Universitas Negeri Makassar Research Articles

The Implementation of Technology Integration During Distance Learning in the Graduate Program of Universitas Negeri Makassar

This study aims (1) to investigate the implementation of technology integration in distance learning, (2) to discover students’ perception of the implemented technologies, and also (3) to reveal students’ motivation toward the implemented technologies during distance learning. The study is descriptive research that used a mixed-methods approach using a questionnaire survey and interviews in collecting the data. The subject of this study was lecturers and 60 students of the academic year 2021/2022 of English Education, Graduate Program of Universitas Negeri Makassar. The results of the study are; (1) technologies that had been integrated into the graduate program during distance learning were Zoom, SYAM-OK, WhatsApp, and Google Meet. The technology integration was successful with common problems such as connection issues and minimal support from the university. Furthermore, (2) the student’s perception of accepting this technology based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) showed positive perception, which the average overall score of those four applications being 74.1%. In detail, SYAM-OK had a positive perception (70%), Zoom had a positive perception (81.5%), Google Meet had a moderate perception (63.5%), and WhatsApp had a positive perception (81.25%). Additionally, (3) the analysis of student motivation indicated that the students had a positive level of motivation during the integration of technology in distance learning. The average percentage score was 74.5%, with Attention (70%), Relevance (74%), Confidence (78%), and Satisfaction (76%). All aspects were classified as high motivation. Overall, this study highlights the importance of integrating technology in distance learning to improve student motivation and enhance the learning experience.

The Effect of Entrepreneurial Literacy and Self-Efficacy on Entrepreneurial Intention of Entrepreneurship Students at Univesitas Negeri Makassar

This study aims for know influence literacy entrepreneurship and efficacy self in a manner partial and simultaneous to entrepreneurial intention of entrepreneurship student at Universitas Negeri Makassar. This study categorized as as study descriptive quantitative with population as many as 255 students. Determination sample use technique propionate stratified random sampling and obtained as many as 72 students. Obtained data through distribution questionnaire with likert scale. The analytical technique used is analysis statistics descriptive and analysis statistics inferential. The results showed that both partially and simultaneously, entrepreneurial literacy and self-efficacy have a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial intention of entrepreneurship student at Universitas Negeri Makassar. The results of the study mean that the higher the entrepreneurial literacy and self-efficacy of students, both partially and simultaneously, it will increase the entrepreneurial intention of entrepreneurship student at Universitas Negeri Makassar.

The Effect of Financial Literacy on Consumptive Behavior of Economics Education Students of the Faculty of Economics Universitas Negeri Makassar

This study aims to describe and test the effect of financial literacy on consumptive behavior in students of the Faculty of Economics, Makassar State University. This study was designed using a quantitative approach using SPSS. The population of this study were all students of the Faculty of Economics, Makassar State University who had passed general courses as many as 541 students. The sample of this research was 230 students using proportional random sampling. Collecting data in this study using SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) analysis. Based on the results of the research conducted, it is known that there is a significant influence between financial literacy on consumptive behavior in students of the Faculty of Economics, Makassar State University.

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND THEIR READING COMPREHENSION AT UNDERGARDUATE STUDY PROGRAM ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MAKASSAR

The study's goal was to determine the level of students' critical thinking skills, the level of students' reading comprehension, the classification of the students' critical thinking skills toward the students' reading comprehension, and whether there was a significant correlation between students' critical thinking skills and their reading comprehension. The study used quantitative methods, specifically a correlational study. The participants were from the English Education Study Program of fifth semester students at Universitas Negeri Makassar. The study's findings revealed that critical thinking skills were significantly correlated with reading comprehension using Pearson Product Moment analysis. This study clearly revealed that most students had a high proclivity for critical thinking while reading English texts, which included interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, explanation, and self-regulation. Thus, the results show that Students who think critically are more creative and critical in their understanding of ideas

Quality and User Satisfaction of SIMPADU in Business English Study Program of Languages and Literature Faculty of Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia

This study aims to examine the effect of system quality seen from reliability, ease of use, flexibility and functionality to SIMPADU user satisfaction Universitas Negeri Makassar within Faculty of Languages and Literature in Business English study program active in odd semester 2014/2015. This study also proves that simultaneously or together - Reliability, Ease of use, flexibility, and functionality have significant effect on SIMPADU user satisfaction.

Career Commitment Based on Career Identity Diffusion among Students in Vocational Higher Education

Established student career identity is proven to influence individual career commitment. However, several research results show that some career identities still need to be established and have high commitment. This study aims to examine the effect of individual career commitment on career identity diffusion in vocational students. This study is a quantitative correlational research design that examines the effect of X1: social standards, X2; financial benefit, X3: functional benefit to variable Y; Career Identity Diffusion which is analyzed using multiple regression analysis. The population in this study were vocational students at Universitas Negeri Makassar. A sample of 210 students participates in the study. The instruments in this study consisted of 2, namely the Career Identity Development Inventory (CIDI) and the Career Development Questionnaire, which have been tested for validity and reliability through the Confirmatory Factor Analysis test. This study's findings indicate that financial and functional benefits are the main considerations for students who have a career diffusion identity to remain in their majors. This finding contributes to the fact that students tend to choose majors because of the high salary they will get in the future and the desire to fulfill their parents' expectations as successful people. The findings of this research are expected to be a consideration in implementing career guidance in schools, especially for teachers at vocational high schools and Counseling Guidance Teachers, so that effective career guidance since middle school will help students develop a more positive career identity.

Student’s Perception on The Use of Code-Crossing in The Online Classroom Interaction (Zoom Cloud Meetings)

Abstract. This research aims to explore the phenomena of code-crossing in the teaching of English as a foreign language. It cannot be denied that in the classroom interaction, there are many aspects influencing the success of the communication between the lecturers/teachers and the students. One of the interesting aspects is the influence of social status differences which lead to the occurrence of code-crossing in the class. For that purpose, the study in this paper is directed to explore the perspectives on the use of code-crossing in the class, focusing on the online classroom interactions via Zoom Cloud Meetings. This research applied a qualitative research design taking one English class and their students at Universitas Negeri Makassar as the subject. The data of this paper were collected by employing a semi-structured interview by focusing on the students taken purposively among 40 students of the English class. The interview was also conducted through the online communication (WhatsApp chats). The data were analyzed descriptively by using qualitative model analysis (Miles, et al 2014). The result of the research shows that from the student’s point of view, most students did code-crossing in the online classes because they wanted to respect and speak formally to the older people (lecturers and seniors). In addition, for some students interviewed by the researchers, they thought that the use of code-crossing could show politeness. Findings from this study are worthy of reading for English language teaching practitioners in their effort to create effective classroom interaction both in the face-to-face interaction and online interaction. Keywords: Code-Crossing; Language And Power; Social Status; Students’ Perception; Online Classes

THE INFLUENCE OF SPEAKING SKILLS TEACHING MATERIALS ON STUDENTS' LANGUAGE POLITENESS BASED ON THE MOTHER TONGUE

Speaking skills and mother tongue are strongly suspected of having an influence on language politeness in communication. The study aims to investigate the implementation of teaching materials designed for speaking skills and students' understanding of language politeness based on their mother tongue. This research employs a pre-experimental method to examine the influence of speaking skills teaching materials on students' language politeness, taking into account their mother tongue at Universitas Negeri Makassar. The instruments used were pretest and posttest tests. It is intended to obtain an overview of individual factors, such as mother tongue , that affect the level of politeness of students in everyday communication. The results of the study show (1) that the implementation of speaking skills teaching materials has an influence on increasing language politeness. (2) The mother tongue has an influence on increasing student language politeness. Although the test results for the group of students with Indonesian mother tongue were higher (4.03) compared to the group of students with Makassar-Bugis mother tongue (3.91).

Student mental health euphemisms

This study aims to reveal in-depth the nuances of euphemism in mental health texts. The advantage of this research is that it can have an impact on the development of semantic science with mental health texts, especially euphemisms. The theory that supports this research is Pan (2013), Rabab'ah, Al-Qarni (2012), Gostin (2013), Terry (2020) and the difference from this study is that it focuses on the nuances of euphemism with mental health texts. The research data that is prioritized is the words in sentences from the mental health text of students of Indonesian Language and Literature Education, Faculty of Languages and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar, a total of 110 students. There are 40 texts selected and qualified. Data were collected in the form of documentation for 8 months in 2021. Then, qualitative data analysis was carried out by paying attention to identification, reduction, verification, and conclusion. The results show the euphemism nuances of mental health texts in the form of one word that has different nuances according to the text in the form of disharmony, resilience, depression, infected, trauma, obesity insulin mystical; one word to two words with a special emphasis frustration becomes a feeling of disappointment; two words psychological stress, mood swing, negative relation; three words into one-word mental health disorder goes crazy, and that particle. Vocabulary appears as a series of sentences that form the meaning of euphemism.

Optimizing the Application of Online Systems in Correspondence Management at the Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Makassar

This study aims to describe the optimization of the application of the online system in the management of correspondence at the Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Makassar. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. The techniques used in data collection are observation, interviews, and documentation. The data analysis presented in this study is: data condensation, presenting data and drawing conclusions or verification. The results of the study indicate that the optimization of the application of the online system in the management of correspondence at the Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Makassar is classified as less than optimal based on the following aspects: security which is considered poor has not been proven to be 100% secure; Speed and accuracy are said to be poor looking depending on the internet connection; The accountability of the Gmail spreadsheet letter numbering is said to be poor, seen by employees who are less able to maintain the confidentiality of the letter numbering; the linkage of the letter numbering is said to be good seen from the employees in the two sub-sections who can use it well; the standardization of letter numbering is said to be poor seen from employees who are not careful enough to pay attention to the filling column; Effective and efficient is said to be not good, judging from its use it has not run effectively and efficiently.

How Literate are Prospective Science Teachers in this digital era? Profile of Digital Literacy Skills of Preservice Science Teachers in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

There is a lack of information about the digital literacy skill of prospective science teachers in Indonesia, specifically in South Sulawesi. The focus will be placed on their digital literacy skills in three dimensions: technical, cognitive, and social emotional. The population was undergraduate students from educational science program at three universities in South Sulawesi namely Universitas Negeri Makassar (State University of Makassar), Universitas Bosowa (Bosowa University), and IAIN Parepare (State Islamic Institute of Parepare). Sample consisted of 313 students. Results show that the average digital literacy skill is in the medium category.

Integrated Skills Approach (ISA) in writing class: A case study of Business English Communication (BEC) students of Universitas Negeri Makassar

The study aims to describe (1) the nature of the Integrated Skills Approach in writing class, (2) whether the Integrated Skills Approach (ISA) is effective in facilitating the students to write English compositions. The study was conducted in the Business English Communication (BEC) writing class of the English Department, Faculty of Languages and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar. The subject of this study was the BEC students, consisting of 20 students. This study was essentially quantitative research. The data were taken from the students’ writing compositions and analyzed using the pre-experimental method with one group pre-test and post-test design. This design involves one group, which was pre-tested (X1), then exposed to treatment (T), and post-tested (X2). The study shows some results as follows: 1) Integrated Skills Approach (ISA) could enthusiastically involve the students in learning activities. 2) Integrated skills sequence leads the students to share ideas about the topic of writing composition. 3) Integrated Skills Approach (ISA) effectively facilitates students' English composition writing.

Development of Service Mail Management Information System as a Supporting System for Calculating Recapitulation of Remuneration Performance Points at Universitas Negeri Makassar

This research is research and development (R&D) which aims to produce an official letter management information system, a supporting system for calculating remuneration performance point recapitulation at Makassar State University. Application testing uses ISO/IEC 25010. This study uses the Waterfall development model consisting of five work steps, namely analyzing needs, conducting design, coding, testing and maintenance. The developed system is validated by two system experts, and two content or material experts. The data were collected using questionnaires, interviews and documentation as supporting data for the development of information systems. Data processing uses qualitative and quantitative descriptive analysis techniques. The test results prove that the official letter management information system that has been built meets ISO/IEC 25010 testing standards with the results of testing the functionality suitability aspect in the very decent category. Aspects of performance efficiency with good criteria, aspects of usability with very good category, security aspects obtained level 1 security is at low level criteria with sufficient information. Achievements in the reliability aspect have met Telcordia's testing standards. The maintainability aspect has met three Land testing standards. The compatibility aspect is very feasible and the portability aspect is in the very good category.

Exploring EFL Students’ Critical Thinking through Reflective Journal

Critical thinking, as one of the 21st century skills, is a necessary skill needed to prepare students for further studies and the workforce. This study aimed at exploring English students’ critical thinking skills through reflective journal. The study focused on two research questions: (1) To what extent does reflective journal enhance the EFL students’ critical thinking? (2) What aspect of EFL students’ critical thinking skills does enhance significantly? A quantitative and qualitative design were utilized. Applying purposive sampling technique, 30 EFL students who participated in micro teaching course in Universitas Negeri Makassar were taken as sample of the research. The instrument of this research was students’ reflective journals. The data collected were analyzed through descriptive statistical as well as qualitative analysis. The results of the research showed that the use of reflective journal in Micro Teaching course improves EFL students’ critical thinking skills in moderate way. The significant increase in students’ critical thinking takes place in evaluating aspect reaching approximately 70% increase. This indicates that reflective journal helps facilitate the EFL students improve their ability to develop their analysis in determining the strengths and weaknesses of their teaching practices in a factful and logical way. The study also indicated that some students still find it difficult to make final statement in conclusion as the best alternative solution to improve their practice in the future. Finally, the study implies that EFL teachers need to do their best to integrate critical thinking in their teaching either explicitly or implicitly.

Student's Attitudes on the Performance and Behavior of Administrative Officers at Universitas Negeri Makassar

Universities in Indonesia are taking part in the transformation process and using an entrepreneurial approach to serve students in the new competitive environment better. This article seeks to determine student attitudes toward developing the university. It makes an effort to offer universities some suggestions to improve their performance. A random sample of employees at Makassar State University was interviewed to see their views on the services offered and the perceived quality. To meet deadlines and build deeper with local economic and productive systems, Makassar State University administration should focus on improving the quality of instructional services and non-teaching employees. Makassar State University administrative staff needs to have a student-focused mindset. To assess attitudes towards recent changes at Makassar State University.

SERVICE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION EMPLOYEES ON STUDENT SATISFACTION

Higher education institutions should guarantee student satisfaction, not only in academic services such as the teaching and learning process, but also include administrative services, administrative and academic processes. This study aims to determine and analyze the quality of service, determine and analyze the performance of academic administrative employees, determine and analyze the level of student satisfaction, determine the effect of service quality and academic staff performance on student satisfaction at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Science and Law, Universitas Negeri Makassar. The research method used is causal associative quantitative type, the total population is 4. 588 with a research sample of 98 respondents. Data collection techniques are questionnaires, observation, and documentation with data analysis using descriptive analysis and multiple linear regression analysis. The effect of service quality and performance of administrative staff on student satisfaction is 53.10%. The magnitude of the effect is 53.10%, indicating that service quality and performance affect student satisfaction at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law (FIS-H), Universitas Negeri Makassar, other factors contribute 46.90 percent to student satisfaction.

Analysis of Productive Pedagogies of Pre-Service Teachers in Teaching Mathematics at School

This research aims to analyze the productive pedagogies of the pre-service teachers. Productive pedagogies are measured based on four dimension. This research involved three pre-service teachers in Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia, who carry out teaching practices in schools. This research is a case study. The assessment of productive pedagogies was measured using a questionnaire, observation, and semi-structured interviews. The lowest average was found on the intellectual quality dimension of 79.6 (high category) based on the overall dimensions. This result suggests that, of all of the dimensions, Intellectual Quality was the least likely to be included in the classes. The highest dimension of the productive pedagogies of the pre-service teacher was connectedness, around 84.7, with a very high category. That means the pre-service teachers mainly focused on Connectedness during their teaching practice, followed by the Recognition of Differences around 82.2 (high category). Meanwhile, the Supportive Classroom Environment dimension is in the high category at about 79.9. Furthermore, for the Supportive Learning Environment dimension, two elements, academic engagement and self-regulation, were frequently observed in all pre-service teachers' classes. Still, student control, in which the teacher gives students chances to determine specific activities or outcomes of the lesson, was not very often.

EFEKTIFITAS TEKNIK PENGAJARAN LISTENING SECARA ONLINE

Teaching English cannot be separated from teaching language skills, including Listening. This study aims to find out the views of students regarding the effectiveness of online learning technique applied by lecturer in teaching listening course. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. Data was collected through a questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed qualitatively by describing the information obtained through a questionnaire. The subjects of this study were 4th semester students of the English Education study program, Faculty of Languages and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar who had programmed the Intensive Listening course. The results showed that based on the results of the questionnaire, about 67% of students considered that online listening teaching was quite effective because the methods and materials presented by the lecturers were well received by them so that their listening skills improved. 10% of students think that they have problems in learning listening online because of internet network disturbances and limited internet quota. In addition, there are also difficulties with vocabulary. However, about 10% of students think that teaching listening offline or face-to-face is more effective than teaching listening online. They prefer to interact directly with lecturers. Around 13% of students think that teaching listening both offline and online is the same. It can be concluded that online listening teaching is effective in improving students' knowledge and skills as long as it is supported by methods, materials and devices that are in accordance with learning objectives.

THE USE OF SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION AS LEARNING INTERACTION TO ACTIVATE THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS TO SPEAK ENGLISH AT MACHINE DEPARTMENT OF SMK NEGERI 2 PAYAKUMBUH

This research was aimed to find out wether or not the useof small group discussion could activate the second year students of Machine Department of SMK Negeri 2 Payakumbuh to speak English. This research employed a pre experimental method, and it used one group pre test and post test design. Treatment (X) was given between pre-test (T1) and post-test (T2). The population of this study was the second year students of Machine Department of SMK Negeri 2 Payakumbuh, and the number of sample was 30 students. The instruments used in this study were observation checklist and speaking test. The finding of this study showed the use of small goup discussion could activate the students to speak English. It was indicated by the improvement of activities done by students from meeting to meeting as much as 93.19%. It was also indicated with the fact that the t-test value (10.740) was higher than the t-table value at significant level of 0.05 and degree of freedom n-1 (1.711). In other words, the use of small group discussion technique was able to give greater contributionin teaching and learning speaking. REFERENCES Aleen, D. E. (2001) Mimimizing the Perils of Small Group Discussion. Center for Teaching Excelent. Online (http://www.vcu.edu/cte/resources/nfrg/14_04minizing_peril_of.htm) Brown, Douglas (1994) Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy. London: Prentice Hall International Ltd. Byrne, Donn (1995) Teaching Oral English. Harlow: Longman Group UK Limited. Canal in Richards and Schmidt (2002 Chastain, Kenneth (1976 ) Developing Second Language Skills. Third Edition. New York: McNally College Publishing. Clark, Herbert H. and Eve V. Clark (1977) Psychology and Language: An Introduction to Psycholingustics. San Diego: Kascourt Brace Jovanich. De Boer, John (1987) Basic Language: Message and Meaning. New York: Haper Row Publisher. Drekurs, Rudolf and B. Gunawan (1982) Maintaning Sanity in the Classroom: Management Technique. New York: Haper Collins Publishing. Frederick, E. (1993) A Plan for Small Group Discussion. Online (http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/common/dm0460.htm) Glistrap, Robert L. and Willian R. Martin (1975) Current Strategies for Teachers: A Resoruce for Personalizing Instruction. Santa Monica, California: Goodyear Publishing Company, Inc. Harmer, Jeremy (1998) How to Teach English. New York: Longman. Hatch, Evelyn and Anne Lazaraton (1991) The Research Manual. New York: Newbury House Publisher. Jabu, Baso (2000) Upaya Peningkatan Kemampuan Menyimak Siswa Kelas 1 SMU N2 Makassar melalui Teknik LWS (Listening-Writing-Speaking). Makassar: FBS Universitas Negeri Makassar. McKeachie, W. J.(1999) Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company. Mikundan (2008) Active Speaking. Online (http://www.mikundan.com/portofolio/winstaru/wvcontents/jobaids/aecr/speak.html Muttakin, M. (1992) Activating the Students to Speak English through Pair Tasks in SMU 3 Ujung Pandang. Unpublished Thesis. Ujung Pandang: FPBS IKIP Ujung Pandang. Noni, Nurdin (2003) A Hybrid of Face to Face Teaching and Computer Assisted language Learning in ELT Based on Individual References. Unpublished Dissertation. Makassar: Pastgraduate Program of Hasanuddin University. Nunan, David (1993) Designing Tasks for Communication Classroom. New York: Cambridge University Press. O’driscoll, Nina and Adrian Pilbeam (1987). Meetings and Discussions. London: Longman Group UK Ltd. Rivers, M. W. (1981) Teaching Foreign Langauge Skills. Chicago: University of Michigan Press. Rosma.(2002) Improving Students’ Communicaive Competence through Group Discussion in the Second Year Students of SMUN 2 Maros. Unpublished Thesis. Makassar: FBS Universitas Negeri Makassar. Steven, Runnebohn, M. Jospeh Mazza, and B. Dan Curtis (1979) Communication for Problem Solving. New York: Wiley and Sons, Inc. Publisher. Ur, Penny (1996) A Course in Language Teaching Practice and Theory. Sydney: The Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge.

Hubungan Kecerdasan Interpersonal dengan Interaksi Teman Sebaya Siswa Kelas V SD

This research is a quantitative research with correlational type which aims to determine the relationship between interpersonal intelligence and peer interaction of fifth grade students of SDN 261 Tarasu. The population in this study were all fifth grade students at SDN 261 Tarasu, totaling 40 students, while the sample was 40 students using non-probability sampling technique. The data analysis technique used is descriptive statistical analysis and inferential statistics. Based on the results of descriptive statistical analysis, the description of interpersonal intelligence is included in the good category and peer interaction is included in the very good category, and the degree of relationship between the two variables is 19.71%. Then based on the results of inferential statistical analysis showed that the tcount 3.0468 is greater than the ttable value of 1.686 at the 5% significance level. Thus H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted. From the results of the study, it was concluded that there was a significant relationship between interpersonal intelligence and peer interaction of fifth grade students at SDN 261 Tarasu, Kajuara District, Bone Regency. © Universitas Negeri Makassar 2023