TM Perceptions Research Articles

Students’ Perception of Gamified Online Quizzes and Its Impacts on Their Classroom Engagement

Gamification has been very popular in educational field. As a consequence, there were many researchers interested to conduct a study on it. In order to give contribution for enriching the resources for such study, this research investigated students’ view toward the use of gamified online quizzes given by the teacher outside the classroom, as well as to examine the impact on students’ engagement in the classroom. The method used was qualitative, with questionnaires and interview as the instruments. The participants were 69 twelfth graders students of three classes who filled the questionnaires, as 9 students among them were interviewed as the representatives. Results showed that students perceived experience in using gamified online quizzes was positive. They recognized such quizzes as interactive and useful for their learning. Moreover, they were found to be engaged in using the gamified online quizzes. They showed their engagement in behavior, emotion, cognitive, and agentic Gamifikasi sudah menjadi hal yang sangat popular dalam bidang Pendidikan. Sebagai konsekuensinya, banyak peneliti yang tertarik mengadakan kajian tentang hal tersebut. Untuk berkontribusi dalam memperkaya sumber data untuk kajian serupa, penelitian ini ditujukan untuk menyelidiki pandangan siswa dalam penggunaan kuis online berbentuk permainan yang diberikan oleh guru di luar kelas, sekaligus meneliti dampaknya pada keterikatan siswa di dalam kelas. Metode yang digunakan adalah kualitatif, dengan kuisioner and wawancara sebagai alat penelitian. Peserta penelitian terdiri dari 69 siswa kelas 12 sebanyak 3 kelas yang mengisi kuisioner, dengan 9 siswa yang diwawancarai sebagai perwakilan. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa siswa merasakan pengalaman yang positif saat menggunakan kuis online berbentuk permainan. Mereka menganggap kuis tersebut menarik dan berguna untuk kelangsungan proses belajar mereka. Selain itu, siswa juga terikat penuh dalam menggunakan kuis tersebut. Mereka menunjukkan keterikatan secara perilaku, emosional, kognitif, dan agentik

Students’ Perceptions: Utilizing WhatsApp and Google Classroom for Learning English in Covid-19 Pandemic

Online learning is implemented due to the Coronavirus Disease-19. This implementation is intended to avoid the spread of the virus. This study is qualitative research aimed at students’ perceptions and the effectiveness of using WhatsApp and Google Classroom to learn English throughout the pandemic era. This study consists of 37 students in SMP Negeri 1 Galur. All the participants are seventh-grade students. The participants are required to respond to all the statements written in the form of a questionnaire. The questionnaire is individually administered online using Google Forms. This study reveals that students found it helpful and effective in utilizing both applications even though there are some obstacles while utilizing the application. This study was conducted to find out the benefits and effectiveness of using technology in learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF SPADA UWGM AS LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS) IN WIDYA GAMA MAHAKAM SAMARINDA UNIVERSITY

Lecturers and students must be prepared to have technical knowledge and skills about easy applications and features that can accommodate online learning needs. It has been notified based on the researcher in pre research with the students. During the learning activities, the students find particular problems in learning online through SPADA as the LMS. However, they should know the system characteristic and functions to use the system effectively. Therefore, based on the background above, the researcher examined EFL students’ perceptions of the SPADA as a learning management system. The objectives of this research study are to find out what are students’ perception of SPADA UWGM as Learning Management System (LMS) in Widya Gama Mahakam Samarinda University. This study used qualitative research with case study approaches. The result showed that perception of using SPADA as the learning management system in the fifth semester of Class a English Education Department in Widya Gama Mahakam Samarinda University divided into three indicators of perception that are acceptance, understanding, and evaluation. Furthermore, from the student’s perception of acceptance the students stated that online learning can be said to be an effective learning resource when supported by adequate infrastructure such as good networks and the SPADA as the Learning Management System but the students still have difficulties in acceptance the material with SPADA as the Learning Management System

Medical Clerkships’ Perception and Factors in Acquisition of Knowledge and Skills During Covid-19 Pandemic

Background The global COVID-19 pandemic has changed Medical Education in general. Many changing policies are a challenge, and we must evaluate the results. Medical clerkship program presents a challenge of its own. Delay in rotation time, work restrictions, and reduced contact with patients can cause a lack of accuracy and realism in integrating knowledge and skills that should be the outcome of this clerkship.Objective We need to explore the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in clinical rotation in general perception and the factors that influence the acquisition of knowledge and skills in medical clerkship education.Method A qualitative study by comparing 2 groups, before pandemic and during pandemic group and explores the factors that influence the acquisition of knowledge and skills through focus group discussions (FGD).Results Conclusion The general perception obtained in this study included workload and knowledge acquisition, and the specific factors that influenced the acquisition of knowledge and skills were the existence of role models, feedback, and teaching and learning models during the pandemic.Conclusion The COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly affect knowledge acquisition of medical clerkship, but it had some effect on skill acquisition. Specific factors that influenced medical clerkship learning during this pandemic were role modelling and teaching-learning because of reduced face-to-face session between the clinical supervisors and the student. The feedback factor was almost not affected.

THE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION TOWARDS USING MOBILE APPLICATION FOR BUSINESS ENGLISH LEARNING

This paper reviews about The Students’ Perception towards Using Mobile Application for Business English Learning that the writer consider, may contribute to the overall effectiveness of the learning process of Business English Learning. The focus of the study is to know the implementation of Using Mobile Application for Business English Learning. The problem of this research is about “What is student’s perception mobile application for Business English Learning? In line with focus of research is to know student’s perception toward the mobile application for Business English Learning. It is necessary to describe the weaknesses and strengths in Using Mobile Application for Business English Learning into the mobile application: WhatsApp and Google Classroom. In this study, the writer used qualitative method, the writer provided questionnaires. The questionnaire was given by the writer to 39 students. They were told by the writer to answer the questions to find out the students perception toward English business learning using Mobile Application. Based on the findings and discussion, using the mobile application (Google classroom & WhatsApp) in Business English learning online classroom is the best choice due to pandemic COVID-19. In term of students perceptions toward using mobile application the writer concluded that it clearly shows the students have perceptions in English learning during the pandemic COVID-19 while using mobile application (Google classroom & WhatsApp); such as learning English using a mobile application makes it easier to learn and they understand learning using a mobile application, but sometimes students understand better if they learn face-to-face. In term of the students perceptions toward strengths and weaknesses in using mobile application for English learning, the writer conclude that it clearly shows that the strengths and weaknesses of using mobile applications for learning English, most of the answers of students in the strengths of a mobile app is to simplify the learning process due to the covid-19 pandemic. The weaknesses is that learning will be difficult when the internet connection has problems and slow.

PEMAKAIAN UNGKAPAN MAKIAN DALAM BAHASA INGGRIS DALAM MEREAKSI COVER LAGU DALAM PERMAINAN GITAR ALIP BA TA DI YOUTUBE

This study aims to classify the forms and functions of English swear words used by the reactors in reacting to Alip's guitar playing in covering western songs or songs from Indonesia and to describe students' perceptions of the English swear words associated with the Cross Culture Understanding (CCU) course material. Data on English swear expressions were obtained through YouTube videos while data on students’ perceptions of English swear words were obtained through a google form. The findings show that the English swear words used by the reactors are generally in the form of the expression 'Fucking' as an adjective and serves to express surprise or praise and as an intensifier to reinforce or emphasize. Although only a small percentage (21.7%) of 23 respondents saw Alip Ba Ta's guitar playing and the reactions of the reactors in the song cover by Alip Ba Ta's guitar it turned out that more than 52% of 23 respondents had used swear words both in English and in Indonesian or in local language. More than 63% of the respondents strongly agree (18.2%) and agree (45.5%) that English swear words need to be included in the CCU course material for a number of reasons, such as to better understand the actual types of swearing with the right meanings, to increase students' knowledge about the use of swear language in various cultures between countries, and to add insights.

Digital Learning of English Beyond Classroom: EFL Learners’ Perception and Teaching Activities

The shift of language learning from face-to-face classroom interaction to online learning beyond classroom amidst global pandemic of Covid-19 has changed how teachers and students deal with teaching and learning activities. To address the issue, the present study sheds some light on 71 EFL learners’ perception toward digital learning of English beyond classroom and a range of English learning activities in social distancing measures. Drawing on the data from a web-based survey and Focus Group Discussion, the results indicated that the students positively perceived the use of digital technology as a means of language learning amidst the global pandemic. It was also revealed that digital learning of English beyond classroom could potentially be conducted by means of available social networking sites such as Youtube, WhatsApp, Instagram, Google classroom, and Facebook. Some activities using digital learning of English beyond classroom are clearly highlighted. The results of this study contribute to the realm of language teaching in offering some insights for designing beyond classroom activities by augmenting the accessible social networking sites.

Digital Learning of English Beyond Classroom: EFL Learners’ Perception and Teaching Activities

The shift of language learning from face-to-face classroom interaction to online learning beyond classroom amidst global pandemic of Covid-19 has changed how teachers and students deal with teaching and learning activities. To address the issue, the present study sheds some light on 71 EFL learners’ perception toward digital learning of English beyond classroom and a range of English learning activities in social distancing measures. Drawing on the data from a web-based survey and Focus Group Discussion, the results indicated that the students positively perceived the use of digital technology as a means of language learning amidst the global pandemic. It was also revealed that digital learning of English beyond classroom could potentially be conducted by means of available social networking sites such as Youtube, WhatsApp, Instagram, Google classroom, and Facebook. Some activities using digital learning of English beyond classroom are clearly highlighted. The results of this study contribute to the realm of language teaching in offering some insights for designing beyond classroom activities by augmenting the accessible social networking sites.

An Investigation into Undergraduate Students’ Perception of Kahoot Mediated E-Assessment

This study is an endeavor to depict undergraduate students’ perception of a digital game-based learning (DGBL) platform called Kahoot! integrated into the undergraduate students’ learning. To this end, a sequential explanatory study was employed. Undergraduate students from a private university in Indonesia (N=21) agreed to participate in this study. A web-based five-point Likert scale questionnaire was developed to examine their perceptions of this platform. A focus-group interview was also conducted to detect their in-depth feelings. The results indicated that they positively appreciated the integration of this tool into classroom instructions. Implications, conclusion and limitations were then discussed.

An Investigation into Undergraduate Students’ Perception of Kahoot Mediated E-Assessment

This study is an endeavor to depict undergraduate students’ perception of a digital game-based learning (DGBL) platform called Kahoot! integrated into the undergraduate students’ learning. To this end, a sequential explanatory study was employed. Undergraduate students from a private university in Indonesia (N=21) agreed to participate in this study. A web-based five-point Likert scale questionnaire was developed to examine their perceptions of this platform. A focus-group interview was also conducted to detect their in-depth feelings. The results indicated that they positively appreciated the integration of this tool into classroom instructions. Implications, conclusion and limitations were then discussed.

Persepsi Guru Pamong Terhadap Pelaksanaan Praktik Pengalaman Lapangan (PPL) Mahasiswa

This research aims at getting a picture of guardian teachers’ perception in MTsN, MAN, and SMAN in Kediri city toward pedagogical, professional, personal and social competences of PPL students of Tarbiyah department of STAIN Kediri in 2005. The research method used is a descriptive qualitative. The findings show that the average score for pedagogical competence is 69.13 % which is included in good criteria. The average score for professional competence is 72.36 % which is included in good criteria. The average score for personal competence is 75.97 % which is included in good criteria. Furthermore, the average score for social competence is 75.09 % which is included in good criteria. Therefore, it can be concluded that the guardian teachers’ perception in MTsN, MAN, and SMAN in Kediri city toward the implementation of PPL (Praktek Pengalaman Lapangan) of Tarbiyah students of STAIN Kediri is good with average score 73.14 %.

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The Use of WhatsApp for Speaking Activities: Teacher’s Voices at Islamic Junior High School

Background:
 The form of information technology development that can be used as a learning medium during Covid 19 Pandemic is WhatsApp. This WhatsApp is widely used to communicate, both interpersonal communication and group communication. That’s why teachers’ perceptions on the use of WhatsApp in speaking activities needed to be revealed.
 Methodology:
 The qualitative method with a case study research design was used in this study. The participants of this study were two teachers of English taken by using total sampling technique. The data obtained from interview were analysed by using thematic analysis.
 Findings:
 It was found that (a) WhatsApp could build the students’ interest towards English; (b) WhatsApp made the teachers easier to share speaking materials by using WhatsApp; (c) WhatsApp made the teachers easier to control the class. Meanwhile, the limitations were found that (d) WhatsApp did not build the students’ confidence in speaking English; (e) WhatsApp did not promote students’ independence in learning speaking; (f) WhatsApp did not create enthusiast atmosphere among students; (g) WhatsApp made the students became less active in learning English; (h) WhatsApp did not make the students pay attention to learning English; and (i) WhatsApp persuaded the students to copy-paste the task.
 Conclusions:
 Both benefits and limitations were found on the use WhatsApp in speaking activities of as perceived by the teachers.
 Originality:
 This study tries to find out teachers’ perceptions on the use of WhatsApp in speaking activities during COVID-19 Pandemic as never been conducted.
 Keywords : Teachers’ Perceptions, WhatsApp, Speaking Activities

STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON THE UTILIZATION OF ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCING IN IMPROVING SPEAKING ABILITY AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC

This research investigated about students’ perception on the utilization of Zoom Video Conferencing in improving speaking ability in the midst of COVID-19 outbreak. These days, the conventional class were converted into distance learning to prevent the contagious outbreak COVID-19. Therefore, this situation influenced the teachers and students to utilize Zoom Video Conferencing as their learning media. Thus, this research applied Mix Methods Approach by using closed-ended questionnaire and open-ended questionnaire which is adopted and modified from Bawanti’s study (2021). These questionnaires were distributed by Google Form through WhatsApp and Twitter to 103 junior high school and high school student in Jabodetabek area. As the result, it discovered that Zoom Video Conferencing can help the students to develop positive attitude and have a great impact for developing speaking skills. Students feel they never feel afraid to volunteer themselves to speaking English in the classroom. Zoom also facilitates students and teachers to have direct communication, discussion, and teaching and learning process with its features as face-to-face classroom owns.

Students’ Perception of Quality of Education in Tamale Technical University

This study examines students’ perception of quality of education in Tamale Technical University. Three hundred and fifty (350) respondents were sampled for the study with the aid of a simple random sampling technique. The study used descriptive cross sectional approach. The respondents were selected from departments of the four [4] faculties of the university. A written questionnaire was administered on respondents and the data was analyzed using tables, percentages and statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). The study focused on these indicators, perception of quality of education, lecturers’ attitude as well as the learning environment. The study revealed that, students perception about quality of education are largely influenced by beliefs, practices in comparative terms with other higher education institutions, lecturers attitude, routine processes, students expectations as well as procedures and systems in the university. Perception of quality of education are rated significantly on students experiences in the learning processes and there is not much differences in the perceptions level in year of study. Quality of education is largely determined by perceptions and experiences by beneficiaries of education. Recommendations have been made on how to address the gaps in the creation and maintenance of perceptions of quality in the management of higher institutions.

Factors that affect Teaching and Learning among Undergraduate Radiography Students in two Nigerian Universities.


 
 
 
 Objectives: To understand undergraduate radiography students’ perception on effective teaching and learning.
 Methods: Two hundred (200) radiography students from different academic levels of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus and University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, were enlisted. Self-completion semi- structured questionnaires were used to obtain information from students on their perception of the teaching methods employed by lecturers.
 Results: Results revealed that factors such as teaching methods, lecturers’ knowledge of the subject, their disposition at lectures, use of clear concepts and their practical applications, learning environment, use of visual teaching aids, and use of non-judgmental feedback on students’ work can influence effective learning. Other influencing factors included workload and lecture scheduling, student academic level, age, gender and availability of facilities.
 Conclusion: The academic performance of students is not only influenced by the lecturer’s knowledge of the subject but also the method used, available facilities, the age and academic level of the students.
 
 
 
 
 

STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF ASYNCHRONOUS IN ENGLISH LEARNING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

This research aimed to describe how the students’ perception of asynchronous in English learning during covid-19 pandemic in English study program in Muhammadiyah University of Bengkulu. This study used quantitative descriptive research. The subject of the research was the students who followed the Subject of Speaking for Debate of English Education Program of Muhammadiyah University of Bengkulu. The instrument of this research was using the questionnaire. The result shows that the students’ perception of asynchronous learning helped the researchers to develop understanding to present the data to support the problem solving learning activities. During the covid-19 pandemic, asynchronous learning is not effective to be used because the teaching method, media and learning activities were consider inefficient. There are many problems when the conducting the online learning process. In asynchronous learning system, the experiences were a lot of constraints such as the teacher should be able to teach by the distances that must be used the technology. The teacher also must be ready to design learning models and teaching materials and the media. In the other hand, it is hoped that asynchronous learning can be applied in this pandemic era. Keywords: Students’ Perception, Asynchronous Learning, Pandemic Era.

ENGLISH TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS TOWARD TEACHING MEDIA IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NO.7 BENGKULU CITY

The objective of this research was to find out English Teachers’ Perceptions of English Language Teaching Media. The research design of this research used descriptive qualitative method. The data collected used the questionnaire adopted from Soko (2017) about ELT media based on Rao (2014) theory. The result of this research is: first. the teachers have very good or positive perception about view and understanding of ELT Media in teaching English. It means the teachers believe that English language teaching will be done effectively if they are assisted by other supporting system including media.Second, the teachers have bad or negative perception about action of ELT Media It means, in implementation media in teaching the teachers only rely on certain media especially in enhancing the students’ language comprehension such as listening, speaking, reading and writing. Based on the result above, the researcher give suggestion for teacher, be more creative and innovative in choosing teaching media to improve the students ability, so that teachers do not use the same media every time they teach doing, it is expected that the chance for their manuscript to be accepted for publication in an international journal is higher Key Words : Teaching, Teaching, and Learning Process, Media

Students Perception on Using Eldiru as Asynchronous Learning Media

Pandemic condition due to Covid-19 disease pushes a new trend in teaching learning activity. It forces all levels of education implementing online learning platforms. Online learning platform gives freedom for students to learn autonomously. There are many online learning platforms available in this pandemic condition. One of the online learning platforms is eLDirU (e-Learning Jenderal Soedirman University). eLDirU is an online learning platform developed by Jenderal Soedirman University. It functions as a digital literacy learning innovation for native digital generation. In eLDirU, students and lecturers can interact in many activities provided in it. Students utilize eLDirU as synchronous and asynchronous learning media. This study observes students’ perception on using eLDirU as asynchronous learning media. 66 students worked as the subject of this study. 66 feedbacks were collected from students’ answers on questionnaires. The result of the questionnaire showed that eLDirU as asynchronous leaning media was proven to be helpful for the students in learning process. Students had a chance to explore themselves more in eLDirU. It also made them more active during learning process because lecturers facilitated the learning process by uploading related materials, videos, and other learning sources in it. Students also found no difficulties in accessing eLDirU, although they stayed in distant area. It might make them enjoy learning on eLDirU. The second result pointed out the use of eLDirU as asynchronous learning media. Students preferred using eLDirU when it came to asynchronous learning. In happened because they could explore their learning sources more with the help of eLDirU. But, for synchronous learning, the use of other learning content management system, such as Zoom meeting and Google Meet, would be students’ top preference. It might ease students’ understanding on the topic better.

The role of Russian volunteers in the collapse of the international legion in the South African War

The establishment of an international legion by General Georges de Villebois-Mareuil in March 1900 was the most ambitious attempt to coordinate the activities of foreign volunteer units within a single formation during the South African War. On the general’s death (5 April 1900), De Villebois’s Russian deputy and successor, Lieutenant Colonel Yevgeny Maximov, lost control of the legion. As a hierarchical formation, it survived De Villebois by only two weeks. Given Maximov’s ample experience in conventional and unconventional warfare, and the accolades that he later won from the republican political and military leadership, including the rank of general, the legionnaires’ opposition to him appears to be unjustified. Accounting for the discrepancy between historians’ perceptions of Maximov and his lack of success in controlling the legion is based on a premise that legionnaires had compelling reasons to reject his authority. Maximov had come to Africa ostensibly as a journalist. He was yet to earn the respect of his subordinates because he had not seen action in the South African War. In subsequent weeks, having resigned from his post in the legion, he distinguished himself in the engagement at Tobaberg as the leader of the Dutch corps. By then, Maximov had the ‘moral authority’ to command an international unit, but his poor health prevented him from carrying on fighting. Unlike De Villebois, who was supported by like-minded French lieutenants, Maximov could not rely on his compatriots. Instead of endorsing his claim to leadership, the Russian corps refused to join the legion while he was in charge, and intentionally discredited him. In the power vacuum after De Villebois’s death, the legion collapsed, and a chance to transform the emerging alliance of foreign volunteer units into a formidable force was missed.