STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVE TOWARD THE BENEFIT OF ALTISSIA IN LEARNING ENGLISH

This research was a case study which aimed to investigate the students’ perspective and the benefits of using Altissia in learning English. The research was conducted at Universitas Islam Kebangsaan Indonesia and the subjects of the research were 10 students of Business Administration class E and 10 students of Accounting class B, and the data was collected through student interviews and questionnaires. This research found that most of the students have a good perspective on the benefits of using Altissia in learning English. They found the learning process more effective and interesting than usual. Students also showed an improvement in their English skills after using Altissia media, according to the results of a post-test conducted by the researchers. The results of the interviews were also supported by the results of a questionnaire that indicated that students felt that learning English by using Altissia was enjoyable and they were satisfied with the learning process and results

TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION ON CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AFTER COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The researcher investigated two research questions on the teachers’ perception towards continuing professional development in Bireuen Regency at the time of covid-19. The first research question was the opinion on continuing professional development in general and the second one was going more in-depth to find out how this opinion differs after the time of Covid-19. 30 teachers from the six schools in Bireuen Regency were included in this research. All participants were asked to provide responses to questionnaires and interviews. This study used mixed methods as its research methodology in order to make the data obtained more comprehensive, valid, reliable and objective. As a result, among Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programs, ‘Network of Teachers Formed Specifically for the Professional Development’ had the greatest impact on teacher work before or after pandemic, with more than half of the respondents were found to be participating in the ‘Network of Teachers Formed Specifically for the Professional Development’ and they believe it has had a great impact on them