IMPROVING SPEAKING SKILLS THROUGH COOPERATIVE LEARNING FOR THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF THE TOURISM PROGRAM AT SMKN 7 YOGYAKARTA IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2011/2012

The objective of this action research study was to improve the speaking skills of the tenth grade students of the UJP (Unit Jasa Pariwisata) class at SMKN 7 Yogyakarta in the academic year of 2011/2012 through the use of cooperative learning. This action research was conducted in two cycles involving cooperative learning methods such as two stray two stay, think-pair-share, numbered heads together, and inside outside circle as the main activities. Conducting role play, giving feedback, brushing up the materials, asking the students to bring a dictionary, giving a handout and reward were the complement of the main activities. The data were obtained by observing the teaching and learning process, interviewing the students and collaborators, holding discussions with the collaborators, giving questionnaires to the students, taking pictures, and recording the teaching and learning process. The instruments used in this research were observation guidelines, interview guidelines, and questionnaires. Data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing and verification were used to analyze the data. The research results show that the students’ speaking skills improved through the use of cooperative learning. The students made a good improvement in some aspects of speaking skills such as pronunciation, fluency, and interactive communication. They were more confident to speak English. They had more chances to speak up. They easily learnt the materials with a group. They actively participated during the teaching and learning process. They were more aware of the mistakes or errors made as they always gave feedback to others’ performance. The various activities made the class atmosphere enjoyable. The students’ motivation to bring a manual and electronic dictionary helped them learn the materials. The group work activities applied improved the students’ understanding towards the materials and the teacher’s classroom management

On Coba and Cocok: youth-led drug-experimentation in Eastern Indonesia

The everyday lives of contemporary youths are awash with drugs to boost pleasure, moods,\ud sexual performance, vitality, appearance and health. This article examines pervasive practices\ud of chemical ???self-maximization??? from the perspectives of youth themselves. The research for this\ud article was conducted among male, female and transgender (male to female, so-called waria)\ud sex workers in Makassar, Indonesia. It presents our ethnographic findings on how these youths\ud experiment with drugs to achieve their desired mental and bodily states: with the painkiller\ud Somadril to feel happy, confident and less reluctant to engage in sex with clients, and contraceptive\ud pills and injectable hormones to feminize their male bodies and to attract customers.\ud Youths are extremely creative in adjusting dosages and mixing substances, with knowledge of\ud the (mostly positive) ???lived effects??? of drugs spreading through collective experimentation and\ud word of mouth. The paper outlines how these experimental practices differ from those that have\ud become the gold standard in biomedicine

Feedback Control System Design for High Frequency Converter

A new control scheme for a switch-mode power converter is proposed. A dynamic programming approach is applied to a buck converter switching regulator powering the load with abruptly varying load voltage and with abruptly powering changing load current. This approach can be applied to other switch-mode topologies. The voltage mode control is applied as it varies the duty cycle and essentially adjusts the input voltage drive to the buck LC components which directly affects output voltage. A closed-loop control system automatically maintains a precise output voltage regardless of varying input and load conditions. In simulation, the performance efficiency is slightly dropped by 4% but this feedback control system resulted in good regulation that holds a constant output under changing load condition. The gain of the feedback is limited to avoid instability. A maximum range of duty ratio gives advantages to widen the operation of DC-DC converter

Domestic Violence in Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia: Married Women's Definitions and Experiences of Violence in the Home

This article contributes to cross-cultural understandings of gender-based violence by examining women's definitions and experiences of domestic violence in Eastern Indonesia. The research was part of a larger study of human rights in maternal and neonatal health and involved a survey that integrated common anthropological practices in its development and delivery. This survey measured the prevalence of emotional and physical abuse, violence during pregnancy, unwanted sex and fear of violence among a sub-sample of 504 married Muslim women. Standard human rights definitions of violence were adapted to create locally appropriate definitions of economic violence, husband infidelity and unwanted sex within marriage. Survey responses indicated that the majority of women believed verbal abuse, threats of harm, economic violence, physical violence, control of women's mobility and a husband's public infidelity to constitute domestic violence. Our exploration of how Indonesian women understand domestic violence reinforces the salience of cultural specificity for different women's definitions of violence, as well as the applicability of internationally recognised definitions of gender-based violen

‘To Take Each Other’ : Bugis Practices of Gender, Sexuality and Marriage

This thesis is an ethnography of Bugis marriage. It is concerned with aspects of gender, sexuality and marriage in a bilateral, highly competitive, hierarchical society. ¶ I examine the fundamental concept of siri’ in relation to gender socialisation, courtship, the importance of kinship and status in marriage, how sexuality is regulated between the sexes, sex within marriage, and the dynamics of marriage, divorce, and reconciliation. The analysis considers how Islam combines with local custom (adat) in everyday practices, and how Bugis cultural specificities are affected within the national ideology of contemporary Indonesia. ¶ This ethnography explores an interpretation of Bugis social and sexual experience through examination of the construction of gender identities and how they are manifested in marriage. The thesis explores the complementarity of gender for the Bugis. Despite the ideal of feminine passivity, I demonstrate that women exercise agency in a number of circumstances, including how they manage the sexuality of their husbands, defending siri’, the arrangement of marriage, remarrying, money management, divorce, and violent situations. I also examine the practices of illegal marriage (kawin liar) and illegal divorce (cerai liar) at local and personal levels. I analyse local and national debates on the legitimation of what is popularly known in Indonesia as ‘marriage based on religion’ (nikah secara agama) as part of the examination of Bugis marriage and marital relations. ¶ My thesis contributes to the understanding of Bugis notions of sexuality, gender and social location, and how these interact with siri’. I explore how and why violence occurs within marriage. I use a combination of informal interviews, participant observation and focus group discussions as well textual analysis of traditional manuscripts and incorporation of oral traditions

Problematizing the Minimum Age of Marriage: The State and Local Perspective on Marriage Dispensation in South Sulawesi

Child marriage occurs throughout the world, in developed countries and especially in developing countries, including Indonesia. This article examines how categorisation of age is problematised particularly in relation to marriage dispensation after the amendments of marriage law in 2019. Using a qualitative approach, this study was conducted in Maros Baru District, Maros Regency, South Sulawesi. Thirty-seven participants were interviewed and a total of 30 participants were involved in three focus group discussions. Findings demonstrate that there is a gap between legal categorisation of age and its local interpretation in the context of marriage practices. While the amendment of marriage law in 2019 aims to increase the minimum age of marriage, marriage dispensation still occurs. Marriage dispensation is usually given under the consideration of supported evidence in relation to the benefits (maslahat) as well as the harms (mudharat). However, when a request of marriage dispensation is rejected, marriage still occurs. As such, it is common for unregistered marriage (nikah siri) to be a “way out”

PENERAPAN MODEL KOOPERATIF TIPE COOPERATIVE SCRIPT SISWA KELAS III SD NEGERI 1 PANJER TAHUN AJARAN 2018/2019

This study aimed: (1) to describe the application of Cooperative Script model, (2) to improve intensive reading skills through Cooperative Script model, (3) to describe the constraints and solutions to the application of Cooperative Script model in improving intensive reading skills of grade III students of SD Negeri 1 Panjer. This classroom action research (CAR) was carried out in three cycles. Each cycle consists of planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The subjects of this study were the three grade students of SD Negeri 1 Panjer in Academic Year 2018/2019, totalling 23 students. The data used were in the form of qualitative data, namely the application of Cooperative Script model and quantitative data including the results of intensive reading tests. Data collection techniques used observation, interviews, and tests. Data validity used technique triangulation and sources. Analysis of quantitative was analyzed with comparative descriptive statistical techniques and qualitative included data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion. The results showed that: (1) the application of Cooperative Script model to improve intensive reading skills activities was carried out with the following steps as: (a) dividing groups in pairs, (b) sharing reading material, (c) assigning roles, (d) carrying out intensive reading, (e) delivering the results of the discussion, (f) excahanging roles, and (g) concluding. (2) The application of Cooperative Script model could improve intensive reading skills in grade three students of SD Negeri 1 Panjer in Academic Year 2018/2019. It can be seen from the results of teacher’s observation in the first cycle which was 84.01%, in the second cycle of 90.24%, and in the third cycle of 95.00%. The average percentage of students’ observations in the first cycle was 79.15%, in the second cycle was 86.23%, and in the third cycle was 92.46%. The results of intensive reading tests were completed in the first cycle of 65.21%, in the second cycle was 76.09%, and the in the third cycle was 86.96%. (3) The obstacles in this study were: (a) students lacked of confidence and were afraid of being wrong when delivering the results of the discussion, (b) students were less active in giving responses to the results of the discussion. As for the solutions provided by researchers are (a) the teacher provides motivation so students are brave and confident to speak in the classroom and (b) gives awards to students who give responses to be more motivated. Thus, it can be concluded that the application of the cooperative type Cooperative Script model could improve intensive reading skills in the three grade students of SD Negeri 1 Panjer in Academic Year 2018/2019

Peningkatan Kemampuan Mendengarkan Siswa SMK Negeri 1 Air Putih Melalui Media Audio Visual

Learning English, there are four language components, including: listening, reading, writing, and speaking, where these four components are the main factors in teaching English as a foreign language. These components will develop students' communication skills either orally or in writing. This research was conducted using classroom action research in 5 meetings. 1 initial meeting is used for the initial ability test, then 4 meetings are used for the learning process which consists of two cycles of learning in the classroom. The population in this study were all students of class X KI SMK Negeri 1 Air Putih, totaling 36 people, consisting of 28 female students and 8 male students. 9 students have relatively good ability in listening to English, 22 students have medium ability, and 5 students have less ability. The results of this study were 1) from the initial data, almost all students scored below the KKM, then in the first cycle it decreased to 8 students and in the second cycle, all students' scores were above the standards set at the school; 2) from the initial average of 48 it rose to 63 in cycle I and in cycle II it rose to 79; 3) from the initial data there were no students who passed while in the first cycle there were more, namely 4 students and in the second cycle all students achieved completeness

PENGARUH BIAYA PENCEGAHAN DAN BIAYA PENILAIAN TERHADAP JUMLAH PRODUK CACAT (Studi Pada PT.Berdikari Metal Engineering)

ABSTRAK Perkembangan dunia bisnis saat ini semakin pesat, setiap perusahaan mempunyai suatu tantangan yang harus dihadapi untuk dapat memuaskan kebutuhan pelanggannya dengan menciptakan produk yang berkualitas baik. Walaupun perusahaan selalu berupaya dalam menghasilkan kualitas produk yang lebih baik dari pesaing, tetapi pada kenyataanya masih saja terdapat produk cacat yang dihasilkan. Produk cacat merupakan produk yang tidak memenuhi standar mutu tetapi dapat diperbaiki lagi secara teknis dan ekonomis menjadi produk jadi yang baik dengan mengeluarkan biaya pengerjaan kembali, sehingga produk tersebut dapat dijual. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menjelaskan pengaruh biaya pencegahan dan biaya penilaian terhadap jumlah produk cacat pada PT. Berdikari Metal Engineering. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan analisa deskriptif dan verifikatif, sedangkan data yang digunakan yaitu data sekunder yang diperoleh dari laporan biaya pencegahan, biaya penilaian dan laporan produk cacat yang tercatat di perusahaan selama 24 bulan untuk periode 2014-2015. Pada penelitian ini penulis menggunakan Nonprobability sampling dengan jenis sampling jenuh, karena seluruh data populasi dijadikan sebagai sampel. Analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu analisis regresi linier berganda dan analisis korelasi. Hasil penelian ini menunjukan bahwa secara parsial biaya pencegahan berpengaruh negatif terhadap jumlah produk cacat sebesar 36,6%, biaya penilaian berpengaruh negatif terhadap jumlah produk cacat sebesar 6,2%. Secara simultan biaya pencegahan dan biaya penilaian berpengaruh terhadap jumlah produk cacat dengan total kontribusi sebesar 42,8%. Kata Kunci : Biaya Pencegahan, Biaya Penilaian, dan Produk Caca

Pelatihan Pembuatan Lilin sebagai Peluang Usaha di Dusun Pendem

Melihat kondisi suatu dusun yang penerangan listriknya sering bermasalah akibat pemadaman. Maka dari itu pelatihan pembuatan lilin ini memberikan solusi akan permasalahan tersebut. Dapat diketahui bahwa bahan-bahan yang digunakan untuk membuat lilin begitu mudah didapatkan. Atau dapat dikatakan berada dekat dengan “Dusun Pendem”. Dengan adanya biaya bahan yang relatif terjangkau atau tidak membutuhkan modal yang besar. Dapat membuat dusun tersebut memiliki penerangan yang cukup saat pemadaman tiba. Berawal dari adanya pemadaman yang sering terjadi. Setidaknya tiga kali dalam satu minggu memunculkan sebuah ide untuk melakukan pelatihan. Dari pelatihan tersebut akan membantu sebuah dusun bahkan sebuah desa yang terdiri dari banyak dusun. Akan banyak yang terbantu dengan adanya lilin yang dibuat. Berbeda dengan lilin-lilin lainnya, lilin semerbak memiliki ciri khas wewangian yang berasal dari pewangi khusus lilin yang bisa didapatkan di toko lilin. Jarangnya lilin yang dijual didekat Dusun Pendem memunculkan sebuah ide yaitu untuk menjadikanya sebagai peluang usaha yang bermanfaat