Reflections on being an oral history insider: subjectivity, intersubjectivity and speech therapy

Speech therapy in the UK is a relatively small profession with a unified professional body being established in 1945. The first members of this body had careers influenced by major social environmental and social policy changes in the second half of the twentieth century, but their voices have largely been unheard. This article is based on an oral history study carried out with speech therapists who qualified after the Second World War. It explores the opportunities and challenges involved in being a speech therapy insider collecting these oral histories. It argues that, despite, or possibly because of, my constant self-questioning throughout the process, my insider status was more of a benefit than a disadvantage in constructing the resulting oral history

Digital transformation as a backbone for holistic product development of transformers

Transformer manufacturers have a tough job competing globally, as it is a traditional, highly legacy driven, price-sensitive that also demands high reliability. With shareholders targeting to improve profits, manufacturers tend to focus on production capacity, flexibility, and improving production processes. On the contrary, when production goes global, the product development process faces critical hallenges in localisation of design and production, transnational design collaboration and meeting local regulations and standards. Therefore, it becomes key to international success. Digital transformation is a lever for transforming the product development process to realise the success of the global expansion. The article covers proven technologies from other industries and captures customers’ requirements to order execution by managing product complexity. System driven product development can be used as a tool for system thinking by adapting modularisation, knowledge management, and design automation in engineering design processes. A combination of these technologies can be successfully used to build a paperless factory and product digital twin. This article acts as a guide to top managers in defining proven approaches to the digital transformation of the product development process and hence to achieve success. Digital transformation in the product development of transformers is an important lever to increase profitability in transformer manufacturing. Digital transformation is a top management topic and needs a strategic approach. If appropriately addressed, it has the ability to transform the entire business. This encompasses multiple important functions, from customer requirements, product portfolio management, complexity management, design and development, manufacturing support, supply chain management. All these need to be integrated with a digital thread by analysing the existing process in four layers: product development process, sub-process, objects, and IT architecture. Following a combination of the top-down and bottom-up approach, management can successfully convert the benefits of digital transformation into balance sheet figures

PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN METODE KOOPERATIF TIPE THINK PAIR SHARE (TPS) TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN BERDIALOG BAHASA MANDARIN SISWA KELAS X SMK YPM 2 TAMAN

Pembelajaran Bahasa Mandarin di SMK YPM 2 Taman saat ini masih berfokus pada keterampilan menulis dan membaca serta menggunakan metode ceramah. Guru hanya fokus menjelaskanisiapa yang ada pada buku bahan ajar dan siswa fokus mendengarkan penjelasan dari guru. Hal tersebut membuat siswa kurang aktif dalam pembelajaran khususnya dalam keterampilan berdialog. Oleh karena itu, metode kooperatif tipe TPS diharapkan mampu mengatasi kesulitan yang dialami oleh siswa. Masalah dalam penelitian ini meliputi : 1) Mendeskripsikan proses penerapa nmetode TPS terhadap keterampilan berdialog bahasa Mandarin siswakelas X SMK YPM 2 Taman. 2) Mendeskripsikan hasil belajar siswa kelas X SMK YPM 2 Taman menggunakan metode kooperatif tipe TPS terhadap keterampilan berdialog bahasa Mandarin. 3) Mendeskripsikan respon siswa kelas X SMK YPM 2 Taman terhadap penerapan metode kooperatif tipe TPS dalam keterampilan berdialogbahasa Mandarin. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian quasi eksperimen dengan menggunakan Non-equivalent Control Group Design. Sampel dari penelitian ini adalahkelas X Boga 1 dan X Aph 1SMK YPM 2 Taman. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan meliputi :Observasi, Tes, dan Angket respon. Analisis data meliputi proses penerapan pembelajaran menggunakan metode kooperatif tipe TPS, sajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Berdasarkan analisis data, maka diperoleh hasil penelitian sebagai berikut : 1) Hasil observasi aktivitas guru yang menggalam ipeningkatan cukup signifikan dalam proses pembelajara nmenggunakan metode kooperatif tipe TPS yaitu 82,23%, 86,67%, 84,45% dan 91,12%. Persentase tersebut masuk dalam criteria sangat baik dalam skala Likert (81% sampai 100%), jadi dapat disimpulkan bahwa pembelajaran menggunakan metode kooperatif tipe TPS terhadap keterampilan berdialog bahasa Mandarin di SMK YPM 2 Taman berjalan sangat baik. 2) Hasil analisis data hasil pre test dan post test, diketahui hasil rata-rata nilai pre test pada kelas control sebesar 53,18 , nilai post test 67,85. Sedangkan pada kelas eksperimen diperoleh nilai rata-rata pre test sebesar 56,94 dan nilai rata-rata post test 86,77. Hal ini menunjukkan hasil positif dari pengaruh penggunaan metode kooperatif tipe TPS terhadap keterampilan berdialog bahasa Mandarin pada kelas eksperimen yang dapat memperoleh nilai rata-rata post test diatas KKM yaitu 86,77 dan diketahui bahwa t0 = db= n1+n2-2 =86, harga0,05 = dan db 86, selanjutnya dikonsultasikan dengan melihat tabel taraf 5%. Dengan harga 0,05 = 2,02 menunjukkan t lebih besar dari (2,02<2,49). 3) Hasil analisis angket respon siswa, nilai rata-rata yang diperoleh dengan menggunakan skala Likert menunjukkan pengaruh yang kuat kisaran nilai 60%-80%. Kata kunci : Berdialog, Metode Pembelajaran, Think Pair Share (TPS) Mandarin Learning process in SMK YPM 2 Taman is still focus on writing and reading skills using lecturing method. The teachers only focus on explaining the contents of the textbooks and the students focus on listening to the teacher’s explanation. Those make the students less active in learning, especially in speaking skill. Therefore, Cooperative learning method Think Pair Share (TPS) type is expected to overcome the difficulties experienced by the students. The problems in this study are: 1) To describe the influence of the implementation of Cooperative learning method Think Pair Share (TPS) type for the students’ mandarin speaking skill of grade X SMK YPM 2 TAMAN. 2) To describe the learning result of the students of grade X SMK YPM 2 Taman to the implementation of Cooperative learning method Think Pair Share (TPS) type in mandarin speaking skill. 3) To describe the response of the students of grade X SMK YPM 2 Taman to the implementation of Cooperative learning method Think Pair Share (TPS) type in mandarin speaking skill. This research is a quasi experiment using Non-equivalent Control Group Design. The samples of this research are grade XBoga1 and X APH 1 of SMK YPM 2 Taman. The data collection techniques used include: observation, testing, and responses questionnaire. The data analysis includes the implementation of cooperative learning method Think Pair Share(TPS) type, data presentation, and conclusion. Based on the data analysis, The results of the study are as follow: 1) The results of the teacher activity observation increased significantly in the learning process using cooperative learning method Think Pair Share (TPS) type, that are 82.23%, 86.67%, 84.45% and 91.12%. The percentage is considered as very good in Likert scale criteria (81% until 100%), so it can be concluded that the Cooperative learning method Think Pair Share (TPS) type ran very well for the students’ mandarin speaking skill of grade X SMK YPM 2 TAMAN. 2) The data analysis obtained from the results of pre-test and post-test showed the average of the pre-test marks in control class is 53.18, and the average of the post test marks is 67.85. Meanwhile in the experimental class, the average marks ​​obtained in pre-test is 56.94 and the average marks of post testis86.77. This showed the positive results of the influence of the implementation of Cooperative Learning Method Think Pair Share (TPS) type for the student’s speaking mandarin skill in the experimental class which obtained the average post test mark above the KKM that is 86,77 and it is known that t0 = db = n1 + n2-2 = 86, t_tabel0,05 value and db = 86, then it was consulted with the 5% level table. With the value of t_table 0.05 = 2.02 indicates greater than t_table t (2.02 <2.49). 3). The results of the analysis of the student responses questionnaire, the average mark obtained using Likert scale showed strong influences range from 60% to 80%. Keywords: Speaking, Learning Method, Think Pair Share (TPS

Studi Pemberdayaan Petani Kelapa di Desa Gamsungi Kecamatan Sahu Timur

Since the age of pre-history hasproven that soil has become one of a main element used by man to support theirsurvival in this world. In fact, land has functioned as a human be active andmaintain the survival of daily life. The activity of the first time conductedis the use of land used for farming. The existence of agricultural landand fertile broad, given Indonesia as the agricultural country. The predicateof agricultural country can be measured total population of which there aresome large-eyed source of income as farmers, the agricultural sector to be oneof the sectors which is considered able to improve the welfare and quality oflife the family.In line with efforts to improve thewelfare, for that human resources have a very important role in developing anation and the country, especially in agricultural aspects, because humanresources competitive superior and will be able to increased agriculturalproductivity and ability to handle market by supplies of agricultural productsand services of quality. Superior human resources with anincrease in capacity, will be more sensitive and can quickly respond to marketchanges and manage a very dynamic. But there are many things very weakespecially the capacity of knowledge, skill, and attitude, even a factoroutside it as ownership of land, the power of capital and infrastructure havevery limited

Education for practice : the development of competence in speech and language therapy students.

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