EKSPRESI DAN MUATAN VISUAL BATIK SUDAGARAN SURAKARTA Studi Kasus Batik Danar Hadi

INTISARI Apika Nurani Sulistyati. 2016. EKSPRESI DAN MUATAN VISUAL BATIK SUDAGARAN SURAKARTA STUDI KASUS BATIK DANAR HADI. Tesis. Batik Sudagaran Surakarta merupakan sebuah inovasi karena muncul di saat ragam hias batik di daerah Vorstenlanden masih berkiblat pada simbolisme dan makna filosofis batik Klasik. Dinamika yang tertuang dalam ekspresi dan muatan visual ragam hias batik Sudagaran menjadi suatu hal yang menarik untuk dikaji karena batik ini tumbuh dan berkembang di bawah bayangan batik Klasik, tetapi mampu menemukan karakternya sendiri. Permasalahan yang dikaji pada penelitian ini adalah bagaimana pola perubahan serta korelasi antara ekspresi dan muatan ragam hias batik Sudagaran Danar Hadi periode 1967 hingga sekarang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa pola perubahan, serta hubungan antara ekspresi dan muatan pada ragam hias batik Sudagaran dengan studi kasus batik Danar Hadi pada periode 1967 hingga sekarang. Teori semiotika Hjlemslev digunakan sebagai pendekatan untuk menganalisa ekspresi dan muatan visual pada ragam hias batik Sudagaran, sehingga pola perubahan ragam hias batik Sudagaran dapat teridentifikasi. Hasil temuan penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa ekspresi dan muatan motif pada batik Sudagaran pada dasarnya tidak merupakan satu kesatuan yang mengandung maksud tertentu, melainkan hanya merupakan susunan-susunan tradisional maupun kreasi baru yang mengandung nilai keindahan. Namun, jika dikaji menggunakan teori semiotika Hjlemslev, maka ekspresi dan muatan menjadi memiliki arti dan korelasi karena adanya tingkatan substansi dan bentuk. Pada batik, motif merupakan ekspresi bentuk yang tervisualisasi karena adanya ekspresi substansi dari faktor-faktor penyusun, seperti titik, garis, bidang, warna, dan tekstur. Ekspresi bentuk merupakan gambaran dari muatan substansi yang sifatnya bisa abstrak maupun nyata. Muatan substansi dan ekspresi bentuk memiliki hubungan bersifat arbitrer yang tertuang secara implisit pada muatan bentuk. Batik Sudagaran Danar Hadi pada periode 1967 hingga sekarang mengalami perubahan pola ragam hias, pertama, mengacu pada pola Klasik. Kedua, kombinasi pola klasik dan flora. Ketiga, gubahan atau berorientasi pada pola Klasik. Keempat, kreasi adaptif. Kata kunci: semiotika, ekspresi, muatan, substansi, bentuk, batik, sudagaran, Surakart

Teachers' beliefs about using a professional development plan

Professional development plans (PDPs) have recently been introduced in Dutch schools to support teachers’ professional development. However, teachers’ beliefs regarding the use of PDPs have not been systematically researched, whereas research on the use of PDPs indicates that the implementation is not always successful and depends on how use is perceived by users. Some teachers may doubt the usefulness and purpose of a PDP, and this might influence their reactions to its intro- duction. Using Fishbein and Ajzen’s theory of planned behav- iour, the current study explored teachers’ characteristics (such as age and years of experience in education) and their beliefs about intention to use a PDP. Clusters of teachers with similar characteristics and beliefs were identified to permit the design of interventions specific to each cluster. Semi-structured inter- views were conducted to reveal these beliefs and characteristics for a sample of 41 teachers working in schools where using a PDP was mandatory. The results showed that most teachers had a positive attitude towards using a PDP. However, because using a PDP was mandatory, they felt pressured to produce one. Moreover, it was not a priority. This was because of their high workload. The present study contributes to the literature by adding knowledge of teachers’ beliefs about the use of PDPs. This knowledge may help the PDP to become a more effective device in promoting teachers’ professional development

How affective-motivational variables and approaches to learning predict mathematics achievement in upper elementary levels

The relationship between students' motivation and attitudes towards mathematics, the approaches to learning they use, and their achievement in mathematics has been widely documented in middle school and further academic levels. However, the empirical research in earlier educational stages remains scarce. This study analyzed the predictive value of affective-motivational variables and deep and surface approaches to learning on mathematics achievement in a sample of 524 upper elementary students. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to examine the predictors of mathematics achievement. Mathematics enjoyment positively predicted mathematics achievement and age and the use of the surface approach to learning negatively predicted mathematics achievement. The variables in the model explained 21.3% of the variance in mathematics achievement. Mean differences in the affective-motivational variables and approaches to learning occurred between students with very high and very low achievement in Mathematics, yielding further evidence of important differences between the achievement extremes

The use of Personal Development Plans in the workplace. Does it work?

Presentation at the AERA Annual Meeting. Vancouver - Canad