Upaya Mengembangkan Kemampuan Kognitif Anak Melalui Metode Eksperimen Pada Anak Kelompok A Di BA ’Aisyiyah Mireng I Trucuk Klaten Tahun Ajaran 2013 / 2014

Tujuan penelitian tindakan kelas ini adalah untuk mengembangkan kognitif melalui metode eksperimen pada anak kelompok A di TK BA Aisyiyah Mireng I Trucuk Kabupaten Klaten tahun ajaran 2013/2014. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas ( PTK) yang dilaksanakan dua kali siklus dengan enam kali pertemuan. Prosedur penelitian ini terdiri dari empat tahap yaitu perencanaan, pelaksanaan, tindakan, observasi, dan refleksi. Subyek penelitian ini adalah guru dan anak didik kelompok A TK BA ‘Aisyiyah Mireng I Trucuk tahun ajaran 2013/2014 sebanyak 16 anak.Data tentang prilaku guru, perilaku siswa, dan situasi kelas dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan metode observasi, sedangkan data tentang kemampuan membaca permulaan anak dikumpulkan dengan metode penugasan. Analisis data dengan tehnik analisis kritis untuk proses dan tehnik analisis komparatif untuk kognitif anak dikumpulkan melalui permainan eksperimen. Kesimpulan hasil penelitian ini adalah bahwa penggunaan metode eksperimen dengan permainan mengenal warna dapat mengembangkan kognitif pada anak di TK BA Aisyiyah Mireng I Trucuk Klaten. Berdasarkan hasil tindakan prasiklus, siklus I, siklus II, yang telah dilaksanakan selama penelitian menunjukkan perkembangan kemampuan kognitif anak didik TK BA ’Aisyiyah Mireng I Trucuk Tahun ajaran 2013/2014. Hal ini ditunjukkan dengan adanya perkembangan kemampuan kognitif yang baik dalam eksperimen yang telah dilaksanakan pada prasiklus mencapai 37,5%, siklus I mencapai 68,27%, siklus II mencapai 78,27%. Dengan demikian penggunaan metode eksperimen dapat mengembangkan kemampuan kognitif anak didik TK BA ’Aisyiyah Mireng I Trucuk Klaten Tahun ajaran 2013/2014

PENGARUH TASK ORIENTED APPROACH (TOA) TERHADAP TINGKAT KEMAMPUAN AKTIVITAS BERPAKAIAN PADA PASIEN PASCA STROKE

Abstract: Post-Stroke, Task Oriented Approach, Dressing Activity. Stroke is a condition that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted. Stroke can cause disturbances limb paralysis, mental changes, such as impaired thinking, awareness, concentration, learning ability, reading and other intellectual functions, communication, emotional disturbances, and loss of sense of taste. If this condition is allowed, then the patient will not only disability but also will have difficulty in performing activities of daily functional activities such as dressing. This study aims to determine the effect of task oriented approach (TOA) on the ability level of dressing activity in post-stroke patients. This is an experimental study  with a method of nonrandomized control group pretest-posttest design. Sampling was done by purposive sampling. Total sample of 50 stroke patients in Boyolali consisting of 25 samples of the treatment group and 25 control group samples. Data analysis was performed with the Wilcoxon test is known that significant value of 0.000 (p<0.05) thus concluded there are differences in the ability to dress meaningful activity between before and after treatment in the treatment group respondents. While the significance value of 0.649 respondents control group (p>0.05) this concluded there was no difference in the ability to dress meaningful activity between the beginning and end of the study in the control group respondents. The results of this study showed a significant effect of the provision of task oriented approach (TOA) of the ability level  to dress activity in post-stroke patients

Internal Versus Edge Row Comparison in Jajar Legowo 4:1 Rice Planting Pattern at Different Frequency of Fertilizer Applications

Jajar legowo 4:1 cropping pattern has been adopted by rice farmers; however, there has been limited information on the comparison between internal and edge rows. In addition, the effects of timing and frequency of fertilizer applications on rice cultivated at riparian wetland also have to be understood. In this research, both single and split applications of fertilizer were employed. The single fertilizer applications were applied at 15 days after transplanting (DAT) (T1), 30 DAT (T2), 45 DAT (T3); and the split applications were 15+30 DAT (T4), 15+45 DAT (T5), 30+45 DAT (T6), and 15+30+45 DAT (T7). Results of this research indicated that crops in the edge rows produced higher leaf area index but those at internal rows produced higher dry weight biomass. Split fertilizer application to three times (T7) increased the weight of grains and number of filled spikelet but did not affect other shoot and root growth traits. Overall, fertilizer application increased leaf chlorophyll and nitrogen content. Jajar legowo 4:1 planting pattern and split fertilizer application to three times are recommended for increasing yield in rice cultivated at riparian wetlands

Internal Versus Edge Row Comparison in Jajar Legowo 4:1 Rice Planting Pattern at Different Frequency of Fertilizer Applications

Jajar legowo 4:1 cropping pattern has been adopted by rice farmers; however, there has been limited information on the comparison between internal and edge rows. In addition, the effects of timing and frequency of fertilizer applications on rice cultivated at riparian wetland also have to be understood. In this research, both single and split applications of fertilizer were employed. The single fertilizer applications were applied at 15 days after transplanting (DAT) (T1), 30 DAT (T2), 45 DAT (T3); and the split applications were 15+30 DAT (T4), 15+45 DAT (T5), 30+45 DAT (T6), and 15+30+45 DAT (T7). Results of this research indicated that crops in the edge rows produced higher leaf area index but those at internal rows produced higher dry weight biomass. Split fertilizer application to three times (T7) increased the weight of grains and number of filled spikelet but did not affect other shoot and root growth traits. Overall, fertilizer application increased leaf chlorophyll and nitrogen content. Jajar legowo 4:1 planting pattern and split fertilizer application to three times are recommended for increasing yield in rice cultivated at riparian wetlands