scholarly journals Assessing the Effectiveness of Mobile-Application Technology: A Project-Based Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
Sariani Sariani ◽  
Yaningsih Yaningsih ◽  
Mutia El Khairat
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Application Technology

In the development of technology and its advances in this industrial revolution 4.0 era, the graduates of vocational higher education institution are required to have a ready to use skill as demanded by the job market. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of utilizing mobile applications regarding vocabulary acquisition which occurred within a learning process. It was a project-based learning (PBL) performed during the supervision time of the student’ final project applying dictionary applications; The Free Dictionary and Dictionary.com. A mixed method approach was implemented where the data for the quantitative study was collected from the comparison of Vocabulary Size Test (VST) Monolingual-Version A which were carried out prior to and after the PBL. Moreover, the qualitative data was obtained from semi close-ended questionnaire, and open-structured interview. The result shows the superiority of using the mobile apps through this project-based process and at the same time the apps provide contextualized problem-solving environment to their users. HIGHLIGHTS: Even though written reference sources still have a place for students, it cannot be denied that online reference sources have many advantages in the current process of English teaching and learning. Through the project-based learning, mobile application technology can facilitate the students in the language learning process effectively and efficiently, and empower themselves to get maximum results, which is ultimately improve the output of educational institutions in the future.

scholarly journals Persepsi Guru terhadap Pembelajaran Berbasis Proyek di Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Ratih Apri Sari ◽  
Bachrudin Musthafa ◽  
Fazri Nur Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
High School English ◽  
Model Project

AbstrakPembelajaran berbasis proyek merupakan salah satu model pembelajaran yang direkomendasikan untuk digunakan dalam pembelajaran menurut kurikulum 2013. Pelaksanaan proses pembelajaran di Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK) memiliki karakteristik yang berbeda dengan pelaksanaan pembelajaran di Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA). Guru SMK harus mampu mengembangkan model pembelajaran yang dapat menghasilkan aspek keterampilan kerja. Salah satu masalah paling kritis dalam proses belajar mengajar Bahasa Inggris di Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan adalah keengganan dan kreativitas guru yang kurang untuk menemukan cara agar pembelajaran lebih kreatif dan menyenangkan. Untuk mengetahui sejauh mana pemahaman siswa tentang suatu materi yang telah diajarkan dalam proses belajar mengajar, guru harus memberikan tugas kepada siswa. Penugasan dapat dilakukan dengan model Pembelajaran Berbasis Proyek (PjBL). Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana persepsi guru tentang pembelajaran berbasis proyek. Penelitian ini dilakukan dalam desain deskriptif kualitatif yang melibatkan tiga guru Bahasa Inggris SMK di Kabupaten Indragiri Hilir, Provinsi Riau sebagai responden. Penelitian ini menggunakan wawancara semi terstruktur sebagai instrumen pengumpulan data. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa guru memiliki persepsi positif terhadap pembelajaran berbasis proyek. Dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa pembelajaran berbasis proyek perlu dilakukan oleh guru di kelas Bahasa Inggris sebagai salah satu model dalam proses belajar mengajar karena berfokus pada siswa.Kata Kunci: Pembelajaran Berbasis Proyek, Persepsi Guru, dan Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan. AbstractProject-based learning is one of the recommended learning models to be used in learning according to the 2013 curriculum. The implementation of the learning process in Vocational High Schools have different characteristics from the implementation of learning in Senior High Schools. Vocational high school teachers must be able to develop learning models that can produce aspects of work skills. One of the most critical problems in teaching and learning English at Vocational High School is teachers’ unwillingness and less creativity to find ways to make learning more creative and fun. To find out what extent students understand about the material that has been taught in the teaching and learning process, the teachers must give assignments to the students. The assignments can be done with the model Project-Based Learning. The aim of this study was to investigate how teachers’ perception about project-based learning. This research conducted in descriptive qualitative design which involved three vocational high school English teachers in Indragiri Hilir Regency, Riau Province as respondents. This research used semi-structured interview as an instrument to collect the data. The result of the analysis showed that teachers have positive perception toward project-based learning. The conclusion can be drawn that project-based learning was needed to do by the teachers in EFL classroom as one of the models in teaching and learning process because its focus on student-centered.Keywords: Project-Based Learning, Teachers’ Perception, and Vocational High School.How to cite (APA Style): Sari, R., Musthafa,B., Yusuf, F.N. (2021).  Persepsi Guru terhadap Pembelajaran Berbasis Proyek di Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan.  Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan, 21 (2), 2021. 1-11. doi: https://10.17509/jpp.v21i2.36972

scholarly journals Optimalisasi Aplikasi Macromedia Flash 8 Dalam Pembelajaran Kosakata Bahasa Arab

Al-Lisan ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-33
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yusuf ◽  
Eka Dewi Rahmawati
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Analysis Application ◽  
The Subject

Language learning in the era of industrial revolution 4.0 is also influenced by technology information development, for example, on using an application in the teaching and learning process. The application is usually using as a medium for improving language skills or language components, such as vocabulary. One application is efficient and effective in teaching the Arabic language, especially Arabic language vocabulary is a Macromedia flash 8 application. The application can be used to solve the problem which still constraint the Arabic teacher and also the students. This article aims to research the Macromedia flash 8 application in learning Arabic vocabularies. This research used a research design method with procedures, need analysis, application design, application implementation, application evaluation, and application validation. The subject of this research was Islamic junior student's grade IX. The result showed that Macromedia flash 8 application was effective in improving students’ vocabulary, especially related to Islamic fasting, Ied Al-Adha, and hobby. They were presented using text, graphics, and animation. 

scholarly journals Should an Effective Language Learning Be through the Development of Just One Language Skill?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Gil Vera ◽  
Bairon Jaramillo ◽  
Nancy Cardona ◽  
María Cifuentes ◽  
Shirley Jimenez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
English Learning ◽  
English Class ◽  
Third Grade Students

This paper is intended to identify how teachers’ emphasis on writing influence the learning process in an English class, taking into account that the development of the four language skills is essential for learning a second language to gain an effective communication. this study adopts some main concepts related to English teaching and learning, which are: language skills, writing and learning process. Then, in order to recognize this educational case, this study follows a qualitative approach, a hermeneutic paradigm and a case study, using a non-participant observation, a participant observation, a semi-structured interview and some task-based learning (TBL) sessions which were observed critically by the researchers; all these data collection tools were useful to achieve the aim of this research. The aim of this study is to exhibit how the teachers’ emphasis on writing over the other language skills affects the English learning process in third grade students, at the “Institución Educativa San Cristóbal.” Among the remarkable results, it is visible that the teacher made the students develop aspects on the writing skill, but these were focused on transcription and repetition rather than comprehensible written productions.

scholarly journals Limits and possibilities for teaching and learning about breastfeeding

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeska Delgado Viaro ◽  
Francisca Márcia Pereira Linhares ◽  
Maria Wanderleya de Lavor Coriolano Marinus ◽  
Tatiane Gomes Guedes ◽  
Luciane Soares de Lima Vanderley
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT Objective: To point out limits and possibilities involved in the teaching and learning process of undergraduate students from Health of a Federal Public Higher Education Institution on breastfeeding. Method: Instantaneous photography study carried out in undergraduate courses in the area of Health with professors and students involved in the teaching and learning process on breastfeeding. For data collection, the Focal Group technique was used with the students and the semi-structured interview with the professors. The speeches were submitted to the thematic content analysis of Bardin. Results: It was identified the thematic category: Limits and possibilities for the teaching and learning process on breastfeeding, from two sub-categories: Structural limitations of the courses; and Advances and obstacles in the relationship between theory and practice. Final considerations: Limits indicated as workload deficit and professor-centered teaching made progress in learning about breastfeeding difficult, and interdisciplinarity was a step forward in this process.

scholarly journals ESP VIRTUAL LEARNING MEDIA EVALUATION: A CASE OF ENGLISH FOR RESTAURANT WORKERS

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Muhamad Nova
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Visual Aids ◽  
Learning Platform

The development of technology recently demands a shift in the English language teaching and learning process, and to support the independence of language learning, virtual learning becomes an option to bridge the need for technology integration and open-learning access from the internet. This research aimed at finding out the learning media evaluation for teaching English for restaurant workers through virtual learning, i.e. video, podcast, virtual simulation, and PowerPoint presentations. This research was carried out by conducting qualitative research. The data were collected using questionnaires to 57 students in a vocational education institution and an interview with several selected students to clarify and to confirm their unclear statements on the questionnaire. The data were then analyzed by calculating the frequency of students’ responses and classifying the responses toward the learning media application in virtual learning. As a result, it was found that video becomes the most preferable learning media and PowerPoint Presentations become the least preferable learning media in virtual learning for English for restaurant workers. The results also indicated that the mode of the video was more attractive and understandable since it could combine both audio and visual aids in the learning process, and support the students’ skill enhancement. Meanwhile, the single-mode PowerPoint Presentations were less attractive for the students and led them to boredom. Henceforth, the English teachers and lecturers who teach English for Specific Purposes are suggested to provide more video simulations on virtual learning platform to support the engagement of the teaching and learning activities.

scholarly journals Self-assessment Practices: an empowering Tool in the teaching and learning EFL Processes

2011 ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Edgar Orlando Rodríguez Ochoa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Preliminary Results

Evaluating the students’ language learning process requires a lot of analysis and reflection. Although some research has been conducted to observe the way teachers use assessment practices in diverse educational contexts, I consider there needs to be more research in order to examine how assessment practices are carried out in our educational context. This article presents a pedagogical project carried out in a higher education institution with EFL learners. It focuses on the implementation of self-assessment practices conducted in the context of the project followed by some preliminary results that I have encountered.

Pocket E-Li: Listening Assessment Made Easy

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Norazean Sulaiman ◽  
Nurul Nadiah Dewi Faizul Ganapathy ◽  
Wan Faizatul Azirah Ismayatim
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Application ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Positive Response ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Current Technology ◽  
The Future ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
Almost All

Listening skills should be given more attention as listening takes precedence over anything else when it comes to acquiring a language (Putriani, Sukirlan & Supriyadi, 2013). Even with the booming of various technology to facilitate teaching and learning of listening skills in class, the assessment conducted to identify students’ level of understanding of certain topic is still not up-to-date and not parallel with the advancement of technology. The current studies show that the use of mobile apps for listening purpose is proven to be effective in reducing students’ anxiety (Rahimi & Soleymani, 2015), sustaining students’ motivation (Read & Kukulska-Hulme, 2015), and improving students’ linguistic competencies (Ramos & Valderruten, 2017). This study is aimed to test the effectiveness of mobile application in assessing students’ listening skills. Diploma students from various faculties in UiTM Shah Alam were randomly chosen to answer listening comprehension questions via the prototype developed, named Pocket E-Li. The results demonstrate that the majority of the students provided positive response towards the implementation of mobile application for listening assessment. Almost all respondents agreed that listening assessment should be conducted via mobile application in the future. It can be concluded that listening assessment via mobile application is beneficial to students since it meets the students’ demands and needs which is equivalent with the use of current technology.

scholarly journals The Use of Web 2.0: GoAnimate.Com in Arabic Language Learning Activities at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan/ Penggunaan Aplikasi Web 2.0: GoAnimate.Com dalam Aktiviti Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab di Universiti Malaysia Kelantan

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanee Abdul Hai ◽  
Ahmad Zaki Amiruddin ◽  
Ahmad Abdul Rahman ◽  
Wan Ab Aziz Wan Daud
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Alternative Approach

This study is designed to present a web 2.0 application that provides multimedia and animated video known as GoAnimate.Com which has been used as a learning activity tool directly in Arabic teaching and learning (T&L) process. This activity was implemented in the class whereby the students were actively involved as practitioners and the teachers played the role as facilitators. The guidance to use GoAnimate.Com was explained to students by teachers before dividing them into groups. Each group were asked to prepare an animated video containing simple Arabic conversation using GoAnimate.Com application. Quantitative method was utilized  to make this study successful by using the instrument of questioners prepared to identify students’ perception towards GoAnimate.Com application and their preference of using this application in Arabic T&L at  University Malaysia Kelantan (UMK). The result of this study has indicated  that student’s perception towards GoAnimate.Com application in learning Arabic is high with the overall mean score of 4.05. This study has shown  that the usage of GoAnimate.Com can increase students’ engagement and involvement in learning Arabic. Nevertheless, it is hoped that the outcome  of this study  can provide an alternative approach and various strategies in Arabic T&L towards Education 4.0 in the Forth Industrial Revolution era (IR4.0).

scholarly journals Media-Support Teaching and Learning of English Language as a Second Language: Eliminating Stereotypes

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Nnenna Gertrude Ezeh ◽  
Ojel Clara Anidi ◽  
Basil Okwudili Nwokolo
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
The Media ◽  
Language Teaching And Learning

Second language learners especially in English language need further language support in view of the fact that they operate on the performance level of language use as against competence. Achieving success in the teaching and learning of a second language such as English is determined by a number of linguistic and nonlinguistic factors such as the attitude and language skills of the learners, the teacher’s innovativeness and competence, effective teaching methods and materials such as visual, audio-visual aids and media aids to language learning. This research is motivated by the problem inherent in the traditional teaching methods which is stereotypical, boring with little active students’ engagement in the learning process, which makes knowledge transfer an arduous task. The research represents a shift in language teaching and learning - from the known traditional to a more technological mode of learning- giving way to new technologies in which the media plays a prominent role. The work adopts a qualitative methodology in assessing the role of the media in language teaching and learning both on the part of the students as well the teacher, especially in terms of self-development and innovations. It was discovered that media aids in language learning, facilitates the overall learning process and helps the teacher to transcend his limitations in areas such as pronunciation, vocabulary to be able to guide the students aright. This makes learning an ongoing process rather than a product.

scholarly journals Digital Student Conference Platform Implementation: The case study of the “Research Project” course

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasileios Orfanakis ◽  
Stamatios Papadakis ◽  
Michail Kalogiannakis ◽  
Maria Ampartzaki ◽  
Kostas Vassilakis
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Digital Platform ◽  
Educational Methods ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Digital Ecosystem

Today, during the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ which is led by the Internet and the digital ecosystem it creates, schools are expected to achieve the development of not only the functional skills of literacy and numeracy but also of general knowledge. The apparent inadequacy of the standardized education system to respond to the needs and interests of 21st-century students urges researchers to adopt new forms of teaching as meaningful and high-quality teaching requires a more active use of innovative educational methods and tools. With the rapid development of IT globally, there is a tendency to utilize the capabilities of e-learning as a mode of distance learning since itcan function both independently of and in conjunction with conventional teaching. The varied applications of Web 2.0 tools create new possibilities in the educational sector. It provides the ability to develop innovative educational methods that transform students from passive recipients of information to knowledge creators through an active involvement in the learning process often within a modern interactive environment. This study presents the results of the implementation of a teaching intervention, with the use of a flexible and student-centered web system developed and used as complementary to the ‘Research Project’ course during the first term of the 2015-2016 school year. The ultimate goal of this effort was to highlight and consequently incorporate the use of a digital platform for student conferences which we implemented in schools as a means to research, learning, and skill development. The students had the opportunity to participate in a digital community which employed distance learning tools for communication, cooperation, and learning during a digital conference in which they had leading roles as writers and reviewers. The initial results of the pilot study indicated that the use of the digital platform increased the interest of students, supported the development of various skills and contributed to the overall improvement of the teaching and learning process.

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