WhatsApp Group Chat Research Articles

Between, Behind, and Out of Sight

Between, Behind, and Out of Sight

Human behavior, trustworthiness, and attitude during COVID-19 lockdown in Indian modern societal and cultural antiquity

ABSTRACT A slaughterer or killer wave of lenient COVID-19 pandemic disease breaks the normal rhythm of global socio-economic and cultural livelihood. This research attempts to evaluate trustworthiness toward God, Doctor, Politician, and Administrator along with attitude and behavior of Indian people during such global emergency. Around 323 respondents have sent their opinion through digital social media platforms like Google Forms, Zoom Cloud Meeting, WhatsApp Group Chat for such perception study. The multivariate statistical techniques like Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA), Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) have been performed using IBM SPSS (v 25) statistical software to analyze the trustworthiness, attitude, and behavior of respondents during COVID-19 lockdown. Result shows that maximum people express their faith to God or Prophets or Spiritual leader during COVID-19 pandemic. This belief or trust is transmitted in the blood of Indian people by generation after generation through cultural antiquity. This study is also focused that the people also undergo through various situations like anxiety, tension, fears of infection, anger, mental disorder, isolation and cohabitation stress, stigmatization, domestic violence etc. due to long-time detention in the sealed concrete walls as well as curbed cubicles.

Online learning by using WhatsApp to improve students’ writing achievement in recount text at the first grade of SMAN 7 Bandar Lampung

The objectives of this research are to find out whether there is any significant improvement on students’ writing achievement by using online learning activity by using WhatsApp and to investigate students’ perception of it. This is a quantitative research. The population of the sample was thirty two students of the X MIA 6 of SMAN 7 Bandar Lampung in the academic year 2020/2021.The data were collected by using writing test and questionnaire. The data were analyzed by using Paired Samples T-Test and descriptive statistics. It is shown that there was statistically significant improvement of the students’ writing achievement after they were taught through online learning by WhatsApp group chat. Moreover, it could be seen from the computation of Paired Samples T-Test where the T-value (17,576) was higher than t-table with the significance level was 0.00 < 0.05. The result of this research indicates that there is significant improvement in all aspects of students’ writing achievement. This suggests that online learning activity by using WhatsApp can be used as a strategy to improve the students’ writing achievement. Keywords: Whatsapp, online learning, writing.

PENGGUNAAN ALAT KOMUNIKASI GRUP WHATSAPP DALAM PEMBELAJARAN SENI TARI DI KELAS VIII 1 SMP NEGERI 2 BUKITTINGGI

This study aims to determine the use of whatsapp group as a communication tool in dance learning in class VIII.1 at SMP Negeri 2 Bukittinggi. This is a qualitative research with a qualitative descriptive method. The instrument used in this study was a knowledge (cognitive) test. The data used were primary and secondary data. The data were collected through observation, interviews, learning outcomes tests, documentation, and literature study. The data analysis was conducted by reducing the data, presenting the data, and making conclusions. The results show that the implementation of learning method using Whatsapp group in class VIII.1 at SMP N 2 Bukittinggi is quite effective. Judging from the planning, the teacher's learning design remains the same. However, the learning steps conducted is different due tothe fact that it is carried out through WhatsApp group application. Meanwhile, the material is in the form of power points sent into the WhatsApp group chat as the learning media. Judging from the process of learning implementation, the material taught by the teacher is only the basic competence of knowledge, while the basic competence of skills is not. Thus, learning happens just for Basic Competence 3 while Basic Competence 4 is not implemented. In the learning process, the teacher always invites students to interact, but only a few students respond.The students responding are almost always the same while the other students only read the group because they are not familiar with learning using WhatsApp. Related to assignments given, the students always do well even though the materials provided by the teacher are incomplete. Every assignment can be done because students can search for answers by browsing the internet. Thus, students can add information that has not been given by the teacher.Keywords: Use, Whatsapp Group, Dance Arts

Perubahan Fonologis Bahasa Gaul dalam Percakapan Whatsapp Kelompok Siswa Kelas 9 MTs Muhammadiyah 05 Kemusu

The study entitled "Phonological Changes in Slang in Conversations Whatsapp Groups of 9th Grade Students Muhammadiyah 05 Kemusu” aims to analyze the field of phonological studies in slang. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method that produces descriptive data in the form of written or oral words from people and observable behavior. The data source of this research is the form of Whatsapp group chat. The object in this study is slang. The subjects chosen are 9th grade students of MTs Muhammadiyah 05 Kemusu. The data analysis technique uses data reduction, data presentation, and verification. The results of the study show that (a) there is a form of slang; (b) there are 50 forms of slang which are transcribed in phonetic and phonemic forms; (c) there are 9 phonological traits in slang which are classified based on changes in consonant phoneme, vocal, mixed, combination of phonemes, anaphylaxis or phoneme addition, contraction or shortening, acronym, metathesis, and diphthongized or semivowel; and (d) the causes of the use of slang language are friendship, prestige, age, gender, and technological development

The Effect of Whatsapp in A Flipped Classroom on Students’ Writing Achievement at MTsN 1 Konawe

This study aims at finding out the significant effect of using WhatsApp as a media in a flipped classroom on students’ writing achievement. This study applied the pre-experimental design. The population was the 2017/2018 second grade students of MTsN 1 Konawe which consists of 240 students. The samples were 30 students of Class VIII-2. The experimental class was taught by using WhatsApp Group chat as a flipped classroom media. The tests consisted of pre-test and post- test. The instrument used in this study was a writing test. The data were analyzed by using paired sample t-test. The hyphotesis of this research stated if there was a significant effect of using WhatsApp on students’ writing achievement at MTsN 1 Konawe (H1). The result of paired sample t-test shown that the asymp sig. is 0.000. It means that the asymp sig. was lower than 0.05 (0.000 < 0.05). Therefore, the H1 is accepted. It can be concluded that WhatsApp has significant effect on students’ writing achievement at the second grade students of MTsN 1 Konawe..

Applying Blended Learning through WhatsApp group chat to improve students’ achievement in writing analytical exposition text at SMA Negeri 1 Terbanggi Besar

The objectives of this research were to find out whether there was any improvement on students’ analytical exposition text writing achievement, and their perceptions after the implementation of blended learning through WhatsApp group chat. This research was a quantitative research which was conducted through a one group pre-test and post-test design. The subjects of this research were thirty five students in SMA Negeri 1 Terbanggi Besar. The data were collected through pre- and post-tests in the forms of analytical exposition text and a questionnaire. The data were analyzed by using Paired Samples T-Test and descriptive statistics. The students’ writing achievement were compared between the pre and the post test. The result showed that there was statistically significant improvement of the students’ writing achievement after they were taught through blended learning by WhatsApp group chat. It could be seen from the computation of Paired Samples T-Test where the T-value (8.628) was higher than t-table (2.032) with the significance level of 0.00. Therefore, their perceptions toward blended learning through WhatsApp group chat in terms of five aspects of writing were also positive. Then this research proved that blended learning is effective to be implemented in developing and improving students’ writing achievement.

Academic Whatsapp Group: Exploring Students’ Experiences in Writing Class

The use of social-networking application such as WhatsApp in learning writing enables students to foster individual learning experiences during the class and after the class. WhatsApp itself has a special feature to create the specific group in order to bound the members and intimate the interaction among lecturer and students relating to the course matters. This current study generally explores the students’ perceptions in experiencing WhatsApp Group Chat in learning writing. This qualitative research was conducted in one of universities in Lampung province, Indonesia. The subjects were 28 second year undergraduate students who enrolled writing course. The data used were questionnaire, interview, and observations. The findings present the multitude of views that most students significantly showed positive result to use WhatsApp Group in their writing class. By experiencing WhatsApp Group Chat in their learning writing, the students admitted that it is user-friendly and easy to use because it can intensify the interaction with the other group members during the class and after the class, be effective in submitting the writing assignment by uploading the file in the group, get the lecturer’s feedback directly after submitting the writing assignment, and freely ask and share the writing materials. However, some students also revealed that there were some technical problems found when they used the WhatsApp Group Chat such as abundant chats, poor signal, and junks notification. Nevertheless, learning writing through these cross-platform instant messaging might broaden the student’s self-learning experiences.Keywords: Students’ experience, WhatsApp Group, writing class

Texting the waters: An assessment of focus groups conducted via the WhatsApp smartphone messaging application

Focus groups are a well-used research method in the social sciences. Typically, they are conducted in person to generate research insights through group discussion and interaction. As digital technologies advance, there have been efforts to consider how to conduct focus groups in an online format, often using computer-based tools such as email, chat and videoconferencing. In this article, we test the potential of smartphone-based mobile messaging as a new method to elicit group-level insights. Based on empirical analysis and comparison of in-person and WhatsApp group chat focus groups conducted in Singapore, we find that WhatsApp group chat does have the potential to generate well-elaborated responses and group interaction, particularly among younger, digitally fluent participants. However, the quantity and richness of the conversation still do not match that of the in-person focus groups, and further innovation may be needed to improve mobile messaging as a qualitative research method.

Translingual Practices and Reconstruction of Identities in Maghrebi Students in Galicia

In this article, we explore the emergence of a new translingual repertoire among young adolescents of Moroccan and Algerian origin in Galicia and the role it plays in reconstructing the transnational identity of young people within the Maghrebi diaspora. The data include a multimodal corpus with spoken and written interactions, collected as part of a classroom action research project, in which each student reconstructed their family and school language repertoire, as well as a WhatsApp group chat set up with the same young people. The results of our analysis reveal how the intercrossing of parental and adolescent agency plays a crucial role in dealing with the new multilingual translingual repertoire. The findings also indicate how this repertoire is deeply rooted in Moroccan Arabic as the family language and the incorporation of local languages, namely Spanish and Galician, and relies heavily on translingual multimodal practices, associated with transnational trajectories and the local schooling process of these young people.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WHATSAPP GROUP CHAT FOR INTERNAL COMMUNICATION AT KADOKAWA GEMPAK STARZ™

This study emphasizes on the proliferation of technological devices such as smartphones and the effectiveness of WhatsApp Group Chat in working organization such as Kadokawa Gempak Starz™ for Internal Communication. Technology is applied in work as they aid in solving problems and easy access to information. There were two research objectives which the study seeks to determine. First is to explain the adoption of WhatsApp Group Chat for Internal Communication through Technology Acceptance Model. Second, is to examine the challenges of using WhatsApp Group Chat for Internal Communication. The study employed a research design based on questionnaire with a total number of 120 respondents. Ultimately the findings showed that the respondents find it challenging to use WhatsApp Group Chat for Internal Communication and are on the fence about its usage for Internal Communication as well as the effectiveness to serve as a communication tool for internal Communication at Kadokawa Gempak Starz™, all of these variables will hugely impacted the behavioral intention towards WhatsApp Group Chat in the future.

Procesos de agentividad y nuevos repertorios translingüísticos de los estudiantes de origen magrebí en Galicia

This article analyzes how agency processes are crucial in the management of the new translinguistic repertoire of high school studentsof Moroccan and Algerian origin in Galicia. The data include a multimodal corpus with spoken and written interactions collected as part of a classroom research-action, whereby each student reconstructed their family and school language repertoire, as well as a WhatsAppgroup chat set up with the same young people. Our analysis indicateshow this repertoire is deeply rooted in Moroccan Arabic as the family language and the incorporation of local languages, namely Spanish and Galician, and relies heavily on translingual multimodal practices, associated with transnational trajectories and the local schooling process of these young people.

Viewpoint: Professional powerlessness: reflections from a WhatsApp group.

My schoolfriend, a junior doctor, added me to a WhatsApp group chat entitled ‘Shenanigans’. Initially, I thought this would be a forum to plan wild nights out as we did before adult life took over and to share hilarious anecdotes. Soon, the irony of the group name dawned on me as I realised why we were hand-picked. All of us, close since the age of 11, are now working in health — as medical consultants, GPs, lawyers, policymakers, civil servants, managers, advisors, and academics — all united by our firmly held …