Visual Media Research Articles

Arabic Vocabulary Learning Strategies in Early Childhood: A Case Study at an Integrated Islamic Elementary School

This study explores the strategies and methods for teaching Arabic vocabulary to young children at an Integrated Islamic Primary School (SDIT). The research analyzes how different teaching approaches affect vocabulary acquisition in early childhood education. A qualitative descriptive method was used, with data collected through classroom observations, in-depth interviews, and document analysis. The main strategies identified include visual and audio media, thematic approaches, repetition, and interactive games. The results highlighted that multisensory and Total Physical Response (TPR) methods significantly improved vocabulary retention and student participation. The communicative approach also proved effective in helping students use new vocabulary in practical contexts. The findings suggest combining visual, physical, and verbal techniques is the most effective way to improve vocabulary acquisition. This study contributes to the ongoing discourse on language learning by providing insights into effective vocabulary teaching strategies in an Islamic educational setting, with implications for curriculum development and teacher training.

The Effectiveness of Micro Learning Design on Storytelling Skills

Storytelling is an important skill in the world of education that can increase engagement, understanding, and conveying information in a more engaging way. This study aims to test the influence of micro-learning methods on students' storytelling skills by involving 500 respondents from Sultan Agung Islamic University (Semarang), University of Muhammadiyah Malang (Malang), STIBA-EIC (Jakarta), PGRI University of West Sumatra (Padang), Mataran State Islamic University (Lombok). Respondents were randomly selected from students in the city (30-40 students in each city), with an age range ranging from 19 to 22 years old. The domicile of the respondents came from the city and the surrounding area. The total number of respondents is 500. Of the 500 respondents, 100 respondents (20%) came from students majoring in foreign language colleges, 100 respondents (20%) came from the English language education department, and 300 respondents (60%) came from the Indonesian language and literature education department. The respondents were divided into two groups: experiments that used micro-learning and controls that used traditional methods. The learning design includes the introduction of learning objectives, understanding of storytelling elements, example video analysis, storytelling exercises, as well as recording and feedback. The results of statistical analysis using the Mann-Whitney test showed a significant difference between the two groups, with a significance value of 0.000 (p < 0.05), which indicates that the micro-learning method has a positive and significant influence on improving students' storytelling skills compared to the traditional method. This indicates that we can reject the null hypothesis (H₀) which states that there is no significant difference between the two groups, and accept the alternative hypothesis (H₁) which states that there is a significant difference. These findings indicate that this approach is not only relevant for language teaching, but can also be adapted to various other forms of learning. With its flexible structure and customizable content, micro-learning can be applied in a variety of disciplines, such as science, mathematics, and art, by utilizing a variety of visual and narrative media.

Visual Politics, Protest, and Power: Who Shaped the Climate Visual Discourse at COP26?

ABSTRACT Despite the importance of visual imagery for how people conceptualise issues in the news media, most research on journalism and communication prioritises textual media. This research examines the visual imagery accompanying news stories about the 2021 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow (COP26). Using a mixed-methods approach, we analyse over 1,300 images from eight UK news outlets using content and critical visual discourse analysis. We then contextualise these images, drawing on interviews and participant observation with key visual media actors including image agency photojournalists and news journalists, editors and correspondents. First, we find that the visual discourse of COP26 is limited to politicians and “talking heads” imagery, and images of protest. Second, we explore the journey that images take through the news media ecosystem, from the camera lens to the published news article, identifying the sources of power which act on visuals throughout this journey. Sources of power can be obvious (e.g., individual photographers), whilst others are obscured or misattributed (e.g., curation and editing). Overall, we empirically demonstrate the importance of understanding the networked nature of images and how they move through a complex globalised media ecosystem, rather than conceptualising them simply as static objects in the news cycle.

Analysis of Hindu Teachings Messages Karmaphala and Tri Hita Karana in Pulau Plastik Movie Series

Educational documentary film is a visual media tool used to convey certain messages to the audience. One of them is the film series Pulau Plastik by Dandhy Dwi Laksono. In the film, it describes the dangers of plastic for the environment and humans by using the terminology of Hindu teachings, such as Karmaphala and Tri Hita Karana. The purpose of this study is to analyse the meaning of Hindu ecological teachings and also describe how films using religious messages can make the audience understand the teachings themselves while building environmental awareness. This research is a qualitative literature research, using a sociological approach to study the relationship between religion and society, then through descriptive analysis methods to collect related data. The findings of this research show that religious teachings that are often considered transcendent can be grounded using visual media. Hindu ecology is contained in the teachings of Tri Hita Karana and also Karmaphala which explain that the mutual relationship between nature, humans, and God is aimed at achieving happiness and peace.

Investigating Effects of Future Path Visualisation on Path Choices During Collision Encounters

AbstractSafe navigation choices made in walkable spaces highly depend on how a traveller perceives and understands the threat from surrounding travellers’ movements. Hence, if a visual medium like an AR headset provides an augmented view where future paths of others are already shown virtually, this could influence the way a person decides to avoid a potential collision. In this work, taking walking conflicts as an example, we first propose different ways of showing the future path in AR and then investigate whether people decide to walk more safety-consciously when seeing AR information. For this, we conducted a web-based user study (n =27), in which participants sketched a walking path that they preferred when avoiding collisions in different crossing scenes. Each scene in the study contained another person walking and crossing the participant’s expected path, while the prediction of the another person’s future walking path was either not visualised or augmented with a virtual arrow. Participants were then expected to sketch a path to their destination while not colliding with the person in the scene. By applying a sketch transformation pipeline, the participants’ drawings were transformed to trajectories of the preferred walking paths, which where then simulated to estimate the conflict severity using the Post Encroachment Time (PET) metric. The study verified that people choose to adapt their walking paths when seeing the future path information, and also react differently to different types of 3D arrow visualisations that represent the same future path.

Fable Puppet Show as an Alternative Communication Media Moral and Character Education of Elementary School Students

Wayang Beber is one of Indonesia's cultural heritages, and it contains moral values relevant to children's character education. This research aims to explore the effectiveness of Wayang Beber Fabel as a visual communication medium in character education for elementary school students, as well as contributing to the preservation of local culture. The research uses a qualitative phenomenological approach. The method involves participant observation, in-depth interviews, and document analysis as data collection techniques. The research subjects included elementary school students and teachers who used Wayang Beber Fabel media in teaching and learning activities. Data analysis was done using thematic methods to understand student responses and identify challenges in implementing this media in the elementary school environment. The research results show that Wayang Beber Fabel can attract students' interest and deepen their understanding of character values such as honesty, responsibility and tolerance. Hopefully, this research will also contribute to character education in Indonesia by presenting local culture-based media that can be integrated into the elementary school curriculum. It is hoped that the findings of this research can promote the use of traditional art as an educational instrument. Not only does it support learning in schools, but it also strengthens national cultural identity.

Markov Progressive Framework, a Universal Paradigm for Modeling Long Videos.

The computational complexity of video models increases linearly with the square number of frames. Thus, constrained bycomputational resources, training video models to learn long-term temporal semantics end-to-end is quite a challenge. Currently, the main-stream method is to split a raw video into clips, leading to incomplete fragmentary temporal information flow and failure of modeling long-term semantics. In this paper, we design the Markov Progressive framework (MaPro), a theoretical framework consisting of the progressive modeling method and a paradigm model tailored for it. Thecore idea of MaPro is to find a paradigm model consisting of proposed Markov operators which can be trained in multiple sequential steps and ensure that the multi-step progressive modeling is equivalent to the conventional end-to-endmodeling. By training the paradigm model under the progressive method, we are able to model long videos end-to-endwith limited resources and ensure the effective transmission of long-term temporal information. We provide implementations of this theoretical system on the mainstream CNN- and Transformer-based models, where they are modified to conform to the Markov paradigm. As a general and robust training method, we experimentally demonstrate that it yields significant performance improvements on different backbones and datasets. As an illustrative example, the proposed method improves the SlowOnly network by 4.1 mAP on Charades and 2.5 top-1 accuracy on Kinetics. And for TimeSformer, MaPro improves its performance on Kinetics by 2.0 top-1 accuracy. Importantly, all these improvements areachieved with a little parameter and computation overhead.

The Utilization of Infographic-Based Learning Media to Increase Students' Interest in Learning

Technological developments have had a major impact on education, especially in increasing the effectiveness of the learning process. Infographics are one of the innovative and technology-based learning media, which combines information with interesting visual elements. This study analyzes various literature to examine the influence of the use of infographics in learning on students' learning interests. The results of the study show that infographics can increase students' interest in learning by presenting information visually, making it easier to understand, and making the material more interesting. Infographics also help students remember information, increase engagement, and support independent learning. In addition, infographics are easily accessible and shared digitally, making it easier for students to repeat the material. Research shows that students are more focused and motivated when using visual media compared to conventional lecture methods. Therefore, the use of infographics as a medium of learning can be used as an effective strategy for overcoming various obstacles in learning activities and resulting in an improvement in the quality of education. Educators are advised to utilize infographics in their learning strategies to achieve more optimal results. In conclusion, infographics are an effective tool to make learning more interactive and interesting and to increase students' interest in learning.

Craft breweries, neolocalism and visual social media marketing

Purpose Craft breweries have a growing role in the beer tourism niche as a place-based attraction but also in daily life as a community space. Research has examined how such breweries can appeal to both tourist and local markets through neolocalism in the form of place branding and local embeddedness. This paper aims to consider the extent to which breweries communicate neolocal themes in visual social media marketing through Instagram images. Design/methodology/approach This research examines 3,299 Instagram images posted on the official accounts of 13 Houston, Texas (USA) microbreweries and taproom breweries over the course of 2022. Content-semiotic analysis identifies key themes in these images and explores the extent to which breweries signify neolocal themes through these images. Findings Manifest image content generally appeals to interests in consuming beer and communicates logistical information about if, and when, to visit the brewery. Elements in Instagram images have the potential to convey meanings about neolocalism in the craft beer product, branding, local embeddedness and place-based experiences but such strategies have not been extensively developed or used. Originality/value Although both academic and industry sources recognize the importance of social media and visual content in connecting with potential consumers, to the best of the author’s knowledge, this study is the first to examine the extent to which breweries employ neolocal strategies through social media marketing.

ENHANCING ARABIC VOCABULARY MASTERY THROUGH THE USE OF IMAGE MEDIA

In This study, the problem examined is how dhe use of visual media can enhance vocabulary mastery in Arabic language. The objective of this research is to describe dhe use of visual media in impriving vocabulary mastery in Arabic language for students. The benefits of this research for learners are anhanching their Arabic language proficiency. Meanwhile, the benefits for teachers include improving their skills in employing appropriate methods during the learning process and enhancing their ability to select more effective learning media. This research employs a qualitative approach using interview methods. Based on the findings, it is evident that the use of visual media can enhance vocabulary mastery in Arabic language learning. The steps for using visual media to improve Arabic vocabulary mastery are as follows: 1. The teacher presents images of vocabulary words to be taught, and students guess the word depicted; 2. The teacher provides the vocabulary words in Arabic: 3. Students repeart after the teacher; 4. Students memorize the new vocabulary words.

Resepsi dan Transformasi Narasi Serat Menak Yasadipuran dalam Penciptaan Wayang Menak Gaya Surakarta

Serat Menak is a grand corpus of Javanese-Islamic text that is adopted from the Islamic epoch, Qissa-I Emir Hamza or Hikayat Amir Hamzah, which has widely spread in Asian region in the middle of second millenium CE. The popularity of Serat Menak made this text has many variants, and the one which is largely recognized was Yasadipura I (1729-1803)'s version which was composed in the beginning of Surakarta era. The text of Serat Menak Yasadipuran then become very well-known in Java, and became the inspiration for some branches of performing arts, such as wayang, whether in its kulit, golek, krucil, or wong formats. One of these wayang genres that took its repertoire from Menak tales was wayang kulit menak, which was introduced in Surakarta in the first quarter of 20th century, the creation of Sutarja Truna Dipa (STD) which has not being scientifically studied yet until this present day. This article aims to identify how far was the relation between STD's Surakarta wayang kulit menak with Serat Menak Yasadipuran, using Wolfgang Iser's Rezeption Aesthetic approach to obtain the reception and transformation patterns from textual narratives to visual forms. The result of this research concluded that STD's Surakarta wayang menak was a living artwork which evolving along times. On the other side, STD as the implied reader has been consistent in recepting Serat Menak Yasadipuran with some additions and adaptations, which was done to fulfil the needs of performance. Innovations done by STD to his wayang menak creation were not limited in the term of transformation from textual to visual media, but also filling the gaps (leerstellen) with the rich formal interpretation, which are completing the narrative of Serat Menak, so it will be more interesting to be played.

The Influence of Using Audio Visual Media, Direct Demonstration and Learning Motivation on Learning Outcomes

The Influence of Using Audio Visual Media, Direct Demonstration and Learning Motivation on Learning Outcomes

Robust Dual Gaussian Splatting for Immersive Human-centric Volumetric Videos

Volumetric video represents a transformative advancement in visual media, enabling users to freely navigate immersive virtual experiences and narrowing the gap between digital and real worlds. However, the need for extensive manual intervention to stabilize mesh sequences and the generation of excessively large assets in existing workflows impedes broader adoption. In this paper, we present a novel Gaussian-based approach, dubbed DualGS , for real-time and high-fidelity playback of complex human performance with excellent compression ratios. Our key idea in DualGS is to separately represent motion and appearance using the corresponding skin and joint Gaussians. Such an explicit disentanglement can significantly reduce motion redundancy and enhance temporal coherence. We begin by initializing the DualGS and anchoring skin Gaussians to joint Gaussians at the first frame. Subsequently, we employ a coarse-to-fine training strategy for frame-by-frame human performance modeling. It includes a coarse alignment phase for overall motion prediction as well as a fine-grained optimization for robust tracking and high-fidelity rendering. To integrate volumetric video seamlessly into VR environments, we efficiently compress motion using entropy encoding and appearance using codec compression coupled with a persistent codebook. Our approach achieves a compression ratio of up to 120 times, only requiring approximately 350KB of storage per frame. We demonstrate the efficacy of our representation through photo-realistic, free-view experiences on VR headsets, enabling users to immersively watch musicians in performance and feel the rhythm of the notes at the performers' fingertips. Project page: https://nowheretrix.github.io/DualGS/.

From Screen to Society: Exploring Gender Dynamics in Moroccan Cinema

One of the most sophisticated, collaborative, and by far artistic expressions is cinema. It is a visual medium that is creatively employed to either expose or construct an alternative module of reality. In a country with high levels of illiteracy, cinema can have a grand impact on people who are denied access to print publications. For the last decades, mostly in fictive molds, Moroccan filmmakers have exquisitely produced a variety of significant movies that tackle the position of women in the country. Conscious of the pervasively tremendous influence of cinema, their productions effectively coordinate between the reflection of existing realities and the structure of new ones. This paper examines the construction of women’s gender identity in Moroccan films. Given the profound influence that cinema has on the construction of people’s perception of the world, it is employed in this research to study the interplay of gender power relations in Morocco. It endeavors to investigate the way Moroccan filmmakers build on reality to produce new gender roles. Based on an interdisciplinary study, that includes a thorough physical, political, religious, and social analysis of women’s representation in Moroccan films, this paper focuses on four movies, namely Number One, The Forgotten (????????), Zineb Aghma’s Flower (???? ???? ?????), and Her Husband (???? ?????). To some extent, these films provide an idea about the organization of gender roles in the country. It reveals that contemporary Moroccan films are gradually defying traditional notions of femininity and gender roles.

Pemanfaatan Media Pembelajaran dalam Pembelajaran SKI

History of Islamic Cultural lessons are lessons that are closely related to past events, so that in the learning process many teachers only teach SKI material by simply telling their students. Of course in teaching and learning activities, a student who is only given a story by his teacher over time experiences boredom in learning, therefore a teacher is required to be more creative, innovative and progressive in providing learning to students so as to create a learning that is fun and even impressive . Therefore, a teacher should or should be in a digital era like this, it's time to use the media in the learning process in class. learning media is very helpful for a teacher to deliver his material so that it is easier and more enjoyable for students to accept. As for the media that can be used in SKI learning, at least two of the learning media can be used, namely Visual media which is divided into visuals that are silent or not projected and motion or projected visual media. Whereas the second use of instructional media in learning SKI is audio visual media which can be in the form of historical films or documentaries on the History of Islamic Culture.

The Effect of Audio-Visual Learning Media on the Memory of Elementary School Students

This study aims to determine the effect of using audio-visual learning media on students' memory through the learning outcomes test. This research was conducted using an experimental method involving two classes, namely the experimental class and the control class. The results showed that the experimental class, which used learning media, had quite good learning outcomes after using audio visual, when compared to conventional classes that did not use audio visual learning media. Thus it can be concluded that the increase in learning outcomes in the experimental class shows that students have a good memory of the material they learn through audio visual learning videos. Future researchers are expected to further examine the use of audio-visual learning media from different perspectives.

MEDIA EDUCATION IN THE CLASSROOM IN THE DISCIPLINE «FOREIGN LANGUAGE»

The personality of students is formed in modern conditions largely under the infl uence of the fl ow of visual media. The formation of media competence is possible through the inclusion of elements of media education in the content of the discipline “Foreign language” (integrated media education). It can be argued that the subjects “Foreign language” and “Media Education” can be combined, since they have a common genesis. They are based on the idea of communication. Currently, the discipline of “Foreign language” is implemented through text formats, which by its nature also applies to communication. Mass communication is a kind of communication. With the help of media education, it is possible to perceive foreign-language screen works. Modern students prefer video and television to reading. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the need for the use of media education. Methods of analysis included content analysis of literature on the research topic, study, description, questionnaire, observation. We conducted a survey on teachers, teachers and methodologists of educational institutions on the topic: “What does the media mean to you?”. As a result of the survey, we concluded that electronic on-screen media are currently the most widespread among young people. Through them, the younger generation receives patterns of behaviour, lifestyle, and also learns foreign languages. That is, we say that teaching various speech genres and forms can take place on the basis of videos in a foreign language. We actively use cartoons in our Foreign Language classes. Cartoons help to train listening skills: after watching the cartoon, it is suggested to perform a number of tasks on the content understanding. The method of conducting a lesson with watching a movie is given.

I Tolok Daeng Magassing

ABSTRACT This article aims to explain the different perceptions of the colonisers and the colonised regarding the history and memory of a Makassar legend, I Tolok Daeng Magassing. The Dutch colonial records paint I Tolok as a criminal leader and a societal nuisance, contrasting sharply with the people’s view of him as a hero, defender, and protector. This portrayal demonstrates that the I Tolok narrative is an integral part of a process involving colonial perspectives and the memories of the Makassar people. The narrative today is not without contradiction. The community’s memory of I Tolok is transmitted through oral literature (sinrilik), a traditional form of storytelling, which has also evolved into drama form and short films disseminated via digital content. These forms of media serve as modern vehicles for the preservation and dissemination of the I Tolok narrative. Previously, the I Tolok narrative was part of the people’s oral tradition confined to the interior of Makassar. It is now articulated in various visual media and accessible to the larger community. All of these are the memory politics of the Makassar people in countering the colonial narrative that places I Tolok as a criminal.

Effectiveness of Film Media in Improving Students' Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Clean and Healthy Living Behavior (PHBS) at Darul Fikri Islamic Boarding School Sungai Belidak

Introduction: Clean and Healthy Living Behavior (PHBS) is a set of behaviors practiced based on awareness of learning outcomes. Public health can be improved by changing behavior from unhealthy to healthier. Health education is needed to increase awareness, willingness, and ability to live healthily. Health education methods are generally carried out through lectures and presentation media. The use of visual and audiovisual media can attract the attention and focus of targets, thereby increasing effectiveness. Objective: This study aims to improve the knowledge and attitudes of students about PHBS in the Darul Fikri Sungai Belidak Islamic Boarding School environment. Method: This study used a quasi-experimental design with a one group pretest-posttest design approach. It was conducted at the Darul Fikri Islamic Boarding School, Sungai Belidak from July to October 2024, with a population of all students. The sample consisted of 30 respondents taken using a purposive sampling technique. Data analysis was carried out using univariate and bivariate analysis using the paired sample t-test. Results: The average value of pre-test knowledge was 8.93, while the post-test increased to 12.23 (difference 3.3). The average value of pre-test attitude was 44.60, while the post-test increased to 48.77 (difference 4.17). Before education, 40% of students had good knowledge, increasing to 76.7% after education. The good attitude of students increased from 46.7% to 73.3%. The paired sample t-test showed a sig value of 0.000 (p <0.05) for knowledge and 0.019 (p <0.05) for attitude, which indicated a significant influence of PHBS education using film media. Conclusion: It can be concluded that there is a positive influence between attitudes and knowledge towards PHBS education in Islamic boarding schools using film media. PHBS counseling through film media is very effective in improving the knowledge and attitudes of students, so that students are expected to be able to learn and understand knowledge well.

See, Touch, Feel: Theorizing Twitter/X Images for Diplomacy

Social media images are central to the practice of digital diplomacy. Some of the most contentious political engagements involve digital images designed to challenge or reaffirm the national identity of key political players. Yet the role of touch in conditioning how social media images are seen is curiously absent from International Relations analyses of the visual politics of digital diplomacy. We know far too little about this phenomenon. This article seeks to contribute to the study of images in global politics by developing a tripartite theorization of how the visual, tactile, and emotional intersect to mediate how Twitter images are seen within the practice of digital diplomacy. The article pays attention to the tactile experience of using Twitter, bridging the gap between seeing social media images as visual objects, and the affective resonance these images have as a marker of political power. I argue that touch acts as a conduit between the embodied, material, and visual to produce an affective encounter that contributes to how users feel about Twitter images. The intertextuality of the visual, tactile, and emotional dynamics of Twitter images are important elements of visual social media practices sustaining the strategic representation of identity. This framework allows me to build a theoretically grounded skilful speculation as to how digital diplomacy crisis events such as the China-Australia Twitter spat unfold and resonate beyond the digital.