The Praxis of Literacy Movement in Indonesian Context

Indonesia faces challenges in improving its literacy rank. In 2011, the literacy level of Indonesian fourth graders were in the 45th rank (with score 428 under 500) from 48 countries in PIRLS. In 2015 PISA’s report the fifteen-year-old Indonesian Junior High School students, occupied the 64th rank of 72 countries with score 396 under 496. To overcome this problem, the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture issued its Ministerial Regulation no. 23/2015 pertaining the students’ character building. This constitutes the basis of school-based literacy movement (Gerakan Literasi Sekolah). This study explores the praxis of literacy movement at one school (has implemented GLS since 2016) located in the condensed slum area of North Jakarta. Stratified purposeful sampling was deployed to select the research participants, i.e. 290 students and 20 teachers. The data were obtained from questionnaires and interviews. The result showed that not all teachers read the literacy guidelines determined by the government and their reading habit had not met the ideal number. Both teachers and students have different perception regarding to the time and frequency of schoolbased literacy activity. The fifteen minutes reading activity and reading strategies taught by the teachers were not varied. The teachers merely supervised the students while conducting the literacy activity. The students read the books they brought from home. The school-based literacy program gained the students’ literacy competence in understanding level (understand the content of the book they read) and built students’ character such as tolerance, teamwork skills, perseverance, responsibility, confidence, independence, politeness, and composure. Keywords: literacy movement, reading literacy, literacy competence, 15-minutereading activity

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Character education in English package books for Islamic Junior High School students

Journal on English as a Foreign Language ◽

10.23971/jefl.v9i2.1298 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 181-198

Author(s):

Wahyuningsih Usadiati ◽

Maida Norahmi

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Character Education ◽

Junior High School ◽

Junior High ◽

Core Competencies ◽

Junior High School Students ◽

School Students ◽

The Government ◽

Character Building

The research is an inventory aimed at identifying and categorizing the character values in the English package books for students of Islamic Junior High School or Madrasah Tsanawiyah by considering their relevance to Islamic character values in the Quran and Hadits. The method used was content analysis following Bogdan and Biklen model by analyzing, grouping, sorting, and synthesizing the values taken from the package books to draw the patterns. The patterns were discussed to conclude the final findings to be disseminated as the list of inventory. The main data source was the English package books published by the government and the supporting data were the Core Competencies taken from Curriculum 2013 for Junior High School (SMP) and Madrasah Tsanawiyah (MTs) or Islamic Junior High School students. There are 10 values inserted in the package books that are relevant to the Islamic religious characters. The result showed various English expressions relevant to Islamic character values which have a long-term and sustainable effect as a reference for character building by English teachers in developing English supplementary materials for Islamic Junior High School students.

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Developing teaching material based on realistic mathematics andoriented to the mathematical reasoning and mathematical communication

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika ◽

10.21831/jrpm.v4i1.10199 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 43 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Fitria Habsah

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Junior High School ◽

Mathematical Reasoning ◽

Teaching Material ◽

School Students ◽

Mathematical Communication ◽

Mathematics Textbook ◽

Realistic Mathematics ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

The Government

This research aims to produce mathematics textbook for grade VII junior high school students based on realistic mathematics and oriented to the mathematical reasoning and mathematical communication. The quality is determined based on Nieveen criteria, including validity, practicality, and effectiveness.This study was a research and development and used Borg & Gall model. The subject of this research were the students of SMPN 2 Pujon-Kabupaten Malang, that is 30 students in an experimental class (using the developed textbook) and 29 students in a control class (using BSE book from the government). The teaching material was categorized valid if the expert's judgment at least is categorized as “good”. The teaching material was categorized practical if both of teachers and students assessment at least categorized as “good”. The teaching material was categorized effectively if minimum 75% of student scores at least is categorized as “good” for the mathematical reasoning test and mathematical communication test. This research resulted in a valid, practical, and effective teaching material. The resulted of the validation show that material teaching is valid. The resulted of teachers and students assessment show that the product is practical. The tests scores show that the product is effective. Percentage of students who categorized at least as “good” is 83,33% for the mathematical reasoning and 86,67% for the mathematical communication. The resulted of statistic test shows that the product more effective than the BSE book from the government in terms of mathematical reasoning and mathematical communication.

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Teacher Overinvolvement and Student Depression among Junior High School Students in Taiwan

The Scientific World JOURNAL ◽

10.1100/tsw.2006.152 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 834-846 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Fen Fen Huang ◽

Cou Chen Wu ◽

Chang Ya Hu ◽

Sun Shen Yang

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

High Schools ◽

Junior High School ◽

Junior High ◽

Hierarchical Linear Model ◽

Educational Background ◽

Teacher Involvement ◽

School Students ◽

Emotional Overinvolvement ◽

Teachers And Students

This study examines depression in students at public high schools in Taiwan. The purpose of this study is to examine which student-level and teacher-level variables affect student depression due to teacher emotional overinvolvement and other factors. A survey instrument adapted and translated from existing surveys was distributed to 1,479 Taiwanese adolescents aged 13—15 years and 172 teachers from 10 public junior high schools in the city of Taipei. The hierarchical linear model (HLM) was used for a cross-level analysis of the data. The HLM shows that student-level measures account for most of the variance. Teacher emotional overinvolvement and core self-evaluations are the preponderant influences on student ratings. In terms of teacher-level variables, the effects of teacher involvement, teacher depression, and teacher educational background on student-level variables are strong and significant. The findings of this study recommend the development of a comprehensive counseling system for teachers and students.

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A Survey of the Inadequacies of Oral English Teaching in Developing Areas of Zhejiang Province

Theory and Practice in Language Studies ◽

10.17507/tpls.0910.13 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (10) ◽

pp. 1342

Author(s):

Wei Xiong

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Junior High School ◽

Junior High ◽

Oral Communication ◽

Field Investigation ◽

Zhejiang Province ◽

Written Expression ◽

School Students ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Communication Ability

Affected by exam-oriented education, many teachers and students pay more attention to written knowledge in the process of English learning in junior high schools in Zhejiang Province. Students’ ability of oral English is not as good as written expression, especially in areas where economic development is relatively slow. This paper aims to find out the factors that affect the oral communication ability of junior high school students in Zhoushan through the field investigation of Ningbo and Zhoushan. It can provide direction and reference for improving students' oral English ability in economically underdeveloped areas in the future.

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Digital Reading Engagement of Junior High School Students during the Online Learning

Jo-ELT (Journal of English Language Teaching) Fakultas Pendidikan Bahasa & Seni Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris IKIP ◽

10.33394/jo-elt.v8i2.3876 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 181

Author(s):

Risna Amalia Izati ◽

Lies Amin Lestari ◽

Slamet Setiawan

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

High School Students ◽

Junior High School ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Self Report ◽

Reading Engagement ◽

School Students ◽

Digital Devices ◽

Reading Materials ◽

Teachers And Students

The pandemic of COVID-19 has forced the teachers and students to hold the teaching and learning remotely. All the process of learning was conducted online via various mobile applications. Students widely use smartphones as a medium to receive learning materials, join online classes, and study. However, it was questioned whether students are engaged with their reading materials when they have to read the texts on screen or digitally and learn from them. It is expected that the use of digital devices has influenced students' reading engagement, especially when the reading is to learn. This study aims to find out about the students' engagement in reading digital texts during online learning. The study collects the data from self-report questionnaires, interviews, and observation. The result shows that students do not experience behavioral and affective engagement as well as a negative response while they are reading the texts onscreen during online learning.

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PENGEMBANGAN BUKU PENGAYAAN BERGAMBAR KETERAMPILAN MENULIS (MERINGKAS) UNTUK SISWA KELAS VII SE-KECAMATAN PEMALANG

Piwulang : Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Jawa ◽

10.15294/piwulang.v7i2.29681 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 34-43

Author(s):

Isya Dina Kamalia

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Research And Development ◽

Junior High School ◽

Writing Skills ◽

Learning Activities ◽

School Students ◽

Know How ◽

True Story ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

The Right

Abstrak: Siswa kelas VII SMP idelanya sudah bisa menghasilkan ringkasan cerita yang baik. Akan tetapi sebagaian besar siswa kelas VII SMP di Kecamatan Pemalang masih kesulitan dan tidak tahu cara meringkas cerita yang benar. Selain buku paket dan LKS, sekolah belum menyediakan buku lain untuk mendukung kegiatan belajar siswa dalam memahami pembelajaran meringkas cerita. Penyebab siswa belum tahu tentang cara meringkas yang benar adalah karena buku yang memuat tentang cara meringkas cerita belum ada. masalah tersebut berpengaruh terhadap keterampilan menulis siswa dalam mengembangkan ringkasan yang baik. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah (1) menganalisis kebutuhan guru dan siswa terhadap buku pengayaan keterampilan menulis (meringkas) bergambar, (2) menyusun prototipe buku pengayaan keterampilan menulis (meringkas) bergambar, (3) mendeskripsikan hasil uji validasi ahli pengembangan buku pengayaan keterampilan menulis (meringkas) bergambar. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan Research and Development (R&D).Hasil penelitian ini berupa buku pengayaan bergambar keterampilan menulis (meringkas) yang berjudul Wasis Ngringkes Crita. Kata kunci: buku pengayaan, keterampilan meringkas Abstract: The seventh grade junior high school students have been able to produce a good summary of the story. But most of the VII grade students of SMP in Pemalang Subdistrict are still having difficulties and do not know how to summarize the true story. In addition to textbooks and LKS, schools have not provided other books to support student learning activities in understanding learning to summarize stories. The reason for students not knowing about how to summarize the right one is because the book that contains how to summarize the story does not yet exist. the problem affects students' writing skills in developing good summaries. The objectives of this study are (1) to analyze the needs of teachers and students for illustrative illustrative writing enrichment books, (2) to compile prototypes of enrichment writing (summarizing) illustrative books, (3) to describe the results of expert validation test writing skills enrichment books ( summarize) pictorial. This research uses a Research and Development (R & D) approach. The results of this study are in the form of a book enriching writing skills (summarizing) pictorial entitled Wasis Ngringkes Crita. Keywords: enrichment books, summarizing skills

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USING BOOKWIDGETS TO ATTRACT STUDENTS' INTEREST IN LEARNING ENGLISH

Journal of Languages and Language Teaching ◽

10.33394/jollt.v9i4.4007 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 504

Author(s):

Zaitun Zaitun ◽

Muhammad Sofian Hadi ◽

Diah Rahmawati Lestari

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Junior High School ◽

Online Survey ◽

Learning Activities ◽

English Learning ◽

School Students ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Quantitative Descriptive ◽

Descriptive Method ◽

Learning English

English teachers deliver their teaching materials using various platforms. One of those is the BookWidgets platform which is used to create interactive learning activities and involves students in engaging teaching material. This platform provides teachers and students with dynamic widgets such as iPad, Android tablets, Chromebooks, and iBooks with interactive content. These are designed to interact with students’ interest in acquiring English smoothly. Therefore, this study is aimed at finding out students’ interest in learning English and attract their interest using Bookwidgets. The method used in this study was a quantitative descriptive method, which used a survey to collect the data. The population in this study was taken from junior high school students in MTs Al-Falah using a questionnaire or online survey. In analyzing the data, the writer used a Likert statistical analysis. The results of this showed that students’ interest in English learning using media increased up to 48,1% after they were being introduced to Bookwidgets.

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Peran Guru Pendidikan Agama Islam Dalam Mengantisipasi Dampak Penggunaan Media Sosial Bagi Siswa Sekolah Menengah Pertama

IQRO: Journal of Islamic Education ◽

10.24256/iqro.v1i2.493 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 105-120

Author(s):

Ismail Ismail

Keyword(s):

Middle School ◽

Social Media ◽

High School Students ◽

Junior High School ◽

Student Behavior ◽

Primary Data ◽

School Students ◽

The North ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Teachers And Parents

This study aims to describe the existence of social media on student behavior and the inhibiting factors of PAI teachers in various social media at North Belopa State Middle School. This research is qualitative research that uses pedagogical, psychological, sociological, and theological normative approaches. Data sources are primary data sourced from principals, PAI teachers, and students through interviews, while data in the form of existing documents with research. The results of the study show that in the role of the teacher in using social media in junior high school students in the sub-district as follows: 1. Dutch Middle School students use social media as a place to show the outside world. Everyone is competing to display and make branding about the World World. There is nothing that can be done for others and 2. As for the PAI teacher's inhibitors in various social media at the North Belopa State Middle School, they are not working with teachers and parents in using social media. Community environment (association) association of students outside the school is also very large on the behavior and behavior of students in everyday life. Ineffective regulations made by schools.

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