USING OAS.WEB.ID TO CREATE ENGLISH VOCABULARY SIZE QUIZ

ABSTRACTA systematic and continuous vocabulary assessment is required to monitor the progress of learners’ learning and readiness to follow certain instr8uctional programs. The purpose of this study is to report a tryout of constructing an online quiz using http://oas.web.id/.  OAS is an ongoing R&D project to help teachers and/or educational researchers create an online quiz by converting multiple-choice questions from a spreadsheet program (i.e. MS Excel or Google Sheets) into a Google Forms quiz, Moodle, paper-based quiz, Kahoot, or any other quiz makers that have import facility. This paper focuses on describing the making and tryout of a vocabulary-size quiz into Google Forms quiz to find out whether the resulting quiz works. The result shows that OAS offered an easy and very quick way in creating a vocabulary-size quiz successfully by copying the already available vocabulary-size questions based on Nation and Beglar’s Vocabulary Size Test. The researcher and the voluntary test students got the scores immediately after they had submitted the Google Forms. It can then be concluded that the OAS created the vocabulary quiz successfully without any serious technical problems.BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRAKSebuah asesmen kosakata yang sistematis dan berkelanjutan diperlukan untuk memonitor kemajuan dan kesiapan pembelajar untuk mengikuti program-program pembelajaran. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk melaporkan sebuah uji coba dari penyusunan sebuah kuis dalam jaringan menggunakan http://oas.web.id/.  OAS adalah sebuah proyek penelitian dan pengembangan untuk menolong guru-guru dan/atau peneliti-peneliti pendidikan membuat sebuah kuis dalam jaringan dengan cara mengonversi pertanyaan-pertanyaan pilihan berganda dari sebuah program lembar kerja (misalnya Microsoft Excel atau Google Sheets) ke dalam kuis Google Forms, Moodle, lembar kuis cetak, Kahoot, atau program-program pembuat kuis lainnya yang memiliki fitur impor. Paper ini fokus pada penggambaran proses pembuatan dan uji coba sebuah kuis kosakata dengan Google Forms untuk mengetahui apakah kuis tersebut bisa digunakan. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa OAS menawarkan sebuah cara yang mudah dan sangat cepat dalam membuat sebuah kuis kosakata dengan menyalin pertanyaan-pertanyaan kosakata yang telah disediakan berdasarkan tes kosakata Nation and Beglar’s. Peneliti dan mahasiswa/i yang berpartisipasi di uji coba, langsung mendapatkan hasil kuis setelah mereka mengumpulkan Google Forms. Kemudian dapat disimpulkan bahwa OAS sukses membuat kuis kosakata tanpa ada masalah-masalah teknis yang berarti

EVALUATING ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS IN THREE DIFFERENT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS FOR GRADE X: A CASE STUDY IN SCHOOL A, SCHOOL B, SCHOOL C TANGERANG

Evaluation on English textbooks at present is not popular though it is crucial and as a part of continuous improvement in the teaching and learning of English. Research needed to describe and discuss textbook evaluation and one evaluation done on three English textbooks used in three different senior high schools grade X located in Tangerang. The evaluation is on the textbooks’ strengths, weaknesses, and feedback from users, the English teachers and students. Quantitative and qualitative research methods are applied to gather data from the English teachers and students of grade X. The results show there are similarities such as all the textbooks do not have teacher’s guide. The strengths mainly are the textbook has a CD, has various exercises and vocabularies activities, and has good and tidy organization. Constructive suggestions from the users are also presented in order to advance the textbook quality in the future and as a basis for school principals and English coordinators to determine future English textbooks usage. Keywords: English textbook evaluation, its strengths, grade X senior hig

Pengaruh Brain Gym terhadap Konsentrasi Belajar Siswa Kelas IX IPA dalam Pembelajaran Matematika di SMA XYZ Tangerang [The Effects of Brain Gym in Helping Students' Concentration in Learning Math in Grade XI Science at XYZ Senior High School Tangerang]

Math is considered to be one of the subjects that make it difficult for students to concentrate during the learning process because their brains become tired and tense. One of the most popular and trusted ways to improve learning is by using a 'gym gym' approach. Therefore, the researchers wanted to see whether the 'gym gym' approach could improve learning concentration. The research used a quasi-experimental post-test only control group design. The population was the students of class XI Science Basic General Math A and B, while the sample was 15 students from XI Science B as the experimental group. Using the Mann-Whitney U-test with an alpha level of 0.05 indicated the asymptote Sig of 0.001 <0.05. This means that the concentration of learning in the experimental group was lower than that of the control group so it is concluded that the ‘brain gym’ approach did not significantly affect students’ concentration BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRAK: Matematika menjadi salah satu pelajaran sulit yang menyebabkan siswa susah untuk berkonsentrasi selama belajar karena otak menjadi lelah dan tegang. Salah satu cara yang populer dan dipercaya dapat meningkatkan konsentrasi belajar adalah brain gym. Sehingga peneliti ingin melihat apakah terdapat  pengaruh brain gym terhadap konsentrasi belajar siswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan kuasi eksperimen desain post-test only control group. Populasi penelitian ini adalah kelas XI IPA A dan B dengan sampel 15 siswa dari kelas XI IPA B sebagai kelompok kontrol dan 15 siswa dari kelas XI IPA A sebagai kelompok eksperimen. Dengan menggunakan Mann-Whitney U-test dengan tingkat alfa 0,05 menunjukkan asymp. Sig sebesar 0,001<0,05. Hal ini berarti konsentrasi belajar pada kelompok eksperimen lebih rendah dari pada kelompok kontrol sehingga disimpulkan bahwa brain gym tidak berpengaruh terhadap konsentrasi belajar siswa

PENERAPAN MODEL INTEGRASI BIBLIKA BRYAN SMITH TAHAP 2 PADA PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PEMAHAMAN WAWASAN KRISTEN ALKITABIAH (WAK) SISWA KELAS XI IPA-2 DI SUATU SMA DI TORAJA [THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BRYAN SMITH STAGE 2 BIBLICAL INTEGRATION MODEL IN LEARNING MATHEMATICS TO IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF A BIBLICAL CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW (BCW) OF GRADE 11 SCIENCE-2 STUDENTS IN A HIGH SCHOOL IN TORAJA]

This article discusses the problem of students’ poor understanding of a Biblical Christian Worldview (BCW) as related to their learning mathematics. The problem was discovered through tests and observations that the researcher conducted in a class of grade 11 Science-2 students at a high school in Toraja. The pre-cycle result showed that 23 students had a poor BCW understanding of mathematics. To improve students’ BCW understanding of mathematics, the researcher implemented the Bryan Smith Stage 2 Biblical Integration Model. The instruments that were used were teacher-mentor and peer-teacher observation sheets, student questionnaires, and simple understanding tests. Results showed improvements on the indicator of Creation from 96,2% in the first cycle to 100% in the second cycle, the indicator of Fall 100% in the first and the second cycles, and the indicator of Redemption from 88.8% in the first cycle to 92.5% in the second cycle. Over all, it could be concluded that the implementation of the Bryan Smith Stage 2 Biblical integration model could improve students’ BCW understanding in learning mathematics. BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRACT: Artikel ini membahas permasalahan mengenai pemahaman Wawasan Kristen Alkitabiah (WAK) siswa yang rendah pada pembelajaran Matematika. Permasalahan tersebut ditemukan berdasarkan observasi dan tes yang dilakukan oleh peneliti di Kelas XI IPA-2 di suatu SMA di Toraja. Hasil prasiklus menunjukkan bahwa 23 siswa memiliki pemahaman BCW yang rendah pada pembelajaran Matematika. Untuk meningkatkan pemahaman BCW siswa pada pembelajaran Matematika, maka penelitian ini menerapkan integrasi Alkitab model Bryan Smith tahap 2. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah lembar observasi guru mentor dan teman sejawat, lembar angket siswa, serta lembar tes pemahaman sederhana. Dari hasil analisis dan pembahasan dapat dilihat peningkatkan pada indikator Creation dari 96,2 % di siklus I menjadi 100% di siklus II, indikator Fall 100% di siklus I dan siklus II, serta indikator Redemption dari 88,8% di siklus I menjadi 92,5% di siklus II. Secara keseluruhan penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa penerapan model integrasi Bryan Smith tahap 2 dapat meningkatkan pemahaman BCW siswa pada pembelajaran Matematika

Biblical Integration in a Mathematics Classroom: Qualitative Research in a Senior High School

This article discusses to what extent mathematics teachers do Biblical integration in their class, explores the challenges that mathematics teachers face when they do or want to do Biblical integration, and explores the school’s expectation of Biblical integration for mathematics teachers with more clarity and intentionality. Research was conducted from September until October 2016. The research subjects were the curriculum coordinator, head of the Department of Mathematics, seven mathematics teachers, and 362 senior high students. The data collection techniques that were used were a semi-structured interview, and a questionnaire. The results of the research showed that the school’s expectation is that teachers should be able show how mathematics is capable of expressing truths about God’s work, God’s beauty, and God’s regularity because God created mathematics. All of the mathematics teachers modeled Biblical qualities. The challenges and obstacles that mathematics teachers were confronted with was that they had little time to find Biblical integration material, they did not have enough understanding, they had difficulty doing Biblical integration from the material, and the teachers were afraid that their explanations about Biblical integration would sound forced to students, especially non-Christian students. ABSTRAK BAHASA INDONESIA:  Artikel ini membahas sejauh mana guru matematika melakukan integrasi Alkitabiah di kelasnya, tantangan dan hambatan yang dihadapi oleh guru matematika saat mereka melakukan atau ingin melakukan integrasi Alkitabiah, dan untuk mencari tahu ekspetasi sekolah tentang integrasi Alkitabiah untuk guru matematika dengan lebih jelas dan mempunyai maksud. Penelitian ini dilakukan dari September sampai Oktober 2016. Subjek penelitian adalah kordinator kurikulum, kepala departemen matematika, tujuh guru matematika, dan 362 siswa sekolah menengah atas. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan yaitu wawancara terencana-tidak terstruktur dan kuisioner. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ekspetasi sekolah adalah bagaimana matematika mampu menjadi tempat untuk mengantarkan siswa mengenal kebenaran seperti pekerjaan Tuhan, keindahan Tuhan, keteraturan Tuhan karena Tuhan menciptakan matematika. Kemudian, semua guru matematika menjadi contoh kualitas Alkitabiah. Hambatan dan tantangan yang dihadapi guru matematika adalah kekurangan waktu untuk menemukan integrasi Alkitabiah dari materi, mereka juga tidak mempunyai pemahaman yang cukup, mereka merasa kesulitan dalam melakukan integrasi Alkitabiah, dan guru merasa takut jika penjelasannya tentang integrasi Alkitabiah terdengar memaksa bagi siswa, terkhusus siswa yang beragama lain

HUBUNGAN ANTARA KREATIVITAS DENGAN HASIL BELAJAR KOGNITIF SISWA KELAS X IPA BASIC SMA ABC PADA PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA [ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CREATIVITY AND COGNITIVE LEARNING OUTCOMES OF GRADE 10 BASIC SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS LEARNING]

Creativity is a very important aspect of learning, including learning mathematics, because creativity helps students in problem solving. This article is an associative quantitative correlational research to determine the relationship between creativity and cognitive learning outcomes of students in grade 10 (basic science track) at a high school in Tangerang. Data collection techniques were carried out by questionnaires and tests. The questionnaire obtained data on the students' creativity and the tests gathered data on the students' cognitive learning outcomes. The results of the study showed that the creativity of the students were categorized as (1) high (14.29%) , (2) quite high at 55.10%, (3) fair (26.53%) and (4) low (4.08 %). For the cognitive learning outcomes, students were categorized as (1) high (44.90%), (2) quite high (28.57%), (3) average (22.45%) and (4) low (4.08%). This study shows that there is a positive and significant association (r = 0.372, p = 0.004) between creativity and cognitive learning outcomes of these grade 10 students presented by the regression equation Y = 9.908 + 0.638 X. BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRACT: Kreativitas merupakan salah satu aspek yang sangat penting dalam pembelajaran, termasuk dalam pembelajaran matematika, karena kreativitas membantu siswa dalam pemecahan masalah.  Artikel ini merupakan suatu penelitian kuantitatif asosiatif korelasional untuk mengetahui ada tidaknya hubungan antara kreativitas dengan hasil belajar kognitif siswa kelas X IPA Basic SMA ABC Tangerang. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan angket dan tes. Angket digunakan untuk memperoleh data mengenai kreativitas siswa dan tes untuk memperoleh data mengenai hasil belajar kognitif siswa. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kreatifitas siswa kelas X IPA Basic SMA ABC Tangerang dapat dikategorikan sebagai (1) tinggi (14,29%), (2) cukup tinggi (55,10%), (3) rata-rata (26,53%) dan (4) rendah (4,08%). Sedangkan hasil belajar kognitif siswa kelas X IPA Basic SMA ABC  Tangerang dapat dikategorikan sebagai (1) tinggi (44,90%), cukup tinggi (28,57%), rata-rata (22,45%) (4) rendah (4,08%). Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat asosiasi positif dan signifikan ( r = 0.372, p = 0.004) antara kreativitas dengan hasil belajar kognitif siswa kelas X IPA Basic SMA ABC, yang dinyatakan dengan persamaan regresi

Digital Student Agenda For Junior School During Home-Based Learning

The purposes of this research are to investigate the needs and expectations from primary teachers of having a digital student agenda and develop a suggested model to be used during home-based learning. Open-ended questionnaire was distributed to primary teachers in a private Christian school located in Tangerang and an interview was done with the head of academic coordinator as well as with the primary curriculum coordinator to collect data. At the same time, a digital student agenda model was constructed, considering its possibilities to cover affective and spiritual aspects that allow more holistic development in the primary students lives assisted by their parents. A research and development research method was used to produce a suggested model of a digital student agenda. The results show that both primary teachers and the academic coordinator agree to have a digital student agenda that promotes more communication between teachers and parents. It is recommended this preliminary research is followed by a micro and macro-scale testing to ensure its reliability and further expanded use.The purposes of this research are to investigate the needs and expectations from primary teachers of having a digital student agenda and develop a suggested model to be used during home-based learning. Open-ended questionnaire was distributed to primary teachers in a private Christian school located in Tangerang and an interview was done with the head of academic coordinator as well as with the primary curriculum coordinator to collect data. At the same time, a digital student agenda model was constructed, considering its possibilities to cover affective and spiritual aspects that allow more holistic development in the primary students lives assisted by their parents. A research and development research method was used to produce a suggested model of a digital student agenda. The results show that both primary teachers and the academic coordinator agree to have a digital student agenda that promotes more communication between teachers and parents. It is recommended this preliminary research is followed by a micro and macro-scale testing to ensure its reliability and further expanded use

Pengaruh Brain Gym terhadap Konsentrasi Belajar Siswa Kelas IX IPA dalam Pembelajaran Matematika di SMA XYZ Tangerang [The Effects of Brain Gym in Helping Students' Concentration in Learning Math in Grade XI Science at XYZ Senior High School Tangerang]

Math is considered to be one of the subjects that make it difficult for students to concentrate during the learning process because their brains become tired and tense. One of the most popular and trusted ways to improve learning is by using a 'gym gym' approach. Therefore, the researchers wanted to see whether the 'gym gym' approach could improve learning concentration. The research used a quasi-experimental post-test only control group design. The population was the students of class XI Science Basic General Math A and B, while the sample was 15 students from XI Science B as the experimental group. Using the Mann-Whitney U-test with an alpha level of 0.05 indicated the asymptote Sig of 0.001 &lt;0.05. This means that the concentration of learning in the experimental group was lower than that of the control group so it is concluded that the ‘brain gym’ approach did not significantly affect students’ concentrationBAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRAK: Matematika menjadi salah satu pelajaran sulit yang menyebabkan siswa susah untuk berkonsentrasi selama belajar karena otak menjadi lelah dan tegang. Salah satu cara yang populer dan dipercaya dapat meningkatkan konsentrasi belajar adalah brain gym. Sehingga peneliti ingin melihat apakah terdapat  pengaruh brain gym terhadap konsentrasi belajar siswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan kuasi eksperimen desain post-test only control group. Populasi penelitian ini adalah kelas XI IPA A dan B dengan sampel 15 siswa dari kelas XI IPA B sebagai kelompok kontrol dan 15 siswa dari kelas XI IPA A sebagai kelompok eksperimen. Dengan menggunakan Mann-Whitney U-test dengan tingkat alfa 0,05 menunjukkan asymp. Sig sebesar 0,001&lt;0,05. Hal ini berarti konsentrasi belajar pada kelompok eksperimen lebih rendah dari pada kelompok kontrol sehingga disimpulkan bahwa brain gym tidak berpengaruh terhadap konsentrasi belajar siswa