Hermi Zaswita

The evaluation and analysis of the practicality of Android-based courseware in enhancing vocational students’ understanding of electrical circuits (EC) is the primary focus of this research. A quantitative survey-based research approach was employed, utilizing the Practicality Assessment Instrument to evaluate the practicality level of the Android-based courseware among students. The collected data will undergo statistical analysis using descriptive analysis techniques. The practicality assessment results for each aspect will be calculated as a percentage and grouped into various categories. The findings reveal a high practicality level across different aspects, namely 90.19% for Availability and Accessibility, 89.88% for Performance and Responsiveness, 86.96% for Content Compatibility and Completeness, and 90.06% for Functionality and Resource Utilization. These outcomes demonstrate that the Android-based courseware serves as a highly practical learning medium for enhancing the understanding of electrical circuits. The integration of Android-based technology in the educational environment has proven to be effective and beneficial. These findings offer valuable insights for educators, instructional designers, and stakeholders to enhance modern learning environments. Future research can further investigate the impact of Android-based courseware on learning outcomes and explore additional practical dimensions to comprehensively evaluate its effectiveness.

Virtual laboratory (VL) has become increasingly popular in Post-COVID-19 to support practical learning in the remote learning system. The use of VL was responded to by students with different attitudes. This study discusses the factors that influence the perception of Industrial Electrical Engineering (IEE) students in responding to the use of the VL in the learning process of the Electrical Machines Practicum Course. Based on the technology acceptance model (TAM), students’ attitudes toward using VL (are influenced by perceived ease of use (PEU) and perceived usefulness (PU). At the same time, PU also acts as an intervening variable. The research involved IEE students of the Electrical Engineering Department, at Universitas Negeri Padang. Data collection was carried out by survey using a questionnaire. Quantitative data were analyzed using variant-based structural equation modelling (SEM), with partial least square (PLS) or PLS-SEM. The results showed a significant positive effect between PEU and PU from the VL used against A. PU’s role as an intervener was also positive in mediating the effect of PEU on A so it became more prominent. Thus, it can be concluded that PEU and PU are the factors that must be considered in choosing VL to be applied to a practical learning process in the remote learning system.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar peserta didik, terutama dalam mata pelajaran geografi. Metode yang digunakan adalah Cooperative Script dalam pembelajaran materi dinamika kependudukan di SMA Handayani Pekanbaru tahun pelajaran 2022/2023. Hipotesis penelitian menyatakan bahwa penerapan metode ini akan berpengaruh terhadap hasil belajar siswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian quasi eksperimen dengan desain pretest-postest control group. Dua kelas yang terlibat adalah kelas XI IPS I sebagai kelas kontrol dengan 20 peserta didik, dan kelas XI IPS II sebagai kelas eksperimen dengan 32 peserta didik. Data dikumpulkan melalui observasi, tes, dan dokumentasi. Observasi dilakukan sebelum penelitian untuk menggambarkan kondisi kelas, sedangkan tes digunakan untuk menilai hasil belajar peserta didik. Data nama dan hasil belajar peserta didik diperoleh melalui dokumentasi. Sumber data penelitian ini meliputi kepala sekolah/madrasah, guru, dan siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penerapan metode Cooperative Script memberikan pengaruh signifikan dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar pada materi dinamika kependudukan. Terjadi peningkatan nilai rata-rata dari pretest sebesar 63,70 menjadi 79,15 pada posttest. Peningkatan ini dapat dihitung sebagai persentase peningkatan sebesar 24,25% berdasarkan rumus persentase peningkatan. Dengan demikian, penelitian ini membuktikan bahwa penerapan metode Cooperative Script memiliki dampak positif dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa dalam materi dinamika kependudukan. Kata kunci: Metode Pembelajaran, Cooperative Script, Hasil Belajar

This study discusses the analysis of various variables affecting vocational students' intention to use a Virtual Laboratory (VL) in remote learning. Based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), perceived ease of use (PEU), and perceived usefulness (PU) as exogenous variables. At the same time, attitudes towards VL (A) as an intervening variable. This research was conducted in the learning process of the Power Electronics Practicum for vocational education students. This study involved 105 vocational students from the Industrial Electrical Engineering Study Program, at Universitas Negeri Padang. Research data were analyzed using Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The study results showed that the exogenous variables (PEU, PU, & A) had a significant and positive effect (directly and indirectly through intervening variables) on vocational students' intentions to use the virtual laboratory to support the implementation of remote learning in the Power Electronics Practicum Course. These factors can be considered in determining the appropriate virtual laboratory application to be applied in the learning process.

Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh penerapan strategi pembelajaran Metakognitif terhadap keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa. Latar belakang penelitian ini karena belum maksimalnya keterampilan berfikir kritis siswa saat proses pembelajaran. Lokasi penelitian di Sekolah Menengah Atas Negeri 15 Pekanbaru. Jenis penelitian ini adalah Quasi ekperimen dan desain yang digunakan adalah Nonequivalent Cotrol Group Design. Subjek penelitian ini adalah guru dan siswa, sedangkan objek penelitiannya adalah strategi pembelajaran Metakognitif dan keterampilan berfikir kritis siswa. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas X. Sampel dalam penelitian ini yaitu kelas X (Ilmu-ilmu Sosial) 1 sebagai kelas eksperimen dan kelas X (Ilmu-ilmu Sosial) 2 sebagai kelas kontrol. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan observasi, dokumentasi, dan tes. Dalam penelitian ini, pertemuan dilaksanakan selama enam kali, yaitu satu kali pertemuan menggunakan prettest, empat kali pertemuan menerapkan strategi pembelajaran Metakognitif dan satu kali menggunakan posttest. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah Test ―T. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan mean antara dua kelas yaitu kelas kelas eksperimen 85,6944 lebih tinggi dibandingkan kelas kontrol sebesar 80,1389. Dari hasil uji t diperoleh nilai thitung > ttabel baik taraf signifikan 5% (1,667) dan 1% (2,381) atau 1,667 < 2,739> 2,381 berarti maka diterima danditolak. Hal ini terdapat pengaruh signifikan strategi pembelajaran metakognitif terhadap kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa. Kata kunci: Strategi Pembelajaran, Metakognitif, Keterampilan Berfikir Kritis

Based on observations of students in class V SD No. 137/III Koto Salak, teaching English is not a must, only as a local content and not all elementary schools make English as mulok. Some include Iqra' subjects, regional culture and skills as local content (mulok). So that there are educational institutions in elementary schools that provide English lessons but not a few do not. Even if given, the activities carried out are singing in English, not in the form of two-way conversations. For that, we need a forum that can provide alternative problem solving, namely the existence of free English learning activities, but not ignoring the quality of the results and the beauty of the process. In planning this media, the lecturer provides the media, then the media is used in teaching English vocabulary. The results of this service indicate that the use of Pictures Media is very helpful in the process of introducing vocabulary and the occurrence of real communication processes between teachers and students. Learning activities that seem to play make students not burdened with the material being taught, even students' motivation increases because of the reward hunting activity on the toys island.  Keywords: Vocabularies, Pictures Media, Elementary School, Learning

This research was oriented by the low ability of students in writing narrative text. For that we need the latest media that can increase students' creativity in thinking in the current technology era so that their writing ability can be better, one of that is animation film. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which animated film can make students 'writing ability better and what aspects influence the students' ability to write narrative text through the use of animated film. This research is a Classroom Action Research (CAR) which was conducted third semester students of English education Program in STKIP Muhammadiyah Sungai Penuh. The research was conducted in two cycles, the instruments used were writing tests and observation sheets. The results showed that the students' ability in writing showed significant results in the second cycle with an average of 78.9. From the research, it was also obtained four aspects that affect the improvement of students' writing ability, namely classroom management, classroom activities, learning methods, and material aspects.

Personality is considered one of the internal factors that have an impact on students’ ability in language learning. The present study investigated the impact of personality types on their ability in writing English. There are two types of personalities studied: Extrovert and Introvert. The research is quasi-experiment. Students at grade XI Vocational School 1 Sungai Penuh engage in the study, whereas only two classes selected as samples (experimental class and control class). Students were given a personality questionnaire to recognize their personality types. Then, the writing test carries out in each class in order to know the student's ability in writing. The data are analyzed by using t-test. The finding of hypotheses testing proves that the p-score is 0,00. Thus, the p-score is lower than 0,05 (0,00<0,05) which means H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted. Hence, there is a significant impact on students’ personalities to their writing ability. Students with introvert personalities have better writing scores than students with extrovert personality.

Abstrak Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menguji dampak teknik Conversation Circle of Community Language Learning (CLL) terhadap kemampuan berbicara siswa. Jenis penelitian ini adalah eksperimen dengan rancangan quasi-experiment. Data penelitian ini diperoleh malalui tes kemampuan berbicara siswa kelas XI IPS SMAN 6 Kerinci Tahun Pelajaran 2015/2016. Data yang diperoleh dari tes tersebut dianalisis dengan menggunakan T-test. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data, ditemukan bahwa t_hitung lebih besar dari t_tabel. Dalam arti teknik Conversation Circle of Community Language Learning (CLL) memiliki dampak terhadap kemampuan berbicara siswa. Teknik tersebut sangat membantu siswa membuat sendiri sebuah percakapan dalam bahasa Inggris dan mengembangkan kemampuan berbicara yang mereka miliki.