The Role of Language Editors in Improving the Quality of Academic Books Published By University Presses

The purpose of this research is to improve the role of language editors in university press management, particularly in Indonesia, in publishing universities’ intellectual assets. The method used was a descriptive qualitative design by focusing on group discussions, seminars, workshops, and training. The results showed that the university press was the most important pillar in the implementation of Tri Dharma University and had a vital role in publishing and distributing the intellectual assets of higher education to the public. Good management will ultimately create a professional university press. Aspects such as editorial management were considered, particularly in language editing, because of the essential role of connecting writers’ ideas to the readers. There have been some experiences in Indonesia where the University Press proved that a well-managed publishing will produce a positive impact to the university. The academic sphere will apparently appear in every activity related to publication and will present a positive image toward universities.     Keywords: academic book, language editors, university press managemen

Recharging Metode Pembelajaran Kewirausahaan Berbasis Multimedia untuk Guru SD di Desa Tieng Wonosobo

Perkembangan ilmu dan teknologi semakin mendorong USAha-USAha ke arah pembaharuan dalam memanfaatkan hasil-hasil teknologi dalam pelaksanaan pembelajaran. Guru (pengajar) dalam mengikuti perkembangan teknologi ini diharapkan dapat menggunakan alat atau bahan pendukung proses pembelajaran, dari alat yang sederhana sampai alat yang canggih (sesuai dengan perkembangan dan tuntutan jaman). Pengabdian ini dilaksanakan dengan peserta pelatihan yaitu guru di SD Ma'arif dan Muhammadiyah Tieng. Materi pelatihan adalah konsep kewirausahaan yang dibuat dalam aplikasi video multimedia. Analisis situasi menunjukkan pembelajaran kewirausahaan bisa diterapkan di hamper semua bidang studi. Muatan dan konsep kewirausaan dapat diterapkan pada mata pelajaran yang menjadi kurikulum di SD Ma'arif dan Muhammadiyah. Namun demikian metode pembelajaran yang digunakan masih sederhana. Dengan pelatihan ini peserta diajarkan membuat media ajar yang menggunakan video multimedia dengan aplikasi Software Pinacle. Peserta pelatihan menunjukkan respon antusias dan hasil pelatihan menunjukkan hasil beberapa peserta pelatihan mampu menagkap dan mengaplikasikannya

Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Group Investigation (Gi) Terhadap Pemahaman Konsep Biologi Dan Keterampilan Berpikir Kreatif Siswa SMA.

This study aimed to determine the effect of the implementation of group investigation learning model for understanding biology concepts and creative thinking skill of the students. Kind of this research is quasi experimental with pattern post-test only control group design. The population of this research is 64 students of SMA Negeri 2 Negara taken randomly. The data analyzed by MANOVA. The conclution of this research are: First, there are differences in understanding the concepts and creative thinking skill of the students who took group investigation with cycle learning model (F = 32,272). Second, differences in understanding concepts between the students who took group investigation and cycle learning model (F = 47,990).Third, differences in creative thinking skill between the student who took group investigation and learning cycle model ( F = 16,317).

Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Teams Assisted Individualization (Tai) Untuk Meningkatkan Interaksi Sosial Dan Prestasi Belajar Siswa Pada Materi Hidrolisis Kelas XI IPA Semester Genap SMA Negeri 2 Sukoharjo Tahun Pelajaran 2013/2014

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan interaksi sosial dan prestasi belajar siswa pada materi hidrolisis garam melalui penerapan model pembelajaran Teams Assisted Individualization (TAI). Penelitian ini merupakan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) yang dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus. Tiap siklus terdiri dari perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi, dan refleksi. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas XI IPA 2 SMA Negeri 2 Sukoharjo tahun pelajaran 2013/2014. Sumber data berasal dari guru, siswa dan dokumen. Teknik pengumpulan data adalah dengan observasi, wawancara, tes, angket, dan kajian dokumen atau arsip. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah teknik analisis deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa penerapan model pembelajaran Teams Assisted Individualization(TAI) dapat meningkatkan interaksi sosial dan prestasi belajar siswa pada materi hidrolisis. Ketercapaian keberhasilan aspek interaksi sosial pada siklus I adalah 77,64%, sedangkan pada siklus II adalah 79,15%. Peningkatan prestasi belajar dapat dilihat pada aspek kognitif dan afektif. Pada aspek kognitif, ketuntasan belajar siswa sebesar 75% pada siklus I, dan pada siklus II mencapai 88,89%. Untuk aspek afektif, pada siklus I ketercapaian indikator mencapai 81,25%, dan pada siklus II mencapai 83,45%

Sistem Informasi Geografis Pemetaan Faktor-faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Angka Kematian Ibu (Aki) Dan Angka Kematian Bayi (Akb) Dengan Metode K-means Clustering (Studi Kasus: Provinsi Bengkulu)

Angka Kematian Ibu (AKI) dan Angka Kematian Bayi (AKB) merupakan salah satu indikator penting dalam menilai tingkat derajat kesehatan masyarakat di suatu negara. Berdasarkan data Dinas Kesehatan Provinsi Bengkulu tahun 2012 hingga 2015, AKI dan AKB di Provinsi Bengkulu masih diatas rata-rata nasional. K-Means Clustering merupakan salah satu metode pengelompokan non hirarki yang bertujuan mengelompokkan objek sedemikian hingga jarak-jarak tiap objek ke pusat kelompok di dalam satu kelompok adalah minimum. Penelitian ini bertujuan (1) Merancang dan membangun Sistem Informasi Geografis untuk memetakan angka kematian ibu dan bayi di setiap Kota/Kabupaten di Provinsi Bengkulu menggunakan metode K-Means Clustering, (2) Mengetahui perbedaan dan status pengelompokkan angka kematian ibu dan bayi di setiap Kota/Kabupaten di Provinsi Bengkulu. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh yaitu (1) Penelitian ini berhasil memetakan angka kematian ibu dan bayi dalam 3 kelompok, yaitu rendah, sedang dan tinggi (2) berhasil menerapkan metode K-Means Clustering (3) Persentasi AKI berdasarkan kota/kabupaten di Provinsi Bengkulu, sebagai berikut: 15% kota/kabupaten berada di tingkat rendah, 65% berada di tingkat sedang dan 20% berada di tingkat tinggi. Sedangkan persentasi AKB-nya 32,5% kota/kabupaten berada di tingkat rendah, 60% berada di tingkat sedang dan 7,5% berada di tingkat tinggi. Secara keseluruhan dapat dikatakan bahwa tingkat AKI/AKB di Provinsi Bengkulu masih belum memuaskan, yaitu < 15% AKI dan < 32,5% AKB.

The Development of Local Wisdom-Based Natural Science Module to Improve Science Literation of Students

The vulnerability of communities in facing volcano disaster is one of the indicators of the low literacy of science. The low knowledge about volcanic material causes it needs to be packed in an attractive learning so that it can tap into the ability of students' science literacy by using teaching materials that are closer to student learning environments. This research aims to develop the local wisdom-based natural science module on the theme of Mount Kelud eruption, which is both theoretical and empirical. The type of this research development is Research and Development (R & D) by adapting the ASSURE instructional design. The results of this research are the validation results of theoretical feasibility of teaching materials based on the components of material feasibility of 87, 5% with very good category, components of presentation feasibility of 91, 7% with very good category, components of language feasibility of 88, 9% with very good category, components of local wisdom values of 87, 5% with very good category, and components of science literacy feasibility of 88, 9% with 88, 9% with very good category. The results of empirical feasibility are the test results of students' science literacy with N-gain variation value of 0,2; 0,3; and 0,4 respectively with low, medium, and medium category. The results show that the developed local wisdom-based natural science module is suitable to improve the ability of students' science literacy either theoretically or empirically

Penentuan Awal dan Durasi Musim Kemarau Menggunakan Fungsi Polynomial dengan Aplikasi Visual Basic For Applications (VBA)

Forecasting the occurrence of the onset of dry season and its length is important in determining the availability of water for irrigation, domestic and industrial uses. The length of dry season is used for reference in calculating water demand. Prediction of drought can be studied based on the rainfall patterns that have occurred. This is possible because there is a tendency that the rain will repeat a certain pattern at a certain time. The purpose of this study was to predict the onset of dry and rainy seasons as well as their length. Determination of the onset of dry season and its length was conducted using polynomial function of the cumulative amount of rain every single day based on the rain data. The research was conducted using rainfall data from Climate Station III in Serang from 1989 to 2010. The sum of daily rainfall could form a polynomial function. If the magnitude of daily rainfall in a certain period of time is less than the slope of the cumulative annual rainfall, then at that time the dry season is occurred. Determination of the dry season peak can be done by finding the maximum (extreme) point from the polynomial function by getting the second derivative which value is close or equal to zero. In average, the dry season occurred in Serang city started on the 132nd until 300th day. Deviation value for the onset of dry and rainy seasons were 23 and 38 days, respectively, with an average of length of 168 days. The average of R2 value for polynomial function was 0.9937

Respon Beberapa Varietas Kacang Tanah ( Arachis Hypogaeal. ) Terhadap Pemberian Pupuk Kandang Dan Npk

To study respon of peanut variety againts giving manure and NPK.The Study was conductedin Tumpatan Nibung, Batangkuis, Medan at the height of land ± 25 m above sea level fromApril 2012 to July 2012 using a randomized block design of three factors ie variety(Turangga, Banteng), manure ( 0 and 1,6 kg/plot ), and NPK fertilizer ( 0 g/plot, 16 g/plot, 32g/plot ). The parameters measured were plant height, number of branches, number of podscontains perplant, number of empty pods perplant, seed dry weight perplant, dry weight of100 seeds perplant sample production, production perplot.The results showed that thevarieties significantly affect plant height ( 5 MST and 7 MST ). Manure treatment obviousaffect on plant height ( 5 MST ), and the number of empty pods perplant. While significantNPK fertilizer on plant height ( 5 MST , and 7 MST ). As for the interaction between varietywith manure treatment ( V x K ) is only significant effect on plant height parameter 5 MST