Efektivitas Layanan Bimbingan Kelompok dengan Pendekatan Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy untuk Mengatasi Kecemasan Mahasiswa

Anxiety is unplesant feelings or tension against something that has not yet happened, and it could raise a fear of the impact that might grow. REBT regards an anxiety as an irrational thought that lead an individual to behave ineffectively, such as avoiding particular situation. Public speaking anxiety is a fear that is felt when speaking in front of many people. This fear could generate a variety of symptoms, such as sweating and even forget the words to be delivered. To avoid this condition, the individual choose to remain silent. Group guidance service is one of guidance an counseling serviced aimed at training members of the group to speak in front of public and be able to share ideas with others. The research was designed for revealing: the average score of the students’ anxiety before and after group guidance service assisted with REBT approach was applied by using ABCDE model and homework assigment technique, and the effectiveness of group guidance service assisted with REBT approach to reduce the student’ anxiety. This research applied quantitative method. This was a pre-experimental research which used the one group pretest and posttest design. The subject was chosen by using purposive sampling method. The subject of the research was seven students having high anxiety, medium anxiety and low anxiety. This research was conducted at IAIN Imam Bonjol Padang. The data gathered were analyzed by using statistic non-parametrik technique assisted with Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test and SPSS version 20.00. The result of the research showed that there was a difference between the average score of the students’ anxiety before and after the treatment given in which their pretest score was 136,1 and their posttest score was 111,5. Futhermore, the result of hypothesis test indicated that the score of Asymp. Sig (2-tailed) was 0,005 which was below alpha 0,05 (0,005<0,05). Hence, Ho was rejected and Ha was accepted. Based on these result, it was concluded that the use of group guidance service assisted with REBT approach which was applied by using ABCDE model and homework assigment technique was effective to overcome the students’ anxiety to speak in front of people (in the class).

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The Impact of a Dedicated Research Education Month for Anesthesiology Residents

Anesthesiology Research and Practice ◽

10.1155/2015/623959 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

Robert E. Freundlich ◽

Jessica W. Newman ◽

Kevin K. Tremper ◽

Jill M. Mhyre ◽

Sachin Kheterpal ◽

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Keyword(s):

Effective Means ◽

Posttest Score ◽

Interquartile Range ◽

Rank Test ◽

Research Education ◽

Signed Rank ◽

Before And After ◽

Signed Rank Test ◽

The Mean ◽

The Impact

An educational intervention was implemented at the University of Michigan starting in 2008, in which anesthesiology interns complete a dedicated month-long didactic rotation in evidence-based medicine (EBM) and research methodology. We sought to assess its utility. Scores on a validated EBM test before and after the rotation were compared and assessed for significance of improvement. A survey was also given to gauge satisfaction with the quality of the rotation and self-reported improvement in understanding of EBM topics. Fourteen consecutive interns completed the research rotation during the study period. One hundred percent completed both the pre- and postrotation test. The mean pretest score was 7.78 ± 2.46 (median = 7.5, 0–15 scale, and interquartile range 7.0–10.0) and the mean posttest score was 10.00 ± 2.35 (median = 9.5, interquartile range 8.0–12.3), which represented a statistically significant increase (P=0.011, Wilcoxon signed-rank test). All fourteen of the residents “agreed” or “strongly agreed” that they would recommend the course to future interns and that the course increased their ability to critically review the literature. Our findings demonstrate that this can be an effective means of improving understanding of EBM topics and anesthesiology research.

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PERBEDAAN FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE PASCA SECONDARY OFFERINGS

Wahana ◽

10.35591/whn.v22i1.148 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 41-49

Author(s):

Djaja Perdana ◽

Herbowo Herbowo

Keyword(s):

Financial Performance ◽

Stock Exchange ◽

Hypothesis Test ◽

Poor Performance ◽

Rank Test ◽

Growth Ratio ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Before And After ◽

Signed Rank Test ◽

Asset Turnover

This study aims to examine the differences in corporate financial performance before and after secondary offerings. The financial performance is proxied by WCR, DER, Solvency, ROA, ROE, Asset Turnover (ATO) and Growth ratio which representing the value of liquidity, financing, activity, performance and growth of the firm. The study involved 67 samples of the companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange conducting secondary offerings during 2008-2013 period and selected through purposive random sampling method and using Financial Statement data from 2005-2016 period. Hypothesis test is performed using Wilcoxon Signed Rank test. The results of this study indicate that there is no significant difference in the ratio of Solvency, ROA and ROE between before and after secondary offerings, but there are significant differences in the ratio of WCR, DER, Asset Turnover and Growth. WCR ratio after secondary offerings increased, while DER ratio after secondary offerings decreased, the condition of both ratios showed better performance. While the indication of poor performance seen in decreasing asset turnover ratio and growth ratio.Keywords : agency theory, financial performance, secondary offerings

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The Israeli–Lebanese war of 2006: consequences for Lebanon

Contemporary Arab Affairs ◽

10.1080/17550910801951748 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 187-210

Author(s):

Ziad Hafez

Keyword(s):

Arab Countries ◽

The Political ◽

National Unity ◽

Major Consequence ◽

Political Narrative ◽

Defence Policy ◽

Before And After ◽

The Usa ◽

The Subject ◽

The Impact

This article focuses on the political narrative in Lebanon before and after the Israeli war against Lebanon in 2006. It revolves around the subject of national unity as a sine qua non condition for success for the Lebanese resistance led by Hezbollah. A major consequence of the narrative on national unity is the need to build a modern state and establish a cohesive defence policy. The paper also examines the impact of the war on Lebanon's economy and on its relations with the rest of the world (the USA, France, Syria, Arab countries, and Iran).

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Improving indicators of tuberculosis program cascades by leveraging HIV program strategies

Public Health Action ◽

10.5588/pha.19.0049 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 191-195

Author(s):

S. C. Meribe ◽

E. Harausz ◽

I. Lawal ◽

A. Ogundeji ◽

C. Mbanefo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Standard Of Care ◽

Rank Test ◽

Military Hospitals ◽

Us Army ◽

Signed Rank ◽

Before And After ◽

Army Medical Research ◽

Signed Rank Test ◽

The Impact ◽

Number Of Individuals

Background: To improve rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) case detection and treatment, the Nigerian Ministry of Defense Health Implementation Program and the US Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa/Nigeria introduced a HIV standard of care (SOC) package. Given the integration of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV programs and evolving policies, we evaluated the impact of this strategy on TB program indicators.Methods: Routine, de-identified program data from 27 Nigerian military hospitals were analyzed. Using Wilcoxon signed-rank test, bivariate analyses were performed to compare data from 12 months before and after implementation of the SOC package.Results: Our data showed improvements post-implementation as follows: the number of individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) screened for TB increased from 14 530 to 29 467 (P < 0.001); the number of individuals with presumptive TB identified increased from 803 to 1800 (P < 0.001); the number of ART clients bacteriologically tested for TB increased from 746 to 1717 (P < 0.001); and the number of ART clients treated for TB increased from 152 to 282 (P < 0.001). Newly registered or relapsed TB cases increased from 436 to 906 (P < 0.001), the number of TB cases with known HIV status increased from 437 to 837 (P < 0.001), the number of TB-HIV co-infected cases increased from 182 to 301 (P = 0.006), and the number of TB-HIV co-infected clients who started ART increased from 101 to 176 (P = 0.003).Conclusion: The implementation of the updated HIV SOC package led to the improvement in key TB diagnosis and treatment indicators. When emulated, this could help improve the performance of other TB programs in countries other than Nigeria.

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Pengaruh bimbingan kelompok teknik permainan simulasi terhadap peningkatan komunikasi reseptif siswa tunarungu

Jurnal EDUCATIO Jurnal Pendidikan Indonesia ◽

10.29210/120192328 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 61

Author(s):

Erlin Fitria ◽

Dian Yudhawati

Keyword(s):

Simulation Game ◽

Deaf Students ◽

Connotative Meaning ◽

Error Level ◽

Test Analysis ◽

Guidance Service ◽

The Subject ◽

Receptive Communication ◽

Support Students ◽

Group Guidance

<p>There are several problems faced by 14 deaf students as the subject of this research. They get diffiulties in understanding long sentences, connotative meaning, and they lack on vocabulary. Their inability in hearing makes them rely on their vision to gather information. Considering the reason of their difficulties, visual and attractive learning media are needed for deaf students. Group guidance on simulation game technique is a counseling guidance service that directs students to reflect daily activities in the form of games using physical media such as blue cards, OK cards and chance cards. In the group guidance of the simulation game technique, students learn to understand new vocabulary of the role played and can acquire vocabulary. The more vocabulary mastered will support students' ability to have receptive communication. To prove the hypothesis that the group guidance of simulation game technique influences the improvement of receptive communication of deaf students in SLB.B Wiyata Dharma 1, the Mann Whitney U Test analysis is used. Based on Mann-Whitney U-test Asymp Sig was obtained (2-tailed) 0.013 with an error level of 0.05 then 0.013 <0.05 means that Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted. It implies that the group guidance of the simulation game technique has an impact on increasing the receptive ability of deaf students. Therefore, group guidance on simulation game techniques can be used as an alternative learning media to improve receptive communication for deaf students.</p>

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Guided Inquiry Lab: Its Effect to Improve Student’s Critical Thinking on Mechanics

Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Fisika Al-Biruni ◽

10.24042/jipfalbiruni.v9i1.4630 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 87-97

Author(s):

Ade Febri ◽

Sajidan Sajidan ◽

Sarwanto Sarwanto ◽

Dewanto Harjunowibowo

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Junior High School ◽

Creative Thinking ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Critical Thinking Skills ◽

Average Score ◽

Guided Inquiry ◽

Central Java ◽

Before And After ◽

The Impact

Learning trends in the 21st-century require students to have the ability to sort appropriate information from certain sources. To do this, students must have critical thinking skills. One of the learning models that can facilitate students to think critically is a guided-inquiry lab. Thus, the purpose of this study was to quantitatively analyze the impact of the implementation of the guided-inquiry lab model on students' critical thinking skills on mechanics material. A pre-experimental method employing one group pretest-posttest only design was applied to obtain students' critical thinking skills data before and after the implementation of the guided-inquiry lab model. A total of 32 students from a junior high school in the city of Karanganyar, Central Java, were involved as the samples in this study. The data obtained were then analyzed using N-gain calculations. Based on the data analysis, there are 81.25% of students have medium creative thinking skills after being taught with a guided-inquiry lab, meaning there is an increase in the average score of students after being taught using a guided-inquiry lab model. It can be concluded that the implementation of the guided-inquiry lab model is effective to improve students' critical thinking skills

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Effectiveness of Picture Story Books Reading to Increase Kindness in Children Aged 5-6 Years

Lingua Cultura ◽

10.21512/lc.v12i1.2095 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 89 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Giyati Retnowati ◽

Rose Mini Agoes Salim ◽

Airin Y Saleh

Keyword(s):

Test Score ◽

Measurement Instrument ◽

Rank Test ◽

Average Score ◽

Storybook Reading ◽

Signed Rank ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Before And After ◽

Post Test ◽

Signed Rank Test

This research aimed to determine the effectiveness of picture in storybook reading to increase kindness in children. This research involved 31 children aged 5-6 years; they were taken from the kindergarten in Bandung as the participants. The intervention was done by reading eight picture books in eight days. The kindness was measured using a measurement instrument created by the researcher, in the form of nine coloured cards that described the behaviour of kindness. The measurement was also done by seeing through the kindness tree and observation sheets that filled out by the teacher. The data analysis using the Wilcoxon Signed-rank test shows a significant difference in the average score of kindness (p<0,05) before and after picture storybook reading. Two weeks after the intervention, the improvement on all kindness behaviours with the post-test score is greater than pre-test score that still can be found. Observation through kindness tree and observational sheets shows the same result.

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Maths Sparks engagement programme: investigating the impact on under-privileged pupils’ attitudes towards mathematics

Teaching Mathematics and its Applications An International Journal of the IMA ◽

10.1093/teamat/hraa009 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain ◽

Anthony Cronin ◽

Mark Prendergast

Keyword(s):

Social Research ◽

Time Frame ◽

Mathematics Students ◽

Undergraduate Mathematics ◽

High Stakes ◽

Mathematical Concepts ◽

Attitudes Towards Mathematics ◽

Before And After ◽

The Subject ◽

The Impact

Abstract In this paper we explore the attitudes of under-privileged secondary school pupils in Ireland towards mathematics and investigate the impact of attending a 4-week engagement programme on these attitudes. The pupils involved in this research attended schools recognized by the Department of Education & Skills as socio-economically deprived. Pupils attending these schools, known as Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS), are 40% less likely than their counterparts in non-DEIS schools to pursue mathematics at a higher level in state examinations (Smyth, E., Mccoy, S. & Kingston, G., 2015, Learning From the Evaluation of DEIS. Dublin: Economic and Social Research Institute). However, little research has reported on these pupils’ experiences of and attitudes towards mathematics at senior secondary level. An engagement programme entitled ‘Maths Sparks’ was purposefully designed for secondary pupils from DEIS schools, with the aim of positively influencing their attitudes towards and confidence in mathematics. The programme consisted of weekly out-of-school workshops exploring extra-curricular mathematics topics, designed and delivered by undergraduate mathematics students. Questionnaires were utilized to evaluate pupils’ attitudes towards mathematics before and after their participation in the programme. Despite its relatively short time frame, qualitative and quantitative analysis suggests an increase in participating pupils’ attitudes towards, enjoyment of and self-confidence in mathematics due to their participation in the programme. Findings also suggest that while these pupils liked the subject of mathematics, their experience of learning the subject in school was not always positive and was sometimes hindered by the absence of higher-level mathematics as an option in school. The high-stakes examination content and teachers’ beliefs in the ability of their students also sometimes negatively impacted learners’ intentions to pursue mathematics at a higher level. Findings suggest that longitudinal mathematics engagement programmes, which focus on problem solving, involve extra-curricular mathematical concepts and are presented by undergraduate mathematics students, may provide a valuable way of positively impacting pupils’ intentions to pursue the subject.

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P025: Checking the pulse in the 21st century: inter-observer reliability of carotid pulse detection by point-of-care ultrasound

CJEM ◽

10.1017/cem.2020.233 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (S1) ◽

pp. S73-S74

Author(s):

D. Smith ◽

J. Chenkin ◽

R. Simard

Keyword(s):

Cardiac Arrest ◽

Healthcare Provider ◽

Point Of Care ◽

Rank Test ◽

Point Of Care Ultrasound ◽

Current Standard ◽

Observer Reliability ◽

Pulse Palpation ◽

Before And After ◽

The Impact

Introduction: Detection of a pulse is crucial to decision-making in the care of patients who are in cardiac arrest, however, the current standard of manual pulse palpation is unreliable. An emerging alternative is the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for direct assessment of the carotid pulse. The primary objective of this study is to determine the inter-observer reliability for healthcare provider interpretation of the carotid pulse by POCUS in patients who are peri-arrest or in cardiac arrest. Methods: We conducted a web-based survey of healthcare providers. Participants were shown a tutorial demonstrating POCUS detection of the carotid pulse and then asked to interpret 15 carotid pulse ultrasound clips from patients who were peri-arrest or in cardiac arrest. The primary outcome was inter-observer reliability for carotid pulse assessment. Secondary outcomes included inter-observer reliability stratified by healthcare provider role and POCUS experience, mean tutorial duration, mean pulse assessment duration, rate of pulse assessments < 10 seconds, and change in participant confidence before and after the study. Inter-observer reliability was determined by Krippendorff's α. Change in participant confidence was determined by Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Results: 68 participants completed our study, with a response rate of 75% (68/91). There was near perfect inter-observer reliability for pulse assessment amongst all study participants (α=0.874, 95% CI 0.869, 0.879). Senior residents (n = 24) and POCUS experts (n = 6) demonstrated the highest rates of inter-observer reliability, α=0.902 (95% CI 0.888, 0.914) and α=0.925 (95% CI 0.869, 0.972), respectively. All sub-groups had α greater than 0.8. Mean tutorial duration was 31 seconds (SD = 17.5) with maximum duration of 55 seconds. Mean pulse assessment duration was 7.7 seconds (SD = 5.2) with 76% of assessments completed within 10 seconds. Participant confidence before and after the study significantly increased from a median of 2 to a median of 4 on a 5-point Likert-type scale (z = 6.3, p < .001). Conclusion: Interpretation of the carotid pulse by POCUS showed near perfect inter-observer reliability for patients who were peri-arrest or in cardiac arrest. Participants required minimal training and indicated improved POCUS pulse assessment confidence after the study. Further work must be done to determine the impact of POCUS pulse assessment on the resuscitation of patients in cardiac arrest.

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The impact of financial safety act and corporate governance on the level of financial disclosure

International Journal of Law and Management ◽

10.1108/ijlma-06-2015-0030 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 58 (6) ◽

pp. 618-633 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ali Ahmadi ◽

Abdelfettah Bouri

Keyword(s):

Corporate Governance ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Stock Exchange ◽

Financial Disclosure ◽

Content Type ◽

Study Results ◽

Before And After ◽

The Subject ◽

High Level ◽

The Impact

Purpose This research paper aims to identify and measure the contribution of the financial safety act (FSA) regulation in improving the level of financial disclosure of listed Tunisian firms. To answer the problems of the subject, the authors tried to hold accountable several determinants of the level of financial disclosure relating to the particular characteristics of the firm, and the adoption of the recommendations envisaged by the FSA, as likely to have an impact on the level of financial disclosure of Tunisian firms. Design/methodology/approach With a sample composed by 20 companies during the period from 2003 to 2010 (160 observations), the contribution of the FSA regulation in improving the level of financial disclosure of listed Tunisian firms was identified and measured. After that, the levels of financial disclosure before and after the FSA were compared. Findings The study results confirm the positive and significant effect of the FSA on the level of financial disclosure. This impact seems to appear through the improvement of the disclosure level during the years which follow the adoption of the new regulation. The results of this study also show that firms with a high level of financial disclosure are those which have an independent board of directors, auditor BIG and joint audit. Originality/value This paper is devoted to evaluate the impact of the FSA n°2005-96 and corporate governance on the level of financial disclosure. The empirical study relates to a sample of 20 firms listed on the Tunis Stock Exchange observed over the period 2003-2010.

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