifth semester perform slightly better than their third-semester counterparts at using the interactive metadiscourse markers. However, most of the students in both groups still encountered difficulties to employ the interactive markers in their writing. The lack of practice and the student's native language practice might have contributed to the low quality of the student's writing.