Metode Pembelajaran Active Learning Meningkatkan Kemampuan Membaca Nyaring Teks Pidato Pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia Kelas XII SMAN 5 Pekanbaru Tahun Pelajaran 2017/2018

Penelitian ini berdasarkan permasalahan: (a) Apakah Pembelajaran Metode Pembelajaran Active Learning   berpengaruh terhadap hasil belajar Bahasa Indonesia ?(b)  Seberapa tinggi tingkat penguasaan materi pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia     dengan diterapkannya metode Pembelajaran Metode Pembelajaran Active Learning. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah: (a) Untuk mengungkap pengaruh Pembelajaran Metode Pembelajaran Active Learning   terhadap hasil belajar Bahasa Indonesia. (b) Ingin mengetahui seberapa jauh pemahaman dan penguasaan mata pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia setelah diterapkannya Pembelajaran Metode Pembelajaran Active Learning. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian tindakan (action research) sebanyak tiga putaran. Setiap putaran terdiri dari empat tahap yaitu: rancangan, kegiatan dan pengamatan, refleksi, dan refisi. Sasaran penelitian ini adalah siswa Kelas XII . Data yang diperoleh berupa hasil tes formatif, lembar observasi kegiatan belajar mengajar. Dari hasil analis didapatkan bahwa prestasi belajar siswa mengalami  peningkatan dari siklus I sampai siklus III yaitu, siklus I (68%), siklus II (90%). Simpulan dari penelitian ini adalah metode  Pembelajaran Active Learning   dapat berpengaruh positif terhadap motivasi belajar Siswa Kelas XII, serta model pembelajaran ini dapat digunakan sebagai salah satu alternative   Bahasa Indonesia&nbsp

Language Choice and Use in Training Sessions of Selected Malaysian Public Organisations

This study examined the language choice and use of the speakers in the formal workplace domain of public organisations in Malaysia. It was the assumption of this study that, other languages understood by the speakers in the context of interaction were also used in public organisations despite the country's policy on the use of the national language, Bahasa Malaysia (BM) for official purposes. The discourse of the organisational training sessions was analysed in terms of the speakers' language choice and use, and the factors governing the choice. The data for the study mainly consist of the transcribed discourse of the training sessions of the selected public organisations. The data were complemented by the data from the survey questionnaire and interview. The factors governing the speakers' choice of language in their interactional context were examined under their societal institutional and socio-psychological levels. The findings could provide insights into a range of perspectives underlying the choice. The data were analysed in two parts: domain analysis and linguistic analysis. The domain analysis described speakers' language use from the socio-psychological and societal levels. In this analysis, observable themes or patterns that emerged from the speakers' speech were discussed to explain the language use within the context of interaction. The linguistic analysis, on the other hand, focused on speakers' choice based on the linguistic and stylistic features inherent in the speakers' speech. These include the language features of colloquial BM and Malaysian English (ME), and the occurrence of code-switching in terms of levels and types, and the discourse functions of code-switching. Evidence from the discourse revealed that the use of BM in formal context as stipulated in the National Language Policy was not really adhered to in the studied organisations. The analysis showed that BM and English were used in varying proportions in the interactional context. The findings also suggested that the language use depended largely on the societal-institutional and sociopsychological levels of the speakers and their communicative intent. The data displayed extensive use of the colloquial BM and the local variety (ME). Another pertinent feature found was the code-switching phenomenon. The data demonstrated that code-switching, both at intra- and inter-sentential levels, emerged as speakers' choice to fulfill various communicative functions in their speech. The study concluded that the stipulated language use in the domain of public organisations had oversimplified the complexities of the actual language use in a multilingual context. Speakers would use any language in their repertoire to suit their communicative needs. The language use could also be influenced by an array of factors from the societal institutional and socio-psychological levels of the speakers. The study also offered a model that could illustrate the pattern of language use in the studied organisations based on the ethnographic and linguistic evidence derived from the data. Finally, the study discussed the theoretical, methodological and sociolinguistic implications of the evidence that may be of interest to those concerned with sociolinguistic research and the country's language planning and its implementation. Some recommendations for further research were also put forward

Peningkatan Minat Membaca Dan Menulis Al-Quran Siswa Melalui Metode Demonstrasi

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh kualitas pembelajaran di Kelas IV.C SDN 001 Bintan Utara semester II tahun pelajaran 2018/2019 pada materi pokok membaca dan menulis Al-Quran belum sesuai dengan yang diharapkan. Hal ini ditunjukkan oleh nilai rata-rata tes yang kurang dari nilai Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal/KKM (75) yang telah ditentukan, yaitu dari jumlah siswa 23 hanya 10 siswa saja yang sudah tuntas atau memenuhi Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal (KKM), sedangkan 15 siswa yang lain memperoleh nilai kurang dari KKM, dan setelah di rata-rata dari 48 siswa diperoleh nilai rata-rata 74. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dengan menggunakan metode demonstrasi dapat meningkatkan prestasi belajar Pendidikan Agama Islam pada materi pokok membaca dan menulis Al-Quran siswa Kelas IV.C semester II SDN 001 Bintan Utara tahun pelajaran 2018/2019. Hal ini dibuktikan dari hasil nilai rata-rata ulangan harian yang mengalami peningkatan. Hal ini tampak dari nilai rata-rata hasil tes pra siklus 74 dengan presentase ketuntasan belajar sebesar 68%, sedangkan nilai rata-rata hasil tes siklus I 79 dengan presentase ketuntasan belajar sebesar 73%, dan nilai rata-rata hasil tes siklus II 84 dengan presentase ketuntasan belajar sebesar 90%. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa dengan menggunakan metode demonstrasi dapat meningkatkan prestasi belajar Pendidikan Agama Islam pada materi pokok membaca dan menulis Al-Quran siswa Kelas IV.C semester II SDN 001 Bintan Utara tahun pelajaran 2018/201

A Study on Stress Among Customer Service Officer and Executives in Central Region, Employees Provident Fund

In modern lifestyle, stress is a common problem. However stress can be negative effects and positive effects depending on the individual. Negative effects of stress can affects individuals’ health and performance. Nevertheless positive stress can make an employee more energetic and strive harder to achieve their goals and objectives. A study on stress among customer service executive and officers was conducted through questionnaires of 81 customer service executives and officers at Central Region, Employees Provident Fund. This research found that factors contribute to stress among customer service are customer attitudes and time constraint

The Development and Testing of Preschool Bahasa Malaysia Reading Intervention Module Using Multimedia

AbstractPresently many preschool children are still unable to identify letters or words hence leading to difficulties in normal writing and reading. As a result they need guidance and intervention in reading to overcome such difficulties. The main objective of the research was to test the reading intervention module (MIM) among preschoolers in Malaysia. The MIM was developed based upon module development approaches by Fitzgerald, Bauder and Werner (1992) and Scheafermeyer (1990). Additionally the research seek to examine the differences between the experimental and control group in the level of reading skills after using MIM. The test retest reliability of MIM was obtained with Alpha Cronbach 0.9357. The data were analyzed using by SPSS 12.0 version. A hundred preschool children from Bandar Tenggara, Johor were randomly selected as a sample. The pre-test data showed that most of the children experienced difficulties in letter-name, sound letter and reading words and they have different levels of reading abilities. The finding showed that the experimental group (mean=82.48) performed better than the control group (mean=59.36) after the post test. Preschool teachers who had conducted the experiments agreed that the MIM can be integrated in preschool teaching and learning

Knowledge Level and Self-Confidence on The Computational Thinking Skills Among Science Teacher Candidates

The trending topic in today's education is computational thinking skills which are used to help to solve complicated problems easier. This study aims to identify the level of knowledge and self-confidence of science teacher candidates (physics and biology) on computational thinking skills. The survey research design was used through a mixed-method approach by combining quantitative and qualitative approaches. The quantitative study involved 1016 randomly selected groups of science teachers while in the qualitative study, eight science teachers were chosen based on the scores obtained from the quantitative study. The questionnaire was used as a quantitative data collecting technique to analyze descriptive statistics. Then, an interview was used as the qualitative data collecting technique and was analyzed through theme creation. The findings show that science teacher candidates have a high level of knowledge and self-confidence. The implication of this study is very important for teacher candidates because computational thinking can help to facilitate problems solving in everyday life. Teacher candidates need to be given knowledge and understanding of computational thinking skills, to have readiness and self-confidence in facing the challenges of the learning in the 21st-centur

Identifying the contribution of technology innovation in driving sustainability in higher educational institutions through political influence, performance-based budgeting, organizational culture

In the current situation where organisations in general and educational institutions in particular, are achieving economic benefits at the cost of the environment, there is a need to have innovations to a substantial extent that can reduce environmental pollution and improve the economic benefits. The current study is an attempt to identify the potential contribution of technology innovation in driving sustainability, especially when it is powered by Political Influence, Performance-based budgeting, and organisational culture in educational institutions from China. Based on the data of 472 respondents, the application of PLS-SEM has reported significant associations among the proposed hypotheses. The findings revealed that all of the three measures, political influence, performance-based budgeting, and organisational culture, have significant effects on enhancing the level of technology innovation. Moreover, technology innovation also improves the organisation’s sustainable performance, which includes economic, environmental, and social. Based on the findings, the organisations in general and educational institutions in particular, are recommended to cultivate a culture encouraging technology innovation. In contrast, management is recommended to have performance-based budgeting to improve productivity and the level of efficiency