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Cakrawala pendidikan/Cakrawala Pendidikan, Jan 31, 2024

LingTera

The objective of the research is to find out significant differences on the writing achievement b... more The objective of the research is to find out significant differences on the writing achievement between students taught through Project-Based Learning, Problem-Based Learning, and those who are not. This research is quasi-experimental research. The subjects consisted of two groups of students as the experimental groups and one group as the control group. The data were obtained by essay writing tests. The data analysis used descriptive analysis and inferential statistics. The hypothesis was tested using the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) at the significance level of 0.05. The result of the ANCOVA in the posttest score shows that the significance value is 0.001, which is less than the significance level of 0.05 (F = 7.493, p 0.05). This means that there is a significant difference in the writing ability among grade eight students of SMP N 2 Kalasan taught by using the Project-Based Learning, from those taught using the Problem-Based Learning and those who are not.

Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies

This research aims at finding out the influence of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS), vocabular... more This research aims at finding out the influence of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS), vocabulary mastery and reading motivation on reading comprehension achievement among State SMP Students in Magelang Regency. This research was an ex post facto involving three independent variables; students' HOTS (X1), vocabulary mastery (X2), and reading motivation (X3) and one dependent variable, students' reading comprehension achievement (Y). The sampling technique was the proportional cluster random sampling. The research instruments were three tests and a questionnaire. The kind of validity of the tests was the content validity by experts' judgment. The construct validity of the questionnaire was measured by factor analysis. The reliability of the tests was measured by Cronbach's Alpha with the Alpha of HOTS test is 0.768, vocabulary mastery test's is 0.757 and the reading comprehension achievement test's is 0.716. The reliability of the questionnaire was measured by Cronbach's Alpha with the Alpha is 0.862. The data were analyzed using the multiple regression analysis continued by the partial correlation. The result of the multiple regressions indicates that HOTS, vocabulary mastery and reading motivation influence reading comprehension achievement with the F=236.709 with the significant level below 0.05 which means that the three independent variables influence significantly on reading comprehension achievement. The Adjusted R Square is 0.653 which means that the reading comprehension achievement is 65.3% predicted by the three independent variables. The contribution of HOTS on reading comprehension achievement is 38.7%, vocabulary mastery is 50.3%, and reading motivation is 8.2%.

This study aims at revealing: (1) English teachers’ attitudes toward the use of ICT in teaching; ... more This study aims at revealing: (1) English teachers’ attitudes toward the use of ICT in teaching; (2) English teachers’ frequency of ICT use in teaching; and (3) the differences on English teachers’ attitudes and their frequency of ICT use in teaching practices based on related demographic variables, including gender, age, years of teaching experience, and ICT training experience. It is quantitative research in the form of survey design. The participants of the research were 322 English teachers of public junior high schools in Yogyakarta. Two kinds of questionnaires were distributed as the instrument of data collection, namely: (1) ICT use attitude questionnaire adapted from Hernández-Ramos, Martínez-Abad, Peñalvo, García, & Rodríguez-Conde (2014) and (2) the using ICT in teaching practice adapted from Bebell, Russell, & O’Dwyer (2004). The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, including one-way ANOVA and Kruskal Wallist tests. The results of the stud...

This article deals with the descprition of the model of teaching music in Nederlands. It is aimed... more This article deals with the descprition of the model of teaching music in Nederlands. It is aimed at descrcibing the teaching practice of music in Nederlands. Yo obtain the objective, this study employed documentation, study literature, interview, and observation. The documentation method is used for collecting data related to the concept and implementation of thematic learning for music both in Indonesia and in the Netherlands. Study literature is used to obtain a clear idea about the design of music teaching model applied in the Netherlands. Interviews conducted to the educational experts in the Netherlands, including the policy makers, principals, teachers, students, and stakeholders from Utrecht University, Iclon Leiden University, Konjlik, Conservatorium of Denhaag, and Akoesticum Edewageningen to find out the concept and implementation of learning for music in the Netherlands. Observations are made on the implementation of learning for music in the Netherlands . Observation wa...

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the current issue in this digital era, particul... more Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the current issue in this digital era, particularly regarding English language teaching. Then, attitude as the force of teachers’ behavior to use ICT in teaching becomes a crucial case. However, a similar study is quite scarce in Indonesian ELT context. This survey study aimed to describe the English teachers' attitude towards ICT use and the frequency of using ICT in their teaching practices. This study also aimed at finding out the correlation between two variables. The participants of this study were 322 English teachers of Junior high schools in Yogyakarta provinces, Indonesia. The questionnaires paper-based were distributed as the instrument for data collection. The research data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics through SPSS program version 24. The results revealed that the teachers had a positive attitude towards the use of ICT by an overall mean score of 3.32. In addition, the total mean score of ...

This study aimed at improving the English speaking skills of the students of grade VIII at SMPN 1... more This study aimed at improving the English speaking skills of the students of grade VIII at SMPN 10 Pontianak through story telling. This was classroom action research using Kemmis dan McTaggart model: planning, action, observation and reflection. The result showed, in story telling, all students reached the minimum standard score of 7, even more students scored above 7. In the interactions, the result of the students’ improvement was described from the frequency of their producing English based on the categories. In the 1st cycle, 17 out of 28 students were categorized as good category. There were 6 students who are categorized as average and 5 students who were classified into very good category. There was no student categorized as excellent category. In the 2nd, 19 students out of 28 students were categorized as very good category and 9 students who were classified into good category. There was no more student who categorized as average. There was no student categorized as excelle...

Proceedings of the 1st Bandung English Language Teaching International Conference, 2018

Jurnal Kependidikan: Penelitian Inovasi Pembelajaran, 2020

This study aims to find relationship between students’ use of language learning strategies and te... more This study aims to find relationship between students’ use of language learning strategies and technology to their writing performance. This study sought to find whether there is influence of students’ language learning strategies to their writing skill, students’ technology use to the writing skills, and combination of both to the writing skills. This study was quantitative research. The respondent were 459 high school students from six High schools. The students were 11 grade students in the first semester. The study employed Strategy Inventory Language Learning questionnaire, students’ technology use questionnaire, and a writing test to collect the quantitative data. The instruments were through experts to ensure the validity and reliability. The quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS to look for the regression value between variables. Findings suggest that both language learning strategies and students’ technology use significantly influence their writing performance. Moreov...

Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2020

Islamic junior high schools have more duties than the public schools. They have the duty of teach... more Islamic junior high schools have more duties than the public schools. They have the duty of teaching Islamic values to their students because these schools are established based on Islamic teachings. Islamic values must be included in all aspects of the school program. The materials used for teaching the students should also contain Islamic values. Unfortunately, based on the writers’ observation, not all Islamic junior high schools integrate Islamic values in the materials taught to the students. This fact challenges the English teachers in Islamic schools to select and to consider the appropriate values, cultures, and ideologies in teaching and learning English process. As a result, this paper is based on a study conducted to develop materials which integrate Islamic values for teaching Speaking in a private junior high school in Yogyakarta. The study was aimed to reveal the students’ needs in relation to the integration of the Islamic values in the materials for teaching the spea...

Langkawi: Journal of The Association for Arabic and English, 2020

This study aims at exploring the blended learning implementation in English for Arts Education Pr... more This study aims at exploring the blended learning implementation in English for Arts Education Program and reporting lessons learned from the practice. Some theories regarding blended learning adoption and English for Specific Purposes (ESP) were utilized as the theoretical framework. As this case study was conducted in the ESP course in the Arts Education study program of a private university in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, a qualitative case study research design was employed, resulting in an in- depth description of the overall implementation. The data were collected through in-class and online observations, a semi-structured interview, and a focus group discussion (FGD) conducted in two classes employing blended learning, 20 representative students recruited by purposive sampling technique, and the lecturer of the course. The results were analyzed descriptively using content analysis. Based on the analysis, some stages undergone by the lecturer were drawn as they are in line with blen...

LingTera, 2019

This research study aimed to develop English speaking materials to support the learning process i... more This research study aimed to develop English speaking materials to support the learning process in Conversation class of the tenth-graders at Madrasah Aliyah (Islamic senior high school) Al Ma’had An Nur, Bantul. This research was a research and development study. The development was carried out through several steps, namely the needs analysis, a course grid design, product development, product validation, product revisions, try-outs, and final product development. The research had two results. First, it produced a set of speaking materials in the form of printed books. Second, the findings showed that the materials were appropriate to be applied in the Conversation class of the tenth-graders at Madrasah Aliyah Al Ma’had An Nur, Bantul considering the result of the materials evaluation by experts and students’ try-outs. They scored 3.59 and 3.32 for the mean score of the scale 1 to 4 and were categorized as “Very Good”.

Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics, 2020

Accommodating learners’ individual differences including personalities and language learning stra... more Accommodating learners’ individual differences including personalities and language learning strategies is important in implementing the learner-centred instruction. This current research investigated the correlation of EFL learners’ Big Five personalities, language learning strategies, and speaking skills. It tried to answer the questions if there is (a) any correlation between the EFL learners’ Big Five personalities and speaking skills, (b) any correlation between the EFL learners’ learning strategies and speaking skills, and (c) any correlation between the predictor variables (EFL learners’ Big Five personalities and language learning strategies) and the criterion variable (speaking skills). This present study involved 357 students from 3 senior high schools in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, academic year 2018/2019. The data were obtained through questionnaires and speaking test. The data were analysed using statistical analysis through correlational and regression tests to answer ...

EduLite: Journal of English Education, Literature and Culture, 2022

Reading is an essential skill to be mastered, especially by university students and it is the lec... more Reading is an essential skill to be mastered, especially by university students and it is the lecturers� responsibility to train their students to develop their reading skill. In order to do so, lecturers will have to develop materials or choose materials from existing books to be used in the teaching learning process. The text difficulty must be appropriate to the students� English proficiency level. This study was aimed at finding the students� perceptions of the difficulty of the texts used in the reading class and the corresponding text readability. This study utilized the survey design and the content analysis involving 141 second semester students of the English Language Education Department of a state university. Questionnaires were used to get data on students� perceptions of the text difficulty and the text readability was analysed with the help of https://readabilityformulas.com. The data on students� perceptions were analysed using percentage while the data on the text re...

Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics, 2018

The primary aim of this paper is to investigate students’ difficulty in the implementation of gen... more The primary aim of this paper is to investigate students’ difficulty in the implementation of genre-based approach to teach English skills. It focuses on approximation exercise. The author reported the result of the study in the form of qualitative data. The practice revealed that the students faced difficulty to start writing their ideas. In this point, the students who have quite good English proficiency felt easy in constructing the text without employing elementary sentences. It happens although their text construction is somehow not grammatically correct. On the other hand, for those who have low English proficiency, the incorporation of elementary sentences and final realization help them a lot in constructing the text effectively. In a nutshell, the students in high and low English proficiency have their own difficulty in putting their ideas in the form of a text. Teacher’s assistance is crucial in developing students’ skill independently. Finally, this pedagogical practice m...

Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2017

This article is part of research and development under the issue of developing English textbooks ... more This article is part of research and development under the issue of developing English textbooks oriented to the enhancement of higher order thinking skills (HOTS) for students of vocational high schools (VHSs) in Yogyakarta. This relies on the evidence that the existing textbooks for secondary school levels put an emphasis on memorizing and comprehending which highlight to identify linguistic features of the target language (micro-language skills). This leads to creating the failure of acquiring English language proficiency on the part of students of secondary school levels including students of VHSs. To obtain the objective, there were 14 English teachers and 320 students of vocational high schools from three regencies, namely Sleman, Yogyakarta city, and Bantul voluntarily involved. Three techniques: questionnaire distributions, interviews, and documentation were administered to get data. Then, the gathered data were analyzed using a descriptive qualitative method. In reference t...

UAD TEFL International Conference, 2017

Lecturers in universities preparing for future teachers often teach materials which they think ar... more Lecturers in universities preparing for future teachers often teach materials which they think are up-to-date. However, is it true that what they teach may be useful for their students in their teaching in the future. Students may graduate in four to five years and they may not get jobs as soon as they leave universities. When they get a job as teachers, it might be five to six years after they graduate. At that time in schools, a new curriculum may be introduced, new theories on language teaching may emerge, and new problems may be faced. What they got from their lecturers in universities may not be relevant for solving the new problems. So, they need new knowledge or even new skills. This paper tries to explore the ways lecturers can do to prepare their students to face the ‘real’ challenges in their time of teaching.

Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics, 2019

In the twenty-first century life, the demand to become an intercultural speaker becomes very cruc... more In the twenty-first century life, the demand to become an intercultural speaker becomes very crucial. It is seen through the incremental important attention of having an intercultural communicative competence (ICC) which is seen as one of the main key competencies in global worldwide. This condition urges any teacher to master the ICC completely as to assist their students to become intercultural speakers in multicultural situations. However, this competence has not been noticed thoroughly by Indonesian EFL teachers since most of them are reluctant to develop their competence in term of integrating the elements of ICC into their teaching-learning process. Hence, this present article recommends a number of competencies related to ICC's elements in which the Indonesian EFL teachers should have, namely, the linguistic, sociolinguistic, discourse, and intercultural competence which are considered able to aid the Indonesian EFL teachers in enhancing the students' ICC.

Prosiding Seminar Nasional …, 2009

Litera, Dec 31, 2014

Penelitian ini bertujuan menghasilkan model instrumen integrated assessment bentuk konvergen dan ... more Penelitian ini bertujuan menghasilkan model instrumen integrated assessment bentuk konvergen dan divergen hasil belajar bahasa Indonesia dan Inggris SMP yang terstandar dengan menggunakan Item Response Theory. Untuk tujuan tersebut dilakukan penelitian dengan desain penelitian dan pengembangan. Pada tahun I dikembangkan learning continuum, diikuti dengan pengembangan instrumen integrated assessment berdasarkan learning continuum tersebut. Selanjutnya dilakukan standarisasi instrument menggunakan Item Respons Theory 1-PL dan program QUEST. Hasil tahun I adalah 30 perangkat instrumen integrated assessment yang terstandar, buku panduan penyusunan instrumen integrated assessment hasil belajar bahasa dan panduan program QUEST. Pada tahun II, instrumen integrated assessment hasil belajar bahasa didiseminasikan ke Provinsi DIY, Kalsel, dan NTB.