Which is the Digital Competence of Each Member of Educational Community to Use the Computer? Which Predictors Have a Greater Infuence?

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of digital resources and virtual platforms is even more essential to continue the educational process, either in person or online, affecting all the members involved in the teaching–learning process of the students. Therefore, this study is aimed: (1) to know and compare the digital competence of the agents that are the main integrators of the educational community (parents, teachers, students) about the use of the computers, according to gender and educational stage (Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education stages); and (2) to identify significant predictors that affect the acquisition of this competence. An ex-post-facto design was used with a sample of 786 participants from Andalusia (Spain). Research methods such as contrasts of means and multiple linear regression analysis were used. The results showed high average levels of basic digital competences for all the agents involved. A gender gap was found between mothers and fathers of students, with higher scores for the latter group. In addition, the use of videogames, the parents' academic background and the use of digital tablets or Google+ are the most significant predictors that affect the acquisition of this competence.Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA

Analysis of The Framing of Apostasy News in Langkat Regency via Viva.Co.Id and Antara Sumut

With reference to the subject of apostasy that happened in Langkat Regency, which is presently the primary topic in two online media, namely viva.co.id and antarnews.com, this research seeks to assess the major news in the media. This study uses quantitative methods with a framing analysis model. This study uses the model of Zong Dang Pan and Gerald M. Kosicki, which divides it into four dimensions, namely: syntax, skirp, thematic, and rhetorical. The results of this study show differences in the script structure section, and there are similarities in the news content section, starting with the lead. In the script structure, the 5W elements in the two news stories have been fulfilled, but the Antaranews.com news text does not really explain the how but slightly explains the chronology related to the issue of apostasy that occurred. Meanwhile, viva.co.id explains the complete chronology of the apostasy. Both of these stories use light language in the selection of sentences within them, making it easier for readers to understand the contents of the news.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis berita utama di pemberitaan mengenai isu pemurtadan  yang terjadi di Kabupaten Langkat, yang sedang menjadi topik utama di dua media online yaitu viva.co.id dan antaranews.com. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan model analisis framing. Penelitian ini menggunakan model Zong Dang Pan dan Gerald M. Kosicki yang membagi menjadi empat dimensi, yaitu: sintaksis, skirp, tematik, dan retoris. Hasil penelitian ini terlihat perbedaan pada bagian Strukrur skrip, dan terdapat persamaan pada bagian isi berita dangan diawali dengan lead. Pada struktur skrip, unsur 5W dalam kedua berita sudah memenuhi, namun pada teks berita Antaranews.com tidak terlalu menjelaskan unsur how namun sedikit menjelaskan kronologi terkait isu pemurtadan yang terjadi. Sedangkan viva.co.id menjelaskan bagaimana kronologi terjadinya pemurtadan dengan lengkap. Kedua berita ini menggunakan bahasa yang ringan pada pemilihan kalimat- kalimat di dalamnya, sehingga memudahkan pembaca untuk memahami isi berita

Teachers’ Beliefs in Integrating Digital Literacy in EFL Classroom: Decomposed Theory of Planned Behavior Perspectives

The need for integrating digital technology into learning instructions has been acknowledge as a most prominent aspect in 21st Century learning. With emerging technology rising in prevalence, a digital consciousness to select and manage digital resources safely, appropriately, and efficiently for digital learning instruction is crucial. This present study is intended to explore teachers’ beliefs in the integration of digital literacy in EFL classroom using Decomposed Theory of Planned Behavior (DTPB) perspectives. The study was a qualitative study by means of case study research design to obtain a reliable understanding of the phenomenon. The data were collected using semi-structured interview, open-ended survey, and documentation. The data were retrieved from the purposively chosen informants based on the familiarity with digital technology. The results indicate relatively high levels of integration and consistent beliefs about the advantages, support from the environment, and the technology availability to integrate digital literacy into teaching learning activities. Recommendations are suggested to advance schools equipment to mediate the better support in constructing technology-enhanced classroom for teachers

PENERAPAN MEDIA DIGITAL ANDROID MABS (MATERI AJAR BASA SUNDA) DALAM MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN MENYIMAK ANAK BERKEBUTUHAN KHUSUS DI SD LABORATORIUM UPI KAMPUS TASIKMALAYA

Pelayanan pendidikan yang layak adalah hak seluruh warga negara Indonesia, termasuk anak berkebutuhan khusus. Salah satu modal dasar untuk menjadi manusia terhormat adalah dilihat dari keterampilan menyimaknya. Karena keterampilan menyimak merupakan self of value yang harus terpancar sebagai wujud diri adalah makhluk sosial. Keterampilan menyimak pada anak berkebutuhan khusus menjadi ranah fundamental yang jarang sekali disentuh dalam penelitian. Perlu media pembelajaran menarik dan bermakna serta sesuai dengan perkembangan budaya dan zaman saat ini. Sekolah Dasar Laboratorium UPI Kampus Tasikmalaya berupaya memberikan pelayanan sekolah inklusif untuk anak berkebutuhan khusus. Upaya meningkatkan keterampilan menyimak bagi anak berkebutuhan khusus melalui media digital baru dilakukan dalam penelitian ini. Oleh karena itu, fokus penelitian ini untuk mengetahui bagaimana penerapan media digital yang dipandang mengandung nilai dan daya tarik tinggi untuk meningkatkan keterampilan menyimak anak berkebutuhan khusus. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Sekolah Dasar Laboratorium UPI Kampus Tasikmalaya dengan subjek penelitian lima anak berkebutuhan khusus autis menggunakan mix method. Temuan penelitian ini berupa skenario pembelajaran dan hasil pelaksanaan pembelajaran setelah penerapan media digital android MABS. Hasil penelitian menujukkan bahwa penerapan media ini dapat meningkatkan keterampilan menyimak anak berkebutuhan khusus penyandang autis. Adequate education services are the right of all Indonesian citizens, including children with special needs. One of the basic capital to become a respectable human being is seen from listening skills. Because listening skill is a self of value that must radiate as a form of self as a social being. Listening skills in children with special needs are a fundamental area that is rarely touched on in research. Learning media need to be interesting and meaningful and in accordance with current cultural developments and times. The Tasikmalaya Campus UPI Laboratory Elementary School strives to provide inclusive school services for children with special needs. Efforts to improve listening skills for children with special needs through digital media have only been carried out in this study. Therefore, the focus of this research is to find out how the application of digital media is seen as having high value and attractiveness to improve the listening skills of children with special needs. This research was conducted at the UPI Laboratory Elementary School, Tasikmalaya Campus, with five children with special needs autism using a mix method. The findings of this study are in the form of learning scenarios and the results of the implementation of learning after the application of MABS android digital media. The results of the study indicated that this media was declared effective in improving listening skills for children with special needs with autism

Teachers’ Use of Email for Communication with Students’ Families

The educational system holds an important role and responsibility in the attempt to educate all the youth in the country. A critical dynamic in the success of educating America is connected to the teacher’s ability to use online communication to build strong teacher-parent relationships. The purpose of this research study was to explore the levels of training that teachers have experienced in teacher education programs and professional development opportunities and the impacts it had on online communication to parents for their students. The study utilized surveys to poll teachers on the training they experienced during their career and the frequency in use in the tools they were trained to use. The sample for this study were 125 teachers in an urban/suburban district in a northern metropolitan area. The study found teachers were generally provided little or no training on the use of email as a parental or family communication tool

English teachers’ beliefs and practices in integrating digital literacy in the language classroom

This case study investigates teachers’ beliefs (i.e., behavioral, normative, and control beliefs) and practices in integrating digital literacy in English as foreign language (EFL) classroom. A descriptive study on EFL teachers is used in this research. Four participants were purposively selected to give sufficient information to answer the research questions. Data from the participants were collected by using interviews, observation, and documentation. In terms of the teachers’ beliefs, the finding shows that the behavioral belief was related to the benefits of using digital literacy; normative belief dealt with the expectation in the social context of both superiors and peers; while control belief was about the availability of particular digital technology to be implemented in the classroom and the ability of teachers. With regard to the teachers’ practices, it was found that the teachers used several digital tools for searching for information, communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, cultural understanding, and e-safety. It was evident that teachers’ strong beliefs in integrating digital literacy influence the implementation of digital literacy in the classroom. The findings of this study highlight the importance of cultivating teachers’ beliefs toward the actual implementation of the integration of digital literacy in the EFL classroom

Students Viewed on Digital Platforms for Online Learning During Covid-19 Pandemic

The study aims to obtain the digital platforms students use for online learning, perceptions, and problems using digital platforms at Madrasah Tsanawiyah during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research used qualitative research through a case study. The participants in this study were 100 students at MTs Miftahul Huda who were taken randomly from grade one to grade three. Documents, observations, and a questionnaire were used to collect data. Data analysis entailed gathering information, reducing it, presenting it, and drawing conclusions. The findings showed that students preferred offline learning to online learning. At the same time, the preferred online applications are zoom and WA. The obstacles faced were the internet network, the ability to provide internet quota, and psychological challenges related to being active in class. So, various digital platforms only sometimes provide comfort and suit the needs of students in online classes. These findings provide an understanding from the student's perspective that digital platforms must be adapted to the learning environment at home, family conditions, and the readiness of the teacher or students themselves

Comunicación en familias nucleares con hijos adolescentes

The family is the system that teaches through communication, forming relationship patterns that the members are practicing in other contexts. The objective of this research was to characterize communication in nuclear families with adolescent children, as a binding entity within the family system. This study was descriptive observational with a qualitative approach. 10 nuclear families with adolescent children between 13 and 17 years old participated, selected with incidental non probalistic sampling. Data were collected through circular interviews, focus group topic guide and the application of the Family Communication Scale. The results that the families have manage alternative communication styles and indirect masked typology; It is determined that being clear and direct is not enough for communication to be functional. Furthermore, if the communicational exchange is devoid of affection, the silencing strategies will be part of the communicational circuit. Analyzing that the understanding of family interaction is significant to the communicational category and that, in addition, family communication, it is not possible to explain from a univocal perspective but from the complexity and as part of the interactional reality of a system.La familia es el sistema que enseña a través de la comunicación formando patrones de relación que los miembros pondrán en práctica en otros contextos. El objetivo de esta investigación fue caracterizar la comunicación en familias nucleares con hijos adolescentes, como ente vinculante dentro del sistema familiar. Este estudio fue observacional de tipo descriptivo con un enfoque cualitativo. Participaron 10 familias nucleares con hijos adolescentes entre 13 y 17 años, seleccionadas mediante muestreo no probabilístico incidental. Se recolectaron datos a través de entrevistas circulares, guía de tópicos de grupos focales y la aplicación de la Escala de Comunicación Familiar. Los resultados mostraron que las familias manejan estilos comunicativos alternantes y de tipología enmascarada indirecta; se determinó que ser claro y directo no es suficiente para que la comunicación sea funcional. Además, si el intercambio comunicacional está desprovisto de afecto, las estrategias silenciadoras formaran parte del circuito comunicacional. Se concluye analizando que la comprensión de la interacción familiar es significativa a la categoría comunicacional y que, además, la comunicación familiar, no es posible explicarla desde una mirada unívoca sino desde la complejidad y como parte de la realidad interaccional de un sistema

Interactive forms of work of the pre-school education institution with families, which educate children with disorders of speech

У статті висвітлені питання щодо організації роботи педагогічного колективу закладу дошкільної освіти із родинами, які виховують дітей дошкільного віку із порушеннями мовлення. Обґрунтовано використання педагогами та фахівцями закладу освіти інтерактивних форм роботи з батьками. Висвітлено досвід одного закладу дошкільної освіти міста Києва щодо впровадження інтерактивних форм роботи в педагогічну взаємодію із родинами та проаналізовано успішність використання таких форм спільної діяльності.The article highlights the issues concerning the organization of work of the pedagogical staff of the pre-school education institution with families, which educate children of preschool age with disorders of speech. The use of interactive forms of work with parents by teachers and specialists of the educational institution is justified. The experience of one pre-school education institution in Kyiv regarding the introduction of interactive forms of work in pedagogical interaction with families was highlighted and the success of such forms of joint activity was analyzed