bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
STUDENT’S MATHEMATICAL COMMUNICATION ABILITY GIVEN SELF CONCEPT IN LEARNING MATHEMATICS THROUGH DISCOVERY LEARNING
Authors: Cholily Yus Mochamad , Amalia Selvi , PR Alfiani Athma
Published: March 2024

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menggunakan paradigma Discovery Learning untuk mengkarakterisasi seberapa baik siswa dapat mengkomunikasikan ide matematika ditinjau dari konsep dirinya. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Subyek dalam penelitian ini diambil dari siswa kelas VIII SMP 1 Muhammadiyah. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah angket konsep diri, lembar observasi, dan tes kemampuan komunikasi matematis. Berdasarkan temuan, 15% siswa masuk dalam kategori tinggi, 65% masuk dalam kategori sedang, dan 20% masuk dalam kategori buruk pada konsepsi diri. Siswa dengan kemampuan komunikasi matematis kuat, sedang, dan rendah dalam kurikulum kurikulum Discovery menunjukkan perbedaan yang mencolok ketika mengikuti tes kemampuan komunikasi matematis. Berdasarkan hasil observasi guru dan siswa diketahui bahwa secara keseluruhan hasil observasi guru pada pertemuan 1 sebesar 97% masuk dalam kategori sangat baik. Untuk pertemuan kedua memperoleh 98% dengan kategori sangat baik. Pada kategori sangat baik diperoleh hasil pertemuan ketiga 100%. Mengenai hasil observasi siswa pada pertemuan pertama, 86% masuk dalam kategori baik. Untuk pertemuan kedua memperoleh 92% dengan kategori sangat baik. Hasil pertemuan ketiga sebesar 89% masuk dalam kategori baik.
The Effect of Using Instagram as Media Towards Students’ Writing Descriptive Text
Authors: Musandra Mhd. Dendi , Marleni Lusi
Published: March 2024

This experimental research was conducted at tenth grade of SMAN 2 Kuok. This research aims to find out whether there is an effect on using Instagram as media towards the students’ writing descriptive text, in academic year 2019/2020. This is a quasi-experiment research. From the entire population, two classes were chosen as the sample. Class X IIS as the experiment class and class X MIPA as the control class. The experimental class was taught by using Instagram as media meanwhile control was taught by using Google Classroom as media. The data were obtained by using Pre-test and Post-test. Pre-test was given to both classes before the treatment and Post-test of both classes were analyzed by using t-test. Based on the data analysis of the research showed that the average students post-test in experimental class were 70, and control class has average students post-test were 67. It means there is a significant difference in the students’ writing skill between the students who were taught by using Instagram and those who were taught using teacher method. It can be conclude that there was effectivenes of using Instagram as media toward the students’ writing skill at the tenth grade of SMAN 2 Kuok.
Meningkatkan Pemahaman Siswa Kelas VII SMP Negeri 7 Tambusai pada Mata Pelajaran Bahasa Inggris dengan Menggunakan Alat Peraga dan Metode Saci (See, Attention, Create And Implement )
Authors: Nurjanah Siti , Wanita Sri
Published: March 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pemahaman  siswa  yang mana pada setiap putaran terdiri dari beberapa tahap yaitu rancangan, kegiatan, pengamatan  dan refleksi. setiap tahap  untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar  siswa melalui  model pembelajaran dengan menggunakan alat peraga dan metode yang bervariasi   untuk meningkatkan  pemahaman  siswa kelas VII  SMP Negeri 7 Tambusai  tahun pelajaran 2021/2022 pada mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggris  Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VII sebanyak 22 orang . Dari hasil penelitian  tampak hasil belajar siswa yang terus mengalami peningkatan,semua itu dapat dilihat dari hasil  nilai ulangan harian yang telah dilakukan baik pada siklus I maupun pada siklus  II, yang mana pada siklus I terus mengalami peningkatan – peningkatan sampai pada sikklus II, ini disebabkan bahwa dalam belajar Bahasa Inggris  sangat efesien jika kegiatan pembelajaran dibantu dengan menggunakan alat peraga dan metode yang bervariasi akan dapat mewujudkan tujuan dari kegiatan pembelajaran tersebut. Untuk itu dapat disimpulkan bahwa dengan  penerapan pembelajaran menggunakan melalui alat peraga dan metode SACI  ( See, Attention, Create and Implement ) dapat meningkatkan  pemahaman siswa kelas VII SMP Negeri 7 Tambusai  tahun pelajaran 2021/2022 pada mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggris.
Multiple Intelligences Strategies, Students’ Motivation, Reading Comprehension
Authors: Afriyanti
Published: March 2024

The study discusses about improving students’ motivation on reading comprehension by using Multiple Intelligences strategies. The objectives of the study are explaining 1) the problems faced by the eight graders of SMP 3 Bonai Darusalam, Rokan Hulu in reading comprehension, 2) the implementation of Multiple Intelligences strategies in motivating reading comprehension for the eight graders of SMP 3 Bonai Darusalam, Rokan Hulu, Riau, 3) how Multiple Intelligences strategies improve the motivation of the eight graders of SMP 3 Bonai Darusalam, Rokan Hulu in reading comprehension. In order to achieve the objectives, the researcher held an action research at SMP 3 Bonai Darusalam, Rokan Hulu on 16th of March- 9th April 2022. There were 2 cycles in which 2 meetings held for each cycle. The subject of the study is the second graders of SMP 3 Bonai Darusalam, Rokan Hulu. The numbers of population are 32 students. The instruments used were observation sheet, questionnaire, and CARI. The result of the study is the problem in motivating students to read. This can be solved by using Multiple Intelligences strategies which combine students’ intelligences with fun learning activities by Multiple Intelligence instruction. Based on the questionnaire, all of the students said that the strategies used were interesting. In line with the questionnaire result, the observation sheet also showed excellent result on students’ study habits. There was improvement on students’ comprehension, it can be seen from the mean of CARI I which was 89.06 point and CARI II which was 95.6 point.  In this study, I suggest that the teachers should be able to use the Multiple Intelligences strategies as an alternative in motivating students and creating enjoyable learning experiences.
Pengaruh Belajar Kelompok terhadap Hasil Belajar Bahasa Inggris Siswa Kelas VII SMP Eka Tjipta Naga Sakti Kabupaten Kampar Tahun Pelajaran 2022/2023
Authors: Eka Sriwahyuni
Published: March 2024

Menulis merupakan salah satu cara mengungkapkan ide, pengalaman, pikiran, dan perasaan dan menjadi salah satu keterampilan yang harus dicapai oleh siswa kelas VII. Memproduksi teks fungsional pendek yang beragam seperti teks deskriptif menimbulkan kesulitan karena adanya perbedaan konvensi penulisan termasuk komponen kebahasaan seperti tata bahasa, kosa kata, dan ejaan antara bahasa Indonesia dan bahasa Inggris. Penggunaan strategi Attribute Charts merupakan cara untuk mengetahui strategi yang efektif untuk membantu siswa dalam menulis kata sifat yang benar guna meningkatkan keterampilan siswa dalam menulis deskriptif. Ada dua tujuan penelitian ini. Yang pertama adalah untuk menjelaskan dan mendeskripsikan penggunaan Bagan Atribut sebagai strategi dalam pengajaran menulis teks deskriptif kepada siswa kelas VII SMP Negeri. Yang kedua adalah untuk mengetahui seberapa baik penggunaan Bagan Atribut sebagai strategi alternatif dalam pengajaran menulis. teks deskriptif yang memberikan kontribusi berharga bagi pengembangan pengajaran menulis. Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VII SMP 18 Semarang tahun pelajaran 2022 yang berjumlah 30 orang. Untuk mencapai tujuan penelitian, saya merancang penelitian tindakan kelas yang dilaksanakan melalui siklus 1 dan siklus 2. Saya menggunakan observasi, wawancara, dan tes sebagai instrumen pengumpulan data. Pertemuan pertama digunakan untuk melakukan pre-test. Pertemuan kedua dan ketiga digunakan untuk melakukan tes siklus 1 dan siklus 1, pertemuan keempat digunakan untuk melakukan siklus 2, dan pertemuan terakhir digunakan untuk mengadakan post-test. Berdasarkan penelitian, kemajuan siswa selama kegiatan belajar mengajar dengan menggunakan Bagan Atribut adalah baik. Aspek penulisan seperti aspek organisasi, isi, tata bahasa, gaya dalam mengemukakan gagasan, dan tanda baca mengalami peningkatan pada setiap siklusnya. Hal ini terlihat dari signifikansi hasil pre-test yang rendah (48,8) dan post-test yang tinggi (70,1).
An Analysis on Students’ Ability in Using Simple Past Tense at Universitas Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai
Authors: Rianti Wida
Published: March 2024

This research is purposed to know about students’ ability at the second grade in using simple past tense. This research used qualitative descriptive analysis. The instrument of this research is a test. This research has only one variable. The variable is students’ ability in using simple past tense. The researcher chose the second grade students at Universitas Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai. The respondent of the research consist of 32 students. The result of the test was analyzed to know the students’ ability in using the simple past tense. The finding of this research that the students' ability in using simple past tense at the second grade students of Universitas Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai is in the less category with an average value of 30.16. There are 2

students (6.25%) were good, 6 students (18.75%) were medium, 11 students (34.37%) in the poor category, 13 students (40.63%) in the low category. The researcher hope the teacher should give more attention to the material of simple past tense and the teacher should give the suitable strategy to improve the students’ ability in using simple past tense.
Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Descriptive Text dengan Model Pembelajaran Problem Based Lerning yang Inovatif melalui Pembelajaran Berbasis TPACK Kelas VIII SMPN Satu Atap Kebun Tinggi
Authors: Hamri Toni
Published: March 2024

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh data yang menunjukan perolehan hasil belajar peserta didik. Untuk mencapai hasil belajar peneliti melakukan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) untuk mengetahui akar penyebab masalah dari aktifitas belajar peserta didik kelas VIII SMP. Berdasarkan hal tersebut peneliti mencoba melaksanakan pembelajaran inovasi menggunakan pembelajaran Problem Based Learning. Pembelajaran inovasi ini dilaksanakan bertujuan untuk mengetahui hal- hal apa saja yang terjadi didalam aktifitas belajar siswa dan bagaimana hasil belajar siswa pada pelajaran Bahasa Inggris materi Descriptive text dengan menggunakan metode Problem Based Learning dapat berjalan sesuai yang diharapkan.Adapun pelaksanaan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar anak melalui perbaikan pada siklus 1 dan siklus 2 dengan melakukan desain prosedur perbaikan, pengamatan, teknik analisis data serta melakukan refleksi diri untuk pendidik. Dari hasil pengamatan pendidik, menunjukkan adanya peningkatan kemampuan anak dalam menggunakan model Problem Based Learning.
Pengaruh Metode SQ4R (Survey, Question, Reading, Recite, Reflect, dan Review) terhadap Peningkatan Keterampilan Membaca Pemahaman Siswa Pada Materi Narrative
Authors: Winarti
Published: March 2024

Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris meliputi empat keterampilan berbahasa yaitu menyimak (listening skills), berbicara (speaking skills), membaca (reading skills) dan menulis (writing skills). Untuk memahami pelajaran Bahasa Inggris, diperlukan keterampilan untuk membaca pemahaman dengan menerapkan model pembelajaran yang mendukung proses membaca pemahaman siswa. Metode pembelajaran yang sesuai dan mendukung proses membaca pemahaman siswa adalah dengan menerapkan metode SQ4R (Survey, Question, Reading, Recite, Reflect, dan Review). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peningkatan kemampuan membaca pemahaman siswa dengan menerapkan metode pembelajaran SQ4R pada materi narrative. Jenis penelitian adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) menggunakan 2 siklus yaitu siklus I dan siklus II. Subjek dalam penelitian adalah siswa kelas XI IPA 1 yang berjumlah 34 orang pada materi narrative semester ganjil 2021/2022. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah tes kemampuan membaca pemahaman. Hasil belajar yang diperoleh pada siklus I adalah 23.53% dan siklus II 88.23%. Kesimpulan hasil penelitian diperoleh Metode SQ4R (Survey, Question, Reading, Recite, Reflect, dan Review) terjadi peningkatan keterampilan membaca pemahaman siswa pada materi narrative.
An Analysis of Students’ Reading Interest in New Normal Era
Authors: Thariy Wulansari
Published: March 2024

This research aims to analyze the students reading interest in new normal era, in academic year 2019/2020. This research is a descriptive research. The writer chose the sample by using random sampling technique.It involved one class from grade IX Ahmad Yani Junior High School 1 Bangkinang Kota that consisted of 32 students. The writer distributed questionnaires to 32 students and took 5 students to be interviewed. To answer the research question, the questionnaires were distributed and the writer do interview for 5 students. It doto know the students’ reading interest in new normal era and the differences of book media in new normal era. After collecting the data, the result of this research showed that students had high interest in reading during the pandemic. It was also supported by the result of the questionnaire. The percentage was 62.5%. The students mostly interested to read because that their hobby and they do reading activity during the pandemic. While in book media during the pandemic, the student feel difference with book media in face to face. The result, the students more easy, simpler and save their time to reading a book without bring the book enywhere or anytime. Based on the results of the research, the writer concluded that the students had high reading interest although in pandemic situation and they take the advantages from the technology in New Normal Era.
Meningkatkan Kemampuan Mendengarkan Bahasa Inggris Melalui Audio-Visual bagi Siswa Kelas VIII Semester Ganjil SMP Eka Tjipta Naga Sakti Tahun Pelajaran 2021/2022
Authors: Eka Sriwahyuni
Published: March 2024

Meningkatkan Kemampuan Mendengarkan Bahasa Inggris Melalui Audio-Visual Bagi Siswa Kelas VIII SMP Eka Tjipta Naga Sakti Tahun Pelajaran 2021/2022. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di VIII SMP Eka Tjipta Naga Sakti di Kelas VIII yang kemampuan siswanya untuk materi Mendengarkan Bahasa Inggris cukup rendah. Tujuan penulisan penelitian tindakan kelas ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah model pembelajaran Audio-Visual dapat meningkatkan aktivitas dan prestasi belajar siswa. Metode pengumpulan datanya adalah observasi dan tes prestasi belajar. Metode analisis datanya adalah deskriptif baik untuk data kualitatif maupun untukdata kuantitatif. Hasil yang diperoleh dari penelitian ini adalah Audio-Visual dapatmeningkatkan aktivitas dan prestasi belajar siswa. Ini terbukti dari hasil yangdiperoleh pada Siklus I adalah 6,3 untuk prestasi belajar. Dari Siklus I ke SiklusII naik menjadi 7,9 untuk prestasi belajar. Kesimpulan yang diperoleh dari penelitian ini adalah model pembelajaran Audio-Visual dapat meningkatkan prestasi belajar.
Meningkatkan Keaktifan dan Hasil Belajar Siswa Melalui Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Berbasis Teks pada Mata Pelajaran Bahasa Inggris Kelas VII UPT SMP Negeri 1 Tapung Hilir
Authors: Halimatusyakdiah
Published: March 2024

Penelitian dengan judul “Meningkatkan Keaktifan dan Hasil Belajar Siswa Melalui Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Berbasis Teks pada Mata Pelajaran Bahasa Inggris Kelas VII UPT SMP Negeri 1 Tapung Hilir”, adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas. Yang diteliti pada penelitian ini adalahpenerapan pembelajaran dengan model Pembelajaran Berbasis Teks, peningkatan keaktifan, dan hasil belajar siswa. Penelitian ini menggunakanobservasi untuk mengetahui proses pembelajaran berbasis teks, observasi untuk mengetahui keaktifan siswa, dan tes untuk mengetahui hasil belajarsiswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa proses pembelajaran dengan menggunakan model Pembelajaran Berbasis Teks adalah sebagai berikut:Tahap 1: BKOF (Bulding Knowledge of Field) yaitu membangun pengetahuan atau latar belakang pengetahuan peserta didik tentang teks yang akandibahas, Tahap 2: MOT (Modelling of Text) yaitu pemberian model teks, Tahap 3: JCOT (Join Construction of Text) yaitu implementasi pengetahuandan pemahaman siswa untuk memproduksi teks secara berkelompok, Tahap 4: ICOT (Independent Construction of Text) yaitu implementasipengetahuan dan pemahaman siswa untuk memproduksi teks secara mandiri. Pelaksanaannya dari siklus 1 ke siklus 2 mengalami perbaikan.Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa keaktifan siswa dari kondisi awal, siklus 1 dan siklus 2 terus mengalami peningkatan. Pada kondisi awal kesiklus 1 dan ke siklus 2 persentase siswa yang keaktifannya dengan kategori rendah terus mengalami penurunan, yakni 53% - 18% - 0%. Sedang yang kategorinya sedang dari 29% - 61% - 11%. Sedang yang kategorinya tinggi dari 18% - 21% - 89%. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa hasilbelajar siswa mengalami peningkatan setelah dilakukan tindakan. Persentase siswa yang belum tuntas terus mengalami penurunan dari siklus 1 ke siklus 2 (dari 26,47% menjadi 8,82%). Persentase siswa yang sudah tuntas mengalami kenaikan dari siklus 1 ke siklus 2 (dari 73,53% menjadi 91,18%). Indikator keberhasilan PTK ini adalah, bahwa PTK ini dikatakan berhasil jika persentase siswa yang dinilai hasil belajarnya tuntasmencapai minimal 85%. Dari tabel menunjukkan bahwa persentase siswa yang nilainya tuntas sudah mencapai 91,18%, maka PTK ini sudahberhasil.
Upaya Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Descriptive Text Dengan Strategi Pembelajaran Think Talk Write berbasis Media Visual Kelas VIII SMPN Satu Atap Kebun Tinggi
Authors: Hamri Toni
Published: March 2024

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh data yang menunjukan perolehan hasil belajar peserta didik. Untuk mencapai hasil belajar peneliti melakukan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) untuk mengetahui akar penyebab masalah dari aktifitas belajar peserta didik kelas VIII SMP. Berdasarkan hal tersebut peneliti mencoba melaksanakan pembelajaran inovasi menggunakan strategi pembelajaran Think Talk Write berbasis Media Visual. Pembelajaran inovasi ini dilaksanakan bertujuan untuk mengetahui hal- hal apa saja yang terjadi didalam aktifitas belajar siswa dan bagaimana hasil belajar siswa pada pelajaran Bahasa Inggris materi Descriptive text dengan menggunakan strategi pembelajaran Think Talk Write dapat berjalan sesuai yang diharapkan. Adapun pelaksanaan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar anak melalui perbaikan pada siklus 1 dan siklus 2 dengan melakukan desain prosedur perbaikan, pengamatan, teknik analisis data serta melakukan refleksi diri untuk pendidik. Dari hasil pengamatan pendidik, menunjukkan adanya peningkatan kemampuan anak dalam menggunakan strategi pembelajaran Think Talk Write.
The Use of ‘Snakes And Ladders’ Game As A Medium to Improve the Students’ Mastery of Past Form of Irregular Verbs
Authors: Ratnawati
Published: March 2024

This study is about the use of „Snakes and Ladders‟ game toward the students‟ mastery of past form of irregular verbs. The study is aimed to (1) find out whether teaching the past form of irregular verbs by using „Snakes and Ladders‟ game is effective to improve the students‟ achievement in learning the verbs, and (2) find out the students‟ attitude and feeling toward the use of „Snakes and Ladders‟ game.  The subjects of this study were the students of IX D of SMP N 5 Tambusai Utara. The selection of the class was based on the suggestion of the English teacher. The researcher used an action research design. There were two cycles in this study. Every cycle consisted of planning, acting, observing and reflecting. Before conducting the cyclical activities, the researcher gave the students an Initial Pre-test. After that, she gave the treatments to the students. In Cycle 1, she used group work without classical problem solving and showing the spelling of the verbs. However, the result was not satisfying enough. In Cycle 2, she used classical problem solving and also showing the spelling of the verbs. In this cycle, the result was very satisfying. After the cycle 2 was finished, she gave a Final Post-test and also questionnaire to the students. Based on the data analysis, there was a significant improvement of the students‟achievement after the use of „Snakes and Ladders‟ game was given. This improvement was proved by the comparison between the result of Initial Pre-test (68.14) and that of Final Post-test (88.80). After being showed the spelling of the verbs, their understanding toward the verbs was better. The classical problem solving that the researcher used in Cycle 2 successfully helped students learn the verbs from their friends‟ incorrect answers.  The results of the observation checklists showed that the students‟ attitude in Cycle 2 was better than that in Cycle 1. Based on the result of questionnaire, the students also supported the use of „Snakes and Ladders‟ game in the teaching of grammar, especially the past form of irregular verbs. It was proved by their positive responses in relation to the use of that medium. Based on the results of the analysis above, it can be concluded that the use of „Snakes and Ladders‟ game successfully improves the students‟ mastery of past form of irregular verbs in the teaching of grammar.
Meningkatkan Kemampuan Pemahaman Konsep Peserta Didik Materi Descriptive Text Bahasa Inggris Metode Demonstrasi Matematika Kelas VII SMP Negeri 2 Siak Hulu
Authors: Nuraini
Published: March 2024

PTK ini merupakan penelitian Tindakan kelas yang mengkaji peningkatan kemampuan Pemahaman konsep VII SMP Negeri 2 Siak Hulu.  Pembelajaran ini dilaksanakan bertujuan untuk mengetahui hal- hal apa saja yang terjadi didalam aktifitas belajar siswa dan bagaimana hasil belajar siswa pada pelajaran Bahasa Inggris materi Descriptivr Text dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran Demonstrasi dapat berjalan sesuai yang diharapkan. Proses Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) ini dilakukan dengan dua siklus, masing-masing meliputi empat tahap utama yaitu perencanaan, Tindakan, observasi dan refleksi. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa, penggunaan model pembelajaran Demonstrasi dapat meningkatkan mengidentifikasi ciri-ciri dan mendesain bentuk bangun ruang. Tindakan penelitian ini sesuai dengan masalah yang dialami dalam belajar.
Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension of Narrative Text Through Draw Strategy
Authors: Jondriantoni
Published: March 2024

The objectives of this study are to know how is DRAW strategy applied in teaching reading comprehension of narrative text and in what ways are students‟ achievement improved after being taught by this strategy. The writer collected the data by using classroom action research. The action research was carried out in some steps. Those steps were pre-elimination test, spiraling the cycle of planning, acting, observing and reflecting. The instruments that were used are tests, observation sheets and questionnaires. DRAW strategy is one of strategies that can be applied in teaching reading. D represents draw as in pull questions out of the box. R is for read to find the answer. A stands for attend as in listen to what classmates say as they discuss answers to drawn questions. And W represents write; students write answers to a selected few questions based on their notes from the class discussion. With DRAW, students work in small groups to discuss a text and respond to questions that involve critical thinking. In short, DRAW strategy encourages higher order thinking, motivates students in gaining information, promotes discussion, encourages listening, and promotes participation. The preelimination test in this classroom action research was used to know the students‟ achievement on reading comprehension of narrative text before conducting the research. In the pre-elimination test, the class‟ mean score was 45.17. In the cycle 1 test, the class‟ mean score was 62.17. And in the cycle 2 test, the class‟ mean score was 74.17. It can be concluded that the class‟ mean score from preelimination test to cycle 1 test improved 37.6% and 64.2% from pre-elimination test to cycle 2 test. In short, the result of each cycle prove that students‟ achievement of reading comprehension was getting better after this strategy was conducted in teaching and learning process. It can be concluded that by using DRAW strategy in reading class, students‟ reading comprehension can be improved. This strategy is a good technique to help students in comprehending English reading texts.
Penerapan Discovery Learning untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Peserta Didik Kelas XII IPS 2 pada Pelajaran Bahasa Inggris Materi Application Letter
Authors: Mahdalena
Published: March 2024

PTK ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan implementasi pembelajaran High Order Thinking Skill dengan Model Discovery Learning materi Pembagian dan ruang lingkup di kelas XII.IPS 2 tahun ajaran 2021/2022 di SMAN 2 Tambang. Hasil dari PTK adalah pembelajaran HOTS tentangkertas kerja dapat menarik minat belajar peserta didik sehingga peserta didik dapat lebih aktif dalam belajar dan membuar suasana kelas menjadi lebih hidup.
Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Menulis Narrative Text Bahasa Inggris Melalui Model Pembelajaran Discovery Learning Kelas XI OTKP SMK YPS Prabumulih
Authors: Hikmah
Published: March 2024

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh data yang menunjukan hasil belajar menulis siswa yang rendah untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar menulis siswa peneliti melakukan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) untuk mengetahui akar penyebab masalah dari aktifitas belajar peserta didik kelas XI SMK YPS Prabumulih. Berdasarkan hal tersebut peneliti mencoba melaksanakan pembelajaran menggunakan model pembelajaran Discovery Learning. Pembelajaran ini dilaksanakan bertujuan untuk mengetahui hal-hal apasaja yang terjadi didalam aktifitas belajar siswa dan bagaimana cara meningkatkan hasil belajar menulis siswa pelajaran Bahasa Inggris materi NarrativeText dengan menggunakan metode DiscoveryLearning dapatberjalan sesuai yang diharapkan.Adapun pelaksanaan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar anak melalui perbaikan pada siklus1 dan siklus2 dengan melakukan desain prosedur perbaikan, pengamatan,teknik analisis data serta melakukan refleksi diri untuk pendidik.Dari hasil pengamatan pendidik, menunjukkan adanya peningkatan kemampuan anak dalam menggunakan metode Discovery Learning.
Penerapan Metode Whole Language Terhadap Kemampuan Membaca dan Berbicara Siswa Kelas VIII
Authors: Amelia Yesi
Published: March 2024

Pembelajaran yang dilakukan guru selama siklus I dan siklus II menunjukkan performance yang baik. Guru mulai menerapkan metode dan teknik pengajaran yang bervariasi dan tidak monoton, guru berusaha menstimulus keaktifan dan kekreatifan siswa, guru menyajikan pembelajaran bahasa Inggris secara integral, guru tidak hanya berkomunikasi pada tuntasnya suatu materi pelajaran saja tetapi lebih memperhatikan kemampuan penguasaan yang diperoleh siswa.  Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan membaca pemahaman teks persuasi  siswa  kelas  VIII SMP Kapur IX dengan  menggunakan  metode whole language  .  Ada  beberapa  faktor  yang memengaruhi  keberhasilan  penerapan  metode whole language  ,  antara  lain  pengetahuan  awal tentang  teks  yang  akan  dibaca,  tujuan  khusus  membaca,  dan  pemahaman  informasi yang telah diperoleh dari bacaan.
Penerapan Media Visual terhadap Kemampuan Reading Comprehension Siswa Kelas VII SMP
Authors: Sinaga Las Boru Odor
Published: March 2024

Guru berhasil menunjukkan kinerja yang positif selama siklus I dan siklus II pembelajaran. Dalam mengajar, guru telah mulai menerapkan berbagai metode dan teknik pengajaran yang tidak monoton, dengan upaya khusus untuk merangsang keaktifan dan kreativitas siswa. Guru juga telah menyajikan pembelajaran bahasa Inggris secara menyeluruh, tidak hanya fokus pada penyelesaian materi pelajaran, tetapi lebih memperhatikan penguasaan yang diperoleh oleh siswa. Penelitian ini memiliki tujuan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan reading comprehension siswa kelas VII SMPN 4 Tapung Hulu dengan memanfaatkan media audio visual. Beberapa faktor yang mempengaruhi keberhasilan implementasi audio visual termasuk pengetahuan awal tentang teks yang akan dibaca, tujuan khusus membaca, dan pemahaman informasi yang diperoleh dari bacaan.
Penerapan Penggunaan Media Youtube dan Media IT Terhadap Peningkatan Pemahaman Procedure Text dalam Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris pada Siswa Kelas IX UPT SMP
Authors: Simanjuntak Batman
Published: March 2024

Pembelajaran yang dilakukan oleh guru selama siklus I dan siklus II menunjukkan kinerja yang memuaskan. Guru telah mulai mengaplikasikan berbagai metode dan teknik pengajaran agar pembelajaran tidak monoton. Selain itu, guru berupaya merangsang keaktifan dan kreativitas siswa, menyajikan pembelajaran bahasa Inggris secara menyeluruh, dan tidak hanya fokus pada penyelesaian materi pelajaran, melainkan juga memperhatikan kemampuan pemahaman yang diperoleh oleh siswa. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk meningkatkan pemahaman teks prosedur siswa kelas IX SMPN 9 Tapung menggunakan media YouTube dan IT. Beberapa faktor yang dapat memengaruhi keberhasilan penerapan media YouTube dan IT melibatkan pengetahuan awal siswa tentang teks prosedur.
Penerapan Metode Literasi Terpadu terhadap Kemampuan Membaca Teks Deskriptif Bahasa Inggris Siswa Kelas VII
Authors: Gustina Martha
Published: March 2024

Pembelajaran yang dilakukan guru selama siklus I dan siklus II menunjukkan performance yang baik. Guru mulai menerapkan metode dan teknik pengajaran yang bervariasi dan tidak monoton, guru berusaha menstimulus keaktifan dan kekreatifan siswa, guru menyajikan pembelajaran bahasa Inggris secara integral, guru tidak hanya berkomunikasi pada tuntasnya suatu materi pelajaran saja tetapi lebih memperhatikan kemampuan penguasaan yang diperoleh siswa.  Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan kemampuan membaca  siswa  kelas  VII SMPN 5 Kuala Kampar  dengan  menggunakan  metode literas.  Ada  beberapa  faktor  yang memengaruhi  keberhasilan  penerapan  literasi,  antara  lain  pengetahuan  awal tentang  teks  yang  akan  dibaca,  tujuan  khusus  membaca,  dan  pemahaman  informasi yang telah diperoleh dari bacaan
The formation of interstate cooperation in countering economic crime in the public procurement system
Authors: Dolinko Vasily
Published: March 2024

The article examines the issues of the formation of interstate cooperation in countering economic crime in the field of public procurement of goods, goods, services or works for the needs of government authorities.
The laws of the Russian Empire as an ethnographic source
Authors: Primak Petr
Published: March 2024

The complete collection of the laws of the Russian Empire, summarized in a single edition of 1830, is a unique monument of the cultural heritage of the country. Using it as an ethnographic source will allow us to show not only the evolution of the domestic institute of jurisprudence, but also the diffusion of legal norms of European peoples, followed by ethno-cultural and socio-political adaptation to Russian conditions.
Artificial Intelligence Tools for Academic Work
Authors: Rahman Mohammed Muntaka Abdul
Published: March 2024

The repercussions of artificial intelligence implementations for edu- cation can be observed at both an individual and collective level. At the personal level, AI can recommend suitable learning materials to students. In contrast, at the collective level, it can affect the relationships between various stakeholders, such as how educators perceive learners’ progress. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be categorized based on its competencies, specifically Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI) and Artificial General In- telligence (AGI). The former, also known as weak AI, refers to the AI tools that have been developed and implemented to date. Conversely, the latter pertains to AI tools that have not yet been accomplished and, if achieved, would be comparable to human intelligence and capabilities.
The Effects of the Combined Training Program on Agility in Football Players
Authors: Thammathes Somchai , Tulyakul Singha
Published: March 2024

This research aimed to develop and compare the effects of a combined training program on the agility of football players. The sample group was male football players from the National Sports University, Yala Campus, obtained from the purposive sampling of 30 people, divided into an experimental group of 15 people trained through a combined training program created by the researcher. At the same time, 15 football players of the control group were trained by a regular agility training program for eight weeks, three days per week, and 1 hour and 5 minutes per day. The SEMO agility test was used to measure agility. All data were analyzed by averaging and calculating standard deviation. The Wilcoxon signed ranks test was used to compare the results of agility training within the control and experimental groups' pretest and posttest. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the pretest and posttest between the control and experimental groups. The research found that the combined training program created by the researcher was suitable. It was also found that the experimental group had better agility than the control group at the significant level .05. Both within the experimental and the control group, it was found that the agility posttest was better than the pretest at the significant level .05. The study results will serve as guidelines for enhanced players, coaches, and those who interested the football in the future.
A Study on Educational and Training Needs Assessment of Professionally Active Agronomists in the Area of Central Macedonia, Greece
Authors: Efthymiadou Evgenia , Valkanos Efthymios , Koutsoukos Marios , Sytziouki Maria
Published: March 2024

The aim of this study was to investigate the educational and training needs of agronomists in the region of Central Macedonia in Greece, a region with significant contribution to the Greek agricultural economy. Data was collected through an electronic survey by a sample of 127 agronomists. A quantitative survey with a non-probability sampling was conducted, snowball sampling method was applied and descriptive tools were used to present the results in the form of means, percentages, standard deviations, analysis of variance and correlation analysis. Conclusions indicate differences in gender as they prioritize educational needs and a positive linear correlation between professional experience and the number of training programmes attended. High need of training declared in the subjects of Precision agriculture, Precision livestock farming & Use of new technologies. Low need for training declared in the subjects of Livestock production and farm animal disease control, Dairy farming, Protected agriculture, Floriculture management, Poultry farming and Fish farming technologies.
The neuroscience of lucid dreaming
Authors: Zerr Paul , Adelhöfer Nico , Dresler Martin
Published: March 2024

Lucid dreaming allows conscious awareness and control of vivid dream states, however its rarity and instability make neuroscientific experimentation challenging. Recent advances in wearable neurotechnology, large-scale collaborations, citizen neuroscience and artificial intelligence increasingly facilitate the decoding of this intriguing phenomenon.
Religious/spiritual connection and subjective wellbeing around the world: A cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative samples from 121 countries
Authors: Cowden Richard , Davoodi Telli , Rosell Pablo Diego , Lomas Tim , Lai Alden Yuanhong
Published: March 2024

Although many theistic and non-theistic faith traditions emphasize a person’s relatedness with the sacred as a key ingredient in their religious/spiritual life, the experience of religious/spiritual connection has yet to be explored in geographically and culturally diverse populations around the world. In this study, we leveraged nationally representative cross-sectional data from 121 countries (N = 125,843) in the 2021 Gallup World Poll to (1) describe the distribution of people’s experienced religious/spiritual connection and (2) examine associations of religious/spiritual connection with subjective wellbeing both by geographic location and religious affiliation. While a majority of individuals globally reported “often/always” feeling connected to a religion or form of spirituality, the distribution varied to some extent based on geographic location (regionally and by country) and religious affiliation (globally and by region). Adjusting for relevant covariates, there was a small positive association between religious/spiritual connection and subjective wellbeing globally. This finding replicated in many (but not all) geographic locations (regionally and by country) and religious affiliations (globally and by region). Against the backdrop of dynamic changes in religious/spiritual life in many parts of the world, our findings help to enrich the existing body of global research on the role of religion and spirituality in subjective wellbeing.
COVID-19-Related Stress Scale: Development and Initial Validation
Authors: Rahman Jodie , Kercher Amy , Pedersen Mangor
Published: March 2024

Background The COVID-19 pandemic had an extensive impact on people’s personal and professional lives across the world. Psychologists, among other professionals, were required to suddenly work remotely via telehealth during a period of global uncertainty, illness and mortality, community anxiety and lockdowns. This drastically altered the psychology practice, with the effects on clients and professionals still not fully understood.Aim To develop and validate a COVID-19-Related Stress Scale to evaluate psychologists’ experiences relating to the pandemic. Methods The items of the COVID-19-Related Stress Scale were constructed based on an extensive qualitative report from the British Psychological Society, which identified key themes in psychologists’ pandemic experiences. Eight items were initially developed. To determine construct validity, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted, as well as tests for convergent and discriminant validity. Results The sample comprised 99 psychologists in Aotearoa, New Zealand. After corrected item-total correlation testing, five items with significant and strong factor loadings (0.60 to 0.74) and two items with acceptable corrected item-total correlation (0.54 to 0.56) were confirmed, resulting in a scale of seven items. Cronbach’s alpha for internal consistency was α = .83, supporting a single-factor model (COVID-related stress, CVRS). A moderate relationship was found between CVRS and stress and compassion fatigue, validating its utility as a measure of stress. In contrast, no relationship was seen with resilience as a discriminant construct.Conclusion The Covid-19-related stress scale shows robust psychometric properties, which usefully assessed the impact of COVID-19 among psychologists in NZ. Although the lockdown phase of the pandemic has since ended, this measure provides valuable insights into the retrospective experiences of healthcare professionals during the pandemic. It may be adapted for unexpected scenarios requiring remote therapy, such as pandemics and natural disasters. The effect of remote work and community stress on mental health professionals requires ongoing consideration, and we propose that the CVRS is a useful tool for this research.
Frontal delta and theta power reflect strategy changes during human spatial memory retrieval in a virtual water maze task: an exploratory analysis
Authors: Thornberry Conor , Commins Sean
Published: March 2024

Brain oscillations in humans play a role in a wide range of cognitive processes, including navigation and memory. The oscillatory dynamics contributing to successful spatial memory recall in humans are not well understood. To investigate specific oscillatory frequency bands during the recall process in human navigation, we recorded electroencephalographic (EEG) activity during a recall trial in healthy young adults (n=15) following the learning of a goal location in a Virtual Water Maze task. We compared this to the activity during the same trial length, in a group of participants who did not learn a target location and navigated freely but were time-matched to the learning group (non-learning, n=15). We compared relative power in Delta (2-4 Hz), Theta (5-7 Hz), Alpha (8-12 Hz), Beta (15-29 Hz) & Gamma (30-40 Hz) bands across the scalp. We found that delta and theta activity were greater during recall in our learning group, as opposed to our non-learning group. We also demonstrated clear suppression in the alpha band at posterior sites during memory-guided navigation compared to our non-learning group. Additionally, when goal-directed navigation switches to focused searching behaviour, power becomes greater at the frontal region; with increases in the delta and theta bands reflecting this strategy change. There was also greater beta and gamma activity at posterior sites in our learning group. We discuss the results further in terms of the possible roles and functions of these oscillations during human navigation and hope this exploratory analysis can provide hypotheses for future spatial navigation and memory work.
Componential Modeling of Argumentative Essay Writing from Multiple Online Sources: A Bayesian Network Approach
Authors: Singh Anisha , Sun Yuting , Alexander Patricia , Zhao Hongyang
Published: March 2024

Writing argumentative essays, particularly when using information from multiple sources of varying credibility, poses a significant challenge for students. Despite previous research acknowledging this difficulty, the specific dynamics of the argumentative essay writing process and where breakdowns occur remain unclear. In this study, we modeled the componential process underlying argumentative essay writing from multiple documents to understand the interactions among components that result in quality argumentation. The data were fitted to two competing theory-based Bayesian networks, a method highly suited to the modeling of cognitive processes identified with argumentative writing. The best-fitting model showed that the argumentative essay task is both initiated and sustained by higher-order integration components. This model lends support to the description of the process of argumentation writing from multiple documents put forth by the stage-based Integrated Framework of Multiple Texts. Further, we found that the process of argumentation falters due to students’ inability to frame counterarguments and their non-optimal critical analysis. This research not only enriches our understanding of the mechanics of argumentative writing from multiple sources, but the innovative Bayesian approach could lead to further refinement of the model by future researchers.
Farewell SPSS: Switching to free software in 2024
Authors: Langkamp Thomas
Published: March 2024

Challenges changing statistical software – for lecturers, students, and researchers: In recent years, universities around the world have ventured to switch from SPSS to R interfaces such as jamovi, JASP or RStudio for teaching purposes. Are you one of those who are still hesitating to switch or reading about it for the first time? Then this article is for you. The information and switching strategies in this article are based on 7 years of experience teaching with the new generation of more accessible R-GUIs that surfaced after the wild success of RStudio. And ultimately those years led to the farewell of my university group from SPSS. JASP and jamovi are now taking over (the world).
Variation in divergent thinking, executive-control abilities, and mind-wandering measured in and out of the laboratory
Authors: Rodriguez-Boerwinkle Rebekah , Welhaf Matt , Smeekens Bridget Anne , Booth Rachel A. , Kwapil Thomas Richard , Silvia Paul , Kane Michael J.
Published: March 2024

Individual differences in executive functions (or executive control abilities) predict variation in creative thinking ability. Relatedly, propensity for mind-wandering—or task unrelated thought—has been gaining attention among creativity scholars, but its effects on creativity remain unclear. The present study conceptually replicates and extends recent laboratory and experience-sampling work to assess the links between individual differences in divergent thinking, executive control abilities (working memory capacity and attention control), and measures of mind-wandering collected in both contexts. SEM analyses indicated that executive control factors weakly predicted divergent thinking scores, mainly due to their role in filtering out uncreative ideas rather than generating highly novel ones. Lab-based measures of mind-wandering didn't significantly correlate with overall creative thinking, challenging the idea that mind-wandering uniformly enhances creativity, but they were positively linked to highly creative divergent thinking scores. Daily-life measures of mind-wandering, meanwhile, did not provide stronger predictive insights into creative thinking than lab measures. Finally, exploratory analyses found that divergent thinking scores based on highly creative responses were positively associated with episodes of more fantastical, unrealistic mind-wandering, or “daydreaming.” We end our investigation with a call for greater theoretical precision and some hypotheses to guide future work. [Data, scripts, and preprint: https://osf.io/at5gx/] d
Explicit instruction helps only at the beginning: Children’s learning of vocabulary and grammar from cross-situational statistics
Authors: Zhang Wensi , Monaghan Padraic , Rebuschat Patrick
Published: March 2024

Statistical learning, during which learners track the statistics in the environment, effectively facilitates word segmentation, categorization of phonological and grammatical features, and the generalization of (morpho)syntactic rules. However, the extent to which statistical learning is a key contribution for children learning an additional language is less clear. Also, statistical learning is generally conceived as involved in implicit language learning, and it is unclear whether explicit instructions can interoperate with statistical learning in supporting children’s additional language learning. In this study, we investigated the extent to which children could learn both vocabulary and grammar from cross-situational statistics, and also tested the effect of explicit instruction over the language structure on learning under two exposure conditions, implicit and explicit instruction. We trained and tested fifty children, aged 8 to 9 years, on a complex artificial language comprised of 12 pseudo-words including nouns, verbs and case markers in a verb-final sentence order by means of a widely-used CSL paradigm (e.g., Monaghan et al., 2021; Rebuschat et al., 2021; Walker et al., 2020). All participants in implicit and explicit instruction condition were asked to determine which of the two animated scenes the complex transitive sentences related to. Children in the explicit instruction condition were also taught the language structure (the verb-final word order), while no such explicit information was provided for children in implicit condition. Children’s awareness of grammar knowledge was measured through debriefing questions after the learning of the artificial language. Results showed that children in both conditions successfully learned the grammar, but not the vocabulary, with the support of cross-situational statistics. There was no evidence for an effect of instruction on grammar and vocabulary acquisition, though we did find an initial benefit to learning from explicit instruction about the language grammar. Furthermore, explicit instruction on grammar significantly improved the awareness of grammar knowledge (categorised based on responses from debriefing questionnaires), yet this increased explicit awareness did not relate to grammar learning. The results have implications for theories of statistical learning, shedding light on our understanding of its developmental differences across the lifespan as well as the potential contribution of explicit information on learning. The study also has practical implications for optimising interactions between language teaching strategies and the child’s learning environment.