MAPPING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ FUNCTIONAL LITERACY COMPETENCE

Literacy issues have probably been a special concern of many countries. In Indonesia, there have also been several surveys regarding the literacy of school students. This study aims to map the functional literacy of junior high school (JHS) students by focusing on various types of literacy and how each of them contributes to the overall functional literacy. This is quantitative survey research whose subjects were JHS students in four regencies and one municipality of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, with a total sample member of 246 students. The research instrument was an extension of the National Assessment for Adult Literacy (NAAL) with some additions of functional literacy types suggested in the FGD. Data were collected by using a test and analyzed through descriptive statistics and confirmatory factor analysis using the structural equation model with the Lisrel program. The results reveal that the functional literacy of the JHS students is mostly in the “medium” (83.3%), “low” (15.4%), and “high” (1.2%) category. Of the 15 types of literacy, two of them (13.33%), namely prose and cultural literacy make “high” contribution to the functional literacy as a whole, and two others (document and environmental literacy) also support to a “medium” extent (13.33%), while the rest (60%) are categorized as having “low” contribution. This likely implies the importance of fostering various types of functional literacy at school for students to have the ability to develop their personal and social functions.

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Influencing factors of aggressive behavior among left-behind junior high school students: structural equation model

10.21203/rs.3.rs-25120/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Yi-Fei Li ◽

Jie Zhang ◽

Juan Li ◽

Yi-Ping Chen ◽

Si-Lan Yang ◽

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Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Aggressive Behavior ◽

Junior High School ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Junior High ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Junior High School Students ◽

School Students ◽

Left Behind

Abstract Background High aggressive behavior will harm the physical and mental health of children, and the probability of aggressive behaviors among left-behind junior high school students is significantly higher than that of non-left-behind ones, but the systematic research and intervention measures concerning the aggressive behavior of the left-behind junior high school students quite deficient at present. This study adopts the structural equation model to analyze the interrelationship and action modes of various factors affecting the aggressive behavior of the left-behind junior high school students to provide scientific basis for the mitigation and prevention of their aggressive behavior. Methods A structural equation model was constructed based on data from a cross-sectional survey of 751 left-behind junior high school students using Adolescent Self-rating Life Events Checklist, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Resilience Scale for Chinese Adolescents, Coping Style Questionnaire, and Buss-Warren Aggression Questionnaire. Results Self-esteem, resilience, positive coping, negative coping and household income have different direct or indirect effects on the aggressive behavior of left-behind junior high school students. Among them, self-esteem, resilience, positive coping and negative coping are the important mediating factors between life events and aggressive behavior of left-behind junior high school students. Conclusions Parents, teachers and temporary guardians in the care of left-behind children should try to avoid possible adverse effects that the life events have on the children, meanwhile should also through effective psychological intervention and social support, improving the self-esteem, psychological resilience and positive coping tendencies of left-behind children, in order to reduce or prevent their aggressive behaviors.

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KONSTRUK ASESMEN LITERASI FUNGSIONAL UNTUK SISWA SEKOLAH MENENGAH PERTAMA

LITERA ◽

10.21831/ltr.v19i2.32977 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Burhan Nurgiyantoro ◽

Beniati Lestyarini ◽

Dwi Hanti Rahayu

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Junior High School ◽

Rasch Model ◽

Adult Literacy ◽

Junior High ◽

Literacy Assessment ◽

School Students ◽

National Assessment ◽

Functional Literacy ◽

The Rasch Model

Literasi fungsional menyiratkan bahwa literasi dapat digunakan untuk meningkatkan kapasitas masyarakat, meraih tujuan, dan meningkatkan kemampuan diri. Penelitian validatif ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi konstruk asesmen literasi fungsional untuk siswa SMP dan mengalisis butir soalnya dengan Model Rasch. Data penelitian ini dikumpulkan melalui observasi, wawancara, FGD, dan tes. Sebanyak 5 orang guru dan 246 siswa dari 5 SMP di DIY, serta 3 pakar dilibatkan dalam proses pengumpulan data. Hasil penelitian berupa konstruk literasi fungsional dari National Assessment for Adult Literacy (NAAL) dimodifikasi dalam 15 jenis literasi, yaitu literasi prosa, digital, dokumen, numerik, lingkungan, kesehatan, pariwisata, transportasi, keselamatan jalan, kesantunan berbahasa, mitigasi bencana, finansial, budaya, visual, dan sosial. Hasil analisis 60 butir soal dengan Model Rasch berbantuan program QUEST menunjukkan probability level 0,50 dengan indeks reliabilitas 0,98. Mean INFIT MNSQ sebesar 1.00 dengan SD 0,04 yang fit dengan Model Rasch. Butir soal yang layak berada pada rentang threshold (± 2) adalah 51 buah (85%), sedangkan yang di luar rentang tersebut 9 butir (15%). Siswa dengan skor ≥75 sebesar 38,2%, sedang yang belum memenuhi standar sebanyak 61,8%. Indikator esensial dan batang soal menjadi bagian penting untuk melihat kemampuan literasi fungsional siswa. Kata kunci: literasi fungsional, asesmen, analisis butir soal, Model Rasch THE CONSTRUCTS OF FUNCTIONAL LITERACY ASSESSMENT FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AbstractFunctional literacy implies that literacy can be used for improving society capacities, obtaining goals, and increasing self-capabilities. The present study is aimed at identifying the constructs of the functional literacy assessment of junior high school students and analysing the item responses by using the Rasch Model. The data were collected through observation, interview, FGD and testing. Five teachers, 246 students from five junior high schools in Yogyakarta Province, and 3 experts were involved in the research processes. Results show that the constructs of the functional literacy from the National Assessment for Adult Literacy (NAAL) concepts have been modified into 15 types of literacy: prose, digital, document, numerical, environmental, health, tourism, transportation, road safety, language civility, disaster mitigation, financial, cultural, visual, and social). The results of the item analysis (60 items) using the Rasch Model with the QUEST program produce a probability value of 0.50 with a reliability index of 0.98. The INFIT MNSQ mean of 1.00 with an SD of 0.4 fits with the Rasch model. Items are eligible for an appropriate threshold range (± 2) of 51 grains or 85% while items outside the range of ± 2 is 9 (15%). Students with a score of ≥ 75 are 94 in number (38.2%). Meanwhile, students who have not fulfilled the standard amount to 61.8%. Essential indicators and item stems have an important role in reflecting the students’ functional literacy competences. Keywords: functional literacy, assessment, item response, Rasch model

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GAMBARAN TINGKAT KARIES BERDASARKAN STATUS KEBERSIHAN GIGI DAN MULUT PADA ANAK USIA 12-13 TAHUN DI SMP KATOLIK SANTO YOHANIS PENGINJIL DESA LAIKIT MINAHASA UTARA

e-GIGI ◽

10.35790/eg.3.2.2015.10013 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Putri R. Dengah ◽

Ni Wayan Mariati ◽

Juliatri .

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Dental Caries ◽

Junior High School ◽

Oral Hygiene ◽

Junior High ◽

Age Groups ◽

Total Sample ◽

School Students ◽

The Status

Abstract: Dental caries is a major problem in the oral cavity and can be found in all age groups. One of the causes of dental caries is poor oral hygiene. This study aimed to determine the level of caries and oral hygiene status in children aged 12-13 years in Junior High School St. Yohanis Laikit Village North Minahasa. Status caries and oral hygiene can be assessed using DMF-T index according to WHO and OHI-S is the score or the value of dental and oral examination according to Greene and Vermillion by summing Debris index (DI) and Calculus index (CI). This was a descriptive study conducted in Junior High School Santo Yohanis Laikit Village North Minahasa class 7 and 8. In general, the students belonged to the age group of 12-13 year olds. The total sample consisted of 57 students. The technique of sampling used total sampling. The results showed that the average DMF-T index was 2 (WHO categorized as low category), the average OHI-S index was 1.4 (WHO categorized as medium category. Conclusion: The status of caries and oral hygiene of Junior High School students of St. Yohanis Laikit village belonged to the medium category. Based on the dental and oral hygiene, the highest percentage of caries was in the medium category.Keywords: caries, oral hygiene, student junior high school.Abstrak: Karies gigi merupakan masalah utama pada rongga mulut dan dapat ditemukan pada semua golongan umur. Salah satu penyebab karies yaitu kebersihan gigi dan mulut yang buruk. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat karies dan status kebersihan gigi dan mulut pada anak usia 12-13 tahun di SMP Santo Yohanis Penginjil Desa Laikit Minahasa Utara. Status karies dan kebersihan gigi dan mulut dapat dinilai menggunakan indeks DMF-T menurut WHO dan OHI-S merupakan skor atau nilai pemeriksaan gigi dan mulut menurut Greene and Vermillion dengan menjumlahkan Debris index (DI) dan Calculus index (CI). Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif dan dilakukan di SMP Santo Yohanis Penginjil Desa Laikit Minahasa Utara kelas 7 dan 8 yang pada umumnya merupakan kelompok remaja umur 12-13 tahun dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 57 orang. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan total sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan indeks DMF-T rata-rata sebesar 2 (dalam kategori WHO termasuk kategori rendah) dan indeks OHI-S rata-rata sebesar 1,4 (dalam kategori WHO termasuk dalam kategori sedang). Simpulan: Status karies dan kebersihan gigi dan mulut siswa SMP Santo Yohanis Penginjil Desa Laikit termasuk dalam kategori sedang. Berdasarkan status kebersihan gigi dan mulut, presentase karies terbanyak terdapat pada kategori sedang.Kata kunci: karies, kebersihan gigi dan mulut, siswa smp.

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INVESGITATION ABOUT TEACHING STYLE AND LEVEL OF DEPRESSION AMONG KENYAN SCHOOL STUDENTS

Global Journal of Psychology ◽

10.51594/gjp.v1i1.75 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Gilbert Koome ◽

Andre Yitambe

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

High Schools ◽

Junior High School ◽

Junior High ◽

Panel Data Analysis ◽

Teaching Style ◽

Total Sample ◽

Senior High School ◽

School Students

In current study, the objective was to identify the relationship between teaching style and level of depression among Kenyan junior and senior high school students. The study was conducted based on Kenyan educational panel survey. The methodology was longitudinal as students were studied in 2013 and repeatedly followed in 2017. The sampling was multistage stratified sampling and panel data analysis was used. The total sample size was 654 out of which 320 were male and 334 were female. The results showed that there were significant differences in terms of four perceived teaching style including authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and indifferent among junior high school x² (3,654=123.81, p<.001), and senior high school, ?² (3,654=62.91, p<.001). The finding suggests that teaching style in senior high schools had different pattern in terms of effects on junior high schools. Those junior students who considered their teacher style as more authoritarian showed higher depression compare to those who considered their teacher as authoritative, permissive, and indifferent. Less depression is also observed among senior high students who perceived there to be permissive compare to other teaching style including authoritative, authoritarian, and indifferent.

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Evaluation of reading pleasure character in SMPN 19 and SMP Adhyaksa 1 of Jambi City

Research and Evaluation in Education ◽

10.21831/reid.v7i1.35147 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Tanti Tanti ◽

Dwi Agus Kurniawan ◽

Muhammad Sofyan Zain ◽

Febrina Rosa Winda ◽

Rini Siski Fitriani

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Junior High School ◽

Female Student ◽

Junior High ◽

Male Student ◽

Field Research ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Total Sample ◽

School Students

This study was conducted to determine the reading pleasure of junior high school (sekolah menengah pertama or SMP) students through 4 indicators. The research was conducted with a total sample of 281 students from grades VII, VIII, and IX in junior high schools. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. The research design used is an explanatory design. The quantitative instrument in the form of a reading pleasure instrument consists of 40 statements, while the qualitative instrument is in the form of interviews with 10 students, 4 teachers, and 2 of the head of the library. The data collection technique was carried out by survey (field research). The results of this study indicate that the indicators of general attitudes towards reading are on a neutral scale, the indicators of reading preferences are on a neutral scale, the indicators of the effects of reading on ability are on the agreeing scale, the indicators of students' negative views on reading are on the disagree scale. The results of interviews with the teacher can be seen that the teacher has reminded students to always read books other than in face-to-face activities in class, then the results of interviews with the head of the library can be seen that junior high school students have high enthusiasm for reading and borrowing books in the library, the results of interviews with male student and female student show that female student have better reading pleasure than male.

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PENGARUH HARGA DIRI TERHADAP KECENDERUNGAN PERILAKU SELF INJURY PADA SISWA SMP NEGERI DI KECAMATAN TEMBALANG TAHUN PELAJARAN 2019/2020

JURNAL EDUKASI Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling ◽

10.22373/je.v6i2.6324 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 139

Author(s):

Nadia Rachma Putri ◽

Eko Nusantoro

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Junior High School ◽

Junior High ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Total Sample ◽

Self Esteem ◽

School Students ◽

Quantitative Descriptive Analysis ◽

Self Injury

This study aims (1) to know the level of self-esteem, (2) to know the tendency of self-injury behavior, and (3) to find out the effect of self-esteem on the tendency of self-injury behavior in state junior high school students in Tembalang District. The approach used in this study is a quantitative approach to the type of correlational research. Data collection techniques used were psychology scale with 24 items self-esteem scale instrument and 34 items self-injury behavior tendency scale. The population in this study were students of class VIII and XI state junior high school in Tembalang District with a total sample of 187 students who were determined purposively. Data analysis techniques used (1) quantitative descriptive analysis to describe the level of self-esteem and the tendency of self-injury behavior in students, (2) hypothesis testing with product moment analysis to determine the effect of self-esteem on the tendency of self-injury behavior. The results showed that self-esteem influences the tendency of self-injury behavior.

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Cultural Literacy Based Critical Reading Teaching Material with Active Readerstrategy for Junior High School

International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) ◽

10.11591/ijere.v6i4.10775 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 312

Author(s):

Vismaia S Damaianti ◽

Lira Fessia Damaianti ◽

Yeti Mulyati

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Junior High School ◽

Junior High ◽

Cultural Literacy ◽

Teaching Material ◽

Critical Reading ◽

School Students ◽

Critical Understanding ◽

Reading Teaching

<p>This article describes the findings of a study aimed at producing a set of cultural literacy-oriented critical reading teaching material. This material is developed as a countermeasure to the increasingly thin sensitivity of society, especially the students toward noble values of religion, custom, and culture. With this material student get a significant critical understanding of the discourse with the content of noble value of Indonesian culture. The understanding is attained by students through active reader strategy. There are four important principles developed in understanding the text through this strategy, namely 1) building basic understanding of the text, 2) conducting reading activities in chronological order of the text, 3) identifying the style and language of the text, and 4) critically deepening the understanding of the text. The emphasis on cultural critical understanding became the focus of this research. Thus, critical reading question technique 501 is required. With this technique student can predict causation, establish logical and emotive understanding, and predict the implications of ideas. The implementation of development of this teaching material is based on the stages of Design Based Research. Data is obtained through expert scales and trials to junior high school students in Bandung. The result of this research is a critical reading textbook based on cultural literacy with active reader strategy that is effective to be used for junior high school students. The implication of this research is the acquisition of students' sensitivity toward noble values of religion, custom, and culture that can be internalized in their lives.</p>

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