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Factors Hindering High School Library Success as Viewed by Librarians, Teachers and Principals in Israel
Authors: Yitzhaki Moshe , Anzenberg Dania
Published: April 2021

The paper presents findings of a wide-scale national study of which one objective was to identify main obstacles hindering high school librarians from successfully carrying out their tasks. Similar detailed questionnaires were mailed to librarians, teachers and principals in a cluster sample of 234 schools (one-third of target population), rendering 137 usable questionnaires (58.5%). The three groups rated quite similarly the obstacles. First and foremost were the scarcities of resources and manpower. Third was inadequate professional training, which was found to include: inadequate training in information technology and in librarianship, scarce skills in management, communication and public relations, as well as lack of training in instruction and lack of familiarity with curriculum and its development. Fourth was the principal's and teaching staff's lack of awareness and recognition of library importance, also acknowledged by principals and teachers. Additional obstacles mentioned were poor physical conditions, discipline problems and the character of the librarian and staff. Recommendations include: promoting understanding of school library and librarian roles by writing Israeli Information Power and by offering courses to principals and teachers on school library's roles, adding personnel positions in school libraries and emphasizing technological topics in library education programs.
Information literacy skills among high school students: An exploratory study of six schools in the South East region of Botswana
Authors: Jorosi Boemo Nlayidzi , Isaac Goitsemang Gladness
Published: April 2021

Over the past four decades or so, information literacy skills have quickly gained centre-stage status in the educational sector as a strategy of coping with the overload of information. This study reports the results of an exploratory investigation (N=279) into information literacy skills among final year high school students in six schools located in the south eastern Botswana. The objectives of the study were twofold: (1) to determine the information literacy level among final year students, and (2) to gain a broader understanding of information literacy skills practices in Botswana high schools. Data were gathered via self-administered questionnaires and additional qualitative data were obtained from structured interviews with teacher-librarians. Results indicate three main issues: first, poor information skills among the students; second, heavy reliance on the use of prescribed textbooks; and finally, the curriculum as a barrier towards the effective integration of information literacy skills into the educational system.
The Introduction of School Library Coordinators to Assist Teacher Librarians: A Grass-roots Challenge for Local Government in Japan
Authors: Masuda Kasuko
Published: April 2021

This paper discusses the role of the School Library Coordinator, a post created by Kawasaki City, Japan local government, in accordance with the legislated introduction of teacher librarians into all Japanese schools. It is difficult for teacher librarians to play the roles of both teacher and librarian simultaneously. They are expected to play the central role in school libraries, to support pupils’ spontaneous learning activities as well as to foster pupils’ imaginative minds.Teacher librarians are also expected to coordinate schools, families and communities to promote pupils’ reading activity by the Basic Plan to Promote Children’s Reading Activity. Kawasaki City local government introduced School Library Coordinators to assist teacher librarians and to complement their onerous duties in schools and society. Although this paper’s research and analysis indicates that Kawasaki City’s innovation of School Library Coordinators has been successful, it is noted that there is potential for more efficient performance by library coordinators in collaboration with teacher librarians.
Using Large-Scale Assessments to Evaluate the Effectiveness of School Library Programs in California
Authors: Tarr Jr. William W. , Sinclair-Tarr Stacy L.
Published: April 2021

This California study examined the relationship between the presence of school libraries, as defined by credentialed staffing, and student achievement, as measured by both criterionreferenced and norm-referenced assessments in both English-language arts and mathematics. Using the California School Characteristics Index to compare 4,022 schools with similar demographics at Grades 4, 7, and 10, both positive and negative statistically significant relationships were found between the presence of a school library and student achievement at Grades 4 and 7. There were no statistically significant positive relationships found at Grade 10. These findings do not support previous studies that used different methods of comparing schools with similar demographics. Also unlike previous studies, the overall effect sizes of the positive relationships were small, the average being an increase in student achievement of 2%. Factors within the school library at Grades 4 and 7 were also examined, and both positive and negative statistically significant relationships to student achievement were found.
Homosexuality in Literature for Young People
Authors: Clyde L. Anne
Published: April 2021

This paper reports on an ongoing project, Out of the Closet and Into the Classroom: Homosexuality in Literature for Young People, which commenced in 1989.  The project is to record the books that are available for young people in which there are gay, lebian, or bisexual characters, or in which issues related to homosexuality are discussed.  A secondary aim is to investigate the access that young people actually have to these books through their school or public libraries. The majority of the books are novels for teens or sub-teens, but there are also picture books for young children, the latter aimed particularly (though not exclusively) at chidlren growing up in gay or lesbian families. In general it seems that, for a variety of reasons, young people may not have ready access to many of these books.
Participants' Perceptions of the Impact of the Wonder of Reading Programme
Authors: Nottingham Robertson Marilyn
Published: April 2021

By spring, 2003, The Wonder of Reading, a non-profit organisation, had partnered with 100 Los Angeles area elementary schools to implement their 3R Programme: Renovate, Restock, and Read. The study examined the impact of The Wonder of Reading Programme in selected schools as perceived by administrators, teachers, library staff, and parent. Further, the study examined variations in perception by role and by school characteristics. Participants perceived that the project led to a cascade of changes in practices, policies, and attitudes impacting student access to print, engagement in reading, and student achievement.
Year 7 English at ELTHAM College of Education
Authors: O'Brien Marie
Published: April 2021

The paper details the inspiration for a project in which year seven students would create e-books, the development process, and the end result. The e-book project was conceived by Marie O'Brien, Teacher-Librarian, managed by Melinda Scash, English teacher, and produced by year 7 students. Ana Tuckerman, a Multi-media expert, designed the template and installed it, ready for every student to use.
The Cultural Dimension of School Libraries in a Knowledge Society
Authors: Jørgensen Tom
Published: April 2021

My research project concerns the cultural dimension of the Danish school library. It consists partly of a theoretical section, in which I try to discover how the school library can contribute to the cultural education of students. It also consists of an empirical section, in which I try to sketch a picture of the school librarians' perception of their own practice as cultural intermediaries. Initially in this paper I will present one small part of the theory and then I will consider one of the questions from a questionnaire used in a survey carried out in the autumn of 2001: activities organised to process culture through the school library.
New Opportunities: Teacher Librarians Managing Learning Objects
Authors: Timbs Judith
Published: April 2021

Digital learning objects are new kinds of resources which teacher librarians will be required to manage and make accessible to teachers and students. In Australia there are currently large-scale national and state initiatives underway to develop a critical mass of learning objects. The development of a Learning System Architecture has also become a vital step to make it possible to manage these learning objects. Packages that will enable students and teachers to communicate, collaborate, locate and access resources within intellectual property arrangements, assemble digital resources into learning sequences, assess and report are all necessary requirements. The Learning System Architecture emerging in Australia enables these disparate systems to function together as seamless and interoperable packages. A new profile of teacher librarian competency is being developed in Tasmania to assist with planning the professional learning needs of this group. The new profile includes understandings and experience of information communication technologies and online learning. Managing these new digital resources to support the teaching and learning is a key new professional role for teacher librarians.
When Wife Meets Mother: Norwegian School Libraries
Authors: Bancel Suzanne
Published: April 2021

This article explores various reasons for the lack of school library services in Norwegian primary schools. The basic thesis is that libraries and primary schools have developed differently despite sharing common origins from the European Age of Enlightenment. Libraries and library work can be seen as belonging to a masculine metaphor, primary schools and teaching can be seen as belonging to a feminine metaphor. These metaphors reflect traditions and attitudes that affect everything from basic democratic ideologies to ways in which we relate to classroom space and library space, as well as the ways in which teachers and librarians organize and advocate for working conditions. This causes conflicts in defining the role of the teacher-librarian and the school library in Norwegian primary schools.
Literature Circles in a Synchronous Virtual Classroom: Educational Moos to Support Student Online Interaction
Authors: Bales Jennie
Published: April 2021

This paper explores the features of educational MOOs to create a stimulating, synchronous environment for upper primary (elementary) students working in the virtual world of Learning Communities MOO. It focuses on how the features of MOOs are used by students to support and enrich their literature circle discussions. The data presented indicates that these experiences encourage and support students' interests and understanding of text through social interaction and purposeful dialogue. The results of this research suggest that online literature circle discussions conducted in an Educational MOO can operate successfully and that the MOO environment supports student discussions.
The Impact of Technology on School Library Media Centers in Two Florida School Districts
Authors: Bishop Kay
Published: April 2021

In the last two decades technology has had a tremendous impact on school library media centers and personnel. The purposes of this study are to investigate the effects of technology on (1) school library media programs, (2) collections, (3) jobs of media personnel, and (4) student learning in media centers, and to determine if media staffing influences such effects. Twenty-- three media personnel in two Florida school districts with different media staffing procedures were administered open-ended questionnaires. In both districts technology had positive effects on provision of information resources in many formats to accommodate a variety of student learning styles, management of the media center, and creation of enthusiasm and interest in learning. It appeared that differences in district staffing and funding affected feelings about the impact of technology on jobs and the media collection.
Digital Literacy for Electronic Encyclopedias
Authors: Branch Jennifer
Published: April 2021

The purpose of this research was to examine the information-seeking processes employed by junior high school students from Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada when using CD-ROM encyclopedias. The study revealed that participants needed both instruction and practice to develop the skills and strategies needed for fall-text searching of CD-ROM encyclopedias. The participants tended to use search terms only from the original question, had difficulty selecting topics and articles from the retrieved list, and did not read long articles as carefully as short articles. Instruction related to information-- seeking skills and strategies should focus on generating search terms, selecting topics from a retrieved list, and, skimming and scanning through text to find the answer.
The Relationship Between Listening Comprehension and Reading Comprehension: Implications for Reading Aloud and Learning
Authors: Howe Eleanor B.
Published: April 2021

This paper describes the listening and reading comprehension skills of elementary school students, presents a classroom action research project that concludes that listening skills may transfer to reading skills, and recommends indirect teaching methods to enhance listening comprehension and learning during story hour. The study was designed to test whether instruction in three listening comprehension skills improved reading comprehension using those same skills. The recommended generic lesson plan for story hour is based on theory and research in listening and reading comprehension as well as the suggestions of teachers and librarians. It can be used by teachers, public librarians, school librarians, and parents.
Competencies for Teacher-Librarians: The Malaysian Perspective
Authors: Abdullah Abrizah , Singh Diljit
Published: April 2021

Teacher-librarians need specific competencies, knowledge, and skills in order to perform their roles effectively. Very few guidelines and standards exist, however, in developing countries for these competencies. The primary goal of this study was to determine the competencies needed by teacher-librarians in Malaysian secondary schools to effectively perform their roles. The study employed a survey methodology using a population of professionals directly involved in the field of teacher-librarianship: teacher-librarians, library educators, and supervisors. The findings present a Malaysian perspective on the roles and competencies for teacher-librarians and will also be useful in working towards an international framework of competencies.
Theory into Practice: Using the PLUS Model to Teach Information Skills and Support the Curriculum in a Secondary School
Authors: Herring James E. , Tarter Anne-Marie , Naylor Simon
Published: April 2021

This paper examines the use of PLUS, a four-step model of information skills, in a secondary school in England with 28 Year 8 pupils doing a physics project. The pupils completed a questionnaire relating to their use of the PLUS model and their attitudes to brainstorming, keyword selection, evaluating resources, reading for information, taking notes, and writing. The teacher and librarian were interviewed. Findings showed that pupils responded favourably to using the PLUS model in all areas and that the teacher and school librarian noted improvement in the pupils' learning, writing, and information skills as a result of using the model.
Internet Use in Schools in Alberta, Canada: Implications for School Librarians
Authors: Oberg Dianne , Gibson Susan
Published: April 2021

The findings of this quantitative investigation of the use of the Internet in Alberta schools confirmed the findings of earlier studies. The survey asked teachers and principals about their preparation for using the technology and the provision of adequate hardware and software and opportunities for professional development. The majority of respondents felt positively about the Internet as a teaching and learning tool, and many were exploring its use through trial and error. The findings also suggest that there is need and opportunity for school librarians to take a stronger role in supporting Internet use in schools, and the authors offer useful strategies for this goal.
European Platform for Collaborative Educational Networking
Authors: Berg Claus
Published: April 2021

The European Schoolnet (EUN) is a network of networks. The objective of the EUN is to promote the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) among schools in Europe:

* to strengthen collaboration between schools

* to foster a European dimension in education

* to develop the use of ICT in schools
School Libraries Online: Exploring Issues and Developments Through the IASL Web Site
Authors: Clyde Laurel A.
Published: April 2021

In Internet terms, the origins of the Web site of the International Association of School Librarianship are shrouded in the mists of antiquity. Way back at the beginning of 1995, I established IASL-LINK as an Internet listserv for the Association. Dr Jean Lowrie, a founder of IASL and then retiring as Executive Secretary, wanted a home page for IASL. I, too, thought we should have a home page and probably a full Web site. Others doubted that the Association had the resources to do this - or even that it should be done at all. Those of you who know Jean will know that she is persistent, and in this case she focused that persistence on me. I felt that establishing a Web site was a job for a bright young member of the Association, and so I kept hoping that "someone else" would do it. In the end, I lost patience just at the time Jean became very persistent. In November 1995 I created a home page for IASL, with eleven supporting pages, just to prove that it could be done. Thus it was that I found I was the Webmaster.
Information Literacy and Outcomes-Based Education in South Africa in the 21st Century: The Challenge of Disparities
Authors: Zinn Sandy
Published: April 2021

In the six years since South Africa's first democratic election, there have been fundamental changes in our educational policy. An outcomes-based approach to education was introduced to Grade I in 1998. This paper will sketch some of our progressive, timely educational policies and the challenges of implementing them. It will examine the multilingual nature of South African society and its effects on publishing learning support material for outcomes-based education. This paper purports that information literacy as a cognitive concept was an idea ahead of its time in South Africa. With the low percentage of school librarians, how can we be positive for the future of school librarianship? The possibilities are there, and we have to grasp them with both hands. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are making inroads into our sites of learning. Information literacy is, in fact, emerging with strong links to the ICT world. Where are school librarians in all of this?
Meeting Diverse Information Needs: Students with Disabilities
Authors: Murray Jan
Published: April 2021

This paper presents the results of a four-year study conducted in primary and secondary schools from all sectors in two Australian states, Victoria and New South Wales. The study investigated the impact of inclusive schooling on the provision of library and information services to students with disabilities. The methodology used in the study incorporated both survey and case study. Empirical data collected by survey concentrated particularly on the current level of service provision to students with disabilities, whilst case study investigations also looked at management factors. The focus was on the relationship between the school library staff and the special education staff, and the effect this had on school library provision and the acquisition of information skills by students with disabilities. The discussion includes the level of service provision to students with disabilities, as well as the managerial approach of teacher-librarians and their awareness of appropriate resources, teaching approaches and technology.
School Informatics: The Vision, the Learning, the Information, the Technology and the Need for Research
Authors: Herring James E.
Published: April 2021

School librarians and school libraries have been affected by a number of changes over the past decade. Development in leaming, such as the development of information skills programs; in teaching, such as the greater use of learning resources by teachers; and in technology, such as the availability of electronic information resources such as the Internet; have all affected the nature of the school librarian's work. Taking a holistic view of schools, it can be seen that developments in these areas have been the focus of research of a number of related disciplines. Researchers in the area of learning have sought to identify the impact of new technologies on the learning process in schools. Researchers in IT in education have studied the increasing sophistication of computer assisted learning packages and school networks. Researchers in educational administration have examined the potential impact of IT of improved record keeping and information management in schools.Researchers in school librarianship have examined the growth of information skills/literacy programmes in schools as well as the growth in the range of electronic information resources such as CO-ROMs, online databases and the Internet This paper proposes that these disciplines could usefully contribute to a new discipline entitled school informatics which would examine the impact of new technologies on leaming and teaching from a perspective which seeks to examine how learning and teaching can be improved in schools by the integon of related but as yet separate aspects of IT in today's schools. The central focus of school infomatics should be on learning in the classroom, in the school library and elsewhere and not on individual advances in technology. This paper outlines a vision for school infomatics and the relation of that vision to learning, teaching, information resources and information technology in schools. A research study of 2 UK schools' views on intranet developments is induded in the paper.
Combined School/Public Libraries in Israel at the Elementary School Level: Some Results of an Exploratory Field Study
Authors: Tzipi Karelitz , Yitzhaki Moshe
Published: April 2021

The study aimed to empirically investigate the combined school-public libraries existing at the elementary school level in Israel, compared to regular school libraries. The main research took were three different written closed questionnaires sent to the school librarian, school principal and one of the school teachers. In 1996 questionnaires were mailed to all 130 elementary schools which, according to official government records, had some type of combination libraries. Questionnaires were also mailed to 33 randomly-chosen schools, having a 'regular' (i.e. not combined) library, to serve as a control group. Response rate was about 55% and the final sample included 86 libraries.

Main findings: The number of combined libraries has risen constantly over the decades, an interesting trend, especially in view of the recent decline reported in the US and Canada. However, it is likely that the trend has already peaked and the accelerated growth of the 1980's will not recur. Regarding space, seats and collection size, the situation in the main regional combined libraries (typical to rural areas), excluding branches, was much better than in the urban ones, whether combined or not. It is uncertain, however, whether the full potential of these larger dimensions was actually utilized and to what extent elementary school students truly benefited from them. The advantage of the combined libraries is manifested also in the professional searching tools offered to users, but the mean number of users of the reading-room was about the same in most types of libraries for the morning period, but differed considerably in the afternoons.

Regarding an overall evaluation: more than half the librarians of the combined libraries rated them as 'very sucessful' and recommended the model to other schools, while the rest (47%) rated it as only 'partially successful' or expressed dissatisfaction due to serious problems, and would recommend it 'with reservation' (36%) or not at all (11%).

Findings indicated that the combined model is more likely to succeed in a regional library than in an urban one, and that in most indicators it rates high above the regular libraries included in the control group. However, the relatively high proportion of librarians and principals who avoided rating their combined model as 'vey successful' calls for further and more detailed investigation of the reasons to this finding.
Information Literacy: What is it? Are you Information Literate? How do you know?
Authors: Riedling Ann M.
Published: April 2021

No other change in our nation has offered greater challenges than the emergence of the Infommation Age. In an information society, all people should have the right to information that can enhance their lives. To reap the benefits of our global society, individuals must be information literate on a global basis.

This article discusses several aspects of infonnation literacy, from characteristics of an information literate person to information literacy education, including the role of the library media specialist, to educational criteria for evaluating electronic information literacy. It is our job as educators to teach students to become critical thinkers and lifelong leamersinformation literate citizens.
Integrating Information Technology Into and Across the Curriculum: A Short Course for Secondary Students
Authors: Howe Eleanor B.
Published: April 2021

The installation of technology in the school library is only the first step in its effective use by students. Many search engines are not intuitively obvious to users, and although students love computers, they often need help with searching. The author combines the results of action research in the high school library with conclusions in the professional literature to argue that systematic formal instruction in electronic search skills is necessary for awareness of library software and competence in its use. The paper focuses on the why, what, when, where, and how of teaching electronic search skills to high school students.
It's the Same the Whole World Over: Bridging the Gap in New Zealand
Authors: Probert Elizabeth , Fowler John
Published: April 2021

Since 1990, education in New Zealand has undergone dramatic changes. A new K-12 framework has been put in place with the curriculum divided into Essential Learning Areas and Essential Skills Areas. For the first time all students are required to develop information skills yet New Zealand has never had a tradition of full time teacher-librarians. There is now a diploma course for teacher-librarianship but most high school teacher-librarians have only five hours per week in the library. Primary teachers usually have no release time. This paper aims to show how New Zealand teachers and school libraries are facing the challenge and attempting to “Bridge the Gap.”
Information for All: Resource Generation and Information Repackaging in Nigerian Schools
Authors: Dike Virginia W. , Amucheazi Nancy
Published: April 2021

Is a developing country like Nigeria information rich or information poor? The first impression is of scarcity, but a closer examination reveals unexplored riches. There is a wealth of information in the oral tradition, but it is not found in schools and libraries. There is information in libraries, but language and reading level make it inaccessible to school children. What role might libraries play in resolving the information dilemma in Nigerian primary schools? This paper explores the use of resource generation from oral tradition, and information repackaging from oral and written sources, in creating an information and knowledge rich environment for all children.
Methodologies in Identification, Analysis, and Measurement of Visual Pollution: The Case Study of Intramuros
Authors: Barroga Stanley Don , Navarra Nappy L. , Palarca Honorio T.
Published: April 2021

The problem of visual pollution in the Philippines has been increasingly evident, and people are becoming aware of it. But to create effective solutions, a deep understanding of the problem should first be established. This paper was aimed to identify, analyze, and measure the visual pollution present in Intramuros, a heritage city in the Philippines that encapsulates the Philippine colonial architecture in the 1890s. The site is known for its preservation of its city image but also modern landscape changes. To achieve the goal, the application of the Indirect and Direct Method of Landscape Evaluation was executed. These methods led to two results: (1) the identification of components— which are landscape attributes and indicators, that make up a visual landscape; and (2) the understanding of how it is perceived by the observer through a survey and interviews, which are quantified by ratings. To further understand the relationship of indicators and ratings with each other, a series of correlational studies was done. This resulted to the establishment of Disturbance, Stewardship, and Image Rating as the primary descriptors of visual pollution. A weighted average formula was then established, which quantified the visual pollution of Intramuros through indicator values and response ratings. It was concluded that visual pollution in Intramuros, through research-based methodology, can be identified, analyzed, and measured. Specific viewpoints in the district were identified as unacceptably visually-polluted. Magallanes St. cor. Victoria St. in Intramuros had the highest VP Score at -4.886. Elements that contributed to visual pollution were also identified.
Sequence-independent single-primer-amplification (SISPA) as a screening technique for detecting unexpected RNA viral adventitious agents in cell cultures
Authors: Davood Bahador , Ashraf Mohammadi , Abolhasan Foroughi , Behnam Alirezaie
Published: April 2021

The sequence-independent, single-primer amplification (SISPA) enables the random amplification of nucleic acids, allowing the detection and genome sequencing of different viral agents. This feature of SISPA method provides evidence for application of it in monitoring the presence of adventitious RNA viruses in cell cultures. We evaluated SISPA method for the detection of a challenge RNA virus representing adventitious agent in cell cultures. Besides, by optimizing the SISPA method in our laboratory, we found false-positive results on negative control lanes in electrophoresis gels. To investigate the sources of contamination, false-positive results of SISPA were cloned into Escherichia coli cells, sequenced, and phylogenetically analyzed. This data revealed that the SISPA method can be used as an adjunct method to confirm the absence of unexpected adventitious RNA viruses in cell cultures. The phylogenetic analysis of SISPA contaminant sequences showed that the false-positive results were caused by nucleic acid amplification of commercial cDNA synthesis kit reagents, probably tracing back to expression plasmids and host ribosomal sequences, used for the production of enzymes. Therefore, laboratories using random amplification methods must be constantly aware of the potentials of such contaminations, yielding false-positive results and background noise in the final NGS reads.
Economic disparities and suicides: The dynamic panel data analyses of 50 states in the United States
Authors: Bruce Q Swan
Published: April 2021

The economic inequalities associated with suicide risks among 50 states in the United States were identified in this paper to form the dynamic panel data set from 1981 to 2016. The effects of growing income inequalities on suicides in the Unites States were estimated using the Arellano–Bond method. This paper is the first to associate the social inequalities with suicides using the state-level dynamic panel data in America. It is found that the change of unemployment rates significantly and positively impact the changes of the overall suicides rates, female and male suicides rates. The changes of Top 10% income index are uniformly positive to the change of female, male and overall state-level suicide rates. The Gini index has positive correspondence within the overall and female groups, along with the insignificantly vague evidence within the male groups. The potential endogeneity problem inferring from the fixed effect estimation has been also investigated accordingly. JEL Classification: A13, A14, I18.
Analisis Strategi Mitigasi Risiko Pada Usaha Pembuatan Roti
Authors: Koespratiwi Annisa Fitri , Rahayu Deasy Kartika , Widada H. Dharma
Published: April 2021

Cahaya Nikmah Bakery merupakan salah satu produsen roti di Samarinda. Dalam kegiatan produksinya CN Bakery tidak terlepas dari kendala atau risiko yang terjadi. Dalam menanggulangi hal tersebut maka diperlukan manajemen risiko untuk membantu mengidentifikasi dan mengelola risiko. Metode yang digunakan merupakan kombinasi antara metode Analytic Network Process (ANP) dan Weighted Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (WFMEA). Berdasarkan hasil identifikasi risiko, didapatkan 20 kejadian risiko yang berasal dari 5 faktor risiko yaitu 5 risiko dari penyediaan bahan baku, 6 risiko dari produksi, 3 risiko dari pengemasan, 3 risiko dari pengiriman, dan 3 risiko dari pengembalian. Berdasarkan pengolahan data menggunakan ANP, didapatkan bobot yaitu faktor penyediaan bahan baku sebesar 0,26817, faktor pengiriman sebesar 0,26665, faktor produksi sebesar 0,21705, faktor pengemasan 0,20023 dan faktor pengembalian sebesar 0,0479. Kemudian, berdasarkan pengolahan data menggunakan WFMEA didapatkan nilai WRPN tertinggi yaitu pada faktor risiko penyediaan bahan baku dan faktor risiko produksi sehingga perlu dimitigasi. Kemudian, didapatkan strategi mitigasi yaitu pengawasan kualitas bahan baku, perbaikan teknik penyimpanan, penambahan alat pendeteksi dan pengontrol suhu dan kelembaban pada ruangan, menjaga kualitas produk, menjalin kemitraan, pelatihan dan pengembangan sumber daya manusia, melakukan pemeliharaan mesin secara berkala, penggunaan mesin pengganti pembangkit listrik, dan melakukan penyediaan spare part mesin.
The Analysis of Organizational Capacity Factors in Government Division of Regional Secretariat as A Determinant of Government Performance at Batang Regency
Authors: Dewi Pamungkas Listyaningsih , Kismartini Kismartini , Sunu Astuti Retno
Published: April 2021

As the leader of the implementation of governmental affairs which become the authority of regional government, based on the mandate of Law Number 23 Year 2014 on Regional Government, the Head of regional government is obliged to prepare Regional Government Administration Report (RGAR) which by the central government will be used as material for evaluation and guidance to implement the administration of regional government. Batang Regency is the only Regency which for the last respective three years (2016, 2017 and 2018) has been in the 5th rank (the lowest five) in Central Java. The results of this evaluation are used as material for the Ministry of Finance in determining the Regional Incentive Fund and for the Ministry of Home Affairs in approving additional income for state civil apparatus. However, Batang Regency has not yet optimized its reporting system and Evaluation of Regional Government Administration Performance. Due to this unoptimal evaluation results on the implementation of regional Government, organizational capacity and the evaluation of the Governmental Division at Batang Regency regional Secretariat as the division who conducted the report preparation activities became the focus of this research. Qualitative descriptive method was used to describe all the symptoms / conditions which exist during the research. Moreover, the analysis was carried out through data reduction, display data and conclusion drawing / verification. Based on the results of this research, it can be concluded that the Organizational Capacity of the Government division of the Regional Secretariat of Batang Regency which involves some resources (human resources, infrastructure, technology and financial resources) and management (leadership, program and process management as well as cooperation and relationships among organizations) needs to be improved, such as conducting job analysis, increasing the quantity and quality of human resources, making more detail activities planning and budgeting as well as defending them during budget discussions, making Terms of Reference and improving effective communication skills.
PEMODELAN PROSEDUR KARANTINA PENDATANG DALAM RANGKA PENCEGAHAN COVID-19 DI KOTA TARAKAN MENGGUNAKAN PETRI NET
Authors: Murdianto Deny , Santoso Hadi
Published: April 2021

In ordered to prevent the transmission of Covid-19, the government of Tarakan city quarantines immigrants who entered Tarakan city. The government of Tarakan city have created a procedure for implementing the quarantine. Based on these procedures, this article aims to model the quarantine procedure using a Petri net. The Petri net model of the quarantine procedure for immigrants in the context of preventing Covid-19 in Tarakan City consists of eighteen transitions and sixteen places. The evolution of circumstances indicated by the matrix analyzed against the quarantine procedure for domestic immigrants with the final destination of Tarakan city. The determination of marking must be determined seriously so that this quarantine procedure can run smoothly according to purpose. The number of officers must be carefully taken into account so that there is no accumulation of queues of immigrants who was carry out the inspection. The capacity of quarantine places and hospitals must also be well prepared so that they are always available and ready to accept immigrants who was be quarantined.
OPTIMASI BIAYA DISTRIBUSI BERAS MISKIN (RASKIN) MENGGUNAKAN MASALAH TRANSPORTASI TAK SEIMBANG
Authors: Ilwaru Venn Yan Ishak , Lesnussa Yopi Andry , Tentua Jesica
Published: April 2021

Rice is the staple food for the majority of Indonesian population. As the population increases, the need for rice also increases. Rice distribution is very important in terms of budget and time efficiency. The purpose of this research was to minimize the distribution costs of poor rice (RASKIN) by using the ASM (Abdul, Shaleh, Maliki) modification method, so that the distribution costs obtained were optimal. This research was conducted at Perum BULOG Ambon Sub Divre Maluku. Based on the research results, it shows that by using the ASM modification method the distribution costs incurred by Perum BULOG Ambon Sub Divre Maluku is Rp. 1,091,121,022.
PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN INKUIRI TERBIMBING TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR SISWA KELAS V SD PADA MATA PELAJARAN IPA DI SD KYAI HASYIM SURABAYA
Authors: Masruri Mukhammad , Taufiq Mohammad , Hidayat Muhammad Thamrin , Ghufron Syamsul
Published: April 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui menguji ada pengaruh model pembelajaran inkuiri terbimbing terhadap hasil belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran IPA di kelas V SD Kyai Hasyim Surabaya. Jenis penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif dengan metode eksperimen dengan menggunakan desain One Group Pretest-Posttest. Subjek yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas V SD Kyai Hasyim Surabaya. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SD Kyai Hasyim Surabaya pada tanggal 22 Oktober 2018. Teknk pengumpulan data adalah menggunakan observasi, angket dan tes yag berupa pretest dan posttest. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa ada peningkatan hasil belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran IPA kelas V SD Kyai Hasyim Surabaya setelah menggunakan model pembelajaran inkuiri terbimbing. Peningkatan tersebut disebabkan karena penyajian dalam materi rantai makanan menarik. Jumlah skor dari posttest yakni 3478 dengan rata-rata 86,95, sehingga presentase rata-rata tersebut masuk ke dalam kategori sangat baik. pengaruh model pembelajaran inkuiri terbimbing terhadap hasil belajar siswa kelas V SD KYai Hasyim Surabaya yakni terdapat perubahan kenaikan skor sebanyak 780 poin sedangkan presentase rata-rata naik sebanyak 19,50, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa hipotesis 1 (H1) diterima. Artinya terdapat perbedaan antara nilai hasil pretest dan post test dan terdapat adanya pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Inkuiri Terbimbing terhadap hasil belajar siswa.

Kata kunci: Model Pembelajaran Inkuiri Terbimbing, Hasil Belajar
PENINGKATAN PRESTASI BELAJAR TEKNIK LISTRIK DASAR OTOMOTIF MELALUI METODE “THINK-PAIR-SHARE” PADA SISWA SMK NEGERI 1 BAURENO KABUPATEN BOJONEGORO
Authors: Shofi Achmad Niam
Published: April 2021

Upaya peningkatan mutu pendidikan dan pengajaran dibutuhkan pembelajaran kooperatif dengan pendekatan struktural “Think-pair-share” yang ditetapkan secara eksplisit dengan memberi siswa waktu lebih banyak berpikir, menjawab, dan membantu satu sama lain. Tujuan penelitian adalah mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan model Cooperative Learning dengan pendekatan struktural “Think-Pair-Share” terhadap peningkatan ketuntasan belajar mata pelajaran Teknik Listrik Dasar Otomotif (TKDO) pada Kompetensi Dasar (KD) memahami dan membaca alat ukur listrik sesuai SOP siswa Kelas X-TKR2 SMKN 1 Baureno Kabupaten Bojonegoro. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kuantitatif, dengan jenis penelitian tindakan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan perubahan yang signifikan pada hasil belajar (prestasi) dari Siklus I sampai dengan Siklus II yaitu dari siklus I : 71,88 (ketuntasan 56,25%) meningkat menjadi 81,41 (ketuntasan 93,75%), maka dapat disimpulkan ada peningkatan ketuntasan belajar mata pelajaran TKDO pada KD memahami dan membaca alat ukur listrik sesuai SOP siswa Kelas X-TKR2 SMKN 1 Baureno Kabupaten Bojonegoro.

Kata kunci: Prestasi belajar, think pair share
The analysis of material removal rate of WEDM miniature gears
Authors: Goyal Ashish , Singh Vyom , Patel Abhishek
Published: April 2021

Gear fabrication in wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) plays an important role in manufacturing industries. This paper describes the analysis and optimization of process parameters for the fabrication of spur gear on brass spur gear on brass workpiece (10cmx15cmx6mm) material by wire EDM process. The experiments were performed by using the design of experiment (DoE) approach and the material removal rate (MRR) was analyzed by response surface methodology technique. The effect of input parameters i.e. pulse on time, pulse off time and feed rate on MRR has been investigated. The surface geometry of the gears has been analysed by the Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). This study found that 0.4 μs for pulse on time, 60 μs for pulse-off time and 6 mm/min for feed rate provides improved material removal rate. The analysis of variance shows that pulse on time and feed rate are the significant parameters for the wire EDM process. The SEM image exhibits the capability of WEDM to machined miniature gear with a uniform distribution of regular-shaped craters and defect-free flank surface.
Value of “Helpfulness” in Children’s Magazines
Authors: YETER Faruk , KURTDEDE FİDAN Nuray
Published: April 2021

Many different methods of acquisition of values are described in the previous studies. Some secondary resources may also be required when using these methods. Children's magazines, one of such helpful sources, should be given importance in this regard. Considering the ease of access to children's magazines and their interesting content, it can be said that their content has very significant effects on children. Their content is important in terms of the acquisition of values. The aim of this study is to analyse the content of children’s magazines in acquisition of values to children. Document analysis, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the study. The sample of the study include four children’s magazine published in Turkey which have the highest circulation. With the “Value Assessment Form” that is developed by the authors, the value of helpfulness in the children’s magazines was analyzed by two different researchers using the content analysis method. The findings of the study indicate that the value of helpfulness is significantly covered in magazines analysed. The order of the children’s magazines in terms of containing the value of helpfulness is as follows: TRT Çocuk (TRT Children’s magazine), National Geographic Kids, Araştırmacı Çocuk (Researchers Kids) and Bilim Çocuk (Science Kids). In each issue of all magazines this value is found to be covered.
Uji antibakteri kombinasi ekstrak daun Biduri (Calotropis gigantea L.) dan daun Bandotan (ageratum conyzoides L.)
Authors: Munira Munira , Rodisa Fina , Nasir Muhammad
Published: April 2021

Background: Biduri leaves (Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T. Aiton and Bandotan leaves (Ageratum conyzoides L.) are wild growing plants that are believed to be used as an antibacterial.Objectives: This research was conducted to determine the effect of combination ethanolic extract of Biduri and Bandotan leaves against Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis.Methods: This research is an experimental by using Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 4 treatments which is P0 (aquadest), P1 (Biduri leaf extract), P2 (Bandotan leaf extract), and P3 (combination of Biduri and Bandotan leaf extract) with 5 replications. Microbiological test used was the diffusion method.Results: The results of Anova showed that combination of Biduri and Bandotan leaf extract very influential in the growth of Staphylococcus aureus dan Staphylococcus epidermidis. Duncan further test results showed that the largest average inhibition zone diameter in inhibiting Staphylococcus aureus was formed by P2 which is 14.14 mm, significantly different from P1 (9.46 mm) and P3 (11.20 mm), but P1 is not significantly different from P3. Toward Staphylococcus epidermidis, the largest average inhibition zone diameter also formed by P2 which is 17.06 mm that is also significantly different from P1 (10.14 mm) and P3 (12.66 mm), and P1 is not significantly different from P3.Conclusion: The combination of Biduri and Bandotan leaf extract very influential against Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis.