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Ghost in the Machine: Architecture, People and Data
Authors:   , Speedy Benjamin
Published: November 2021

In an age of electronic networks and digital communities, the ability to access the world’s knowledge from anywhere, by anyone, at anytime is the new reality. With data growing at an exponential rate, questions of its physical manifestation in the socio-environment become inescapable. As digital networks grow and develop a mounting influence on our urban and social condition, it becomes critical to develop a platform from which a tangible relationship with data in the public realm can be accomplished.   The Data Centre is an architectural typology that has recently emerged in response to the rapid consumption and production of digital information. While these data centers serve in driving global communication and economies, they operate as impenetrable objects without a common physical expression away from red and blue wires. Many adapt existing buildings and bunkers, occupy nondescript warehouses and are placed in remote sites for reasons of energy consumption and security. The current data centre typology blends in to urban contexts, sometimes disregarding humanised space entirely, justified as a response to operational constraints. The illegibility of this architectural strategy camouflages the physicalness of rapid digital data production and consumption. Giving data this ‘ghost’ like presence within the mechanisms of the modern world.   This thesis proposes the need for an architectural response aware of the changing knowledge landscape, one that recognizes that the human condition in the digital environment requires more than just a sign to Silicon Valley. Calling for an architectural restructuring of the data centre, enacting a tangible interface in the pursuit to locate the human condition within the digital expanse.
Velocity structure of the Whataroa Valley using Ambient Noise Tomography
Authors:   , McNab Andy
Published: November 2021

This thesis applies ambient noise tomography to investigate the shallow structure of the Whataroa Valley. Ambient noise techniques are applied to continuous seismic recordings acquired on 158 geophones deployed during the Whataroa Active Source Seismic Experiment. Despite only having four days of data, a robust shear-wave velocity model is calculated using a phase-weighted stacking approach to improve the cross-correlation functions' signal-to-noise ratios, allowing for robust velocity measurements to be obtained between periods of 0.3 and 1.8\,s. This yields a database of 12,500 vertical component cross correlation functions and the corresponding Rayleigh wave phase and group velocity dispersion curves. Linearised straight-ray tomography is applied to phase and group velocity dispersion measurements at periods ranging from periods of 0.3 to 1.8\,s. The tomography reveals a velocity that decreases from the vicinity of the DFDP-2B borehole to the centre of the valley. This is interpreted to be the geologic basement deepening towards the centre of the valley. A Monte-Carlo inversion technique is used to jointly invert Rayleigh-wave phase and group velocity dispersion curves constructed from phase and group velocity tomography maps of successively higher periods. Linear interpolation of the resulting 1D shear-wave velocity profiles produces a pseudo-3D velocity model of the uppermost 1,000\,m of the Whataroa Valley. Using sharp increases in velocity to represent lithological change, we interpret two velocity contours at 1,150 and 1,250\,m/s as potential sediment-basement contacts. Depth isocontours of these velocities reveal that the basement deepens towards the centre of the valley, reaching a maximum depth of 400 or 600\,m for the 1,150 and 1,250\,m/s velocity contours respectively. These depths indicate strong glacial over-deepening and have implications for future drilling projects in the Whataroa Valley. A sharp velocity increase of 200\,m/s also occurs at 100\,m depth at the DFDP-2B borehole. We interpret this to be a change in sedimentary rock lithology from fluvial gravels to lacustrine silty sands, related to a change in sedimentary depositional environment.
A Demonstration Sustainable Building: A tool for investigating environmental values
Authors:   , Bahho Mazin
Published: November 2021

This study explores the engagement of groups from tertiary education and the community in the refurbishment of an existing log cabin structure to function as a demonstration facility for exhibiting sustainable building and living practices to the community. The research focuses on educating the public about sustainable building and living practices and, as a result, inspiring pro-environmental behaviour. The central question is why people choose to engage with the various stages of creating a sustainable building and their attitudes towards behaving sustainably. The research approach is explorative, mainly making use of qualitative methods. It is a case study of creating, monitoring, and using a sustainable building including a series of pre and post-engagement structured discussions and interviews with those involved. Thematic analysis is used to identify patterns and themes within the qualitative data, and quantitative methods are used in analysing data from surveys. This study argues for the potential of a demonstration project to change the values of people through active, systematic, and successive learning, both in the building and the visiting phases. The key findings show that people’s involvement increased as the project gained momentum. When the building was almost half finished people began to volunteer to take part in the project. The acceptance tipping point came when the project was sufficiently advanced that people could see becoming involved would produce something tangible. The results suggest that changing to sustainability stems from the initial involvement of a few highly motivated individuals but when there is sufficient physical reality and reduced psychological distance, more people became involved.
The Kids Are All Right: Designing an Earthquake-Resilient Classroom Table
Authors:   , Tucker Ryan
Published: November 2021

In the seismically active region of New Zealand the threat of earthquakes is ever-present with potential implications for residents of all ages. As school children spend a large extent of their daily lives within the classroom, it is vital that they are provided with an effective means to protect and prepare themselves for natural disasters. Through the application of a qualitative, ethnographic, and ‘research through design‘ methodological approaches, this research has informed the design of a classroom table that effectively promotes safety and resilience around seismic events. Through consultation with school students and teaching staff, typologies of existing furniture and the specific needs of classroom tables in contemporary primary school environments have been evaluated within a contemporary New Zealand school context. While the development of the design aims to be appropriate for everyday use, the primary objective is to investigate the role that furniture can play in mitigating the physical threat of seismic events on children. The central research question asks:  How might furniture effectively function to mitigate the physical threat of earthquakes and aid in facilitating education regarding earthquake preparedness within the context of New Zealand’s primary schools?  The functions of the resultant product output - the ‘Earthquake-Resilient Classroom Table’ - are three-fold: the design aims to provide a robust structure that physically protects children during earthquakes; enable a system that alerts students when safety procedures should be implemented; and, facilitate the education of students in earthquake safety and preparedness procedures according to established practices employed in New Zealand schools. As a pervasive means of providing immediate safety and encouraging preparedness, the proposed design outcome is a prime example in the application of alternative functions and innovative technologies in the design of contemporary furniture. The focus on earthquake safety within school environments addresses a pertinent issue that has received minimal prior investigation or addressment through design, both in New Zealand and internationally. This research aims to foster discourse within the design discipline regarding new conceptualisations of design that meet the needs of contemporary school environments, and to inspire the development of furniture designs that meet the safety needs of children in natural disasters within New Zealand and beyond.
A Place to Call My Own: Navigating Life in the Margins
Authors:   , Foster Jonathan
Published: November 2021

This thesis explores the lives of people who are, or have recently been, living on the streets in Wellington City. It examines what it means to ‘be and belong’ while living on the streets, the ways in which Streeties become existentially and discursively ‘homeless’, what it means to feel ‘at home’ in the world, and the ways Streeties attempt to make a life worth living on the margins. It does this by exploring the way Streeties carve out new spaces for living in the city, how they construct their sense of self, and the ways in which they hope for a better life. Many of these Streeties had been rejected from the traditional channels which distribute socially legitimate forms of personhood and meaning, while others had actively rejected these channels for impinging on their ability to live a dignified life. Consequently, they have had to carve out new ways of relating to themselves and asserting their autonomy. None of them, however, wanted their autonomy to come at the expense of others. In fact, their struggles for autonomy were also simultaneously struggles for belonging - their autonomy was never isolated or bounded, but was always related to a respect for their position as individuals within wider systems of relations that contained relatives, other Streeties, members of the public, special places, worldviews or spiritual beliefs. The thesis is part ethnographic film, and part written thesis. The film is included on a USB accompanying this thesis.
Food for thought: Consumers' responses to superfood presentation in the digital age
Authors:   , Howatson Madison
Published: November 2021

The purpose of this study is to understand how consumers respond to visual cues in the digital presentation of superfoods and how this may influence consumption choices and behaviour. By gaining a deeper understanding of responses to visual cues, insights will be generated into superfood and food presentation, allowing the importance of healthy food presentation to be further understood. This understanding is especially important given the concern over health issues such as obesity in the developed world. Ten in-depth semi-structured interviews using photo elicitation (with a total of 40 participant images and four researcher-provided images) were conducted and analysed via theoretical thematic analysis. The study found the superfood movement has been fuelled by the digital space, and accepted and embraced by contemporary consumers with high food involvement. These consumers place importance on the non-materialistic aspects of superfood consumption, emphasising the hedonic experience and symbolic value. Visual cues, such as bright, vibrant colours, white plateware and natural crockery, ingredients, interesting and colourful garnishing and a background story, all influence a food image to be perceived as more attractive. The study suggests that the exposure to countless glamourised digital images may be changing contemporary consumers’ food relationships, perceptions, expectations and how we interact with food. Such findings add to theory by identifying responses to the superfood movement, exploring the context of the digital landscape, and highlighting the relationship between superfoods, digital images and utilitarian, symbolic and hedonic consumption. This study suggests to policy makers the need for more regulation online and to focus on the non-materialistic elements and nutritional elements when encouraging healthy consumption. For brands and influencers in the food industry, more emphasis should be placed on the non-materialistic elements of consumption, while still including utilitarian elements such as food’s nutritional value.
The future of the New Zealand tourism workforce: 2035
Authors:   , Petersen Laura
Published: November 2021

Imagining the future is a tantalising thought, considering that we will never truly know what lies ahead. Despite this inability, envisioning the future has not remained trapped in the realm of mere science fiction fantasies, but is increasingly attempted by organisations, academics and governments. This thesis uses scenario planning to ask what will the future of the New Zealand tourism workforce look like in the year 2035. Scenario planning, as a method of futures studies, is an increasingly popular approach to envisioning the future and draws upon key drivers of change in the present to formulate plausible future scenarios. This provides decision makers with a space for discussion and stretches their thinking through rich storylines. This thesis adds valuable insight to both areas of workforce planning, and New Zealand’s valuable tourism industry and its workforce. It takes an alternatively qualitative scenario approach to holistically explore this topic.  The year 2035 was chosen to push the current industry discussions around the Tourism 2025 strategy even further into the future. A modified Delphi method guided the research, based on a similar scenario planning study by Solnet, Baum, Kralj, Robinson, Ritchie, and Olsen (2013) which focused on the tourism workforce of the Asia-Pacific region. This method adds truthfulness to the research and involves three rounds of surveys that draw upon the knowledge and consensus of experts within the tourism and workforce fields in New Zealand. From a list of ten drivers, immigration policies and the growing Asian market emerged as the most important and formed the basis for the four alternative future scenarios. “Manaakitanga is Found Here” presents a world of closed immigration and a niche Asian tourist market, where the workforce relies on, and celebrates, local knowledge and culture. “Pick of the Labour Crop” encourages a flexible workforce for private profit within open immigration settings with a niche Asian market. “Struggling for Respect” warns of a future where tourism lacks national strategic importance with a struggling workforce, amongst closed immigration policies and a mass Asian market. Finally, “Cheap and Plentiful” explores how open immigration and a mass Asian market could push a flexible workforce and a cheaper tourism product, which damages the country’s industry and image.  The study reveals that some scenarios are more desirable than others, but regardless of which scenario unfolds, they each present various challenges and opportunities for the workforce.They emphasis the unpredictable nature of the future and stress the importance of flexibility in order to respond and adapt to changes. They also highlight the necessity of seeking a balanced solution for the workforce and striving for a quality tourism product that respectfully integrates our Māori culture.
“You Can Get Prepared, But It’s Still Scary Walking Out The Door”: Exploring the Role of Dynamic Re-entry Factors in Release Planning for High-Risk Offenders
Authors:   , Richards Chelsea M.
Published: November 2021

The task of preparing high-risk prisoners for the multitude of challenges they will face once released is vital to their chances of successful re-entry. Recent research in New Zealand has found that developing good quality plans for life after prison is associated with reduced rates of reoffending after release – but how? One suggestion is that release plans help to ameliorate risks in offenders’ release environments. However, research examining how these risk factors are affected by the quality of release plans is scarce. This thesis investigates whether release planning has an indirect relationship with recidivism through its influence on dynamic risk and protective factors in re-entry, as measured by a risk management tool used by Community Probation Services in New Zealand: the Dynamic Risk Assessment for Offender Re-entry (DRAOR; Serin, 2007). A coding protocol to assess the quality of release plans was developed and retrospectively applied to a sample of 303 high-risk male parolees. Outcomes of interest were “short-term recidivism” (within 100 days of release) and “longer-term recidivism” (within one year of release) across four different indices. Results indicated that parolees who did not reoffend within the first 100 days of release had significantly better quality release plans than those who did reoffend. Better quality release plans also predicted greater stability in acute risk factors, and greater improvements in overall DRAOR scores, within the first 100 days of release. Logistic mediation analyses confirmed that release planning had an indirect relationship with both short-term and longer-term recidivism through its influence on DRAOR total scores. Together, these findings suggest that release planning may facilitate successful re-entry by reducing the impact of acute triggers or destabilisers in the release environment, thus protecting against a potential relapse. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed, along with limitations of the study and suggested directions for future research.
The Role of Architects in Post Disaster Reconstruction
Authors:   , Hulme Jessica
Published: November 2021

In post-disaster reconstruction in underdeveloped countries, architects all too often create design solutions with little appreciation of the environment in which their solutions are expected to work. The disaster context for reconstruction is complex and irregular. Issues vary from lack of available resources; difficulty in transporting resources, inflation of costs for construction materials, corruption in the allocation of aid money and resources, language barriers, and the complexity of architects needing to meet the local socio-economic and cultural norms of each particular community. These are but a few of the complexities that need to be addressed when working in post-disaster reconstruction.  This paper draws on grounded theory field research and analysis of reconstruction efforts in Samoa after the tsunami in 2009 and category 2 Tropical Cyclone Evan (TC Evan) in 2012,; and category 5 Tropical Cyclone Winston (TC Winston) that devastated Fiji in 2016. This paper measures this research and analysis against literature and research and analysis of other post-disaster reconstruction case studies to come up with design iterations that are viable for the post-disaster context of Nanokonoko village, Viti Levu, Fiji.  This thesis investigates the ways that the architectural process of design can be used so that post-disaster communities have access to adequate, self-sustainable, and affordable housing. It does so by identifying the gaps and potential barriers that are created along the rebuilding work flow, then analyses and recommends an improved process for post-disaster reconstruction in underdeveloped countries for the architect and architecture to follow. By adopting the recommended process of reconstruction, the living situation of communities will significantly improve immediately following the disaster and in the long-term.  This thesis also explores the many other value adding roles that the architectural framework can benefit reconstruction through. By ensuring designs are culturally and socio-economically viable to the rural village of Nanokonoko and engages with the affected community in the early stages of recovery.
Middle Management and Instructional Leadership: The Case of Natural Sciences’ Heads of Departments in South Africa
Authors: Malinga Cynthia B , Jita Loyiso C , Bada Abiodun A
Published: November 2021

Natural sciences heads of departments often find themselves in the middle, shuttling between one role as part of the school management team, and another as an ordinary classroom teacher whose role as subject and instructional leaders is made even more complex because of the several duties incorporated in the subject which brings together other science disciplines, with each having its own disciplinary culture and expectations. The crucial role played by this group of teachers in the area of management and instructional leadership can go a long way in determining effective output in teaching and learning. This study reports on a mixed methods approach to explore the practices of natural sciences heads of department, as they provide instructional leadership to the teachers in a multidisciplinary context of their subject. This research involved 30 participants who responded to the questionnaire and 6 purposively selected subject heads of department interviewed and observed from four districts in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. The data collected through questionnaire, semi-structured interview and observations were analysed using descriptive statistics and content analysis. The results from this investigation revealed that natural science heads of departments devise creative ways to mitigate the challenge of differently qualified natural science teachers. These study concludes that the effectiveness of heads of departments as instructional leaders is influenced by the immense pressure from the dual roles of managing from the middle, which also appear to affect the optimal implementation of the natural science curriculum.
Multicultural Aspects of 21st Century Learning Using Digital Posters
Authors: Darlis Tiara Saputri , Fairuz Fairuz , Lustiyantie Ninuk , Chaeruman Uwes Anis
Published: November 2021

21st century learning is learning that has the characteristics of being accessible, digital oriented, big data science and this learning is not limited to the distance of space and time. Poster presentation is a general form of educational information that is easily accessible, can be spread quickly with the presence of television, gadgets and the internet. This research method is descriptive qualitative method. While the research data in the form of educational posters. The results of this study are in the form of poster media requirements that are used as educational media, namely; 1) The content shall not contents that may offend the community/learning participants. The presented content shall be accepted by audience even with language and cultural differences. 2) The information shall be clear thus the message of the poster is well conveyed to audience with different cultural aspect. 3) The contents should be attractive, contains illustration images, and explanatory writings that make audience interested in the poster. 4) The development of digital poster with various version of local language may increase acceptabability among local language speaker.
“OPPORTUNITY STORE“ – FORUM FOR EXCHANGING OF EXPERIENCE AND IDEAS
Authors:   First Primary School „Sts. Cyril and Methodius“, Gotse Delchev, Atanasov Valentin , Kalinova Maria ,   First Primary School „Sts. Cyril and Methodius“, Gotse Delchev
Published: November 2021

This article presents authors’ concept for a model of working with junior high school students in a new method, called by its founders „Shop of Opportunities“. This model of work enriches the existing interactive approaches to interaction with students that we all know (Step by step, Steps to success, Peers help peers, etc.) and is aimed at improving human intelligence. „Everything in life changes when everyone discovers their intelligences (abilities), when they touch the essence and discover their mission!“ The „Shop of Opportunities“ method was born in the small psychology room at the First Primary School „St. St. Cyril and Methodius“, Gotse Delchev. His life is inspired by the two school psychologists Maria Kalinova and Valentin Atanasov, whose initial idea was to be a forum for the exchange of experience, skills, knowledge and ideas between the participants. One of the main goals of the „Shop of Opportunities“ is to „unlock“ the full potential of human intelligence from an early age. Developing and educating them in children helps to cope with the challenges facing them, turning them into active participants and creators of their own lives. The model is the basis for the success and happiness of every child and enables students to learn effectively, to cope with difficulties independently, to make the right decisions, to resolve conflicts positively, to create lasting friendships, successful alliances, to be more confident in interact with the world around them and be yourself.
EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE MUSICAL METRUM
Authors:   St Cyril and St Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo-Vratsa Branch, Angelov Marian
Published: November 2021

The key verbal characteristic that reveals the essence of the term „meter“ in music is „musical pulsation“ – correlation and periodicity in the alternation of individual times (parts) in the bars of a piece of music. The relevance of the present study is determined by the role that music education has in relation to the awareness and interpretation of the metric pulsations studied in primary school and the manifestations related to them. Emphasis in the research is the metric models and forms of work included in the curriculum for activating the sense of meter in the trainees. Possibilities for more rational comprehension and assimilation of the metric pulsations and activities represented in the music education process are presented. Phenomena related to the musical meter in education are considered and clarified.
LEVEL OF FORMATION OF THE KEY COMPETENCE: „COMMUNICATION IN MOTHER TONGUE“ IN STUDENTS AT PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE – COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Authors:   Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski”, Sofia, Raykova Irena
Published: November 2021

The aims of the current scientific research are to examine the level of formation of the key competence: communication in mother tongue of the students in primary school according to their teachers and parents. The subject of examination is Bulgarian Language and literature education. The date is collected by the means of the online survey. An important overview on how parents cooperate with teachers as their partners in the learning process of their children is presented. The analysis of the results gives information about the difficulties that learners face in language learning of their mother tongue. Some possible solutions are proposed based on team work and Web 2 tools. Suggested pedagogical practices increase collaboration among students during the learning process and are focused on creation of common products as a result of the students’ cooperation.
CPTu-based approaches for cyclic liquefaction assessment of alluvial soil profiles
Authors: Ramos Catarina , Fonseca António , Ferreira Cristiana
Published: November 2021

Over the years, methods to assess cyclic liquefaction potential based on piezocone penetration tests (CPTu) have been developed. This paper presents a comparative study between three CPTu-based methodologies, mainly in terms of the normalization procedures of overburden stresses, equivalent clean sand resistance, and magnitude scaling factor (MSF). Four CPTu profiles from a pilot site in southwest Portugal are thoroughly analysed with different methods, in terms of factor of safety against liquefaction, the Liquefaction Potential Index (LPI), and the Liquefaction Severity Number (LSN). The site presents very heterogeneous soil profiles, composed of alluvial deposits. Due to the presence of significant sand-silt–clay interbedded layers, the influence of transition zones and the use of different soil behaviour type index (Ic) cut-off values were also considered. From these analyses, a set of recommendations is presented for CPTu-based liquefaction assessment. Based on the extensive database of CPTu results in the pilot site area, a new classification relating LPI and LSN is proposed to assess liquefaction severity and damage.
Determination of Appropriate Thresholding Method in Segmentation Stage in Detecting Breast Cancer Cells
Authors: Akbaba Cihat Ediz , Polat Adem
Published: November 2021

As in all cancer types, the early detection of breast cancer is vital in terms of patients holding on to life. Today, computer-aided image processing systems play an important role in the detection of diseases. Analyzing the images with accurate image processing methods is very important for professionals to interpret the images and to develop the treatment methods for diseases appropriately. The images contain-ing cancer cells (tumoroid) used in this study were obtained from the mini-Opto tomography device that creates 3D images by reconstruction of 2D images taken from different angles. It is an electronic, mechan-ical, and software-based device capable of 3D imaging of tumoroids up to 1 cm in diameter in size. Ob-serving an entire tumor spheroid that has the size of several centimeters in size in a single square image with a microscope is not possible, but with mini-Opto tomography it is possible. In our study, a few layers of 3D images of the tumoroid produced by MCF-7 breast cancer cells obtained on the different days from the mini-Opto device were used. Image thresholding offers many advantages at the segmenta-tion stage in order to distinguish the target objects. In this study, the determination of the most appropriate thresholding method for detecting the main tumor masses in the layered images was investigated. Moreo-ver, the contours of the tumoroid were determined in the original images based on applying the outcomes of thresholding. While various thresholding methods have been applied on diverse images in the literature, we have applied a few thresholding methods to small tumors up to 2 mm in size. As a result of the quali-tative assessment based on the results of the contour drawings on the thresholded images, the global thresholding and adaptive thresholding methods gave the best results.
CONSTRUCTION OF NEURAL NETWORK MODEL FOR STUDYING OF CRYSTAL STRUCTURES PROPERTIES
Authors: Uvarova Olga , Uvarov Sergey
Published: November 2021

The paper considers a mechanism for constructing a model based on artificial neural network for obtaining the values of the cohesive energy of a system of atoms. Cohesive energy allows for calculation of total energy of system. It is one of the most important characteristics of a structure. A computational experiment is carried out for one-component crystal structures of Si, Ge and C.
MULTI-SCALE SIMULATION OF MULTILAYER NANOGETEROSTRUCTURES BASED ON STRONTIUM FERROMOLYBDATE (SFMO)
Authors: Abgaryan Karine , Bazhanov Dmitry , Sobolev Nikolay
Published: November 2021

The work is devoted to the development of multiscale approaches to modeling spintronic devices using multilayer nanostructures based on strontium ferromolybdate for a new generation of computing technology.
MONTE CARLO SIMULATION OF ION DYNAMICS IN MEMRISTIVE ELEMENTS
Authors: Zhuravlev Andrey , Abgaryan Karine , Bazhanov Dmitry , Reviznikov Dmitry
Published: November 2021

The work is devoted to Monte Carlo modeling of the formation / destruction of oxygen vacancies and the migration of oxygen ions in oxide layers of memristive elements.
FAILURE TOLERANT SYNCHRONOUS AND SELT-TIED CIRCUITS COMPARISON
Authors: Zatsarinny Aleksandr , Stepchenkov Yuri , Diachenko Yuri , Rogdestvenski Yuri
Published: November 2021

The article considers the problem of developing synchronous and self-timed (ST) digital circuits that are tolerant to soft errors. Synchronous circuits traditionally use the 2-of-3 voting principle to ensure single failure, resulting in three times the hardware costs. In ST circuits, due to dual-rail signal coding and two-phase control, even duplication provides a soft error tolerance level 2.1 to 3.5 times higher than the triple modular redundant synchronous counterpart. The development of new high-precision software simulating microelectronic failure mechanisms will provide more accurate estimates for the electronic circuits' failure tolerance
Implementation of School Culture Management in State Elementary School in the District of Aur Birugo Tigobaleh
Authors: Yuhelmi Yuhelmi , Pohan Ratna Sari Dewi , Sari Mezia Kemala
Published: November 2021

The formation development and maintenance of school cultural values is very important in order to create honesty, mutual trust, discipline, neat, clean, beautiful and create a harmonious atmosphere so that the formation of student character is good. This study aims to describe the school's cultural planning and implementation. The subjects of this study were principals of primary schools, teachers and students in primary schools in the Aur Birugo Tigobaleh district. Data collection techniques in this study were carried out by means of observation, interviews and documentation. Data analysis techniques use techniques developed by Miles and Huberman (1996). The findings of this study include: (1) school cultural planning is not planned according to MoNE standards; (2) the implementation of school culture is implemented by every school member but it does not yet refer to the correct guidelines. For this reason, it is recommended that schools make plans and implement correctly according to applicable guidelines.
Teachers’ Questioning Strategies to Promote Students’ Critical Thinking in EFL Classroom: Perceptions And Practices
Authors: Novitaningrum Angella , Lestari Lies Amin , Anam Syafi’ul
Published: November 2021

This study was intended to describe teachers’ perceptions and practices of questioning strategies to promote students’ critical thinking in EFL classroom. It was a descriptive qualitative research that investigated two English teachers who taught at eighth grade of Junior High School in Trenggalek. Interview and observation were conducted to collect data in order to answer research questions. The findings showed that; first, two teachers who became participants of this study had positive perceptions that practicing appropriate questioning strategies could stimulate students to think critically in learning process, and second, the teachers applied some types of questioning strategies, those were, wait-time, probing, prompting, and reinforcement. In  conclusion, reffering to the issue of promoting students’ critical thinking as a result of recent curriculum (K-13), teacher’s questioning strategies was useful to be considered in teaching and learning process, and teachers’ perceptions was one of factors that influence their’ practices in classroom context.
Critical Literacy Model On Students In Preparing Final Assignments To Avoid Plagiarism
Authors: Hayati Kinanti Resmi , Zawawi Zawawi , Sholihatin Endang
Published: November 2021

The aim of this study is to develop a Critical Literacy model for Management Economics department’s Students of economics and business faculty of UPN "Veteran" Jawa Timur in Arranging Final Project to Avoid Plagiarism. The research method uses a qualitative and quantitative approach which is applied research with case studies. The research’s location is in Management Economics department’s Students of economics and business faculty of UPN "Veteran" Jawa Timur. The data sources are students, lecturers and administrative staff in Management Economics department. Primary data are questionnaire results and data from interviews. Secondary data are from documents, observation data, and media. The implementation of data collection in the field is regulated through the following strategies, (a) the determination of informants by purposive sampling (for key informants) and snow ball for informant development, (b) interviewing informants, (c) taking notes, (d) asking descriptive and structural question, 5) conducting interview analysis, (e) making domain analysis, (f) finding themes according to the research problem, (g) surveying to students. The research checks the data validity by using data source triangulation techniques. The research conclusions are formulated a critical literacy model that can be applied by economics management study program Management Economics department’s students in preparing Final Project to avoid plagiarism; 1) students prepare topics; 2) students look for references that are relevant to the topic; 3) students start to compile scientific papers (Final assignment) with the correct paraphrasing, quotation, and citation/bibliography techniques; 4) check plagiarism; 5) Similarity tolerance with maximum of 30%; and 6) Final assignment avoids plagiarism.
Character Education Through Discussion Activities in STKIP PGRI Lubuklinggau Students
Authors: Susilo Agus , Asmara Yeni
Published: November 2021

The current era of globalization makes humans very easy to reach an activity. Humans are basically creatures whose lives always undergo alternating phases. So in the current era of globalization, the world of education for the younger generation, especially students, requires character education that builds the nation's wisdom. Character education is through group study or discussion. The purpose of writing this research is to find out character education through discussion activities on STKIP PGRI Lubuklinggau students. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method, which uses observations, interviews, and literature studies to examine research studies. The results of the study note that innovative media in classroom learning in semester V students of STKIP PGRI History Education in Lubuklinggau is very necessary and very helpful in learning. Innovative media applied by lecturers in learning turns out to be able to shape the character of students who were previously passive and feel bored with the learning taught by the lecturer. Students feel there is a responsibility in participating in learning and trying to leave their laziness in the classroom. In addition, character education through discussion activities for STKIP PGRI Lubuklinggau students is very helpful in learning to respond to something and foster a high morale and foster a spirit of empathy.
The Effects of Zigzag Ladder Exercise Crossover Shuffle, In Out Shuffle and Ali Shuffle Against Speed and Agility
Authors: Pandarwidi S Afryan , Siantoro Gigih , Khamidi Amrozi
Published: November 2021

The purpose of this study was to analyze: (1) the effect of the Ladder Zigzag crossover shuffle exercise on speed and agility; (2) the effect of the Ladder In out shuffle exercise on speed and agility; (3) the effect of the Ladder Ali shuffle exercise on speed and agility; (4) differences in the influence of Ladder Zigzag crossover shuffle, In out shuffle and Ali shuffle on speed and agility. This type of research is quantitative with quasi-experimental methods. The research design used is maching only design and data analysis using t-test and ANOVA. Retrieval of data using a sprint 30 meters to measure speed and agility t-test to measure agility at the time of the pretest and posttest. The results showed that the difference between the pretest and posttest of each group were: (1) experimental group I for speed = 0.787 and agility = 0.731 (2) experimental group II for speed = 0.866 and agility = 0.881 (3) experimental group III for speed = 0.863 and agility = 0.84 (4) the control group for speed = 0.115 and agility = 0.118. Based on the above analysis, it can be concluded that there was an increase in speed and agility for each group after being given the Ladder Zigzag crossover shuffle, In out shuffle and Ali shuffle exercises seen from the t-test. In addition, through the ANOVA test, where the Ladder Zigzag crossover shuffle, In out shuffle and Ali shuffle exercises had a better effect than the control group.
Influence of Motivation and Job Satisfaction on Teacher Creativity in SMA Negeri Region II Jakarta Barat
Authors: Rajindra Daru , Karnati Neti , Soefijanto Totok Amin
Published: November 2021

This study aims to determine: (1) The direct effect of motivation on creativity; (2) the direct effect of Job Satisfaction on Creativity; and (3) the direct influence of motivation on job satisfaction. This study uses a survey method with a quantitative approach which is carried out using a path analysis technique. The unit of analysis in this study was all ASN Educators at SMA Negeri Region II Jakarta Barat with a sample size of 98 people selected with regard to a level in the population element (stratified random sampling). The results showed that: (1) there was a positive direct effect between motivations on creativity; (2) there is a positive direct effect between job satisfactions on creativity; and (3) there is a positive direct effect between motivations on job satisfaction.
Re-Evaluation Curriculum and Implementation: Case Study in MTsS PTP-VI Berangir
Authors: Pohan Muhammad Munawir
Published: November 2021

This study aims to evaluation of implementation the 2013 Curriculum in MTsS PTP-VI Berangir which includes (1) readiness for implementation; (2) learning process and learning evaluation, (3) results of implementation; and (4) level of successful implementation. The method used in this study is the method of evaluating the Countenan Stake model which divides the curriculum components in the observation matrix and the consideration matrix including the antecedent, process (transaction), and results (outcomes) stages. The study was conducted at MTsS PTP-VI Berangir, North Labuhanbatu Regency, North Sumatra Province which is a private school. The results showed that the preliminary stage or readiness for implementation included the readiness of teachers, books, infrastructure, and lesson plans very well (90%), the stage of the process which included learning activities and learning evaluation was very good (97%), and the results of implementation which included responses students and learning outcomes are also very good (95%). The implementation of the 2013 Curriculum in MTsS PTP-VI Berangir can run very well with the support of meeting national education standards and teachers who have good motivation, creativity and performance.
The Implementation of Inclusive Islamic Religion Education in Sibolga State Senior High School
Authors: Asari Hasan , Mukti Abd , Nasution Sapirin
Published: November 2021

This study reveals about the factors regarding the implementation of inclusive Islamic religious education in Senior High School in Sibolga. The implementation of inclusive PAI which is the problem in this research is the planning, implementation and evaluation of inclusive PAI in Senior High School in Sibolga. The research method in this research is qualitative research with a phonomenology approach, namely analyzing the factors of inclusive Islamic education at State Senior High School in Sibolga. Based on the findings in this study, it can be concluded that the implementation of inclusive Islamic Education in the Sibolga City Senior High School includes planning that includes the school's vision and mission, school work programs/PAI teachers, curriculum, ex-kul, methods, related activities. Based on the results of the evaluation in this implementation, it can be seen that inclusive PAI has the support of school residents and builds inclusive school residents.
The Implementation of Quantum Teaching Learning Model to Improve Learning Outcomes of Class V Students SD Borong Jambu II of Makassar
Authors: Sabillah Bellona Mardhatillah , Sukmawati Sukmawati
Published: November 2021

This study aims to improve social studies learning outcomes in grade V at SD Borong Jambu II Makassar by implementing the quantum teaching-learning model. This research is a Classroom Action Research (PTK), which is divided into two cycles with four stages, namely: planning, acting, observing, and reflecting repeatedly. The subjects of this study were students of grade V at SD Borong Jambu II Makassar, totaling 30 students. The instruments used to obtain data in this study consisted of tests, observation sheets, and questionnaires. This data analysis technique was carried out by analyzing learning outcome data, analyzing data from interviews, and analyzing field note data. The pre-action results were 33.33% who got a value of ≥75, then after learning using the quantum teaching model increased to 60% in cycle I increased to 30 students or all students earned a score of ≥75 in cycle II. It can be concluded that learning using the quantum teaching model by doing variations shows that the criteria for success in the study are fulfilled. This can be seen from the increase in grade V students in social studies score at SD Borong Jambu II of Makassar.
Online Bussiness Interest Factor Analysis for Students
Authors: Siregar Melinda , Nasution Siti Aisyah
Published: November 2021

This study aims to see how the factors that arise on the interests that affect students in doing business online. Online business has several factors that influence the development of student interest. Some students think that they will become unemployed after college, or that they will find it difficult to get a job later, and so on. From the results of the research conducted, it was found that there were educational and environmental factors that were very influential in the progress of student interest in doing online business. The sample used in this study were 20 students from the entire student population. The method used in this research is survey method and quantitative analysis method. This study uses a questionnaire instrument in data collection. The data obtained in the education factor is the t-count value of the education variable> from the t-table, namely (3.251> 2.086) and a significant value (0.000 <0.05). And for environmental factors, the t-count value for environmental variables is <than the t-table value, namely (1.552 <2, 086) and a significant value (0.255> 0.05). From the test results, the value of the F table is 2.71 at the level of alpha = 0.05 degrees of freedom of the numerator 3 and the denominator is 16. Obtained F count is 4.513> than the F table is 3.10. This comparison shows that the influence of education and environmental factors simultaneously has an impact on student interest in doing business online.
The Implementation of Make A Match Type Cooperative Learning Model to Improve the Mathematical Connection Ability
Authors: Maulidawati Maulidawati , Muhammad Iryana , Rohantizani Rohantizani , Mursalin Mursalin
Published: November 2021

Mathematics is a discipline that is taught at every level of education in Indonesia. Mathematics are interrelated with each other, and cannot be separated from other disciplines and problems in everyday life. Process standards that students use in learning mathematics include problem solving, reasoning and proof, connection, communication, and representation. This study aims to determine the mathematical connection ability of students who are taught through the make a match cooperative learning model better than the students' mathematical connection ability through the scientific learning model on the line and row material in class XI SMAN 1 Pintu Rime Gayo. This research is a quasi-experimental study using the pretest-posttest group design. The samples taken were class XI MIA 2 as the experimental class and XI MIA 1 as the control class. Retrieval of data in research using tests. The data collected from the test results were analyzed using SPSS version 18 to find normality using the Shapiro-Wilk test and to test the hypothesis using the Mann-Whitney-Test. Based on the results of data analysis, it shows that the N-gain average score of students who apply the make a match cooperative learning model is 0.71 (high category), higher than students who use scientific learning of 0.36 (moderate category). From the results of the Mann-Whitney-Test above, the Asymp value is obtained. Sig (1-tailed) is 0.0005 <α 0.05. This shows that the increase in students' mathematical connection ability through cooperative learning type make a match is significantly better than students who get scientific learning.