PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TEAMS GAMES TOURNAMENTS UNTUK PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR BIOLOGI POKOK BAHASAN KEANEKARAGAMAN MAKHLUK HIDUP PADA SISWA SMP

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan efektivitas pembelajaran kooperatif Teams Games Tournaments (TGT) dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa diukur dari aspek afektif, aspek kognitif, dan aspek psikomotorik pada mata pelajaran IPA-Biologi materi Keanekaragaman Makhluk Hidup siswa kelas VII C SMP Al-Islam 1 Surakarta tahun ajaran 2010/2011. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas yang terdiri dari perencanaan,tindakan,observasi, evaluasi, dan refleksi dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran Teams Games Tournaments yang dilaksanakan dalam tiga siklus. Analisis data dari penelitian ini adalah statistik sederhana dan deskriptif kualitatif, yaitu untuk mendeskripsikan berbagai aspek yang diukur dan menguraikan secara deskriptif tentang perkembangan proses pembelajaran siswa dari siklus I sampai siklus III. Data yang diperoleh dari hasil observasi dan tes pada siklus I sampai siklus III dianalisis dengan statistik sederhana dengan cara menghitung nilai rata-rata disetiap siklusnya. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh menunjukkan bahwa rerata hasil penilaian hasil belajar siswa kelas VII pada siklus I aspek kognitif = 6,35; aspek afektif = 1,79 (termasuk kriteria kurang baik), aspek psikomotorik = 1,79 (termasuk kriteria kurang baik). Rerata hasil belajar pada siklus II aspek kognitif = 6,95; aspek afektif = 2,32 (termasuk kriteria cukup baik) aspek psikomotorik = 2,45 (kriteria cukup baik). Rerata hasil belajar pada siklus III aspek kognitif = 7,79; aspek afektif = 3,01 (termasuk kriteria baik), aspek psikomotorik = 3,05 (termasuk kriteria baik). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa model pembelajaran Teams Games Tournaments Pokok Bahasan Keanekaragaman Makhluk Hidup dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar Biologi siswa kelas VII SMP Al-Islam I Surakarta tahun pelajaran 2010/2011

Konstruksi Citra Calon Presiden Jokowi pada Kampanye Pemilihan Presiden 2014 di Surat Kabar Harian Jawa Pos

Successfulness of Jokowi in getting the first place in Indonesia is the turning point of his efforts in taking the public sympathy. Jokowi gets famous since the eSeMKas car and still gets mass media attention which is slowly make a good image for himself and finally nominated as one of president candidate. In the campaign period, Jawa Pos as the biggest mass media networks in Indonesia makes the Presidential Election 2014 as the media agenda by adding rubric about Presidential Election 2014. The aim from this research is to know the text structure of Jokowis campaign news as the presidential candidate in Jawa Pos Daily News and to know the journalists cognition and the readers cognition.This research is using the qualitative method with data collecting technique are documentation, book study and interview. Subjects of this research are the journalists and the chief editor of Jawa Pos Daily News. While the objects of this research are Jawa Poss news in the Presidential campaign 2014 during Juni-July with 10 news as the analysis unit. Data is analyzed by using peripheral analyse discourse with analysis model told by Van Dijk.Result of this research shows that (1) Presidential campaign 2014 news seen by the text structure shows the siding to Jokowi. This can be seen from the semantics and syntax element. (2)Cognition analysis of Jawa Poss journalist in Presidential Election campaign clearly shows uppermost percentage of a Jokowi-JKs appearance. This can be seen from the syntax and stylistic element. There are too much the using of language style which can make Jokowi seen better than Prabowo. (3) Cognition analysis of Jawa Poss readers in Presidential Election 2014 news is not maximum yet in reporting the campaign because of some aspects. Such as the news portion which is not balance between the president candidate and vice president candidate.Keywords: Jokowi, Presidental Election, Image Construction, Discourse Analysis, Campaign, Agenda Setting Theor

Arus Kas, Kendala Pendanaan, Mispricing, dan Investasi: Study Empiris pada Bursa Efek Indonesia

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh Arus Kas, Kendala Pendanaan, Mispricing terhadap investasi. Dengan menggunakan model regresi data panel dan observasi data selama lima tahun, penelitian ini menemukan bahwa arus kas berpengaruh positif terhadap tingkat investasi Perusahaan dan Perusahaan dengan kendala pendanaan tinggi (KPT) memiliki sensitifitas pengaruh arus kas terhadap investasi yang lebih besar daripada Perusahaan dengan kendala pendanaan rendah (KPR). Selain itu, Perubahan yang terjadi pada harga pasar saham (Mispricing) Perusahaan juga memiliki dampak positif terhadap tingkat investasi Perusahaan. Kata kunci : Arus kas, Investasi, Kendala Pendanaan,Mispricing

Adversity Quotient Mahasiswa Tunanetra

This study aims to determine adversity quotient of students with disabilities (blind) in resolving and overcoming difficulties while studying in college. The informants are three visually impaired students who are already taking classes for four semesters and follows the student college organization. This study used qualitative methods of phenomenology. The data in this study comes from the words and actions of informants obtained by using observation and interviews. The data analysis used coding techniques. Results from this study indicate adversity quotient obtained from the collaboration of the four dimensions of adversity quotient, which is control, origin and ownership, reach, and endurance. Adversity quotient students with disabilities (blind) are influenced by internal and external motivational factors, perseverance, learning, risk taking behavior, competitiveness, and independence. In addition, a sense of gratitude for the conditions experienced, the experience of all the difficulties, and extensive network of friends also affects their adversit

Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat di SMA N 1 Tengaran Kab Semarang “ Pembentukan Pendidik Sebaya tentang Generasi Berencana (GenRe) “

Youth is actually the hope of a nation, the country will become strong if it has a youth who are spiritually intelligent, intellectual and have strong emotional. Common problems usually relate to sexual problems, such as unwanted pregnancies (KTD), abortion, HIV/AIDS, and NAPZA abuse. Adolescents with these behavioral deviations need treatment and need to be informed about reproductive health for both young women and men, needing to organize a good future by abandoning unhelpful behaviors that could damage a teenager's future. The purpose of this activity is to provide socialization about GenRe in SMA N 1 Tengaran. The benefits are providing real experience of how to be a peer educator and providing additional knowledge of reproductive health and genres.Community Service will be conducted in 3 stages, namely the First Phase of the selection of an active group of students who are willing to be agents of change for GenRe / willing to be peer educators as well as mentors to be counselors and coaches to peer educators. The Second Stage socializes GenRe to peers independently. Phase Three evaluates the delivery of information from peer educators to peers, exploring the benefits of peer educators, limitations and new things that arise when becoming peer educators.With the training activities of peer educators students become known what Generation Planning is. Students can plan their lives for the better, avoiding deviations from risky behavior in adolescents. Youth become aware of the importance of family and the importance of planning for the future. AbstrakRemaja sejatinya adalah harapan dari sebuah bangsa, negara akan menjadi kuat apabila memiliki remaja yang cerdas spiritual, intelektual serta memiliki emosional yang kuat. Masalah yang sering muncul biasanya berkaitan dengan masalah seksualtas, seperti kehamilan tidak diinginkan (KTD), aborsi, HIV/AIDS, dan penyalahgunaan NAPZA. Remaja dengan penyimpangan perilaku tersebut membutuhkan penanganan serta perlu mendapatkan informasi mengenai kesehatan reproduksi baik untuk remaja putri dan putra, perlu menata masa depan yang baik dengan meninggalkan perilaku yang tidak bermanfaat yang dapat merusak masa depan remaja.Tujuan kegiatan ini adalah untuk memberikan sosialisasi tentang GenRe di SMA N 1 Tengaran. Manfaatnya adalah memberikan pengalaman nyata bagaimana menjadi pendidik sebaya dan memberikan tambahan pengetahuan tentang kesehatan reproduksi dan genre.Pengabdian Masyarakat akan dilaksanakan dalam 3 tahap yaitu Tahap Pertama pemilihan kelompok siswa yang aktif yang bersedia menjadi agen perubahan untuk GenRe/ bersedia menjadi pendidik sebaya serta pendampingan untuk menjadi penyuluh dan pelatih terhadap pendidik sebaya. Tahap Kedua mensosialisasikan GenRe kepada teman sebaya secara mandiri. Tahap Ketiga melakukan evaluasi terhadap penyampaian informasi dari pendidik sebaya kepada teman sebayanya, menggali kebermanfaatan adanya pendidik sebaya, keterbatasan dan hal-hal baru yang muncul saat menjadi pendidik sebaya.Dengan adanya kegiatan pelatihan pendidik sebaya siswa menjadi tahu apa itu Generasi Berencana. Siswa bisa merencanakan kehidupannya menjadi lebih baik, menghindari penyimpangan-penyimpangan perilaku berisiko pada remaja. Remaja menjadi sadar pentingnya keluarga dan pentingnya merencanakan masa depan

Pengaruh Kepercayaan, Komitmen Dan Komunikasi Terhadap Retensi Pelanggan Dengan Kepuasan Pelanggan Sebagai Variabel Intervening (Studi Pada Nasabah Bank BRI Unit Kartini Semarang)

The background of this study is banking bussines industry growing. That thing makes competition between banking competitor tighter. PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk is one of the corporation that move on financial related service which bigger and has widest connection in Indonesia.The purpose doing this research is to knowing reliance influence. Commitment and communication cutomers's retention with customers's satisfactory as intervening variable to customer of BRI bank Kartini Semarang unite. Research type that used in this research is explanatory research, with data collecting technique by quetioner and interview. Sample taking technique using non probability sampling technique that is purposive sampling with number of samples are 100 respondens who they are customers of BRI bank Kartini Semarang unite. Analysis methode which used in this research using regretion analysis two steps which SPSS For Windows version 16.0 help, which before did validty and reliability test firstly.This research result shows that reliance, commitment, and communication partially has positive influence and significant customers satisfactory and customer satisfactory has positive influence and significant to customers retention. Based on two steps regretion analysis result can be conclude that to increase customers retention, corporation management need pay attention reliance factor, commitment, communication and customers satisfactory because of that factors proved to be influence customers retention

The Content Analysis of Heavy Metals of Pb, Cu, Zn, Ni and Organic Matter in the Sediment of East Coast of Sumatera

The research was conducted in August – November 2013. The purpose of this study was to determine the content of heavy metals of Pb, Cu, Zn and Ni in the sediment and its organic matter content in the east coast of Sumatera. The method used was survey method in wich the East coast of Sumatera coastal waters was used as the location of sampling.The results showed that different sediment fraction had different concentration of heavy metals. The sediment fraction of >250 μm had higher concentration than the fraction <63 μm and 63 μm – 250 μm. The concentration of Pb, Cu, Zn and Ni in the sediment were 7.29, 12.91, 8.69 and 14.57 μg/g respectively. Simple linier regression analysis showed of negative corelations for Pb, Cu, and Zn. and positive corelations for Ni with the content of organic matter in the sediment. The Pb, Cu, Zn and Ni concentrations were still below the value of ERL and ERM