The Rhetoric of Javanese Legislative Vote Getters in the 2004 Campaign

This study explored the characteristics of the rhetorical discourse employed by Javanese legislative vote getters in the 2004 campaign in their efforts to win public support for their candidates. The data of the study were the discourses written by Javanese legislative vote getters of Indonesian political parties. The study reveals that (1) the discourses were marked by the use of Javanese metaphorical form called "parikan", (2) various strategies, such as testimony technique, religious citations, and historical involvement were employed

Effects of Process Oriented Approach to Teaching Writing to English Department Students

This study investigated the effects of process oriented approach to teaching writing to the English Department students. It was a one-shot case study. The subjects were English Department students of Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya taking the Writing Course I for 14 meetings focusing on the recount, biography and narrative genres in the academic year 2006-2007. The study revealed that the writing processes taken by the students varied according to the types of writers (the good and the poor). The study also proved that to some extent writing processes the students took had significant effects on the English texts they compose

Meningkatkan Mutu Pendidikan Berbasis Sekolah

Undang-undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 2 Tahun 1989 tentang Sistem Pendidikan Nasional menyebutkan bahwa ”Pendidikan Nasional berfungsi untuk mengembangkan serta meningkatkan mutu kehidupan dan martabat manusia Indonesia dalam rangka upaya mewujudkan tujuan nasional.” Pendidikan nasional bertujuan untuk ”mencerdaskan kehidupan bangsa dan mengembangkan manusia Indonesia seutuhnya, yaitu manusia yang beriman dan bertaqwa kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Esa dan berbudi pekerti luhur, memiliki pengetahuan dan ketrampilan, kesehatan jasmani dan rohani, kepribadian yang mantap dan mandiri serta rasa tanggungjawab kemasyarakatan dan kebangsaan.” Untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut setiap jalur pendidikan, baik fomal maupun non formal wajib menjamin mutu. Mutu proses dan produk pendidikan tergantung pada banyak aspek, antara lain peran kepala sekolah, dalam mengelola sekolah yang menjadi tanggung jawabnya. Makalah ini akan membicarakan model peningkatan mutu pendidikan berbasis sekolah

Penerapan Standar Akuntansi Keuangan Entitas tanpa Akuntabilitas Publik (Sak-etap) pada USAha Mikro Kecil Menengah (UMKM) Perajin Mebel Desa Gondangsari Kecamatan Juwiring Kabupaten Klaten

This research aimed to find out (1) How the understanding of UMKM Furniture craftsmen in Gondangsari village about SAK - ETAP (2) How the recording and the arranging of financial reports conducted by furniture craftsmen, and to find out whether the recording and the arranging of financial reports has been referring to the SAK - ETAP (3) The obstacles faced by furniture craftsmen in the recording and the arranging of financial reports which refers to the SAK – ETAP.This research uses qualitative descriptive method. The sampling technique that is used is purposive sampling and snowball sampling, where the samples were taken were not emphasized in the amount of information, but the depth of the sample as a data source. the data collection techniques that was used were interviews, observation, and documentation. The data validity technique which were source triangulation and method triangulation. The data analysis used interactive model.The results of the research showed: (1) The understanding of the furniture craftsman Financial Accounting Standards Entities Without Public Accountability (SAK - ETAP) is still low (2a) The recording that is conducted by furniture craftsmen is only limited to the business report which is appropriate with the understanding and the requirement of each of furniture craftsmen. The recording that was conducted by the furniture craftsman is not appropriate with the accounting cycle (2b) the furniture craftsman did not apply SAK-ETAP in arranging financial report, because the furniture craftsman less in understanding SAK-ETAP. (3) The obstacles for the furniture craftsman in applying SAK-ETAP are: lack of furniture craftsman\u27s knowledge about SAK-ETAP, there is no accountant staff on craftsman furniture, lack of understanding the importance of the recording the arranging financial report, and the socialization was not effective enough to improve of the competent authoritiesof about SAK-ETAP

Upaya Meningkatkan Prestasi Belajarakuntansi melalui Penerapan Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Tgt dengan Media Pembelajaran Kartu

The objectives of research were to study and to analyze the accounting learning achievement using Teams Games Tournament (TGT) type of cooperative learning with card learning media of the XI IPS-3 of SMA Batik 2 Surakarta in the school year of 2012/2013. This study was a classroom action research conducted in 2 cycles. The data collection was done using interview, observation, test and document. The data validation was done using triangulation technique: method and source. Techniques of analyzing data used were a descriptive comparative and critical data analyses. The increase of student passing from cycle I to II was 4 students (11.76%). In the application of Teams Games Tournament (TGT) of increase was 5%. Considering the research, it could be concluded that the application of Teams Games Tournament (TGT) cooperative learning with card learning media could improve the accounting learning achievement of the XI IPS-3 graders of SMA Batik 2 Surakarta in the school year of 2012/2013

Indigenization of Thesis Acknowledgement in English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia

This study is an attempt of investigating the rhetoric of thesis acknowledgement by English Department Students. Data of this study are composed of 200 students' thesis acknowledgements written over a period of ten years (1997-2007). The Thesis acknowledgements (TAs) were collected solely from the English Department of Widya Mandala Chatolic University. The study shows that the students' TAs (a) are colored with various kinds of formulaic expression, Grice's maxim flouting, and parallel syntactic construction, (2) employ Hierarchical Pattern of gratitude expression, and circular or repetitive patterns of thought

Upaya Meningkatkan Prestasi Belajar Akuntansi melalui Pembelajaran Metode Demonstrasi Denganmedia Dokumen Transaksi

The objective of the research is to know the increasing of students' learning achievement in XI IPS 2 with demonstration method by document transaction media. This research is class room action research held in two cycles. The subject of this research is a class XI IPS 2 which totaled 30 student. Technique of data collecting is done by, testing, documentation, testing, observation, and interviews. The data validity used source triangulation and method triangulation. The data analysis used quantitative analysis method and qualitative analysis method. The result of the research shows that can improve accounting learning achievement, see in (1)Learning outcomes showing an increase 18,8%. (2) The independence of students in working during the post test showing an increase 51,4%. (3) Students' attention during the demonstration showing an increase 21,6%. (4) The students' activeness during the discussion showing an increase 83%. The conclusion of the research is that the implementation of demonstration method by document transaction media can improve students' learning achievement in XI IPS 2

Persepsi Stakeholders terhadap Kompetensi Siswa Peserta Praktik Kerja Industri Program Keahlian Akuntansi Smk Negeri 6 Surakarta

This research aims to review and analize whether there are differences in perception between internal stakeholders with external stakeholders on the competence of Accounting Skills Program of participant students in the apprenticeship SMK Negeri 6 Surakarta. The type of research is descriptive quantitative. The population in this research were all productive teachers of Accounting Skills Program SMK Negeri 6 Surakarta and instructors in the apprenticeship partners of Accounting Skills Program SMK Negeri 6 Surakarta at Surakarta area. Sampling method uses sample of population. Collecting data method uses questionnaire, documentation, and interview. This study uses the validity tests by using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation, reliability test by Cronbach Alpha method, and hypothesis test using independent sample t-test. The results are: (1) The existence of differences on the perception of stakeholders (internal and external) to the professional competence of industrial work practice student participants expertise Accounting Program SMK Negeri 6 Surakarta with a probability value (sig) 0.001<0.05,(2) The difference in the perception of stakeholders (internal and external) to the personal competence of industrial work practice participant students of Accounting Skills Program SMK Negeri 6 Surakarta with a probability value (sig) 0.025<0.05, (3) The differences in the perception of stakeholders (internal and external) to the social competence of industrial work practice participant students of Accounting Skills Program SMK Negeri 6 Surakarta with a probability value (sig) 0.008<0.05. The conclusion that “there is a significant difference on the perception between internal stakeholders with external stakeholders on the competence of Accounting Skills Program of participant students in the apprenticeship SMK Negeri 6 Surakarta". This difference is due to differences in the roles and responsibilities of each stakeholders as well as of monitoring intensities between internal stakeholders with external stakeholders

Penerapan Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Think Pair Share (Tps) Untuk Meningkatkan Prestasi Belajar Akuntansi

The objective of this research was to examine and analyze whether or not the application of Think-Pair-Share (TPS) type cooperative learning can improve accounting learning achievement on the XI IPS 2 graders of SMA Negeri 2 Karanganyar. This research is a classroom action research using the cycle strategy. The subject of this research is a class XI IPS 2 which totaled 30 student. Technique of data collecting is done by testing, observation, documentation, and interviews. The result of research showed that there is improvement on students accounting learning achievement through the application of Think Pair Share (TPS) type cooperative learning, seen in (1) Students activity increases 13,3, (2) students participation increases 13,3% (3) mastery learning student also increase 20%. The conclusion of this research is the application of Think Pair Share (TPS) type of cooperative learning can improve accounting learning achievement on the XI IPS 2 graders of SMA Negeri 2 Karanganyar