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Water Resources Characterisation and Modelling (WRCM) Project: summary of the 2020-21 mid-year activities

Summary of the 2020-21 Mid-Year Activities
Authors: Paradis D
Published: February 2021

The Water Resources Characterisation and Modelling (WRCM) Project is intended to support hydrogeological studies by the development of innovative approaches tailored to emerging issues threatening water resources across Canada. The Project has scientific
collaborations with public and private sectors (e.g., governments, firms, and universities), to address specific issues related to sustainable water resources management, and to provide a strong scientific base to stakeholders involved in water management.
Recent advances include: Development of innovative methods for aquifer characterisation; Advances in validation of satellite-base gravity data for water resources monitoring; Hydrogeological modelling studies to better support water resources allocation and management.
Ring of Fire: reconstructing long-term environmental records to support regional assessment
Authors: Benoit N , Jautzy J
Published: February 2021

Ring of Fire (RoF) = large mineral deposits of Ni/Cu/Zn/Cr and PGM: Located in one of the world's largest peatland system; Sensitive to climate change (Hadley et al., 2019) and anthropogenic stresses (Leclair et al., 2015)
Environmental conditions: Additional knowledge required to understand how baseline conditions respond to climate change and new anthropogenic stresses (e.g., roads, mining camps,...); Natural presence and behavior of metal(loid)s in this system needs to be carefully assessed prior to any
development; Changes to groundwater flow dynamic, changes in lake sediment conditions and forest fires can potentially enhance the remobilization of metal(loid)s over time; Explore and develop environmental indicators adapted to the RoF environment.
African American Parents’ Perceptions of an American Deaf Community: Where’s the Poetic Justice?
Authors: Borum Valerie
Published: February 2021

Poetic prose, a creative qualitative technique, is used to present the findings (emerging themes) of in-depth, thematic interviews with 14 African American parents with deaf children. This is presented in a multi- vocal, interactive, and interwoven style. This style of interweaving voices of participants in a creative poetic prose is indicative of African American cultural and oral traditions. It also permits and deepens the reader’s ability to emotionally and spiritually connect with experiences and emotions of African American parents and their perceptions of an American deaf community. This research was conducted using a modified grounded theory approach where theory (grand narrative) and communal- personal-based narratives interact. Afrocentricsm offers a powerful conceptual frame for organizing these experiences of parents of deaf children within the deaf community and schools for deaf children.
Using the Delphi Technique to Search for Empirical Measures of Local Planning Agency Power
Authors: Ali Amal
Published: February 2021

This paper shows how the Delphi technique was used to conceptualize and operationalize local planning agency power. In the first of two Delphi studies, twelve scholars suggested four dimensions of agency power: legal authority, degree of control, relative autonomy, and capacity. In the second Delphi study, sixteen professional planners operationalized power dimensions proposed by the first Delphi study. The dimensions were operationalized in the context of Florida’s planning system. The proposed measures were tested empirically by reviewing Florida statutes, surveying municipal planning agencies, and conducting statistical analysis. This research presents important lessons learned for researchers interested in Delphi studies and proposes valid empirical measures of local planning agency power.
The Pre-Conceptual Map Methodology: Development and Application
Authors: Hipsky Shellie
Published: February 2021

The objective of this article is to present the Pre-Conceptual Map methodology as a formalized way to identify, document, and utilize preconceived assumptions on the part of the researcher in qualitative inquiry. This technique can be used as a stand alone method or in conjunction with other qualitative techniques (i.e., naturalistic inquiry). This document explains how to utilize the process and includes specific examples based on a formal study of the pilot of The Drama Discovery Curriculum. The article highlights the Pre-Conceptual Map methodology for use by other researchers by examining: the need for the methodology, how it is related to the literature, the implications for other professions, and the contribution to the field of qualitative methodology.
Preservice Teachers’ Professional Development in a Community of Practice Summer Literacy Camp for Children At-Risk: A Sociocultural Perspective
Authors: Richards Janet
Published: February 2021

This inquiry applied an innovative sociocultural framework to examine transformations in preservice teachers’ professional development as they worked with children at-risk in a summer literacy camp. The camp incorporated a community of practice model in which teams of master’s and doctoral students mentored small groups of preservice teachers. The study examined preservice teachers ’ learning following Rogoff’s (1995, 1997) notions of the personal, interpersonal, and community planes of analysis. The research also employed a postmodernist crystallization imagery to capture multiple perspectives on the preservice teachers’ growth. The study assigns importance to the contextual dimensions in which learning takes place, and emphasizes that learning is nourished by interactions with others.
Creating and Using Learning Objects in Qualitative Research Education
Authors: Chenail Ronald , Spong Jennifer , Chenail Jan , Liscio Michele , McLean Lenworth , Cox Holly , Shepherd Brenda , Mowzoon Nura
Published: February 2021

Based upon the lessons learned and the educational materials generated from a doctoral course on qualitative data analysis, a group of doctoral students, their professor, and a linguistics consultant launched an on- going project to create a series of reusable learning objects designed to help other groups of students and professors learn how to analyze qualitative data. The results of the first six months of this project are shared, as the team describes how they have begun to use instructional design and software applications to create a digital learning environment in the form of a series of activities engineered to help analysts learn how to master grounded theory open coding.
Intrusive Music: The Perception of Everyday Music Explored by Diaries
Authors: Gavin Helen
Published: February 2021

This paper describes research investigating the perception of intrusive music, that is, music heard when choice, volume, and occurrence are not under the control of the participant. Participants were directed to record diary accounts of episodes in which music was played in instances when they were not in control of the decision to play the music or any characteristic of it, and to record various items about the music, together with any effects on themselves. Strong reactions were discovered during thematic analysis- reactions influencing mood, energy, distractibility, desire to stay or return, and intention to purchase. The implications for commercial use of music are discussed along with the efficacy of the diary method in this context.
Cadets’ Perceptions of Gymnastics Instruction for Officer Development
Authors: Coelho Jeffrey , Fielitz Lynn
Published: February 2021

The United States Military Academy has offered gymnastics instruction since 1838. Gymnastics continues to be an integral component of the physical education curriculum. The purpose of this study was to investigate cadets' perceptions of their experiences in a required gymnastics course using the critical incident technique. Students described experiences in the gymnastics class that they believed had a positive or negative influence on their development as cadets and future Army officers. Key elements of their responses were classified into 16 positively perceived and 11 negatively perceived categories. The top positive categories were confidence, encouragement, fear management, modeling, additional instruction, and teamwork. The top negative categories included lack of time, helplessness, discouragement, lack of relevance, unfair grading, and injury.
Understanding Implicit Texts in Focus Groups from a Systems Psychodynamic Perspective
Authors: Smit Brigitte , Cillers Frans
Published: February 2021

Many researchers have been inquiring into focus groups as a qualitative data collection method (Barbour & Kitzinger 1999; Krueger 1998; Morgan, 1998), but only a few have been able to analyse the different levels of understanding in focus groups, which we focus on in this article. The guiding research question is how do focus groups offer deeper levels of understandings from a systems psychodynamic perspective. Research participants were purposively sample d using maximum variation (Patton 2002). Data were collected during the focus group, and group data were analysed during data gathering. Meaning making and interpretation of data was done from the systems psychodynamic perspective. The main theme of inclusion and exclusion is evidence of hidden texts in focus groups.
Goals and Distractions: Explanations of Early Attrition from Traditional University Freshmen
Authors: Rausch John , Hamilton Matthew
Published: February 2021

This grounded theory study was designed to investigate the factors that influenced 20 "traditional" university freshmen to withdraw prior to the end of their first year at two Midwestern universities. A two-hour audio- taped interview was conducted with each of the participants, and the grounded theory method was utilized to analyze the interview data. Eighteen of the twenty participants had strong high school GPAs and ACT scores, and would not have been identified as being at-risk for attrition. The grounded theory that emerged from the participants' data indicated that an absence of clear educational goals, as well as individual and institutional distractions, interacted to contribute to the participants' withdrawal from their universities.
Studying HIV Risk in Vulnerable Communities: Methodological and Reporting Shortcomings in the Young Men’s Study in New York City
Authors: Mukherjea Ananya , Vidal-Oritz Salvador
Published: February 2021

This article considers demographic categories used in the Young Men’s Study on HIV risk for men who have sex with men. We critique oversimplified pan-ethnic categories and the polarization of US racial discourse. We also interrogate the use of certain gender and sexuality markers that produced confusing results in this study. We use a critical standpoint derived from cultural studies to suggest that quantitative and qualitative methods of studying health risks and intimate behaviors in vulnerable populations require reorganization to more accurately represent the lives of members of these groups. Interviews, surveys, and statistics can be crude and lacking in practical information. Finally, we address media and governmental response to the Young Men’s Study, and the continued need for organizing across minoritized communities.
Post Modern Image-Based Research: An Innovative Data Collection Method for Illuminating Preservice Teachers’ Developing Perceptions in Field-Based Courses
Authors: Richards Janet
Published: February 2021

As part of course requirements twenty -eight preservice teachers in a field- based content reading course create d a series of se lf-portraits that illustrated their concerns and perceptions about teaching content reading. They accompanied their drawings with dialogue. Analysis of the portraits indicates that arts-based techniques have the potential to provide insights about preservice teachers’ perceived realities and understandings that narrative data alone might not reveal. The preservice teachers experienced high levels of stress as they prepared to teach their first lesson and their anxieties continued pas t mid-semester. By the end of the course the majority developed confidence in their teaching abilities and they were able to list a wide-range of content reading strategies however, they overlooked the visual and communicative arts.
Towards an Understanding of Excellence in Ur ban Pedagogy: A Portrait of a High School
Authors: Ahuja Renu
Published: February 2021

This case study describes processes in an urban high school, which contribute to excellence in urban pedagogy, and investigates teachers’ and educational leaders’ perceptions of the factors influencing their commitment to school success. Six themes related to excellence in urban pedagogy were identified. Data in the form of semi-structured interviews, observations, and document review de scribe a school in which the leadership strives to develop human capability at all levels through empowerment and shared decision-making. The study indicates that students’ achievement is a collective responsibility and strong instructional leadership is a key for success in urban schools. More studies may be needed to show how contextual experience of teachers and teacher’s self-efficacy are related.
Mentoring Qualitative Research Authors Globally: The Qualitative Report Experience
Authors: Chenail Ronald , St. George Sally , Wulff Dan , Duffy Maureen , Laughlin Martha , Warner Kate , Sahni Tarmeen
Published: February 2021

Authoring quality qualitative inquiry is a challenge for most researchers. A lack of local mentors can make writing even more difficult. To meet this need, The Qualitative Report ( TQR ) has helped authors from around the world develop their papers into published articles. TQR editorial team members will discuss the history of the journal, their philosophy of author development; manuscript development strategies; solutions for managing differences; challenges working worldwide; authors’ feedback; and the collective global futures of TQR and qualitative researcher.
Embracing the Practical, the Pragmatic, and the Personal: A Review of Clive Seale, Giampietro Gobo, Jaber F. Gubrium, and David Silverman’s Qualitative Research Practice
Authors: Chenail Ronald
Published: February 2021

In their 2007 book, Qualitative Research Practice: Concise Paperback Version, Clive Seale, Giampietro Gobo, Jaber F. Gubrium, and David Silverman have offered students, teachers, and researchers a practical guide for understanding and conducting qualitative research. In doing so, they and their chapter contributing colleagues have also taken us as readers into their insiders’ worlds of being qualitative researchers, so we can benefit from their self-narratives of the “nitty-gritty of research practice.” The result is an excellent text that is both pragmatic and personal.
Analisis Perhitungan Harga Pokok Produksi Dalam Menentukan Harga Jual Pada Rajaswa Coffee
Authors: Basuni Mohamad , Iskandar Khalid
Published: February 2021

Perhitungan harga pokok produksi merupakan hal yang penting dalam menetapkan harga jual suatu produk. Persaingan yang semakin meningkat dalam dunia usaha menuntut perusahaan berusaha membuat suatu produk yang berkualitas dengan harga jual yang bersaing. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis bagaimana perhitungan harga pokok produksi untuk menentukan harga jual pada Rajaswa Coffee. Dalam menentukan harga jual yang menggunakan pendekatan full costing, dimana semua biaya produksi, biaya tenaga kerja, biaya overhead dimasukkan ke dalam perhitungan. Harga jual diperoleh dengan menjumlahkan harga pokok produksi dengan laba yang diharapkan. Data yang digunakan yaitu data primer dan data sekunder dari Rajaswa Coffee. Dalam penelitian ini memberikan hasil bahwa ada selisih pada perhitungan menurut perusahaan yang berpengaruh pada pendapatan harga jual.
1918-1920 YILLARINDA KARABAĞ’DA ERMENİ İSYANLARI: AZERBAYCAN HÜKÜMETİ’NİN TOPRAK BÜTÜNLÜĞÜNÜ SAĞLAMAK İÇİN İSYANCILARA KARŞI MÜCADELESİ
Authors: SADIGOV Ramin
Published: February 2021

XIX. yüzyılda Çarlık Rusya tarafından Karabağ’a iskân edildikten sonra bölgede yaşayan Azerbaycan halkına karşı sistematik bir şekilde baskı, tehdit ve vahşet uygulayan Ermeniler, Mayıs 1918’de kurulan Azerbaycan Cumhuriyeti Hükümeti’ne de tabi olmak istemediler. Nitekim 23 aylık varlığı süresince Cumhuriyet Hükümeti’ne karşı isyan ederek Karabağ’da önce kendi yönetimlerini kurmaya, sonra da bölgeyi Ermenistan’a birleştirmeye çalıştılar. Lakin Azerbaycan Hükümeti hem Ermenistan’dan hem de silahlı çete gruplardan destek alan Karabağ’da yaşayan Ermenilere fırsat vermedi ve tüm ülke sathında toprak bütünlüğünü sağlamayı başardı.

Yüz yıldan fazla bir süredir Karabağ’da hak talep eden Ermenilerin, 1918-1920 yıllarında Azerbaycan Hükümeti’ne karşı yaptığı isyanlar, bu çalışmanın konusunu oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmanın özgünlüğü de konunun, dönemin kaynaklarına dayanarak araştırılmış olmasıdır. Haliyle çalışmada, 1918-1920 yıllarında Karabağ’da Ermenilerin isyanları, büyük devletlerin Karabağ konusundaki yaklaşımları ve Azerbaycan Hükümeti’nin isyancılara karşı mücadelesi ayrıntılı bir şekilde irdelenmiştir.
Evaluation of the Use of Artificial Neural Networks to Predict the Photovoltaic Power Generation Factors by Using Feed Forward Back Propagation (FFBP) Technique
Authors:   Electrical and Electronics Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Puducherry, India, Trivedi Shreeniket
Published: February 2021

The solar power generation (renewable energy) is the cleanest form of energy generation method and the solar power plant has a very long life and also is maintenance-free, but due to the high unpredictability of the generated solar power due to dynamically changing environmental factors it cannot be used as the reliable source of power. This prevents the maximum utilization of solar energy. In this project we are designing the artificial neural network model to predict the power generated depending on the various environmental factors like visibility, cloud cover (sky cover), etc. the intensity of the incident of the solar radiation decreases and thus the plant is not able to work at its rated capacity. We use Artificial Neural Network (ANN) with Feed Forward Back Propagation (FFBP) technique and predicted the percentage of the maximum plant capacity which will be generated by considering the environmental factors like temperature, pressure, distance to solar noon, day light, sky cover, visibility, humidity, wind speed, wind direction and compared our results with available data and find quite encouraging results.
The Effect of Conflict and Termination of Employment on Employee's Work Spirit
Authors:   BinaKarya College of Economics, Sianipar Christin Natalia
Published: February 2021

This study aims to find out the conflict and termination of employment both partially and simultaneously have a significant effect on the morale of employees at PT. The benefits of Medan Technique and how much it affects. The method used in this research is quantitative method with several tests namely reliability analysis, classical assumption deviation test and linear regression. Based on the results of primary data regression processed using SPSS 20, multiple linear regression equations were obtained as follows: Y = 1,031 + 0.329 X1+ 0.712 X2.In part, the conflict variable (X1)has a significant effect on the employee's work spirit (Y) at PT. Medan Technical Benefits. This means that the hypothesis in this study was accepted, proven from the value of t calculate > t table (3,952 < 2,052). While the variable termination of employment (X2) has a significant influence on the work spirit of employees (Y) in PT. Medan Technical Benefits. This means that the hypothesis in this study was accepted, proven from the value of t calculate > t table (7,681 > 2,052). Simultaneously, variable conflict (X1) and termination of employment (X2) have a significant influence on the morale of employees (Y) in PT. Medan Technical Benefits. This means that the hypothesis in this study was accepted, as evidenced by the calculated F value > F table (221,992 > 3.35). Conflict variables (X1) and termination of employment (X2) were able to contribute an influence on employee morale variables (Y) of 94.3% while the remaining 5.7% was influenced by other variables not studied in this study. From the above conclusions, the author advises that employees and leaders should reduce prolonged conflict so that the spirit of work can increase. Leaders should be more selective in severing employment relationships so that decent employees are not dismissed unilaterally. Employees should work in a high spirit so that the company can see the quality that employees have.
INDUCED SEED TREATMENT WITH HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (H2O2) PROMOTES PHYSIOLOGICAL, BIOLOGICAL CHANGES AND SALT-TOLERANCE IN WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.)
Authors: Panhwer M , Jakhar A. M. , Soomro N. , Panhwar S. , Jamali A. R.
Published: February 2021

The present study was undertaken to study the effect of exogenously applied six hydrogen peroxide H2O2 concentrations (0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 µM) as seed primer on two wheat varieties (Khirman and Inqalab) under salt and non-salt water levels (0 and 100 mM NaCl). The oxidizing effects were measured and estimated using the wheat index of different salt and non-salt water levels, as well as H2O2 soaking seed at varying fixations and concentrations. The H2O2 as a seed primer impacted on growth, yield and physiological and biochemical aspects such as moisture content, sodium potassium substance and sodium potassium content under H2O2 and NaCl levels. The results revealed that the exogenous application of hydrogen peroxide was effective in increasing tolerance of wheat under salt stress. The Khirman and Inqalab varieties could be established and cultivated under saline conditions. 60?M treatment of H2O2 is seen with the strongest impacts. Progress has contributed to enhance physiological and biochemical features of stress outflow, which promote growth.
Metode Qiroati dalam Pembelajaran Al-Qur’an: Studi Kasus di SDIT Insantama Leuwiliang
Authors: Farida Eneng , Lestari Hana , Ismail Zulficar
Published: February 2021

The Qiroati method is a method for studying and understanding the Koran. The purpose of this study was to analyze the application of the Qiroati method in learning Al-Quran at SDIT Insantama Leuwiliang. The research method is a case study. The research was conducted at SDIT Insantama Leuwiliang with 30 respondents as the subject of research. The data collection techniques used were interviews, observation and documentation. The data validity used time and place triangulation. The data analysis technique uses interactive analysis with data reduction steps, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of this study are in the form of information about the Qiroati method applied at SDIT Insantama Leuwiliang. The results obtained are that the Qiroati method applies a system and how to read fluently, quickly, precisely, correctly and tartly without having to spell it. The teaching model in the Qiroati method uses teaching aids for classical teaching containing material in the Qiroati volume book. The teaching model in the Qiroati method uses teaching aids for classical teaching which contain material on the pages of the Qiroati volume book. The instructor must undertake Qiroati education and training so as to obtain an official diploma with which to teach the Qiroati method. The purpose of this study was to analyze and describe the application of the Qiroati method in learning Al-Quran at SDIT Insantama Leuwiliang.
Kontribusi Persewaan Tanaman Hias terhadap Pendapatan Produsen Tanaman Hias di Kota Malang dan Sekitarnya
Authors: Hanoum Farah Chalida
Published: February 2021

This research aims to obtain an overview of rentals characteristic business ornamental plant of the scale of households and small scales and knowing the contribution rentals ornamental plant of the scale of households and small scales against income producers ornamental plants. The determination of the location of the research done deliberately (purposive) that is implemented in the city of Malang and Batu city with the consideration that location  is an ornamental plant production center to continuously ornamental plants rental. Methods of data retrieval method using Census data, the analysis carried out qualitatively and quantitatively. The result of qualitative analysis : First , in the matter of pricing, where the scale of ornamental plants rental households, no price on the basis  of plants, but based on the sized manufacturing, while on a small scale in addition to rental based on size is also based on the type of plants. Second, the targert market or tenant. Where on a small scale, ornamental plants rental market target is broader this is due to the partnership business, based on the result, the contribution of revenue each tenancy. The contribution rental income an ornamental against producers an ornamental received household scale of 33,26 percent. While on small scale of 22,90 percent.
Actores clave en lectoescritura inicial en República Dominicana. Resultados de un mapeo y análisis de actores
Authors: Vijil Josefina
Published: February 2021

Este artículo proporciona una descripción general de la metodología y los resultados de un mapeo y análisis de actores en lectoescritura inicial (LEI), que se realizó en República Dominicana entre los años 2016 y 2017 como parte de un esfuerzo regional realizado por el Programa de Capacidades LAC Reads (PCLR) desarrollado en ocho países de Centroamérica y El Caribe. Como resultado de esta investigación se identificaron 17 actores clave. El resultado general del estudio indicó que estos actores tienen interés e influencia en el tema de la lectoescritura inicial. Este artículo describe las opiniones de los actores clave entrevistados acerca de las fortalezas y desafíos del país en el ámbito de la LEI, así como las necesidades de formación de capacidades para fortalecer el trabajo en este ámbito. Los resultados de este estudio permitieron el diseño de las intervenciones del PCLR en República Dominicana.
IMPLEMENTASI LESSON STUDY PADA MATA KULIAH PENGANTAR LOGIKA DI STKIP MUHAMMADIYAH KOTABUMI
Authors: Meilasari Venty
Published: February 2021

Pengantar logika which focus on teacher-centered learning leads to the lack of student involvement in learning. This study aims to describe the application of learning models TAI-based lesson study and see the impact on improving student learning activities. Application of lesson study consists of three stages: planning, implementation (do), and reflection (see). Open lesson implementation is done three times. Based on the findings of the observers, the application of lesson study is able to shift the learning paradigm from teacher-centered to student-centered. This is indicated by the more dominant student activity in learning and increasing student activity every cycle.
INOVASI PEMBELAJARAN ALJABAR RING MELALUI LESSON STUDY
Authors: Dinata Karsoni Berta
Published: February 2021

Subject Algebra Ring or Algebra Abstract has abstract characteristics and requires a variety of supporting knowledge to learn it. Abstract characteristic in the material of algebra ring requires a lecturer to innovate creatively, pack material to be easily understood by the students and design the learning that can improve the students' capabilities. Learning innovation should be done continuously by reflecting the effectiveness of the learning that has been done. Lesson Study facilitates the quality of learning to be improved through the cycle 1) Plan (Plan), 2) do (perform), and see (reflect), which is done collaboratively and with the collegial principle. Lesson Study gives a positive impact so that the dynamic mathematics learning can be implemented.
LESSON STUDI SEBAGAI UPAYA MENINGKATKAN AKTIVITAS BELAJAR MAHASISWA
Authors: Darwanto Darwanto
Published: February 2021

Improving the quality of education in Higher Education can be started by improving the quality of lecturers in teaching and professional behavior. One of the priority education issues is the quality of education, especially the quality of learning. From the various conditions and potentials, the efforts that can be made to improve the quality of learning in Higher Education is to develop student oriented learning and facilitate it in learning. One of the models of educator profession development through collaborative and sustainable learning is Lesson Study. Through the stages in the lesson design can enhance student learning activities.
KEMAMPUAN REPRESENTASI MATEMATIS DALAM MATERI FUNGSI DENGAN PENDEKATAN OPEN ENDED PADA SISWA KELAS VIII MTs SIRAJUL ULUM PONTIANAK
Authors: Hartono Hartono , Firdaus Muhammad , Sipriyanti Sipriyanti
Published: February 2021

The purpose of this study was to determine the ability of mathematical representation through an open-ended approach to functional material in class VIII MTs. Sirajul Ulum Pontianak. The research method used was the experimental method with Quasi experimental research and the design used in this study was posttest-only control design. The results obtained were (1) the average ability of students' mathematical representation after being taught with an open-ended approach was 72 with the criteria classified as good; (2) The average mathematical representation ability of students is 57 with criteria classified as sufficient; and (3) The ability of mathematical representations given to the treatment of open-ended approaches is better than students given the treatment of conventional learning models, this can be seen from the average results and has been proven using inferential statistics. Every student in the control class or experiment experiences problems on each indicator, which is what distinguishes the average.
HARD SKILLS MATEMATIK SISWA
Authors: Darwanto Darwanto
Published: February 2021

Education curriculum in Indonesia focuses on the ability of hard skills and soft skills. Both of these capabilities must be synergized and balanced in their implementation in realizing learning goals and also curriculum objectives. Hard skills have several types, namely: mathematical understanding, mathematical reasoning, mathematical problem solving, mathematical communication, mathematical connections, mathematical logical thinking, mathematical critical thinking, and mathematical creative thinking. Each of these types has an indicator so that learning objectives are achieved.
Investigating the Predictors of Digital Library Engagement: A Structured Literature Analysis
Authors: Rosman Mohamad Rahimi Mohamad , Ismail Mohd Nasir , Masrek Mohamad Noorman
Published: February 2021

Digital library is no longer considered a lavish use of technology but rather a mandatory need for users, especially postgraduate students. Each year, public and academic libraries invest a lot of money to subscribe to various digital resources, such as online databases, electronic books, electronic journals, and electronic magazines. However, many of these organizations have difficulties justifying their digital library investment due to lack of usage among the users. This underutilization of digital libraries is credited to the lack of digital library engagement among the users. Digital library engagement is defined as a deep and long-time use of digital library resources. Some researchers equate engagement to usage; however, engagement goes beyond the generic term of usage and may include multiple dimensions such as affective, cognitive, and behavioral. Previous works on the digital library have mostly focused on the generic definition of use instead of engagement. Researchers believe that the lack of study on digital library engagement causes the underutilization of digital libraries' resources. Despite the rising interest in the digital library, no research has studied digital library engagement predictors. Therefore, this paper aims to discuss the predictors of digital library engagement at the conceptual level. A structured literature review methodology was adopted; a total of 135 pieces of literature were included in this study. In total, 30 predictors of digital library engagement were identified, and these predictors were grouped into four factors: technological, individual, organizational, and contextual factors. Grounded on the previous literature on the digital library, the contributions of this paper are as follows: first, this paper identified a list of predictors of digital library engagement from past digital library literature, second, this paper categorized the predictors into four factors, and finally, this paper proposed a conceptual model for further validation of the predictors.
Personal and Environmental Factors Affecting the Job Satisfaction of Professionals and Paraprofessionals in Pakistani University Libraries
Authors: Shakil Muhammad , Mairaj Muhammad Ijaz
Published: February 2021

This study aimed at measuring the job satisfaction of library professionals and paraprofessionals working in the university libraries of twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. This study's targeted population was 232 library professionals, and paraprofessionals working in 17 Higher Education Commission (HEC) recognized university libraries. A questionnaire was designed with the help of existing literature and theories. Face validity and reliability was ensured before data collection. A total of 146 respondents willingly responded to the questionnaire, and therefore the response rate was 63%. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied through SPSS for data analysis. According to the results, professionals were more satisfied than paraprofessionals in promotion, technology innovation, and job autonomy. Both groups wanted improvement in fringe benefits. Multiple Regression analysis showed that personal and environmental factors significantly contributed to professional and paraprofessional staff's job satisfaction. Environmental predictors are influential contributors to overall job satisfaction for both groups. This study develops a better understanding of the subject. It supports the authorities to review the policies of salary, promotion, continuing education, technology innovation, job autonomy and fringe benefits to enhance the productivity of the library professionals and paraprofessionals in their organizations. Moreover, this study helps the HEC, library associations, and university authorities in amending job structure policies to better the library profession in the country.
Alfabetización informacional y lectura en la formación universitaria
Authors: Rivera Aguilera Alma Beatriz
Published: February 2021

Para lograr el objetivo de difundir las labores del docente y el bibliotecario, en este texto se describe la tarea de la biblioteca universitaria de desarrollar la Alfabetización Informacional (Alfin) y su estrecha relación con la consolidación de las habilidades de lectura a nivel superior, una de las principales preocupaciones de los docentes. El trabajo inicia con una reflexión sobre el rol de la biblioteca en el acompañamiento de los estudiantes universitarios durante todo su programa académico y a lo largo de la vida de académicos, exalumnos y cualquier otro usuario de las colecciones y servicios de información.En la segunda parte de este trabajo se abordan los elementos de la Alfin y su relación con la alfabetización académica, mientras que en la tercera parte se exploran algunos aspectos de la lectura a nivel universitario. Finalmente, se identifica el detalle de la vinculación de la Alfin con la lectura y se ofrecen algunas sugerencias para los docentes y bibliotecarios.
Las tutorías de escritura y su aporte al tesista de posgrado en el marco del Centro de Escritura (CE) de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Authors: Moreno Mosquera Emilce
Published: February 2021

Ante la dificultad de los estudiantes de posgrado para afrontar la escritura de sus tesis –lo cual podría incidir en el desarrollo de la investigación y la calidad académica de los resultados condensados a través del proceso de producción de un manuscrito–, el Centro de Escritura (CE) de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana apoya la revisión de los trabajos en aspectos como: planeación del texto, estructura, citación y referenciación, estilo, pautas de revisión, entre otros. Se generan espacios de apropiación de la escritura de modo autónomo, así como estrategias de acompañamiento. Precisamente, en este artículo se presenta el análisis de dos casos de estudiantes de maestría que han recurrido a esta forma de tutoría, la cual es ofrecida por los profesores que forman parte del CE. Esta práctica involucra las dificultades asociadas con el proceso de escribir la tesis (el género como un problema, la falta de claridad y orden, el posicionamiento como autor, el estilo, la gramática, etcétera) y el impacto de este tipo de acompañamiento al tesista. Para ello, se realizó un estudio cualitativo de tipo descriptivo, en el que se entrevistaron a los estudiantes y se analizaron fragmentos de sus tesis. El análisis revela las dificultades y los bloqueos al escribir y la importancia de generar propuestas pedagógicas orientadas al andamiaje que puede brindar el tutor en el marco de un programa de apoyo a la escritura en el posgrado.
Agrotóxicos, dominação e fronteiras: significação, relação e perspectivas sobre o pacote tecnológico agrícola e a Amazônia brasileira.
Authors: Mascarenhas Giovanni Martins de Araújo , De Araújo Luciane Martins , E Silva José Antônio Tietzmann
Published: February 2021

O presente artigo se destina a estabelecer uma relação entre o pacote tecnológico agropecuário e a expansão da fronteira agrícola, em especial na Amazônia Legal. Para fazê-lo, faz-se uma revisão bibliográfica e histórica do contexto de expansão da fronteira agrícola intensificado com a insersão do pacote tecnológico agropecuário no Brasil e Lei n.° 13.465/2017. A utilização de agrotóxicos – termo genérico – se insere em um contexto histórico e em uma realidade econômica. Assim, o presente artigo versa inicialmente sobre o surgimento dos agrotóxicos, o que se faz por meio da abordagem do contexto histórico no qual surgiram e da função para a qual surgiram, com atenção às críticas relacionadas aos impactos socioambientais de sua utilização. Após, contextualiza-se a utilização de agrotóxicos em uma realidade mercadológica contemporânea, o que se faz por meio da compreensão sobre a produção de commodities inseridas em um mercado global e os regimes alimentares, ferramenta de análise desse mercado global de grãos. Por fim, o artigo traz a realidade mercadológica globalizada para o cenário brasileiro e associa a produção de commodities ao avanço de atos normativos que regulamentam a utilização da Amazônia Legal. Assim, o artigo conclui pela existência de um vínculo de causalidade entre o mercado globalizado de commodities e as medidas constantes da Lei 13.465/2017, que alterou as regras para a regularização fundiária rural em terras públicas na Amazônia Legal. Utilizou-se a pesquisa bibliográfica e o método analítico dedutivo ao associar a realidade global ao contexto observado atualmente na Amazônia brasileira.
Race, Authenticity, and the Gentrified Aesthetics of Belonging in Washington, D.C.
Authors: Thompson Summers Brandi
Published: February 2021

This chapter tracks the contemporary convergence of hipster aesthetics
with a Black cultural space that results in the aesthetic re-coding of a
popular gentrified Washington, D.C. commercial corridor as a diverse
neighbourhood. I examine representations of blackness and diversity
and analyze how they are deployed in the pursuit of authenticity in the
gentrified city. Authenticity has become an instrument through which
people attach meaning to things and experiences rather than people. I
argue that the tension between the polar class/race lifestyles spur attraction
from young, upper-income white residents and tourists to the area.
Ultimately, blackness in the marketplace must be that which sells, and
that which can be easily transacted by proprietors of capital.
Art and the Aesthetics of Cultural Gentrification : The Cases of Boyle Heights and Little Tokyo in Los Angeles
Authors: Crisman Jonathan Jae-an
Published: February 2021

The art world has been linked to gentrification. Such art is associated
with a modernist aesthetics based on abstraction, individual experience,
and exchange value. This chapter identifies a different kind of art based
on an aesthetics of engagement in the historic immigrant neighbourhoods
of Boyle Heights and Little Tokyo in Los Angeles. This aesthetics is
linked to ethics, collective interaction, and the participatory community
development of specific places. Furthermore, gentrification is often only
understood as an economic process. The concept of cultural gentrification
is presented to demonstrate how transformations in the symbolic sphere
can trigger a loss of belonging. Art that is borne from the specific culture of
a place, however, can open up new potential in combating gentrification.
Unity Production: Capturing the Everyday Game Maker Market
Authors: Young Chris J.
Published: February 2021

The production of games using ‘free’ and accessible all-in-one game engines
dominate the market for the development of game products and services.
This shift has consequently ‘opened’ production to what I name everyday
game makers, who share multiple professional and leisure-based game
making identities, and ‘closed’ development behind platform governance
policies, proprietary technical requirements, and multisided market
strategies. I examine the local and global strategies of Unity Technologies
and how game makers ‘make do’ with its production platform tools
in developing digital games. I argue strategies of companies like Unity
Technologies constantly transform and tailor its production platforms to
the local norms and practices of everyday game makers through its desire
to capture a larger market share of the global game industry’s creative
production sector.
The different shades of audit quality: A review of the academic literature
Authors: Detzen Dominic , Gold Anna
Published: February 2021

This paper reviews the academic literature on the different conceptualizations of audit quality. We argue that these discussions are rooted in the historical development of the audit profession, which has shown the need for audit quality indicators. However, we also demonstrate that audit quality means different things to different people, such that different conceptualizations of audit quality may lead to conflicts, as these views meet and need to be reconciled. The literature largely recognizes the multi-faceted nature of audit quality, which cannot be simply measured by a focus on adverse outcomes, such as restatements or fraud incidents. Instead, it is the combination of process, people and motivation that drives the quality of audit services provided by firms. Finally, the qualitative audit literature emphasizes that audit practice needs to be understood as a set of social interactions, which are embedded in a diverse set of organizational and contextual factors that together determine audit judgments and auditor behavior.
Reconstruction of I. N. Kramskoy’s Portrait Technique
Authors: Simonenko Oleg Pavlovich
Published: February 2021

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La transformación social requiere de reformas más profundas
Authors: Editor El
Published: February 2021

No abstract available.
ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 66, No. 727, 2011: 439-445.
Laudatio
Authors: Oliva Andreu
Published: February 2021

No hay resúmenes disponibles.

ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 66, No. 727, 2011: 537-539.
Doctorado honoris causa
Authors: Zelaya René Alberto
Published: February 2021

No hay resúmenes disponibles.

ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 66, No. 727, 2011: 541-544.
Una reflexión sobre la naturaleza de la actual crisis global y los límites del capitalismo
Authors: Mora Jiménez Henry
Published: February 2021

No abstract available.
ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 67, No. 729, 2012: 189-194.
¿El capitalismo global en jaque?. Crisis estructural y rebelión popular transnacional
Authors: Robinson William I.
Published: February 2021

No abstract available.
ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 67, No. 729, 2012: 213-217.
TSE
Authors: Editor El
Published: February 2021

No hay resúmenes disponibles.

ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 67, No. 729, 2012: 297-310.
Analisis Faktor Kesesuaian pada Teknologi SIMAK Dengan Tugas Dosen Menggunakan Model Task Technology Fit (Study Kasus: Universitas Tridinati Palembang)
Authors: Rinaldo Ahmad Bayu , Testiana Gusmelia , Santi Rusmala
Published: February 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh faktor kesesuaian tugas-teknolgi (task- technology fit) SIMAK terhadap tugas dosen pada Universitas Tridinati Palembang. Penelitian ini menggunakan sampel sebanyak 124 responden. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner baik secara offline dan online. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis PLS-SEM. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa karakteristik tugas berpengaruh terhadap task technology fit, terbukti dari nilai t-statistiknya yang lebih besar dari nilai t- tabelnya sebesar 13,622. Selain itu besarnya pengaruh variabel pada model task technology fit sebesar 51,2%, sehingga berdasarkan hal tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa penerimaan SIMAK Online sudah diterima oleh pengguna.
Analisis Perspektif Pengguna Terhadap Website Faculty of Communication, Visual Art and Computing (FCVAC) Menggunakan Teknik Systyem Usability Scale (SUS)
Authors: Adila Nia , Melani Putri , Sukma Novia
Published: February 2021

This practical work aims to evaluate and assess the level of user usefulness at the Universiti Selangor Faculty of Communication, Visual Art and Computing (FCVAC) website. The method used in collecting data needed in writing this practical work report is to use a questionnaire created in accordance with the System Usability Scale (SUS) technique filled out online using Google Form, while the writing technique uses descriptive techniques. And based on the observation of the author during practical work on the use of users on the website of the Faculty of Communication, Visual Art and Computing (FCVAC) Universiti Selangor, its usability can be accepted by the user so that the website can be used properly
Jaringan Syaraf Tiruan Untuk Memprediksi Penjualan Pakaian Menggunakan Algoritma Backpropagation
Authors: Mubarokh M. Fadhil , Nasir Muhammad , Komalasari Dinny
Published: February 2021

Penilitian ini memprediksi penjualan pakaian yang terdiri dari penjualan Gamis dan penjualan Jilbab yang terdapat pada Toko Sumber Busana Palembang dengan menggunakan metode Jaringan Syaraf Tiruan. Jaringan Syaraf Tiruan merupakan salah satu representasi buatan dari otak manusia yang selalu mencoba untuk mensimulasikan proses pembelajaran otak manusia. Untuk saat ini persaingan penjualan pakain semakin ketat diiringi dengan meningkatnya tingkat ekonomi masyarakat. Market share atau prediksi penjualan, merupakan suatu bentuk acuan tiap perusahaan untuk mendapatkan hasil yang optimalPenerapannya menggunakan algoritma Backpropagation dimana suatu data yang diinputkan Jumlah Terjual, Pemasukkan,  Pengeluaran, dan saldo sebagai data target. Kemudian dibentuk suatu Jaringan Syaraf Tiruan dengan menentukan jumlah unit dalam setiap lapisan. Setelah Jaringan terbentuk dilakukan training dari data yang sudah dikelompokkan tersebut. Percobaan itu dilakukan dengan arsitektur jaringan yang terdiri dari unit masukan , unit tersembunyi, unit keluaran, dan arsitektur jaringan 3-3-1. Pengujian dalam penelitian ini dilakukan dengan perangkat lunak Matlab