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Implementasi Pendekatan Saintifik Setting Kooperatif Tipe STAD Untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Matematika Dan Aktivitas Siswa UPT SMA NEGERI 3 Pangkep
Authors: Nurmi  , Hambali Hilmi , Wahyuni Sri
Published: March 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan implementasi pendekatan saintifik setting kooperatif tipe Student Teams-Achievement Divisions (STAD) dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar matematika materi statistika siswa kelas XII SMA Negeri 3 Pangkep yang berjumlah 32 orang siswa. Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh skor hasil belajar siswa tergolong dalam kriteria rendah (skor 65-75) dilihat dari tidak adanya siswa yang tuntas nilai KKM 77. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Metode pengumpulan data adalah metode tes, obsevasi, dan wawancara. Hasil penelitian pada siklus pertama dengan skor rata-rata hasil belajar siswa 72,80 dan daya serap siswa 72,80%. Pada siklus dua rata-rata hasil belajar siswa 80,92 dan daya serap siswa 80,92%. Adapun peningkatan rata-rata presentase aktivitas-aktivitas siswa mengalami peningkatan sebesar 11,87%. Dapat dilihat bahwa terdapat peningkatan hasil belajar matematika dengan penerapan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe STAD
Meningkatkan Kemampuan Siswa Dalam Menyusun Struktur Teks Anekdot Melalui Model Discovery Learning Dalam Pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia Kelas X.TPL 3 UPT SMK Negeri 2 Pangkep
Authors: Rosmini  , Utami Riski , Ramadhan Idham
Published: March 2024

Cahyo (2013:100) menjelaskan bahwa model pembelajaran penemuan (Discovery Learning) merupakan salah satu metode pembelajaran yang mana peserta didik mendapatkan pengetahuan baru yang sebelumnya belum diketahuinya serta tidak melalui pemberi tahuan, tetapi peserta didik menemukan sendiri.berdasarkan hal tersebut maka penulis tertarik membuat sebuah penelitian yang berjudul “Meningkatkan Kemampuan Siswa Dalam Menyusun Struktur Teks Anekdot Melalui Model Discovery Learning dalam Pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia Kelas X.TPL 3 UPT SMK Negeri 2 Pangkep.Jenis penelitian ini deskriptif kuantitatif dan kualitatif.pengelolaan data pada penelitian ini dilakukan di sekolah setelah terkumpulnya data, selanjutnya dianalisis secara kuantitatif dan kualitatif untuk analisis secara kuantitatif digunakan analisis diskriptif yaitu skor rata-rata yang diperoleh dari hasil tes tiap siklus yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat penguasaan materi melalui penggambaran karakteristik distribusi nilai pencapaian hasil belajar menyusun struktur teks anekdot, dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe discovery learning.Hasil penelitian tindakan kelas untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar Bahasa Indonesia melalui model discovery learning pada siswa kelas X.TPL 3 UPT SMK Negeri 2 Pangkep, dapat diperoleh bahwa: (1) Adanya peningkatan hasil belajar Bahasa indonesia siswa dari setiap siklus, dengan hasil 98% pada siklus I meningkat menjadi 99% pada siklus II. (2) Terjadinya peningkatan persentase kehadiran siswa, perhatian, minat, keaktifan, serta semangat belajar siswa dalam proses belajar mengajar.(3) Pembelajaran kooperatif selain meningkatkan hasil belajar juga dapat meningkatkan sifat kerjasama antara siswa, serta dapat menimbulkan rasa percaya diri untuk menyelesaikan soal yang diberikan.
Music therapy as a therapeutic and supportive method
Authors: Warowna Marlena , Gorzel Małgorzata
Published: March 2024

Music therapy currently plays an important role in both treatment and prevention of mental health. Sound therapy (music therapy) is used, among others, in psychiatry, cardiology, obstetrics, gynecology, intensive care, surgery, palliative care, rehabilitation, geriatrics, oncology, dentistry and neurology. In healthy people, music (both played and listened to) has a relaxing effect and eliminates nervous tension and reduces stress. Scientific research confirms the beneficial effects of music
in hospital and sanatorium treatment. The advantage of this method is the low cost of therapy
and universal availability. Meetings can be held in a group or individually. When selecting music, special attention should be paid to the patient's mental condition as well as his personality and musical preferences. The tempo of the music is also very important,
as well as active or passive participation in classes using sounds.
A review of massage on physiological and psychological performance
Authors: Tarigan Christine Ulina , Kushartanti Wara , Sukarmin Yustinus , Komarudin Komarudin , Hijriansyah Denaz Karuma
Published: March 2024

This paper aims to succinctly summarize the existing body of literature concerning the effects of massage on sports and exercise performance, particularly focusing on motor skills, neurophysiological factors, and psychological factors. The review adheres to the PRISMA guidelines (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis) and encompasses a total of 76 articles. The findings suggest that, on the whole, massages do not exert a significant influence on motor skills, except for flexibility. Nevertheless, some studies propose that favorable changes in muscle force and muscular strength may be noticeable 48 hours after undergoing a massage. Regarding neurophysiological aspects, massages do not seem to impact factors such as clearance of blood lactate, circulation in the muscle, blood circulation, temperature in the muscle tissue, or activation of muscles. However, there is substantiated evidence supporting the idea that massages can alleviate pain and mitigate delayed-onset muscle soreness, potentially by reducing creatine kinase enzyme levels and through psychological processes. Additionally, the review underscores the psychological advantages of massage. It is documented that massage treatments lead to a reduction in feelings of depression, stress, anxiety, and perceived fatigue while simultaneously fostering enhancements in mood, relaxation, and opinion about recovery states. Massages may not have a direct impact on certain performance aspects, but they offer notable psychological benefits for sports, and exercise performance is questionable. They also play an indirect role as an important tool for promoting focus, relaxation, and recovery in athletes. Massages can aid athletes in staying mentally and physically prepared during competitions or training sessions.
Comparison of Chinese and international research on physical literacy in education – a visual analysis based on CiteSpaceV
Authors: Dong Wenting , Ali Syed Kamaruzaman Syed , Kamaruddin Azni Yati , Xiang Changqing , Pratama Kukuh Wahyudin , Sutapa Panggung , Karakauki Manil
Published: March 2024

In order to explore the comparison of Chinese and international frontier hots pots and development trend on physical literacy in education (PLIE) research, 118 research articles included in China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and 1439 research articles included in Web of Science (WOS) core collection related to “physical literacy in education” were used as the research objects. CiteSpace V (version 5.8.R3 - 64 bit) is used to create a visual knowledge map of this research field and analyzed the time distribution, authors, institutions and keywords. The results show that the time distribution of research stages in China is generally consistent with that of international research. Although Chinese research in this field is also among the top in the world, the distribution of authors and institutions is more homogeneous than international ones, and the cooperation between authors and institutions is very weak. In terms of the age distribution of the study population, international studies cover almost all age groups and are more diverse in research content. In contrast, Chinese research is limited to focus on adolescents and college students, and the research content is mostly on physical education and school physical education. There is still a gap between China and the international advanced level in the field of PLIE research, and it is necessary to strengthen the longitudinal and interdisciplinary exploration in the future. The concept of physical literacy needs to be further researched and defined and more research results need to be published in influential journals to expand the influence of the field of PLIE research both in China and internationally.
Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Area untuk Mendukung Pembelajaran Daring dalam Mata Kuliah Bahasa Indonesia
Authors: Parancika Raden Bily Parancika , Aris Mohammad Aris
Published: March 2024

Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penerapan Model Pembelajaran Area secara signifikan mendukung pembelajaran daring dalam mata kuliah Bahasa Indonesia. Penerapan model pembelajaran area untuk mendukung pembelajaran daring dalam mata kuliah Bahasa Indonesia merupakan alternatif untuk memberikan stigma baru bahwa pembelajaran daring juga merupakan pembelajaran yang menyenangkan. Tujuan dari eksplorasi ini adalah untuk memberikan gambaran mengenai kecukupan model pembelajaran area pada mata kuliah Bahasa Indonesia yang ditargetkan pada mahasiswa semester 1-3 di Sekolah Tinggi Informatika Bina Sarana. Strategi pemeriksaan ini melibatkan metodologi subjektif dengan prosedur pengumpulan informasi seperti persepsi, dokumentasi dan pertemuan. Pemilihan subjek eksplorasi dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode pengujian purposif. Hasil pengujian menunjukkan bahwa narasumber menerapkan model pembelajaran wilayah untuk membantu pembelajaran berbasis web pada mata kuliah bahasa Indonesia yang mencakup kemampuan berpikir kritis, penalaran rasional dan penalaran simbolis dengan membuka wilayah berbahasa Indonesia sebagai pemberi wilayah dan memanfaatkan strategi dan media pembelajaran yang berbeda.
Management Audit of the Effectiveness of Human Resources in Government Organizations
Authors: Supardi Supardi
Published: March 2024

Human resources (HR) effectiveness is an essential factor in the success of an organization, especially in a government environment that influences the delivery of public services. This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of human resources (HR) in government organizations through a management audit approach. This research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive methods. The research results show that management audits in improving the effectiveness of human resources (HR) in government organizations include several essential steps. This includes HR planning by considering SWOT analysis, HR recruitment and selection by ensuring compliance with SOPs and statutory regulations, employee training and development to increase competency, performance appraisal to encourage productivity, and management of compensation and labor protection that is fair and by regulations. Audits are also crucial in ensuring that layoffs and retirements are carried out transparently and with due regard for workers' rights. Furthermore, management audits of human resources (HR) effectiveness bring various benefits to the organization. Audits help identify weaknesses in HR management, enable focus on necessary improvements, and increase the efficiency of HR processes. In addition, audits ensure legal compliance with HR policies, reduce legal risks, and enable employee development that aligns with organizational needs. Thus, HR management audits ensure optimal performance and organizational sustainability
The Mediation Role of Audit Quality: Impact Internal Audit Strategy, Auditor Ethics, and Accounting Culture on Financial Report Quality
Authors: Sari Gema Ika , Suhaili Ahmad , Lesfandra Lesfandra
Published: March 2024

The quality of financial reporting in regional banks is becoming increasingly complex in meeting future demands, leading to a dependence on audit quality as the basis for making informed decisions. However, the problem lies in the fact that regional banks need to place internal audits in a strategic role to support the quality of financial reporting. The research aims to determine the mediating role of audit quality on the impact of internal audit strategy, auditor ethics, and accounting culture on the quality of financial reporting. The research method used a quantitative approach with a study population of 60 internal auditors. The sampling technique used was saturated sampling. The data analysis techniques used were SEM-PLS. The study results show a significant and positive influence of internal audit strategy, auditor ethics, and accounting culture on the quality of financial reporting, both directly and mediated by audit quality. Based on research lies in the practical impact of improving the quality of financial reporting by strengthening accounting culture through professionalism, optimism, flexibility, and transparency.
Stigma Demonstrasi Sebagai Aksi Makar
Authors: Renita Renita
Published: March 2024

Masyarakat di sekeliling kita tentunya ada yang memiliki stigma terhadap demonstrasi sebagai aksi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi faktor yang melatarbelakangi terjadinya stigma di masyarakat dan untuk mencari solusi agar stigma tersebut bisa hilang. Penelitian dilaksanakan menggunakan metode survei dengan menyebarkan form kuesioner kemedia sosial lalu diambil 7 sampel dimuali dari tanggal 15-16 Juni 2020. Semua responden berjenis kelamin perempuan dan sebagian besar seorang mahasiswa. Rata-rata responden memiliki stigma karena faktor kebanyakan bersumber dari presepsi responden mengenai proses demonstrasi berlangsung, seperti tidak sepemikiran lalu menekan pihak terkait untuk kepentingan pribadi, dan keraguan pada pasal yang mengatur demonstrasi. Responden juga memberi solusi berupa dalam segi demonstran untuk melakukan demonstrasi secara tertib sesuai aturan yang telah disahkan, penyuluhan tata cara demonstrai agar masyarakat mengetahui kode etiknya, penegakkan aturan secara tegas bagi pelanggar, dan menanamkan sifat positif dalam berpikir dan menyikapi.
Implementasi Pendidikan Karakter Terhadap Kepatuhan Tata Tertib Sekolah
Authors: Andhika Melvin Irfan
Published: March 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengertahui: 1) Kepatuhan peserta didik terhadap tata tertib di SMP N 3 Bantul, 2) Upaya-upaya yang dilakukan sekolah untuk membina kepatuhan peserta didik terhadap tata tertib di SMP N 3 Bantul. Untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut maka peneliti menggunakan teknik pengumpulan data melalui, dokumentasi, observasi, dan wawancara.Data yang telah diperoleh dari hasil penelitian diolah dengan menggunakan analisis kualitatif untuk mengetahui 1. Kepatuhan peserta didik terhadap tata tertib di SMP N 3 Bantul. 2. Upaya-upaya yang dilakukan sekolah untuk membina kepatuhan peserta didik terhadap tata tertib di SMP N 3 Bantul. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini yaitu :1. Sumber data primer, berjumlah 20 orang. 2. Sumber data sekunder, dokumen tentang tata krama dan tata tertib kehidupan sosial bagi siswa dan juga dokumentasi kepatuhan peserta didik terhadap tata tertib di SMP N 3 Bantul. Hasil penelitian menunjukan, 1) Kepatuhan peserta didik terhadap tata tertib sekolah di SMP N 3 Bantul berjalan dengan cukup baik. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan, rata-rata peserta didik di SMP N 3 Bantul sudah mematuhi tata tertib yang ada sehingga tidak banyak pelanggaran yang terjadi,adapun pelanggaran yang terkadang muncul yakni hanya pada jenis pelanggaran ringan saja(tidak memasukkan baju dalam celana, berhias yang berlebihan). Faktor yang merupakan dasar kepatuhan peserta didik terhadap tata tertib sekolah adalah Hedonist, dan tipe kepatuhannya tergolong pada Conformist Hedonist. 2) Upaya-upaya yang dilakukan oleh sekolah untuk membina kepatuhan peserta didik terhadap tata tertib sekolah dilakukan dengan pemberian/penyampaian sosialisasi tentang pentingnya kepatuhan peserta didik terhadap tata tertib sekolah, pemeriksaan secara insidentil, pengawasan individu (pengawasan/kontrol yang ketat), pemberian sanksi yang tegas terhadap pelaku pelanggaran.
Cyber Crime dan Upaya Penanggulangannya
Authors: Yoga Agung
Published: March 2024

Di era yang serba cepat ini kita mendapat kan apa-apa dengan mudah bahkan data pribadi kita bisa di ketahui oleh orang yang tidak kita kenal. Tujuan tulisan ini adalah untuk membahas Cyber Crime Dan Upaya Penanggulangannya. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian hukum normatif yaitu penelitian dengan menggunakan metode atau cara yang di pergunakan di lakukan meneliti bahan pustaka yang ada penelitian ini menggunakan bahan hukum primer sekunder dan tersier. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa kejahatan internet bisa menyerang siapa saja. Kita bisa melihat bahwa ada kemungkinan besar jika kejahatan cyber bisa terjadi jika ada peluangan, dam peluang itu adalah kesalahan yang kita perbuat atau keteledoran kita sebagai pengguna internet.
Refinement of Nanoporous Cu by Polyvinylpyrrolidone and Photodegradation of Methyl Orange by Cu2O Nanowires and Nanoporous Cu Photocatalysts
Authors: XU Zhuxu , LI Yun , QIN Fengxiang , DAN Zhenhua
Published: March 2024

Refinement of nanoporous Cu (NP Cu) by the addition of Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) in HF solution during dealloying of Ti40.6Zr9.4Cu40.6Ni6.3Sn3.1 amorphous ribbons and effect of the surface coverage of Cu2O nanowires obtained by immersing NP Cu in dehydrated ethanol on the photodegradation of methyl orange (MO) pollutants were investigated. The sizes of pores and ligaments of NP Cu decrease significantly with the increase of PVP concentration in the dealloying solutions, accompanied by a drastic decrease in the surface diffusivity and the dislocation defect densities. The surface coverage of Cu2O nanowires becomes higher with an increase of the PVP reagents. The Cu2O nanowires@nanoporous Cu (Cu2O@NP Cu) catalysts show excellent photocatalytic activity towards the degradation of MO under the sunlight due to the existence of large amounts of heterojunctions between Cu2O nanowires and Cu ligaments in nanoscale.
Collaborative School Leadership
Authors: Nash Ron , Hwang Kathleen
Published: March 2024

In Collaborative School Leadership, Nash and Hwang provide administrators with clear and focused ideas on making the most of collaborative leadership while on the path to continuous improvement. Recognizing that classroom instruction is at the core of any plan of improvement, this book looks at the role and nature of powerful building-level professional development. Nash and Hwang provide answers to critical questions: As part of a school’s improvement efforts, what is non-negotiable? What are some barriers to progress, and how can they be overcome or removed? How can building administrators help teachers improve instruction? An extensive appendix provides principals and teacher leaders with ten lessons and an entire chapter is devoted to the kind of formative support that building administrators can provide in the pursuit of student progress. Finally, Nash and Hwang elaborate on the whole decision-making process, and differentiate between the kind of independent and interdependent reflection that is part of the relentless pursuit of continuous improvement at the building level.
Education Under Siege
Authors: Shapiro Arthur
Published: March 2024

We Americans seem prone to bandwagon onto fads, particularly now that reforming education has become a national priority. Unfortunately, many of those fads now caroming across our continent are outright frauds; some are fantasies, even fictions. Even more unfortunately, many are undermining our public schools, teachers, kids and communities, and pillaging our tax dollars in the process.

This book analyzes each major reform--No Child Left Behind, Common Core State Standards, grading schools, evaluating teachers, failing students, vouchers, charters, online virtual charters-- and finds them seriously wanting. We conclude with reforms that work actually helping teachers, kids, parents and communities.
Education Game Changers
Authors: Starr Karen E.
Published: March 2024

Education Game Changers is written for an international readership. This book refers to all education levels and sectors and builds on research in educational leadership, education business, and organizational change. Karen E. Starr describes policy paradoxes challenging the sustainability of educational provision as we know it and the imperatives they present for educational leadership, business, and governance. This book critiques the paradoxical education policy context while exploring alternative futures they may spawn. It ponders both possibilities and pitfalls that cannot be ignored by instrumental players such as governments, policy-makers, educational leaders and business managers, researchers, and analysts. This book unveils rising cases of education business failures around the world, the paucity of governance and business skill on educational boards, and the irrational contradictions faced by governments in determining education policy.
Building a Better Teacher
Authors: Paige Mark A.
Published: March 2024

Mark Paige takes an in-depth look at the interaction of Value Added Models (VAMs) and the law of teacher evaluation. It notes that the hasty adoption of VAMs in evaluation and employment law actually complicates efforts to improve teacher quality, especially at the local level. In brief, VAMs’ costs vastly outweigh their benefits. The book advocates for a complete removal of VAMs in high-stakes decisions. It sets forth numerous recommendations for administrators and policymakers to enable them to effectively deal with the complications created by VAMs.
Education Is Upside-Down
Authors: Kalenze Eric
Published: March 2024

Education Is Upside Down cuts through adjustments being made at technical levels of educational practice and accountability, challenging ideals and philosophies that have powered American Education for most of the last century. This book explains how and why long-standing approaches generate flawed instructional practices, flawed systemic reform efforts, and a fundamental misalignment between the educational institution and the society it is missioned to serve. Education Is Upside Down urges readers wishing to improve American Education to more carefully consider the institution’s central mission, challenge long-accepted truths of practice, and question current reform efforts and actions. In full, Education Is Upside Down resists the practitioner-vs.-reformer blame game, seeking ultimately to carefully untangle—not tighten by yanking on any single strand—the long-complicated knot of American Education.
Minding the Dream
Authors: Mellow Gail O. , Heelan Cynthia M.
Published: March 2024

Minding the Dream provides challenging, reflective, and practitioner-based information about community colleges that is data-based, clear and accessible for the general reader as well as the scholar.

New employees, current leaders, graduate students, legislators, and boards of trustees need a grounded sense of the magnitude of the community college sector. Minding the Dream evokes the laudatory goals of the early pioneers of the community college movement, while accurately framing key programs and political conundrums challenging community colleges. Minding the Dream celebrates community colleges’ successes and is scrupulously honest about their failings.

Community college leaders need honest information about what’s working and need to be challenged about the things that are not. State Legislatures and Congress need updated facts to assist them in making wise funding decisions regarding community colleges. Community college advocates need updated information to assist them in their advocacy work, and Higher Education programs need an updated book about community colleges to use as a basic text. These are the people who can benefit from reading Minding the Dream.
Using Teacher Inquiry for Knowing and Supporting Parents with Mathematics
Authors: Mistretta Regina M.
Published: March 2024

Parents are those social factors that can positively influence their child’s learning of mathematics. Using Teacher Inquiry for Knowing and Supporting Parents with Mathematics serves as a teacher’s inquiry guide for supporting parents in this critical role. Steps for investigating the manner in which parents and children work together on mathematics tasks, such as homework and projects, are shared. Findings gleaned from such investigation cultivate a state of knowing that positions teachers to support parents, and in turn their students, in meaningful and relevant ways. This book includes teacher inquiry approaches, related tools, and supportive resources for parents in grades Pre-K though 12. Teachers’ inquiry findings on their journey towards being "in the know" about parents and mathematics, along with their responsive action steps, are shared to help guide the reader’s use of inquiry for knowing and supporting parents with mathematics. Some key additional features of this book include:

Support for both individual and collective teacher inquiry

Resources for supporting parents through the grades

Online teacher inquiry resources

Anchor tasks for developing parents’ knowledge of mathematics content, and ways of supporting children’s understandings of that content
Common Sense Questions about School Administration
Authors: Giordano Gerard
Published: March 2024

Parents have questions for school administrators. They want to know how they hire teachers, erect facilities, select learning materials, protect students, allocate budgets, use data, make forecasts, measure progress, and compete with for-profit schools. This book examines the questions they pose, the answers they elicit, the allies they attract, the adversaries they arouse, and the improvements they prod.
Unrelenting Change, Innovation, and Risk
Authors: Phelan Daniel J.
Published: March 2024

Arguably, the nation’s community colleges have experienced more change in the last several years than they have over the prior 115 years of their existence. Rapid changes in technology, external pressures for accountability and student completion, aggressive competition from other higher education institutions (i.e., public, for-profit, and private), changes in enrollment demographics, as well as new economic, market, and operational models stand to completely disrupt this relatively young enterprise.

Unrelenting Change provides useful, practical examples for community college leaders as they seek to thoughtfully and strategically align their organization for the new dynamic in higher education. Furthermore, Unrelenting Change offers insights into the change process, including institutional assessment and readiness, consideration of cultural implications, strategic intentions toward innovation, as well as risk, failure, and success. Rather than perceiving change and disruptive innovation as merely happenstance, or luck, the author provides discernment into the topic so as to give community college leaders solid, guidance, if not improved odds, in undertaking this important, competitive edge for the future of their intuitions, and by extension, their students.
Interactive Student Centered Learning
Authors: Spooner Edward
Published: March 2024

Interactive Student Centered Learning: A Cooperative Approach to Learning concentrates on Student Centered Learning (SCL) which encompasses Active Learning (AL), Cooperative Learning (COL), Collaborative Learning (COLL), and occasionally Constructivism Learning (CONS) teaching methodologies. This book delves into a review of the theories of learning, providing insight into current research regarding how students learn as well as a review of traditional, teacher-centered learning and teaching theories. This book also includes three interactive student centered learning segments; a review of the process, an instructional development process, and an organizational curriculum for educators to utilize an (I/SCL) program. The handbook in the appendices provides teachers with knowledge and information on how to develop an (ISCL) curriculum for teaching students effectively in almost all subjects at the secondary and college level.
Re-Engaging Students for Success
Authors: Velsor Kathleen G.
Published: March 2024

As of spring 2015 in the states of New York, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin all pre-service teacher candidates are required to pass the Education Teaching Performance Assessment to earn initial teaching certification. California, Georgia, Ohio and Massachusetts are planning to adopt the edTPA while eighteen other states are considering adopting this policy in the near future. Beat the Test!: A Guidebook for Elementary Teacher Candidates is designed to assist elementary candidates with an educational methodology to pass the Education Teaching Performance Assessment. The methodology can be used to plan, implement, and assess student learning during instruction. Additionally, this method will assist elementary teacher candidates in using the Common Core Standards to design lessons to assess student learning while managing classroom instruction. Candidates who have used this method have successfully beat the tests.
Every Reader a Close Reader
Authors: Cleaver Samantha
Published: March 2024

Close reading, the purposeful, focused reading and rereading of text, is more than an education buzzword. Every Reader, a Close Reader defines and unpacks the components of close reading and explores how to apply it within the context of the Common Core State Standards so that every student will be able to implement close reading strategies in class and independently. Drawing expertise and ideas from research, as well as teachers from across the country, Every Reader, a Close Reader serves as both an instructional guide and professional development tool for classroom teachers and instructional leaders to use when starting or strengthening close reading at the classroom level. In addition, this book includes chapters that focus on developing the close reading skills of students who are struggling readers, English language learners, or gifted learners.
International Perspectives on Student Behavior
Authors: Russo Charles J. , Oosthuizen Izak , Wolhuter Charl C.
Published: March 2024

The second volume of companion books on comparative student discipline identifies the best practices in dealing with student misconduct, on six continents, in a legally sound manner. It is essential for educators to examine national as well as international practices addressing student misconduct in schools because learner misbehavior often has a detrimental effect on the quality of teaching and learning in elementary and secondary schools. The countries covered are Brazil, China, Malaysia, Turkey and South Africa.
Tapping into the Skills of 21st-Century School Librarians
Authors: Church Audrey P.
Published: March 2024

Strong school librarians positively impact student learning, and principal support is key. This concise handbook provides an overview of the roles of the 21st-century school librarian—teacher, instructional partner, information specialist, instructional leader, and program administrator. A valuable and informative resource, it gives principals the information they need to know in order to utilize the library program and librarian to the fullest potential to contribute to the instructional program of the school.
Unboxing IT
Authors: McCay Christopher
Published: March 2024

Computers and technology have reached a level of invisibility in our lives that is equal to indoor plumbing and electricity. We don’t think about the mechanics of how they work, but when any of those systems breaks it is a MASSIVE disruption in our lives. All of us understand the basics of how a fuse box works or how to plunge a toilet, and with this book you will learn those equivalents in the IT world. This book will give a basic understanding of the various disciplines that exist within the IT world, some of the thought processes behind the methodologies IT professionals follow, and touch on some of the realities of living in a truly technological wonderland.
Tending to the Holy
Authors: Epperly Bruce G. , Epperly Katherine Gould
Published: March 2024

Tending to the Holy: The Practice of the Presence of God in Ministry invites pastors to embody their deepest beliefs in the routine and surprising tasks of ministry. Inspired by Brother Lawrence's classic text in spirituality, Tending to the Holy integrates the wisdom and practices of the Christian spiritual tradition with the commonplace practices of pastoral ministry. Bruce and Katherine Epperly utilize a variety of spiritual disciplines especially Benedictine, Celtic, Ignatian, Rhineland, and process spiritualities to provide a framework for helping clergy nurture the awareness of God, creative imagination, and personal well-being in every aspect of their ministerial lives.

Practicing God's presence in the ordinary tasks of ministry inspires wholeness, spiritual transformation, vision, imagination, endurance, and healthy self-differentiation in ministry. Commitment to joining spiritual practices with the routine and repetitive tasks of ministry provides an important antidote to unhealthy stress, burnout, and loss of vision in ministry. By seeing their congregational leadership in terms of spiritual transformation, imaginative practice, and relational interdependence, ordinary ministerial practices can become ways pastors can deepen their relationship with God. Growing out of their work with pastors at every season of ministry, as well as combined ministerial experience of nearly sixty years, Bruce and Katherine Epperly invite pastoral leaders to complement and expand on their understanding of spiritual leadership, pastoral excellence, and self-care, integrating traditional and contemporary spiritual practices with the concrete arts of ministry.
The Competent Pastor
Authors: Sisk Ronald  D.
Published: March 2024

What does it mean to say that a pastor is competent? And how does a competent pastor function? This book is intended to help pastors, seminarians, and lay people who work with pastors understand and answer these two questions. Competence in ministry is a moving target. A ministry technique that works in one parish may not work in another. What works today may not work five years from now. But a competent pastor will be able to adapt to changing locations and changing times. A competent pastor will be happy in her job—or able to figure out why she’s not happy and how to move forward. A competent pastor won’t get stuck—or when he does get stuck, he’ll know what steps to take to get unstuck. Competence, defined by author Ronald Sisk as "the ability to do what needs to be done," requires ministers to understand themselves and others and to keep a realistic perspective on their lives. Competent pastors function by moving toward this kind of understanding and perspective.
The Pastoral Search Journey
Authors: Vonhof John
Published: March 2024

Most churches have sought out a new pastor many times, yet search committees often feel as though they are inventing the process from scratch. In The Pastoral Search Journey, John Vonhof provides detailed guidance for search committees to ensure a good match between pastor and congregation. This is Vonhof's third book about the pastoral search -- but the first to discuss interim pastors, transitions between pastors, and the use of the Internet and digital media. Vonhof advises congregational leaders on establishing the search committee; ensuring the congregation is cared for during the pastoral vacancy; conducting the congregational self-study and creating an information packet; finding, communicating with, and interviewing candidates; determining selection criteria as well as evaluating and recommending candidates; managing call negotiations; and finally welcoming the congregation s new pastor. Sample letters, forms, and other tools are provided.
The Pastor's Survival Manual
Authors: Moe Kenneth Alan
Published: March 2024

Describes the NET Groups program (an acronym for Nurturing Experience Theologically), which begins with experiences and leads people into biblical and theological reflection.
The Wisdom of the Seasons
Authors: Olsen Charles M.
Published: March 2024

The church year is often seen as a framework for church programs, but well-known Alban author Charles Olsen shows readers how it can be a prism through which congregations more deeply understand their own stories. By weaving together our narratives and those of Christian tradition, a congregation can clarify its identity, grow in wisdom, and discover a new vision and ministry. Olsen draws parallels between the church seasons and practices of spiritual formation--letting go, naming and celebrating God's presence, and taking hold. He shows us how these movements are expressed in the three major cycles of the church year--Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost. Focusing on communal narratives, he presents a process for telling a story and forming a corporate memory of the story, and then deepening and reflecting on it by exploring the season of the church year that captures its character.
This House We Build
Authors: Bookman Terry , Kahn William
Published: March 2024

This one-volume guide to a healthy congregation combines the wisdom of a rabbi with the expertise of an organizational development consultant to demonstrate the power of positive relationships and show how to avoid some of the common traps that can lead to serious conflict. Using the life of the synagogue as its central illustration, this book gives vital lessons for congregations of any faith on how to be a healthy community of believers. Leaders and congregants alike are shown how to incorporate all their gifts for the creation and support of a healthy faith community. Synagogue life is considered through case studies—struggles over what to do with an endowment fund, a social action committee that no one joins, changing a worship service time, clergy transitions—which are examined for what they reveal about the struggles of congregations and their leaders to create healthy institutions. Each chapter integrates organizational theory and faith values in the pursuit of a deeper understanding of synagogue life. For non-Jewish congregations, the book offers rich insights into Hebrew texts and culture and the common elements between synagogue and church life. This House We Build enables both clergy and members to learn more deeply about creating and sustaining communities of faith in the course of inevitable transitions and everyday challenges.
User Friendly Evaluation
Authors: Woods C. Jeff
Published: March 2024

Each congregation must evaluate itself in light of its own mix of gifts, backgrounds, talents, and opportunities. Presenting the best of evaluation theory past and present, Woods shows clergy and lay leaders how to engage in mutual evaluation-not judgment-of ministry, mission, and community as a shared responsibility. The goal is building up the congregation. A special chapter provides commentary from church evaluation experts Roy Oswald (Alban), Paul Light (ABUSA denominational staff), and Jill Hudson (PCUSA judicatory executive) on dilemmas congregations face in evaluation.
We've Never Done It Like This Before
Authors: Woods C. Jeff
Published: March 2024

Clergy and laity will discover ways to lead the church that just may be more effective than the "top-down" leadership model we're all so familiar with. Woods takes a clever and very effective approach by presenting educational material in a fictional context--you're drawn into the stories of church members struggling with leadership or motivational dilemmas which you will recognize immediately (such as the boring Sunday School teacher, the adversarial church member, the nostalgia for "the good old days"). Ten chapters explore ten different theories of organizational behaviour and management, and each chapter provides guidelines for small group training.
What's Theology Got to Do With It?
Authors: Robinson Anthony B.
Published: March 2024

For congregations seeking renewed purpose and vitality this book gets to the heart of the matter. One of the leading voices on congregational life and leadership, Anthony Robinson makes the case that congregations should openly express their beliefs and values to clarify their purpose. Doing so opens up new avenues for transforming worship, promoting spiritual formation, and forwarding a church's mission. The wisdom invested in this book is powerful enough to shape a ministry and lead a congregation to its call.
When Better Isn't Enough
Authors: Hudson Jill M.
Published: March 2024

Many sociologists and a growing number of church scholars have noted that we live in a time of transition—from the modern era to the postmodern. Whenever a shift of this magnitude occurs, it leaves all of life, including the church, in flux. We instinctively strive to stabilize the situation by re-establishing what has worked in the past. Increasingly, however, congregations are finding that the same old things done harder or better don't seem to make a difference. Author Jill Hudson argues, "We must identify new criteria for success, and perhaps even for faithfulness, and hold ourselves accountable to them." Approaching the postmodern era as a tremendous opportunity, Hudson identifies 12 characteristics by which we can measure effective ministry for the early 21st century. Based on those 12 criteria, Hudson has created evaluation tools, "an early measuring stick," to help congregations evaluate their work in this new era. Not everything of the past is ineffective and best discarded, she says, nor will everything we try in the future be successful. But by faithfully listening for God's guidance and carefully evaluating progress using Hudson's tools, looking at the ministry of the whole people of God as well as that of the professional staff, congregations can improve their ministry, help members and staff grow in effectiveness, deepen a sense of partnership, and add new richness to the dialogue about the congregation's future.
When God Speaks through Change
Authors: Satterlee Craig A.
Published: March 2024

At times, a congregational transition looms so large in a sermon that it becomes the lens through which scripture is interpreted, the congregation is addressed, the preacher is heard, and God is experienced. Homiletics professor and parish pastor Craig Satterlee reflects in this accessible, provocative volume about on how to integrate such significant events in a congregation’s life into the preaching ministry of the church. Rather than offering a blueprint for preaching, however, he walks along pastors, seminarians, and other congregational leaders who want to make sure the Gospel, not an agenda, is preached.
Non-invasive Assessment of Liver Damage Degree in Patients with Viral Hepatitis: Is It Feasible and Acceptable?
Authors: Vračarić Vladimir , Dejanović Božidar , Janjić Nebojsa , Zirojević Milica , Savić Željka , Latinović Bosnjak Olgica , Orlić Tihomir , Krnetić Žarko , Damjanov Dimitrije , Pete Maria , Ružić Maja
Published: March 2024

Background: Hepatitis C and B virus infections significantly contribute to global chronic liver disease mortality. Objectives: This study explores the role of serum markers (AST/ALT ratio, APRI Score, FIB-4 Score, and Forns index) in non-invasively assessing liver damage in patients with chronic hepatitis C and B. Methods: In this single-center, retrospective, observational study, we analyzed data from 327 patients to establish correlations between serological markers and fibrosis grade using Spearman's correlation. Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) analysis evaluated the ability of these markers to predict advanced fibrosis. Results: In hepatitis B and C cohorts, all markers show significant positive correlations with liver fibrosis (P < 0.001). FIB-4 and the Forns index exhibit moderate correlation (Spearman’s rho 0.48), while AST/ALT and APRI score show mild correlation (Spearman’s rho 0.21 and 0.31). In hepatitis C, the Forns index (0.814) and FIB-4 (0.80) outperform other markers. In hepatitis B, Forns (AUC = 0.73), APRI (AUC = 0.68), and FIB-4 (AUC = 0.68) demonstrate significant predictive ability. Conclusions: FIB-4 and the Forns index hold clinical significance as fibrosis biomarkers in the management of chronic viral hepatitis. FIB-4 is a universal marker, while the interpretation of the Forns index requires consideration of the etiology of chronic viral hepatitis.
Ciutat Meridiana II : Cátedra de Regeneración Urbana
Authors: Galindo González Julián , Arranz Félix , Perea Solano Miguel Jorge , Ramos Sanz Anna Alexandra , Díaz Correas Gonzalo , García Gómez Alba , González Prat Oriol , Jiménez Sandra , Khlus Ivanna , Moreno Ramos Victor , Muntaner Reig Paula , Olotaura Patricia , Pacheco Perelló Aina , Pedalino Curto Clara , Pérez Estrada Oihane , Plazas Fernández Ágata , Sunyer Morales Marina , Vives Rey Adrià , Torrens Narbon Luis
Published: March 2024

La habilitación en arquitectura implica también responsabilidad y
compromiso social hacia la comunidad en la que intervenimos. Así
Barcelona ve en su escuela de arquitectura (ETSAB) un espacio
dónde investigar, proponer y debatir, el futuro de la ciudad, y confía en
sus futuros arquitectos, a través de la línea de urbanismo del máster
habilitante, la participación y el debate sobre el dónde y cómo la arquitectura es capaz de desencadenar procesos de transformación urbana. Una transformación que ha de llevar a la Regeneración Urbana.

The qualification as an architect also implies responsibility and social commitment to the community in which we intervene. Hence, Barcelona sees in its school of architecture (ETSAB) a space to form the future architects that will investigate, propose and discuss a future of urban transformation. A transformation that must lead to Urban Regeneration.
Does the publication of judgments on the Internet change the outcome of administrative litigation cases? A DID-model-based analysis
Authors: Hu Difei , Hong Wei , Yang Haihua , Wu Jiaye , Gu Xiao
Published: March 2024

This article analyses the influence of the publication of judgments on the Internet on the results of administrative litigation cases in China. Due to the particularity of administrative litigation, courts are often subject to the restriction of public power in the trial process, and defendants are in a stronger position than plaintiffs. In 2010, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued the Regulations on the Issuance of Judicial Documents on the Internet by the People’s Courts, which for the first time imposed clear and detailed regulations on the publication of judgments. This Regulation promotes judicial openness and establishes judicial credibility, which is conducive to balancing the litigation status of the plaintiff and the defendant. By sampling 7463 judgment documents from 2012 to 2015 on China Judgment Online, this study applies a difference-in-differences model to determine the influence of the Issuance of Judgments on the Internet Regulation on administrative litigation by form of closure, the plaintiff winning rate, and the withdrawal rate of the plaintiff. The implementation of this Regulation was found to significantly increase the rate of judgment and reduce the plaintiff withdrawal rate, significant impacting the trial results of administrative litigation cases.
السياسة الخارجية التركية تجاه دول شمال إفريقيا: الدوافع والتحديات
Authors: Zakaria Ehaloui
Published: March 2024

تسعى تركيا لأن تصبح قوة مؤثرة في شمال إفريقيا وفاعلا رئيسيا في الأحداث التي تمر بها، كما تحاول البحث عن شركاء جدد في المنطقة خاصة بعد مشاكلها المتكررة مع حلفائها التقليديين، بالإضافة إلى إيجاد دوائر اقتصادية جديدة، وتأمين مصادر الحصول على الطاقة، ودفع عجلة المبادلات التجارية مع دول شمال إفريقيا، معتمدة على علاقاتها التاريخية معها، وعلى الدبلوماسية الإنسانية والثقافية التي تستخدمها عبر منظماتها الحكومية وغير الحكومية. إلا أن تدخلها العسكري في ليبيا جعل أصابع الاتهام تتجه نحوها باعتبارها صانعة للأزمات، ومسببة لعدم الاستقرار في الإقليم، وأصبحت السياسة الخارجية التركية معرضة للعديد من التحديات المتشابكة إقليميا ودوليا.
Breaking Boundaries: Paving the way for Gender Equality
Authors: Mishra Ms. Akanksha
Published: March 2024

Gender equality is not just a goal; it's a fundamental human right. It's a vision of a world where individuals of all genders have equal opportunities, rights, and responsibilities. Despite considerable progress over the years, the journey toward gender equality is far from over. This article delves into the importance of gender equality, its historical context, contemporary challenges, and the G20’s vision for gender equality and empowerment to pave the way for a more equitable future.