bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PENGEMBANGAN E-KOMIK INTERAKTIF UNTUK MENINGKATKAN LITERASI SAINS SISWA SMP PADA PEMBELAJARAN IPA
Authors: Filjinan Shufi Khulda , Supeno Supeno , Rusdianto Rusdianto
Published: June 2023

Abstrak: Penelitian ini didasarkan karena adanya permasalahan dalam pembelajaran IPA, yaitu rendahnya nilai literasi sains siswa. Salah satu cara untuk kembali meningkatkan literasi sains siswa adalah dengan menggunakan media pembelajaran interaktif. Maka dari itu, penelitian ini dilakukan dengan mengembangkan sebuah produk berupa E-komik interaktif yang mampu meningkatkan literasi sains siswa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjabarkan kevalidan, kepraktisan, dan keefektifan produk e-komik interaktif untuk meningkatkan literasi sains pada pembelajaran IPA. Jenis dari penelitian ini adalah penelitian dan pengembangan dengan menerapkan model pengembangan ADDIE yang tahapannya meliputi analyze, design, development, implementation, dan evaluation. Hasil skor validasi e-komik interaktif memiliki rerata sebesar 93% termasuk dalam kategori yang sangat valid. Kepraktisan e-komik interaktif memiliki rerata sebesar 92,5% termasuk dalam kategori sangat praktis. Keefektifan e-komik interaktif memiliki skor N-gain yang cukup besar, yaitu 0,60 dan termasuk dalam kategori sedang. Berdasarkan dari hasil penelitian yang didapat, disimpulkan bahwa e-komik interaktif diartikan sangat valid, sangat praktis, dan cukup efektif dalam meningkatkan literasi sains siswa dalam pembelajaran IPA.Abstract:  This research is based on the existence of problems, namely the low level of scientific literacy in science learning. One way to upgrade students' scientific literacy is to use interactive learning media. Therefore, this research was conducted to develop a product specifically interactive e-comic that can boost students' scientific literacy. This study describes the validity, practicality, and effectiveness of interactive e-comic products to improve scientific literacy in science learning. This research is educational design research using the ADDIE development model. The interactive e-comic validation score results have an average of 93%, belonging to the very valid category. The practicality of interactive e-comic has an average of 92.5% belongs to the convenient category. The effectiveness of interactive e-comic with an N-gain score of 0.60 belongs to the medium category. Based on the results of the research obtained, it can be concluded that the interactive e-comic is stated to be very valid, very practical, and quite effective for improving students' scientific literacy in science learning.
MANAJEMEN SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA DI SDIT QURRATA A’YUN BATUSANGKAR
Authors: Muharnis Muharnis , Jamilus Jamilus
Published: June 2023

Abstrak: Manajemen sumber daya manusia berkaitan dengan kapasitas manusia untuk bekerja keras dalam rangka mencapai tujuan yang akan ditetapkan untuk mereka oleh bisnis tertentu, karyawan individu, atau komunitas. SDIT Qurrata A’yun merupakan sekolah vaforit yang ditandai dengan jumlah peserta didik yNg sangat banyak dibandingkan dengan jumlah peserta didik di sekolah-sekolah dasar lain yang terdapat di kabupaten Tanah Datar baik SD negeri maupun SD swasta. Tujuan dari penelitian ini ialah untuk melihat bagaimana manajemen sumber daya manusia di SDIT Qurrata A’yun Batusangkar. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif jenis studi kasus, yaitu penelitian yang mendeskripsikan atau mengambarkan objek penelitian apa adanya sesuai  dengan data yang ditemukan dilapangan. Populasi di dalam penelitian ini adalah kepala sekolah yang langsung dijadikan sampel penelitian teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan metode sensus. Informan di dalam penelitian ini adalah kepala sekolah, guru dan pengurus yayasan. Teknik pengumpulan data dapat dilakukan dengan wawancara, kuisioner dan angket. Teknik analisis data menggunakan data kualitatif dimulai dari pengumpulan data, menganalisis data dan menarik kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa manajemen sumber daya manusia di SDIT Qurrata A’yun Batusangkar sudah sangat baik, efektif dan efisien yang dilihat dari tingginya animo masyarakat untuk mempercayakan anaknya sekolah di SDIT Qurrata A’yun Batusangakar.  Abstract: Human resource management is concerned with the capacity of people to work hard in order to achieve the goals that will be set for them by a particular business, individual employee, or community. SDIT Qurrata A'yun is a favorite school which is characterized by a very large number of students compared to the number of students in other elementary schools in Tanah Datar district, both public and private elementary schools. The purpose of this study is to see how human resource management at SDIT Qurrata A'yun Batusangkar is. This study uses a qualitative method of case study type, namely research that describes or describes the object of research as it is in accordance with the data found in the field. The population in this study was the principal who was directly used as a sample for the research sampling technique using the census method. Informants in this study were principals, teachers and foundation administrators. Data collection techniques can be done by interviews, questionnaires and questionnaires. The data analysis technique uses qualitative data starting from collecting data, analyzing data and drawing conclusions. The results of this study indicate that human resource management at SDIT Qurrata A'yun Batusangkar is very good, effective and efficient as seen from the high public interest in entrusting their children to school at SDIT Qurrata A'yun Batusangakar.
PENERAPAN PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER KEMANDIRIAN DAN KEPEDULIAN SOSIAL SANTRI DI PONDOK PESANTREN ZAINUL HASAN GENGGONG
Authors: Muktasim Billah Mohammad Fadil , Wisudaningsih Endah Tri , Diharjo Roby Firmandil
Published: June 2023

Abstrak: Lembaga pendidikan merupakan sebuah prasarana yang menjadi pendukung untuk menciptakan budi pekerti yang baik. Pendidikan karakter salah satu usaha untuk meningkatkan perilaku, etika, tanggung jawab dan sifat peduli sosial dengan melaksanakan nilai-nilai kemanusia. Sistem pendidikan di Indonesia salah satunya pendidikan karakter. Karena pendidikan ini sudah berdiri sejak lama dan menjadi bagian penting dalam visi misi dan tujuan pendidikan nasional. Dalam era modern ini urgensi pendidikan karakter mulai membuming atas berbagai masalah/problematika yang terjadi di Indonesia saat ini seperti masalah, kekerasan, tawuran, korupsi dan pergaulan bebas. Dalam penelitian ini peneliti menggunakan penelitian kualitatif, di mana penelitian ini memperlukan pengumpulan data seperti observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian ini yaitu penerapan pendidikan karakter kemandirian dan kepedulian sosial yaitu dalam bentuk kegiatan seperti pengajian kitab, membersihkan halaman, dan sekolah madrasah diniyah di pondok pesantren zainul hasan genggong. Santri diwajibkan untuk mengikuti kegiatan-kegiatan pondok agar santri bisa mengamalkan dan mempraktikan kegiatan-kegiatan yang sudah diterapkan di pondok pesantren. Tujuan adanya kegiatan-kegiatan di pondok agar santri mampu menerapkan pendidikan karakter kemandirian dan kepedulian sosial di pondok terutama ketika terjun ke masyarakat.Abstract: Educational institutions are an infrastructure that supports to create good character. Character education is one of the efforts to improve behavior, ethics, responsibility and social care by implementing human values. One of the education systems in Indonesia is character education. Because this education has been established for a long time and is an important part of the vision, mission and national education. In this modern era, the urgency of character education begins to boom over various problems/problems that occur in Indonesia today such as problems, violence, brawls, corruption and promiscuity. In this study the researchers used qualitative research, where this study requires data collection such as observations, interviews and documentation. The results of this study are the application of self-reliance character education and social care in the form of activities such as recitation of books, cleaning the yard, and madrasah diniyah schools at the Zainul Hasan Genggong Islamic Boarding School. Santri are required to take part in boarding activities so that students can practice and practice the activities implemented in Islamic boarding schools. The purpose of the activities in the boarding school is so that students are able to apply independence education and social awareness in the cottage, especially when entering the community.
PERSEPSI MASYARAKAT TERHADAP PENTINGNYA PENDIDIKAN PADA REMAJA DI DESA LIPRAK KIDUL KECAMATAN BANYUANYAR KABUPATEN PROBOLINGGO
Authors: Jamaluddin Jamaluddin , Quthny Yazid Adnan , Bahrudin Babul
Published: June 2023

Abstrak: Pendidikan masyarakat desa pada umumnya cukup rendah. Sama seperti di Desa Liprak Kidul ini yang sebagian besar pendidikannya sampai tingkat sekolah menengah atas saja, sehingga pengetahuan yang mereka ketahui juga terbatas, karena tingkat kesadaran masyarakat desa yang rendah terhadap pendidikan, karena pendidikan terakhir masyarakat di desa tersebut mayoritas adalah tingkat SLTA, sedangkan yang melanjutkan ke perguruan tinggi sangatlah sedikit. Tujuan dilakukannya penelitian ini 1) mengetahui tingkat pendidikan masyarakat 2) menganalisis persepsi masyarakat terhadap pendidikan 3) menanalisis faktor yang melatarbelakangi rendahnya tingkat pendidikan pada remaja. Lokasi penelitian ini berada di Desa Liprak Kidul, Kec. Banyuanyar, Kab. Probolinggo. Penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus. Hasil penelitian ini yaitu tingkat pendidikan masyarakat di Desa Liprak Kidul mayoritas hanya lulusan Sekolah Dasar dan SLTP, sedangkan untuk lulusan perguruan tinggi hanya berjumlah 12 orang. Persepsi masyarakat terhadap pendidikan tinggi cukup baik, tapi tidak diimbangii dengan praktik yang baik pula. Faktor yang melatarbelakangi rendahnya pendidikan remaja karena kurangnya minat dan motivasi, lingkungan, serta keinginan untuk bisa mandiri dan mendapatkan penghasilan sendiri.Abstract:  The education of rural communities is generally quite low. Just like in Liprak Kidul Village, most of the education reaches the high school level, so their knowledge is also limited, due to the low level of awareness of the village community towards education, the last education of the people in the village is at the high school level, while those who continue to university a little. The purpose of this study 1) to determine the level of education of the community 2.) to analyze the perception of the education community 3) to analyze the factors behind the low level of education in adolescents. The location of this research is in Liprak Kidul Village, Kec. Banyuanyar, Kab. Probolinggo. The research used is a qualitative research method with a case study approach. The result of this research is that the level of education of the people in Liprak Kidul Village is the majority only elementary school and junior high school graduates, while for college graduates there are only 12 people. The public's perception of higher education is quite good, but it is not matched by good practices either. The factors behind the low education of adolescents are due to lack of interest and motivation, environment, and the desire to be independent and earn their own income.
NILAI PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER DALAM MOTIF BATIK INCUNG
Authors: Pitri Nandia
Published: June 2023

Abstrak: Motif batik Incung dalam motif batik yang hanya terdapat di wilayah Kerinci (Kabupaten Kerinci dan Kota Sungai Penuh) yang menjadikan batik ini menjadi batik khas dari wilayah Kerinci. Motif batik Incung ini merupakan sebuah karya unik yang mereoresentasikan karakter dari masyarakat wilayah Kerinci itu sendiri. Karakter dan filosofi dari masyarakat Kerinci tang tervisualisasikan melalui motif ini membawa nilai pandidikan karakter yang sarat akan nilai kebaikan. Penelitian ini mengkaji tentang nilai pendidikan karakter yang terkandung dalam motif batik Incung. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam pengkajian ini adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif, yang menggunakan data wawancara dengan pencipta motif batik untuk melihat motivasi instrinsik karya, pengamatan terhadap batik dan didukung dengan data keoustakaan. Analisis data menggunakan pendekatan hermeneutika, yakni menafsirkan ekspresi yang tampak dalam visual batik Incung. Hasil pengkajian menunjukkan bahwa batik Incung memuat nilai karakter. Penelitian ini diharapkan dapan menginspirasi para pendidik dan perupa untuk dapat menyelipkan nilai pendidikan karakter dalam karya seni, dan bagi para pembaca untuk dapat memahami makna filosofis batik Incung. Abstract:  The Incung batik motif in batik motifs is only found in the Kerinci area (Kerinci Regency and Sungai Penuh City) which makes this batik a typical batik from the Kerinci region. This Incung batik motif is a unique work that represents the character of the people of the Kerinci region itself. The character and philosophy of the Kerinci society, which is visualized through this motif, brings the value of character education which is full of good values. This study examines the value of character education contained in the Incung batik motif. The research method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive method, which uses interview data with the creators of batik motifs to see the intrinsic motivation of the work, observations of batik and supported by literary data. Data analysis uses a hermeneutic approach, which is to interpret the expressions that appear in the visuals of Incung batik. The results of the study show that the Incung batik contains character values. This research is expected to inspire educators and artists to be able to insert the value of character education in works of art, and for readers to be able to understand the philosophical meaning of Incung batik.
ANALISIS KETERKAITAN SUMBER BELAJAR IPS DENGAN PENGUATAN PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER DI MA BAHRUL ULUM
Authors: Anjana Fika
Published: June 2023

Abstrak: Pusat Kurikulum merumuskan paling tidak ada 18 nilai pendidikan karakter, yakni religius, jujur, toleransi, disiplin, kerja keras, kreatif, mandiri, demokratis, rasa ingin tahu, semangat kebangsaan, cinta tanah air, menghargai prestasi, bersahabat, komunikatif, cinta damai, gemar membaca, peduli lingkungan, peduli sosial, dan tanggung jawab. Nilai-nilai dapat diintegrasikan dalam pembelajaran IPS. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji bagaimana keterkaitan sumber belajar IPS (Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial) dengan penguatan pendidikan karakter di MA Barul Ulum. Peneliti memakai metode penelitian kualitatif dalam upaya mengetahui analisis  keterkaitan sumber belajar  IPS dengan penguatan pendidikan karakter di MA Bahrul Ulum. Sedang jenis penelitian yang dipakai oleh peneliti adalah jenis kualitatif deskriptif yang mempelajari temuan-temuan yang ada serta tata cara kerja yang berlaku. Terdapat berbagai jenis sumber belajar yang dapat kita jadikan informasi dan menumbuhkan karakter siswa, Mata pelajaran IPS memiliki berbagai sumber belajar yang dapat mendukung karakter siswa, misalnya dalam pembelajaran sejarah, siswa mampu mengintegrasikan nilai-nilai kehidupan dengan mata pelajaran sejarah, melalui pembelajaran sejarah siswa juga mampu menumbuhkan jiwa nasionalisme di dalam diri mereka, sumber belajar yang dapat dijadikan bahan ajar ialah situs-situs sejarah sekitar atau para pejuang.Abstract: The Curriculum Center that formulates at least 18 values of character education, namely religious, honest, tolerance, discipline, hard work, creative, independent, democratic, curiosity, national spirit, love for the homeland, respect for achievement, friendly, communicative, love peace, likes to read, cares about the environment, cares about social, and is responsible. Those Values can be integrated in social studies learning. This study aims to examine how the relationship between social studies learning resources and strengthening character education in MA Barul Ulum. The researcher uses qualitative research methods to find out the analysis of the linkage of social studies learning resources with strengthening character education at MA Bahrul Ulum. While the type of this research is a descriptive qualitative type which studies the existing findings and the applicable working procedures. The result of this study is There are various types of learning resources that we can use as information and foster student character. Social studies subjects have various learning resources that can support student character, for example in history learning, students are able to integrate life values with history subjects, student also able to grow the spirit of nationalism in them.
PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION BERBANTUAN MEDIA AUDIO VISUAL TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR KOGNITIF PESERTA DIDIK
Authors: Hamsyah Eka Fitriana , Sulaiman Muhammad
Published: June 2023

Penelitian bertujuan mengetahui pengaruh model pembelajaran explicit instruction berbantuan media audio visual terhadap hasil belajar kognitif peserta didik kelas X SMA Guppi Samata. One group pretest-posttest adalah desain penelitian yang digunakan. Sebanyak 20 nomor instrumen tes hasil belajar kognitif. Soal terdiri dari kategori mengingat, memahami, menerapkan, dan menganalisis. Penelitian menggunakan analisis data deskriptif dan inferensial. Pengujian hipotesis melalui uji paired sample T-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan nilai signifikansi 0,000 < 0,005. Artinya terdapat pengaruh signifikan penggunaan model pembelajaran explicit instruction berbantuan media audio visual terhadap hasil belajar kognitif peserta didik.
ANALISIS KESULITAN MAHASISWA MENULIS KARYA ILMIAH DI STKIP MUHAMMADIYAH SUNGAI PENUH
Authors: Agustina Ria , Ikhlas Al
Published: June 2023

Abstrak: Pada umumnya mahasiswa yang sedang menulis skripsi sering mengalami kesulitan. Kesulitan yang dihadapi sangatlah beragam, mulai dari kurang memahami permasalahan yang akan diteliti, terbatasnya referensi, kurang menguasai teori, belum memiliki keinginan untuk memulai menulis, sibuk bekerja,dan sebagainya. Tujuan penelitian yaitu untuk menganalisis kesulitan mahasiswa semester VII dalam menulis karya ilmiah. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Subjek penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa semester VII atau tingkat akhir yang sedang bimbingan skripsi. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan angket. Angket kesulitan diberikan kepada mahasiswa yang sedang menulis skripsi. Teknik analisis data menggunakan teknik persentase dan selanjutnya dideskripsikan. Hasil penelitian secara umum diperoleh informasi mahasiswa mengalami kesulitan dalam menuangkan ide ke dalam tulisan ilmiah yakni sekitar 58,47 %. Penggunaan ilmu statistik dalam pengolahan data yakni dengan persentase 41,64%, serta menarasikan hasil penelitian yani dengan persentase 54,17 %. Hasil penelitian diharapkan dapat menjadi masukan, informasi dan referensi kepada seluruh mahasiswa STKIP Muhammadiyah Sungai Penuh sehingga faktor-faktor kesulitan mahasiswa dalam penyelesaian skripsi akan bisa diatasi.Abstract: Generally most of the students had difficulties in writing their  thesis. They had various difficulties such as lack of knowledge in understanding their research problems, lack of related literature, lack of understanding of the theory. They also didn’t have motivation in writing their thesis. Further, some of them were also busy with their job so they didn’t have enough time to finish their thesis, and others reasons that made it difficult for them in writing their thesis. The aimed of this research is to analyze the difficulties that faced by VII Semester students in writing their thesis. This research was a descriptive qualitative research. The participants of this research were the VII grade students who were in process of writing their thesis. In collecting the data the researcher used questionnaire as the research instrument. It was given to the students who were in process of writing their thesis. Moreover in analyzing the data, the researcher used percentage technique, and then describes the result descriptively. The result of this research showed that 58,47% of the students had difficulties in writing their ideas in the thesis.  Others 41,64% had difficulties in using statistic to analyze the data. Further, 54,17% had difficulties in describing their research result. Hopefully, the research of this research could be an input, information, and reference for all of STKIP Muhammadiyah Sungai Penuh students. It could help them to reduce the difficulties they faced in writing a thesis.
Analisis Implementasi Kebijakan Kurikulum Pendidikan Nasional
Authors: Muharnis Muharnis , Fadriati Fadriati
Published: June 2023

Abstrak: Kebijakan pendidikan muncul ketika ada kesenjangan antara tujuan pendidikan yang sudah ditetapkan dengan penyelenggaraan pendidikan. Implementasi kebijakan pendidikan diartikan sebagai suatu tindakan atau pelaksanaan suatu kebijakan yang mengarah pada bidang pendidikan untuk mencapai tujuan yang diinginkan Sistem Pendidikan Nasional (SPN). Pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini dilakukan dengan mengumpulkan artikel jurnal dan buku-buku yang relevan dengan topik penelitian. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kebijakan (policy research) yang dikombinasikan dengan kepustakaan (library research). Usaha pencapaian tujuan pendidikan yang diinginkan memiliki proses pelaksanaan kebijakan yang meliputi: (1) persiapan pelaksanaan kebijakan pendidikan; (2) pelaksanaan kebijakan pendidikan dengan masa percobaan; (3) pelaksanaan kebijakan pendidikan yang nyata disertai dengan pengawasan dan pengendalian; dan (4) melakukan evaluasi kebijakan pendidikan. Untuk mencapai pelaksanaan yang diinginkan kebijakan pendidikan dan mencapai tujuan yang telah ditetapkan mempunyai strategi yang harus dikuasai yaitu, komunikasi. Sumber daya, disposisi, dan struktur birokasi. Hal ini bertujuan untuk mewujudkan implementasi kebijakan pendidikan yang diingikan.Abstract: Educational policy arises when there is a gap between the educational goals that have been set and the implementation of education. Implementation of educational policy is defined as an action or implementation of a policy that leads to the education sector to achieve the desired goals of the National Education System (SPN). Data collection in this study was carried out by collecting journal articles and books that are relevant to the research topic. This research is policy research (policy research) combined with literature (library research). Efforts to achieve the desired educational goals have a policy implementation process that includes: (1) preparation for the implementation of educational policies; (2) implementation of educational policies with a probationary period; (3) actual implementation of educational policies accompanied by supervision and control; and (4) evaluate educational policies. To achieve the desired implementation of educational policies and achieve the goals that have been set have a strategy that must be mastered, namely, communication. Resources, disposition, and bureaucratic structure. This aims to realize the desired implementation of educational policies.
Analisis Hambatan Guru Sekolah Dasar dalam Melaksanakan Penilaian Portofolio di MI Plus Al-Istighostah
Authors: Nida Yusroniyah Nida
Published: June 2023

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan dan menganalisis kendala guru dalam melaksanak penilaian portofolio. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif dengan subjek guru kelas 3 MI Plus Al-Istighotsah Tulungagung. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara, dokumentasi, observasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa hambatan yang dialami guru MI Plus Al-Istighotsah dalam melakukan implementasi penilaian portofolio yaitu siswa yang kurang memahami tugas yang diberikan, kekurangan waktu dalam melakukan penilaian, siswa yang mengumpulkan tugas namun tidak tepat waktu, indikator penilaian yang terlalu banyak indikator dalam penilaiannya. Namun dengan adanya kendala tersebut guru tetap berupaya melakukan evaluasi dan kembali menggunakan penilaian portofolio.Abstract: This study aims to explain and analyze teacher constraints in carrying out portfolio assessment. This type of research uses descriptive qualitative research with the subject of class 3 MI Plus teacher Al-Istighotsah Tulungagung. Data collection techniques were carried out by interview, documentation, and observation. The results of this study indicate that the obstacles experienced by MI Plus Al-Istighotsah teachers in implementing portfolio assessment are students who do not understand the assignments given, lack of time in conducting assessments, students who collect assignments but are not on time, assessment indicators that have too many indicators in the assessment. However, with these obstacles, teachers still try to evaluate and return to using portfolio assessment.
Speaking Up: A Comprehensive Investigation of EFL Secondary Students' Speaking Skill Problems in Indonesia's Islamic School Context
Authors: Rusdin Rusdin , Purwati Diana
Published: June 2023

This study aims to explore the problems encountered by EFL secondary students in learning speaking skills in the context of Islamic schools in Indonesia. The study employed a descriptive qualitative method and used observation, interview, and questionnaire as data collection instruments. The findings revealed that the problems encountered by students in speaking skills can be categorized into fourgroups: language problems, mental problems, personal problems, and education problems. Language problems included mother tongue interference, poor pronunciation, poor grammar, unnatural spoken English, slow speech, and limited vocabulary. Mental problems included nervousness, shame, low confidence, and lack of ideas. Personal problems consisted of attitude, laziness, environmental effects, and cultural gaps. Finally, education problems included the technique and method of teaching, facilities in teaching-learning, and limited use of media. The results of the study underscore the importance of speaking instruction for EFL learners and the need for teachers and researchers to consider language learners' speaking needs in the context of teaching and learning English. This study contributes to the ongoing discussion on EFL speaking instruction and provides implications for teachers and researchers in designing effective language teaching programs.
The Implementation of Telegram in Reading Class to Improve Students’ Skimming and Scanning Skills
Authors: Muhammad Syaiful Jihad
Published: June 2023

Skimming and scanning are important reading strategies that allow individuals to quickly gather information from written materials. With the advance of digital communication platforms, like Telegram improving students' scanning and skimming skills has become increasingly relevant. While the utilization of technological resources in reading and teaching English has been examined in different settings, there is a need to investigate the potential of Telegram as a specific tool for enhancing skimming and scanning abilities. This research uses both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. The respondents in the research are 40 English major learners. The protocols to gather the data were questionnaires and interviews. The study suggests that utilizing Telegram can help students to improve their motivation and engagement, which can further enhance the learning process. Exploring the future implications of employing Telegram requires more investigation, especially for skimming as well as scanning development, as well as its incorporation across different age groups and academic contexts. Nonetheless, the results of the research offer insightful information into the integration of digital communication platforms as effective tools for improving reading strategies, paving the way for innovative approaches to enhance literacy skills in the digital era.
What we know about information seeking and use and how research makes a difference in our knowing
Authors: Dervin Brenda
Published: June 2023

This paper summarizes what is known about everyday health information seeking and use, as supported by empirical research largely conducted during the 1980s and 1990’s. It draws implications for research and system design applicable to the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) MedlinePlus web portal and data base of consumer health information. Its focus is on the two academic disciplines that bear most directly on information seeking and use, each with different perspectives. Communication (COMM) whose orientation is the study of messaging and the effective transmission of information, and Library and Information Science (LIS) whose focus is on meeting user information needs. Although there is very little overlapping literature, Dr. Dervin’s career was spent working across these two research genres. She is known most prominently for her Sense-Making Methodology. Dr. Dervin supports the view that there are more commonalities than differences between the two disciplines, and that research focusing on the commonalities provides a better opportunity for accounting for more variance in human information seeking than the highly compartmentalized approaches that dominate the study of information seeking. Dr. Dervin’s first-person review of these literatures was commissioned by NLM in 2001. It remains relevant today both for its critical insights, and as an historical resource. It is published posthumously in 2023 in tribute to Dr. Dervin on her recent passing.
Epileptic Prodromal Alzheimer’s Disease Treated with Antiseizure Medications: Medium-Term Outcome of Seizures and Cognition
Authors: Hautecloque-Raysz Geoffroy , Sellal François , Bousiges Olivier , Phillipi Nathalie , Blanc Frédéric , Cretin Benjamin
Published: June 2023

Background: The medium term outcome (over more than one year) of epileptic prodromal AD (epAD) patients treated with antiseizure medications (ASMs) is unknown in terms of seizure response, treatment tolerability, and cognitive and functional progression. Objective: To describe such medium term outcome over a mean of 5.1±2.1 years. Methods: We retrospectively compared 19 epAD patients with 16 non-epileptic prodromal AD (nepAD) patients: 1) at baseline for demographics, medical history, cognitive fluctuations (CFs), psychotropic medications, MMSE scores, visually rated hippocampal atrophy, CSF neurodegenerative biomarkers, and standard EEG recordings; 2) during follow-up (FU) for psychotropic medications, MMSE progression, and conversion to dementia. In the epAD group, we analyzed baseline and FU types of seizures as well as each line of ASM with the corresponding efficacy and tolerability. Results: At baseline, the epAD group had more CFs than the nepAD group (58% versus 20%, p = 0.03); focal impaired awareness seizures were the most common type (n = 12, 63.1%), occurring at a monthly to quarterly frequency (89.5%), and were well controlled with monotherapy in 89.5% of cases (including 63.1% seizure-free individuals). During FU, treated epAD patients did not differ significantly from nepAD patients in MMSE progression or in conversion to dementia. Conclusion: Epilepsy is commonly controlled with ASMs over the medium term in epAD patients, with similar functional and cognitive outcomes to nepAD patients. Pathophysiologically, epilepsy is likely to be an ASM-modifiable cognitive aggravating factor at this stage of AD.
Odor Discrimination as a Marker of Early Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Audronyte Egle , Pakulaite-Kazliene Gyte , Sutnikiene Vaiva , Kaubrys Gintaras
Published: June 2023

Background: Olfactory dysfunction is an early symptom of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, olfactory tests are rarely performed in clinical practice because their diagnostic efficacy in detecting early AD is unclear. Objective: To investigate odor discrimination in patients with early AD and the efficacy of olfactory discrimination tests in differentiating these patients from subjects with normal cognition (CN). Methods: Thirty patients each with mild dementia due to AD (MD-AD) and mild cognitive impairment due to AD (MCI-AD) and 30 older subjects with CN were enrolled. All participants underwent cognitive examinations (CDR, MMSE, ADAS-Cog 13, and verbal fluency) and odor discrimination tests (Sniffin’ Sticks test, Burghart®, Germany). Results: The MD-AD group achieved significantly worse scores on the olfactory discrimination test than the MCI-AD group, and the MCI-AD group achieved significantly worse results than the CN group (p < 0.05). A cut-off score of≤10 had a diagnostic accuracy of 94.44% (95% CI, 87.51–98.17%) in differentiating patients with MCI-AD/MD-AD from subjects with CN and of 91.67% (95% CI, 81.61–97.24%) in differentiating those with MCI-AD from subjects with CN. Our multinomial logistic regression model with demographic data and ADAS-Cog 13 scores as predictor variables correctly classified 82.2% of the cases (CN, 93.3%; MC-AD, 70%; MD-AD, 83.3%); on adding the olfactory discrimination score to the model, the percentage increased to 92.2% (CN, 96.7%; MCI-AD, 86.7%; MD-AD, 93.3%). Conclusion: Odor discrimination is impaired in cases of early AD and continues to deteriorate as the disease progresses. The olfactory discrimination test showed good diagnostic efficacy in detecting early AD.
Study of electrical volume-conductivity, tensile strength, and electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of coconut fiber composite
Authors: Permata Diah , Widyawati Widyawati , Sinaga Herman H. , Purwasih Nining , Widiarto Sonny
Published: June 2023

Natural fiber composite becomes a necessity encountering the issue of eco-friendly materials. The application of natural fiber composite as electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding enclosures has not been studied extensively. This study aims to investigate the performance of the coconut fiber composite as EMI shielding enclosure material. Enhancement of the electrical volume-conductivity of the composite was made by polymerization of coconut fiber with polyaniline and doping the multiwall carbon nanotubes to epoxy resin. Three types of composites were made with different weight percentages of coconut fiber: 5, 10, and 15 wt%. The highest volume-conductivity and shielding effectiveness of coconut fiber composite are 0,0458 S/m and −7.69 dB from the highest weight percentage of coconut fiber (15 wt%). While the highest tensile strength (26.78 MPa) resulted from the lowest weight percentage (5 wt%). This study shows the coconut fiber composite could potentially be the material of EMI shielding enclosure though their electrical conductivity and tensile strength should be increased.
Position control based on Gaussian function applied on magneto-rheological fluid disc brake of a hybrid mechanical device (MR brake - DC motor)
Authors: Rocha-Gómez Iván , Susarrey-Huerta Orlando , Aguilar-Pérez Arturo , Suárez-Calderón Juan Carlos , Flores-Campos Juan Alejandro , Desiderio-Maya Daniela , Cruz-Deviana Mario Ricardo , Cortés-Pérez Jacinto , Torres-Cedillo Sergio Guillermo , Reyes-Solís Alberto
Published: June 2023

This article presents an angular position control, based on the Gaussian function, of a Magneto-Rheological fluid disc brake (MR brake) driven by a DC motor. Our proposed control strategy is to apply a continuous magnetic flux density to the MR brake, which will be maximum when the proportional controller of the DC motor reaches the desired position to brake the hybrid device. The MR brake controller activates a braking torque that adopts the behavior of the Gaussian function instead of a pulsed braking torque as provided by other commonly used controllers (On-Off controllers). The response of the MR brake controller, which is presented in a closed-loop feedback system, depends on the angular position error of the shaft and a tuning parameter representing the critical angular position at which the magnetic flux density, which is applied to the MR brake, reaches 60.65% of its maximum value. The advantage is to avoid knowing the dynamic parameters, such as the inertia of the mechanical device or its speed, and to reject these perturbations by a simple tuning parameter of the MR brake. To show the effectiveness of the proposed controller, the dynamic model of a slider-crank mechanism is considered. The results showed similar behavior as conventional controllers, where overshoot and oscillations were minimized. This behavior has been obtained in other research articles using controllers that require a greater amount of data processing.
Forecasting top oil temperature for UHV reactor using Seq2Seq model with convolutional block attention mechanism
Authors: Jiang Hao , Zhang Hongwei , Chen Jing , Xiao Sa , Miao Xiren , Lin Weiqing
Published: June 2023

The top oil temperature in ultra-high voltage (UHV) reactors has attracted enormous interest due to its wide applications in fault diagnosis and insulation evaluation. In this work, the precise prediction method based on the Seq2Seq module with the convolutional block attention mechanism is proposed for the UHV reactor. To reduce the influence of vibratility and improve computational efficiency, a combination of the encoding layer and decoding layer named Seq2Seq is performed to reconstruct the complex raw data. The convolutional block attention mechanism (CBAM), composed of spatial attention and channel attention, is utilized to maximize the use of information in data. The Seq2Seq-CBAM is established to forecast the variation tendency of the oil temperatures in the UHV reactor. The experimental results show that the proposed method achieves high prediction accuracy for the top oil temperature in both single-step and multi-step.
Ozonized hydrogels for clinical and domiciliary management in periodontal regenerative therapy an annotation
Authors: Sachdeva Shivani , Mani Amit , Saluja Harish , Chatterjee Anirban
Published: June 2023

OBJECTIVE:

The therapeutic application of ozone and its derivatives in the dental field has been used for many purposes. However, there has yet to be a consistent evaluation of the outcomes, due to the lack of standardization of the treatment operating procedures.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

The keywords “ozone”, “ozonated”, “ozonation” “ozonized”, “ozonization”, “dentistry”, “periodontology”, “oral surgery”, “oxygen-ozone therapy” was used to perform a literature review using PubMed, Cochrane, Google Scholar databases with the temporal restriction for manuscripts published between 2000 and 2020. Clinical trials and case reports of good, neutral, as well as negative results related to ozone treatment specifications were evaluated.

DISCUSSION:

A better understanding of the mechanisms of action of this bio-oxidative therapy could open new horizons related to the personalization of treatments and the quality of dental care. The critical condition to achieve these goals is an improved knowledge of the qualitative/quantitative characteristics of ozone and its derivatives.

CONCLUSION:

Considering the advantages of the ozone therapy in both gingivitis and periodontitis over gold standard chlorhexidine can help to build up a ladder of its use topically.
Development of a real-time Printed Circuit board (PCB) visual inspection system using You Only Look Once (YOLO) and fuzzy logic algorithms
Authors: Huo Xiaoyan
Published: June 2023

Automated visual inspection on PCB boards is a critical process in electronic industries. Misalignment component detection is one of the challenging tasks in the PCB inspection process. Defects during the production process might include missing and misaligned components as well as poor solder connections. Inspection of PCB is therefore required to create practically defect-free products. There are various methods have been developed to perform this task in literature. The significance of this research is to propose an efficient with low-cost system is still require in small scale manufacturing to perform the misalignment or missing component detection on PCB boards. However, an efficient, low-cost system is still required in small-scale manufacturing to perform the misalignment or missing component detection on PCB boards. In this study, a real-time visual inspection system is developed for misalignment component detection. The proposed system consists of hardware and software frameworks. The hardware framework involves the setup of devices and modules. The software framework is composed of pre-processing and post-processing. In pre-processing, image enhancement is applied to remove noises from captured images and You Only Look Once (YOLO) object detector for components detection. Subsequently, the detected components are compared to the corresponding defined pattern using a template-matching algorithm. As experimental shown, the proposed system satisfies the requirement of missing component detection on PCB boards.
AgreementMakerLight
Authors: Faria Daniel , Santos Emanuel , Balasubramani Booma Sowkarthiga , Silva Marta C. , Couto Francisco M. , Pesquita Catia
Published: June 2023

Ontology matching establishes correspondences between entities of related ontologies, with applications ranging from enabling semantic interoperability to supporting ontology and knowledge graph development. Its demand within the Semantic Web community is on the rise, as the popularity of knowledge graph supporting information systems or artificial intelligence applications continues to increase. In this article, we showcase AgreementMakerLight (AML), an ontology matching system in continuous development since 2013, with demonstrated performance over nine editions of the Ontology Alignment Evaluation Initiative (OAEI), and a history of real-world applications across a variety of domains. We overview AML’s architecture and algorithms, its user interfaces and functionalities, its performance, and its impact. AML has participated in more OAEI tracks since 2013 than any other matching system, has a median rank by F-measure between 1 and 2 across all tracks in every year since 2014, and a rank by run time between 3 and 4. Thus, it offers a combination of range, quality and efficiency that few matching systems can rival. Moreover, AML’s impact can be gauged by the 263 (non-self) publications that cite one or more of its papers, among which we count 34 real-world applications.
A bias study and an unbiased deep neural network for recommender systems
Authors: He Li , Zhao Jiashu , Gu Yulong , Elbaz Mitchell , Ding Zhuoye
Published: June 2023

User feedback data (e.g., clicks, dwell time in the product detail page) have been incorporated in the training process of many ranking models for better performance. Such approaches are widely used in many ranking applications, including search and recommendation. Recently, the inherent biases in user feedback data have been studied, which indicates how the users’ behaviors can be affected by factors other than relevancy. By identifying and removing these biases, the ranking models can be further improved. Researchers have developed a variety of debiasing methods on different bias factors. Most of them only focus on one type of bias and pay little attention to different types of bias from a unified perspective. In this paper, we conduct a comprehensive study of bias focusing on the application of ranking problems in recommender systems which is highly important for the research of web intelligence. Then, we share our experiences derived from designing and optimizing unbiased models to improve feeds recommendation. To uncover the effects of biases and achieve better ranking performance, we propose several unbiased models and compare with state-of-the-art models. We conduct extensive offline experiments on real datasets and validate the effectiveness of our method by performing online A/B testing in a real-world recommender system.
The role of women as change agents in a male-dominated context: Empirical findings from the transport and mobility industry
Authors: Nienaber Ann-Marie , Woodcook Andree , Soares André Escórcio , Searle Rosalind , Tietmeyer Jan
Published: June 2023

BACKGROUND: A variety of scholars deal with change agents’ role within change processes and highlight their relevance as role models in an organisation, but there are shortcomings. First, research on the impact of change processes has traditionally focused on the impact on employees’ (change recipients’) wellbeing but only limited attention has been paid to the impact on change agents’ own well-being, resilience, and health. Second, studies that reflect on female CAs’ well-being are missed. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to enhance our knowledge on the role of women as change agents in analysing their perceived self-efficacy during change and their job satisfaction as job-related dimension of wellbeing. METHODS: We applied a mixed-method design, conducting two studies based on data from 71 specialists – change agents – working in the transport or mobility departments of seven local authorities participating in the H2020 CIVITAS SUITS project, from six different countries, Greece, Spain, Italy, Romania, United Kingdom, and Lithuania. RESULTS: The first quantitative survey shows that female change agents may have to perceive higher levels of self-efficacy during organisational change to perceive similar levels of job satisfaction as men. The second qualitative study (focus groups) provides more in-depth explanations of these results. This allows us to derive managerial implications to prevent decreases in women’s well-being and strengthen their resilience and health during change. CONCLUSION: This mixed-method study highlights the role of women as change agents, driving organisational change within male-dominated transport departments of local authorities. Our results show that female change agents need extra support in managing change processes within male-dominated contexts as the transport and mobility field to avoid a decrease in their perceived job satisfaction, their well-being and herewith, their physical and mental health.
21st anniversary of job embeddedness: A retrospection and future research agenda
Authors: Xue Xinglin , Rafiq Muhammad , Meng Fanchen , Peerzadah Sabzar Ahmad
Published: June 2023

BACKGROUND: Since the previous decade, researchers and academics have paid close attention to studying job embeddedness (JE), but the bibliometric examination of JE has not yet been explored. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to provide general information on the trends of the studies on JE as well as an overall perspective on the development of this topic by utilising a bibliometric analytic approach. METHOD: A bibliometric evaluation was conducted in the JE field since the first publication was documented in the Scopus database. The information retrieved examines 1572 JE papers from a variety of perspectives, including citation and publishing metrics. RESULTS: The research results pinpoint the most productive countries, universities, journals, authors, and JE articles. The study also classified the most important themes and offered some recommendations for further research. CONCLUSION: The study provided a snapshot of JE patterns and trajectories from 1993 to 2020, which can help academics and practitioners figure out the pattern and direction of future research. To the best of our knowledge, no other study examines the bibliographic data on JE and thus this work is one of the first contributions to the literature.