Snakes and Ladders Game for Early Childhood Cognitive Development

This research is motivated by the application of education, which tends to be verbalistic and monotonous. Teachers tend to use classical education and less varied media so that learning can only partially stimulate cognitive development. This research aims to describe the process of implementing the snakes and ladders game to stimulate the cognitive growth of children aged 5-6 years in PAUD Kecamatan Gajah. This research uses qualitative research methods, as well as information-gathering methods using interviews, observation, and documentation. The sources of information are group B children and group B teachers. Checking the validity of the information uses the triangulation method. This research shows that implementing the Snakes and Ladders game in improving the cognitive abilities of children aged 5-6 years in PAUD in Gajah District has been going well. Therefore, teachers can use the implementation of the Snakes and Ladders game to stimulate cognitive development in early childhood

Application of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEAM) Approaches with Loose Parts Media on Early Childhood Education (Study on Kindergarten in Ngaliyan District)

STEAM adalah salah satu pendekatan pembelajaran yang di dalamnya terdapat unsur Sains, Tecnology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematic  yang saling terintegrasi dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Disamping itu dengan menggunakan media lepasan (loose parts) dapat menentukan suatu kegiatan atau pembelajaran yang menarik dan variatif.  Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menelusuri aplikasi dari pendekatan berbasis STEAM dengan media loose part di pendidikan anak usia dini pada TK Kecamatan Ngaliyan Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah pendekatan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif yang mengarah pada penelitian lapangan (field research). Sumber yang digunakan adalah data dari observasi dan wawancara langsung dengan kepala sekolah dan guru kelas. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah penerapan pendekatan STEAM dengan media loose part  dapat mempersiapkan anak untuk berfikir secara kritis, kreatif serta mampu memecahkan berbagai masalah dalam kehidupan sehari-hari sehingga anak siap untuk mengikuti perkembangan zaman di abad 21

Upaya Membentuk Karakter Percaya Diri dan Kreatif Pada Anak Usia Dini Melalui Permainan Tradisional Jamuran

The background of this research is the importance of forming good character in early childhood with the stimulation given to traditional mushroom play activities. The method used in this study is a qualitative research method. The purpose of this study is to describe how the traditional game of mold can shape the character of early childhood. Based on the results of traditional game research, molds can form characters in early childhood, including honest characters formed by the habit of children not lying when guessed by their friends, disciplined characters are formed by habituating children to follow the rules in the game, respecting friends formed by habituating children do not choose -choose friends to be there next to him and listen to the instructions of friends in front, a confident character is formed by habituation of children giving instructions in the middle of their own, creatively formed by habituation of children mentioning names of objects or animals to imitate other friends, self-confidence and brave characters formed by habituation children advance in front of the crowd alone

AKULTURASI ISLAM DENGAN BUDAYA LOKAL DALAM TRADISI MOLONTHALO DI GORONTALO

Artikel ini adalah studi sosio religius terhadap akulturasi Islam dengan budaya lokal dengan fokus penelitian pada tradisi molonthalo di Gorontalo. Penelitian ini mengkaji melalui tiga pendekatan: fenomenologi, sosio-etnografi, dan antropologi. Oleh karena penelitian artikel ini merupakan penelitian studi kasus (case study), maka pada dasarnya penelitian ini bersifat eksplanatoris. Studi tentang tradisi molonthalo dalam masyarakat Gorontalo sebagai bagian dan kebudayaan nasional tidak dapat dilepaskan dari Islam yang menjadi mayoritas di dalamnya. Kehadiran Islam pada wilayah tertentu melibatkan konstruksi lokal dalam membangun Islam sebagaimana yang ada saat ini. Berbagai medan budaya yang diwarnai ataupun disentuhkan dengan Islam sesungguhnya berorientasi secara konseptual untuk memperoleh "berkah" sebagai suatu yang sakral, mistis, dan magis. Eksplorasi terhadap ritus molonthalo pada masyarakat Gorontalo mengisyaratkan adanya kesadaran kolektif untuk mengejar keberkahan tersebut melalui ekspresi dan emosi keagamaan yang kesadaran diri yang terdalam serta dibarengi dengan lokalitas yang membentuk dan mempengaruhi cipta, rasa, dan karsa mereka. Sebagai ritus yang mengupacarakan kehamilan seorang ibu di usia kandungan tujuh bulan, kesadaran kolektif yang muncul adalah bahwa hidup ini harus terus berjalan dinamis seiring dengan upaya mencapai kesadaran tertiuggi untuk keselamatan mereka di dunia dan akhirat. Tradisi molonthalo membuktikan bahwa Islam mewakili contoh dari semua agama yang secara empirik telah ikut mempengaruhi, bahkan membentuk struktur dimensi kehidupan manusia secara sosial dan budaya. ABSTRACTThis article is a social and religious study of Islam acculturation with local culture by focusing on Molonthalo ritual in Gorontalo. This research employs three approaches: phenomenology, social- ethnography, and anthropology. This research is a case study so that basically the research is an explanatory. Study of Molonthalo ritual in Gorontalo as part of national culture cannot be separated from Islam's influence as majority religion. The presence of Islam in a certain place involves local construction in establishing Islam as existing now. Islam interplay with various cultural terrains is basically conceptually oriented to obtain a blessing as something sacred, mystic, and magic. The exploration of Molonthalo ritual annunciates the existence of collective awareness to seek the blessing through the religious expression and emotion that are a deep self-awareness and coupled with the locality that shaping and influencing their creativity, taste, and intention. As a ritual celebrating the age of seven months womb of a pregnant women, the collective awareness that might appears is that life has to run dynamic in line with efforts to obtain the highest awareness for their safety in world and here after. Molonthalo ritual proves that Islam is an instance from all religions that empirically has played pivotal role in influencing, even constructing the dimension of human's life socially and culturally

Upaya Membentuk Karakter Percaya Diri dan Kreatif Pada Anak Usia Dini Melalui Permainan Tradisional Jamuran

The background of this research is the importance of forming good character in early childhood with the stimulation given to traditional mushroom play activities. The method used in this study is a qualitative research method. The purpose of this study is to describe how the traditional game of mold can shape the character of early childhood. Based on the results of traditional game research, molds can form characters in early childhood, including honest characters formed by the habit of children not lying when guessed by their friends, disciplined characters are formed by habituating children to follow the rules in the game, respecting friends formed by habituating children do not choose -choose friends to be there next to him and listen to the instructions of friends in front, a confident character is formed by habituation of children giving instructions in the middle of their own, creatively formed by habituation of children mentioning names of objects or animals to imitate other friends, self-confidence and brave characters formed by habituation children advance in front of the crowd alone

Implementation of STEAM Learning with Magic Puffer Ball for Children with Special Needs

TK Talenta is an inclusion school in Semarang. TK Talenta accepts all children without differences in ethnicity, religion, socio-economy, even children with special needs can study at TK Talenta. STEAM learning is considered very effective to be applied to early childhood and TK Talenta also applies it in learning activities. This study aims to determine the implementation of STEAM learning with magic puffer ball games in TK Talenta. Descriptive qualitative research is the type and approach of research used in this study. Data from this study were obtained through observation, interviews, and documentation. Then the data that has been collected will be analyzed using qualitative descriptive analysis. The results of this study show that STEAM learning in TK Talenta is in accordance with the stages of implementing STEAM learning in early childhood. Children are given the freedom to express and imagine according to their wishes to create works. Even with the implementation of STEAM learning with magic puffer ball games at TK Talenta, children with special needs get a lot of sensory nutrition

SYNTHESIS OF CALCIUM OXIDE FROM WASTE COCKLE SHELL FOR CO2 ADSORPTION

Calcium oxide (CaO) is recognized as an effective carbon dioxide (CO2) adsorbent. It can be synthesized via calcination of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) sources including seashell. Malaysia is abundantly available with cockle shell and exploiting this resource as the potential alternative CO2 adsorbent is an advantage. Main objective of this research is to synthesis CaO by calcining waste cockle shells and demonstrate its capability to capture CO2 via carbonation reaction. The performance of calcination and carbonation reaction under various conditions such as particle sizes of sample, heating rate, calcination duration and temperature, are examined. Characterization analysis are conducted using x-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), x-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry (EDX), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and physisorption analyzer while thermal stability, reactivity and kinetic analysis for calcination and carbonation of cockle shell are illustrated using thermal gravimetric analyzer (TGA). Material characterization indicates cockle shell is made up of aragonite and CaO can be synthesized at calcination temperature higher than 700°C and held for more than 20 minutes. Carbonation is maximized when CaO is synthesized at calcination temperature of 850°C for 40 minutes and heating rate is 20°C/min and using particle size of < 0.125 mm. At carbonation temperature of 600-650°C, 0.72kg of CO2 can be captured by 1kg of synthesized CaO. During palm kernel shell (PKS) steam gasification, CO2 released is 16% lesser once synthesized CaO is applied. Kinetics analysis shows that activation energy (Ea) to synthesis CaO from cockle shell is estimated to be 297.39kJ/mol and fit to zero order reaction where regression coefficient value is 0.999. Carbonation that been tested at 500-850°C shows that activation energy (Ea) at product layer diffusion control region is 102.5kJ/mol and chemical reaction control region is 72.7 kJ/mol. This study concludes that cockle shell is a good source to generate CaO adsorbent to capture CO2. At selected condition, synthesized CaO able to adsorb more CO2 and acquire lower activation energy compared to commercial CaO

Wacana Moderasi Beragama dalam Akun Instagram @mubadalah.id

Penyebaran gagasan dan ide tentang narasi keagamaan di era digital ini semakin mudah dan cepat untuk diproduksi dan di akses oleh setiap lapisan masyarakat, baik itu  narasi yang merujuk kepada moderasi beragama maupun narasi yang dapat menimbulkan konflik dan perpecahan. Instagram sebagai salahsatu media sosial yang paling banyak digunakan di indonesia yaitu 84,8 % dari jumlah populasi, dapat digunakan sebagai medium edukasi digital. Penelitian ini difokuskan menggali dan mengalalisa tentang wacana moderasi beragama yang dilakukan @mubadalah.id. penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kolaboratif antara deskriptif dan analisis untuk menguraikan isi konten moderasi beragama akun @mubadalah.id. hasil penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa secara umum bentuk-bentuk moderasi beragama yang dilakukan oleh akun @mubadalah.id merujuk kepada upaya pencegahan, merekonstruksi pemahaman yang keliru sehingga menyebabkan kebencian, serta pengakuan akan keterlibatan perempuan yang begitu penting

OIL PALM EXPANSION AND LIVELIHOOD VULNERABILITY ON RURAL COMMUNITIES (A CASE IN POHUWATO REGENCY - INDONESIA)

Purpose: This study analyzed the expansion of oil palm and its impact on the livelihood vulnerability of rural communities. Furthermore, this study analyzed the livelihood base of rural communities, explained the mechanism of oil palm expansion controlling rural land, analyzed land tenure by oil palm expansion, which caused vulnerability to rural livelihoods, and analyzed the actions of rural peasants responding livelihood vulnerability due to oil palm expansion. Methodology: The researchers conducted observations inTaludisub district and Popayatosub district, both of which were locations for oil palm expansion in the Pohuwato Regency of Gorontalo Province. Besides, the researchers observed coastal areas in Popayatosubdistrict, especially in Bajo tribal settlements that were affected by environmental damage in the form of floods sent from the mainland when it rained. The researchers also conducted in-depth interviews with various stakeholders who knew about oil palm expansion in Pohuwato Regency. The researchers interviewed village heads, heads of community empowerment institutions in the village, local environmental activists who actively discussed oil palm expansion, oil palm company leaders, and rural communities, both plasma peasants and other communities affected by oil palm expansion in Pohuwato Regency. To support observational and interview data, the researchers conducted a document review of previous research findings relating to the impact of oil palm expansion on local communities. Main Findings: Oil palm companies get two instruments in controlling the forest area and agricultural land. Those are concession rights, as well as the nucleus and plasma systems. Both instruments close rural communities to access forest areas and agricultural land. It causes livelihood vulnerability in rural communities, besides the ecological disaster in the form of flooding due to damage to the rural environment, as well as drought in the dry season. Rural communities are forced to survive by migrating and diversifying livelihoods in the form of multiple livelihoods. Implications: This research is significant on both the theoretical and policy levels. On the theoretical level, this research enriches the study of rural sociology, especially the study of rural access and livelihoods. As for the policy level, this research result can be a reference for the government in formulating policies regarding the development of oil palm plantations. In order to avoid livelihood vulnerability, the granting of forest area concessions to oil palm companies should be done at a radius quite far from the settlements of rural communities. Novelty: A concession permit granted by the government to an oil palm company closes rural communities' access to the forest area. Rural communities get worse when the company implements a nucleus and plasma system policy that causes the transfer of control of agricultural land from rural communities to oil palm companies. The nucleus and plasma system only benefits the oil palm companies as the nucleus and kills the peasants' livelihood base as the plasma. The vulnerability of the livelihood base does hit not only rural communities that are plasma peasants but also hit other communities as a result of environmental damage in the form of floods in the rainy season and drought in the dry season. Vulnerable rural livelihoods due to oil palm expansion forced rural communities to migrate to find new livelihoods and diversify their livelihoods