Elementary School Students' Computer and Internet Use at Home: Current Trends and Issues

1999 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasmin B. Kafai ◽  
Sharon Sutton
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 207
Author(s):  
N.W.S Darmayanti ◽  
I Nengah Sueca

ABSTRAKPada proses belajar di sekolah khususnya Sekolah Dasar (SD), guru mempunyai tugas yang berat karena di SD siswa mengalami banyak perkembangan selain perkembangan fisik. Oleh karena itu guru harus menjadi fasilitator yang baik bagi siswa dalam belajarnya. Banyak siswa yang mengalami kesulitan belajar di sekolah khususnya siswa jenjang SD. Tentunya peran orang tua sangat penting untuk membimbing dan mengajari anaknya dengan baik di rumah. Banyak kendala yang dihadapi oleh para orang tua dalam membimbing, mengarahkan terutama mengajari anaknya jika ada kesulitan dalam belajar di rumah. Banyak orang tua yang mengeluh karena belum optimal dalam membimbing dan mengarahkan apalagi mengajari anak-anaknya dalam belajar di rumah. Hal tersebut dikarenakan sebagian besar orang tuanya bermata pencaharian sebagai petani dan mereka harus bekerja ke sawah. Meraka sadar bahwa kurang optimal mengajari anak-anaknya jika mengalami kesulitan dalam belajarnya di rumah. Apa daya mereka juga mengalami keterbatasan biaya untuk mengikutkan anaknya dalam lembaga bimbingan belajar di luar jam sekolah untuk mengatasi kesulitan belajar. Hal tersebut akan mengakibatkan motivasi belajar anak menurun karena anak tidak bisa mengatasi kesulitan-kesulitan dalam belajarnya. Anak-anak akan malas belajar, mereka menganggap pelajaran tersebut sulit dan tidak perlu dipelajari. Motivasi belajar anak dapat menurun karena kurang bimbingan dan arahan orang tua saat proses belajar di rumah. Perlu adanya bantuan pendampingan bimbingan belajar di rumah bagi anak-anak SD untuk menumbuhkan motivasi belajar siswa. Hal itu dilaksanakan sebagai upaya membantu orang tua dalam membimbing dan mengajar anaknya jika ada yang mengalami kesulitan belajar di rumah. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan di Dusun Buruan Tampaksiring. Metode yang digunakan pada kegiatan ini adalah metode ceramah dan diskusi. Keberhasilan kegiatan ini dapat dilihat dari antausias dan semangat siswa dalam mengikuti kegiatan pendampingan bimbingan belajar. Selain itu siswa juga aktif menjawab soal –soal terkait materi yang diberikan serta mereka juga semangat belajar dan berdiskusi. Mereka tidak segan bertanya jika mereka kurang mengerti terkait materi pelajaran. Pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian ini berjalan dengan lancar tanpa hambatan yang cukup berarti. Kata kunci: pendampingan bimbingan belajar; motivasi belajar. ABSTRACTIn the process of learning in schools, especially elementary schools (SD), teachers have a difficult task because in elementary school students experience many developments besides physical development. Therefore the teacher must be a good facilitator for students in their learning. Many students have difficulty learning at school, especially elementary school students. Of course the role of parents is very important to guide and teach their children well at home. Many obstacles faced by parents in guiding, directing especially teaching their children if there are difficulties in learning at home. Many parents who complain because it is not optimal in guiding and directing especially teaching their children in learning at home. That is because most of his parents earn a living as farmers and they have to work in the fields. They realize that it is not optimal to teach their children if they have difficulty learning at home. What power do they also experience limited costs to include their children in tutoring institutions outside school hours to overcome learning difficulties. This will result in a child's learning motivation decreases because the child can not overcome the difficulties in learning. Children will be lazy to learn, they think the lesson is difficult and does not need to be learned. Children's learning motivation can decrease due to lack of guidance and direction from parents when learning at home. There needs to be assistance in assisting tutoring at home for elementary school children to foster student motivation. This was carried out as an effort to help parents in guiding and teaching their children if anyone had difficulty learning at home. This activity was carried out in Dusun Buruan Tampaksiring. The method used in this activity is the lecture and discussion method. The success of this activity can be seen from the enthusiasm and enthusiasm of students in participating in tutoring activities. In addition, students are also active in answering questions related to the material provided and they are also passionate about learning and discussing. They did not hesitate to ask if they did not understand the subject matter. The implementation of these community service activities went smoothly without significant obstacles. Keywords: tutoring assistance; motivation to learn.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Khusna Yulinda Udhiyanasari ◽  
Nostalgianti Citra Prystiananta

This study aims to determine the increase in the ability to write early using the glass analysis method. This research is a case study of grade 1 elementary school students who have difficulty writing beginning. After identification of the main factors children have difficulty writing (disgrafia), namely factors in their own children and the environment, especially parents and daily habits at home. The use of creative methods such as the glass analysis method, namely the separation of syllables, makes it easier for students to write because they remember one by one syllables that will be arranged into a word and sentence. Conclusion, the provision of learning using the glass analysis method can provide an improvement in the writing ability of students' beginning Keywords: Writing Ability, Glass Analysis Method


2021 ◽  
pp. 524-540
Author(s):  
Pikir Wisnu Wijayanto ◽  
Ely Rosely ◽  
Ken Diva Gusti Arirang

This study aimed to introduce an Android-based application that provides a thematic interactive learning media for English subjects. This application facilitated 1st grade elementary school students to answer questions in a more interactive and fun way as part of their 2013 curriculum. The waterfall method was used to design the application, starting from the requirements, design, implementation and verification. The results of implementing this application were that the students could interact and work directly on the practice questions submitted by the teacher. They also could review the exercise questions anytime and anywhere. The application also stored the test results so these could be seen by parents. Therefore, the application could stimulate the students’ creativity and enthusiasm for learning both at school and at home. Keywords: Android-based application and thematic interactive learning media


2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Nila Reswari Haryana ◽  
Lilik Kustiyah ◽  
Siti Madanijah

Consumption of fruits and vegetables in children is strongly influenced by several factors, such as lack of knowledge and attitude. However, eating behavior in children is also caused by the behavior of teachers and parents in eating fruits and vegetables which also influenced by knowledge and attitude. Therefore the purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of multicomponent nutrition intervention on teachers, parents, and elementary school students towards knowledge, attitude, and availability of fruits and vegetables at home. The design of this study was quasi-experimental. The intervention given to the subjects were nutritional education to three groups and giving fruits and vegetables in Nganjuk District, East Java in February-May 2017. Subjects were 10 teachers, 31 parents and 31 students. The data were analyzed by Friedman-test. After intervention, there was a significant increase of knowledge and attitude in teachers and (p=0.009) in students (p=0.000) and parents (p=0.000). Fruit availability at home increased significantly (p<0.05), on the other hand, vegetables availability not significantly increased. Involving teachers and parents were important in nutrition intervention for children. Increasing the availability of fruits and vegetables at home can increase children fruit consumption.


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