PowerToon Clues

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Hanis Kamarudin ◽  
Nur Ain Abdul Malek ◽  
Siti Ainul Ayzan Ayub ◽  
Izlin Mohamad Ghazali ◽  
Wan Nazihah Wan Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Word Meaning ◽  
Technology Support ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Esl Learners

Reading is an important learning area which ESL learners should master for interaction and academic purposes. However, ESL students are facing many difficulties in English reading skills particularly contextual clues. Hence, this product aims to ease the teaching and learning of inferring word meaning – contextual clues, to enrich the students’ vocabulary bank and to motivate the students to engage in reading. The challenge in teaching contextual clues is that the current technology-integrated teaching method has lost its way to cater students’ interest in reading. This product is believed to allow the students to enjoy meaningful language classes. The emergence and usage of PowToon in today’s classroom has helped to ease the process of teaching reading skills to the students. The features of this product include captivating graphics, lively animation, concise content and attractive background music. This product is user friendly as it is accessible to everyone; online and offline. İn addition, it is suitable to be used in language classes with limited technology support. Thus, this evolution in teaching pedagogy will encourage paperless teaching aids in language classrooms.

scholarly journals Cartoons as an Authentic Supplementary Teaching Tool in English as a Second Language Classrooms

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Sandamali Gamage
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Teaching Tool ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Learner Motivation ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
Esl Learners ◽  
Speaking Skills

The present study seeks to find the students’ performance towards the assigned tasks related to cartoons and their perceptions towards the use of it as an authentic, supplementary teaching tool to facilitate the process of speaking. A sample of thirty-five students was selected to involve in different tasks related to selected number of cartoons. The researcher conducted an empirical investigation by employing quantitative and qualitative research methods. Audio recordings and classroom observations were used to investigate the students’ active involvement towards the assigned tasks related to cartoons and a well-structured questionnaire was employed to evaluate their perceptions towards the use of it as an authentic supplementary tool in teaching the speaking skills of ESL learners. The results of the study revealed that a majority of students actively involved in the assigned task related to cartoons. The students gave a comprehensive and controversial account of the assigned cartoons incorporating the clues given by the facilitator resulting to assure better learner motivation and participation, transforming the teaching and learning experience into an enjoyable, stimulating, and memorable experience. Furthermore, nearly 70% of students demonstrated a positive perception towards the use of cartoons in ESL classrooms as they believed it facilitates their speaking skills making the input more comprehensible and enhancing collaborative learning. Besides, they accepted that cartoons improve students’ personal relationships with fellow students and promote peer learning. Based on the findings, it was concluded that cartoons can be effectively used as an authentic supplementary tool in ESL classrooms to teach speaking skills to Sri Lankan ESL learners.

scholarly journals Flipped Classroom Using Screencast-O-Matic Apps in Teaching Reading Skill in Indonesian Language

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Cahyo Hasanudin ◽  
Ayu Fitrianingsih
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Study Materials ◽  
Comprehensive Knowledge ◽  
The Impact

This article aims to describe the implementation of the flipped classroom method using Screencast-O-Matic apps in the teaching of Indonesian language reading skills and the impact this method has on the learning process. This qualitative research was conducted at one of the private institutes in Bojonegoro, Indonesia, and the researcher acted as the observer. The data were obtained through interviews, classroom observations, and document analysis, and were analysed using Creswell’s thematic analysis, which involves six stages of analysing and intrepreting. Then, the data were validated using triangulations of theory and source. The results of this research show that Screencast-O-Matic apps contribute to the successful implementation of the flipped classroom method. The combination of the teaching method and the media creates innovation in teaching reading skills in the Indonesian language. In the teaching and learning process, the teacher acts as the facilitator, resulting in some good impacts for the students: 1) the students are motivated by the video study materials, 2) the students are able to enjoy their leisure time, 3) the students are pleased with the teaching and learning process and are able to answer questions quickly, 4) the students appreciate each other’s opinions, and 5) the students have more comprehensive knowledge of the Indonesian language reading skills materials.

scholarly journals Predilection of Teaching Aids Among Year I Medical Students at a Medical College of Mauritius

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-46
Author(s):  
Barun Mahat ◽  
Prakash Limbu ◽  
Indrajit Banerjee ◽  
Sunil Dhungel ◽  
Pawan Kumar Lal Das
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Nonparametric Test ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Power Point

Introduction: Teaching aids are the motivational tool which plays an important role in teaching and learning processes in such a way that it makes the classroom lively, active and interactive. It creates an environment of interest for the students as well as it helps to clarify and understand the subject matter in a better way. The objective of this study is to know the opinion of students regarding the teaching aids among 1st year MBBS students during teaching and learning activities in physiology at SSR Medical College.Methods: The data were collected by pre-designed questionnaire among the 1st year MBBS students of SSR Medical College, Belle Rive, Mauritius. The study was conducted between March and April, 2016. Out of 147 students, 139 students were participated in the study. The data were analyzed using nonparametric test and P values were analyzed by using Chi-Square test. P < 0.05 was considered significant.Results: 60.4% of students thought that the combination of black board and PowerPoint slides was more beneficial compared to blackboard, PowerPoint and whiteboard which were selected by 24.5%, 14.4% and 0.7% respectively. The combination of blackboard and Power Point slides was selected as the most understandable and informative by 51.8% and 64% students respectively. Similarly, the same teaching method was considered the most helpful in retention by 48.2% respondents and most emphatic on important points by 47.5%. More than 50% of the students found the combination of blackboard and Power Point slides as the most captivating (55.4%), interactive (57.6%), providing excellent visual clarity (56.8%), easy for summarization (51.1%) and effective for presentation (56.8%). 46% of the students thought that this combination of teaching aid covered the more topic per lecture. Conclusion: This study shows that the majority of the students preferred combination of aids viz. black board and Power Point for learning and teaching physiology.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTATION OF TEACHING AND LEARNING OF HADITH IN ISLAMIC EDUCATION IN PERAK SECONDARY SCHOOL

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (38) ◽  
pp. 80-92
Author(s):  
W Azizi Abdul Rahman ◽  
Norhisham Mohamad
Keyword(s):  
Time Allocation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Good Teaching ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
High Level ◽  
Teaching Time

This paper is to identify the implementation of hadith teaching and learning in secondary Islamic Education in Perak. This form of research uses quantitative methods. A total of 269 Islamic education teachers in daily secondary schools in Perak were selected as respondents using random sampling techniques. The study data were descriptively analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) to obtain frequency, percentage, mean standard deviation. The findings on the time allocation construct were at moderately high levels (mean=3.51, s.p =0.3). Meanwhile, the findings of the teaching aid Material Construct mean score of the entire item are (mean=3.75, s.p=0.15) and the teachers’ interpretation is moderately high and the construct for teacher's teaching method “kitabah” the whole item's mean score is (mean=4.65, s.p=0.23) and interpretation at a high level. In conclusion, the main findings of the study show that teachers can implement good teaching methods to influence students' achievement. Despite the provision of teaching time and ease of teaching aids needs to be improved. The implications of the study show that the parties should increase their teaching time and expose the use of teaching materials to teachers so that students can master and improve sunnah practices in everyday life as derived from hadith learning in schools.

scholarly journals Effective Reading Strategies for Generation Z Using Authentic Texts

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nataliia Bilonozhko ◽  
Anastasiia Syzenko
Keyword(s):  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Authentic Texts ◽  
Generation Z ◽  
Learning Contexts ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
Digital Learners ◽  
Effective Reading Strategies

The article deals with the use of effective reading strategies with Generation Z students based on a critical review of modern psychological and pedagogical studies of ‘digital learners’. The relevance of the study is substantiated by the fact that the subjects of the modern educational process today are mostly representatives of Generation Z and their ways of study, preferences and values are bringing important changes to teaching and learning contexts. The purpose of the article is to analyse effective reading strategies using authentic texts. It features a brief overview of the studies devoted to the reading strategies and highlights the differences between reading skills and reading strategies. The authors explore the concept of authenticity of texts and tasks and suggest their highly motivational nature for digital learners. The article presents an analysis of Generation Z’s unique characteristics and projects them onto the choice of effective reading strategies for digital learners. The article concludes with a discussion of pedagogical implications and a list of recommendations to consider when selecting effective reading strategies for language classrooms.

scholarly journals The Application of Communicative Language Teaching Method in Vocabulary Teaching

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Lilik Yuliawati ◽  
Aprillia Aprillia
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Word Meaning ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Long Time

Abstract: Since young learners have special characteristics in learning a foreign language, teachers have to create an interesting method in teaching English especially vocabulary. One of the methods usually used in teaching vocabulary is Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). The objective of the research is to know how to teach vocabulary using pictures and games in the CLT method, to investigate the advantages of teaching English vocabulary through pictures and games in CLT method, as well as to investigate the problems that occurred in teaching and learning process. The method used in this study is action research with 30 participants. The researcher collected the data by having observation, conversation, and interview. In delivering materials there are three necessary elements, those are engaged, study, and activate stage. The result shows that all the students gave positive responses to the use of pictures and games in vocabulary learning. They felt that pictures and games in the CLT method could help them understand the word meaning more easily and motivate them to learn vocabulary since the classroom activities were more interesting. Besides, this method also helped the students to pronounce each word correctly. However, there are some problems, such as the students usually feel bored when they only have one discussion for a long time. When the students have never heard of the word before, the teacher must explain it to them first. Besides, the class could be crowded and noisy.

scholarly journals Perception of Teacher on Cooperative Learning

2018 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 05068 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Salimah Alias ◽  
Huzili Hussin ◽  
Junainor Hassan ◽  
Nor Syamimi Mohamed Adnan ◽  
Mohamad Hashim Othman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Process Learning ◽  
The Government ◽  
Audio Video

The participation of students in the process of learning is one of the keys to ensure effective learning outcomes either in terms of knowledge or skill. However, teacher-centred teaching methods which have been practiced in this country after so long avert students to fully engage in the learning process especially in a classroom. Various attempts have been made by the government to emphasize student’s development in term of communication, creativity and innovation through the of process learning in class. It requires school to implement student-centred teaching methods such as cooperative learning. Cooperative learning is a teaching method that requires teachers not only interacts with the students but also with other teaching aids such as audio, video and computer. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify teachers' perception on the implementation of cooperative learning in the teaching and learning process in class. 25 teachers were selected as respondents. Mixed methods were used in this study, where the instrument of questionnaires and interviews were used to collect the data. Quantitative data analysis was made using descriptive statistics of frequency, mean and percentage. While, qualitative data analysis was based on the recommendations of the Miles & Huberman (1994). The findings showed teachers have a positive attitude toward cooperative learning and they are ready and feel confident to practice it. However, the constraints are classroom control, time and limited teaching aids

FAKTOR PENDUKUNG DAN PENGHAMBAT DALAM PROSES PERUBAHAN ORGANISASI PADA POLITEKNIK KESEHATAN KEMENKES PALANGKA RAYA

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-128
Author(s):  
Nang Randu Utama
Keyword(s):  
Mental Model ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Inhibiting Factors ◽  
Inhibiting Factor ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Technical Guidance

This study aims to obtain a description of the supporting and inhibiting factors in the process of organizational change of education based on management perspective that occurs in the scope of higher health education of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. This study used a qualitative approach by conducting case study at Palangka Raya Health Polytechnic. The research results are as follows: (a) Supporting factor that must be there is the existence of a manual or technical guidance in organizing the organization; (b) Whereas the inhibiting factor is the old habits, the mindset, the mental model is still inhibiting from the organizers and members of the organization; (c) The inhibiting factor is the existence of selfishness of each highly visible party; (d) Inhibitors may also occur if there are still "little kings" and selfishness from each of the former institutions; (e) Other issues that support in this process of change are in terms of facilities and infrastructure, namely the availability of buildings and land; (f) Another inhibiting factor is that in terms of educational qualifications, there are departments that do not meet, for example in the midwifery department there are still many average teachers with Diploma IV education background and non-linear education; (g) Inhibiting factors may also occur if the reason of seniority is always carried around; (h) The inhibiting factor is lack of human resources in using modern health equipment, including the use of teaching aids in accordance with the progress of science and teaching and learning technology.   Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperolah gambaran mengenai faktor pendukung dan penghambat dalam proses perubahan organisasi pendidikan yang ditinjau dari perspektif manajemen yang terjadi di lingkup organisasi pendidikan tinggi kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan melakukan studi kasus pada institusi Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes Palangka Raya. Hasil penelitian adalah sebagai berikut: (a) Faktor pendukung yang harus ada yaitu adanya buku pedoman atau petunjuk teknis dalam penyelenggaraan organisasi; (b) Sedangkan yang menjadi faktor penghambat itu adalah kebiasaan lama, mindset-nya, mental model-nya masih bersifat menghambat dari para pengelola dan anggota organisasi; (c) Faktor penghambat yaitu adanya keegoisan masing-masing pihak yang sangat tampak; (d) Penghambat juga dapat terjadi apabila masih ada “raja-raja kecil” dan keegoisan dari masing-masing institusi yang dulu; (e) Perihal lain yang mendukung dalam proses perubahan ini adalah dari sisi sarana dan prasarana, yaitu tersedianya gedung dan tanah; (f) Faktor penghambat lain yaitu dari sisi kualifikasi pendidikan ternyata ada jurusan yang tidak memenuhi, misalnya di jurusan kebidanan masih banyak rata-rata tenaga pengajar dengan latar pendidikan Diploma IV dan pendidikannya tidak linear; (g) Faktor penghambat juga dapat terjadi apabila alasan senioritas selalu dibawa-bawa; (h) Faktor penghambat yaitu masih kurang kesiapan sumber daya manusia dalam menggunakan alat-alat kesehatan modern termasuk penggunaan alat bantu belajar mengajar yang sesuai dengan kemajuan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi pengajaran dan pembelajaran.

The Cycle of Academic Reading Fear Among Undergraduates

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 265
Author(s):  
Noor Hanim Rahmat ◽  
Mazlen Arepin ◽  
Suraiya Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Academic Reading ◽  
Reading Anxiety

This study investigates students' fear in academic reading as well as the influence of perceived difficulties in their reading comprehension. The paper aims to study the level of anxiety as experienced by undergaduate students in academic reading. Data from 25 respondents were analyzed quantitatively using Reading Anxiety Scale (FLRAS) developed by Saito, Horwitz, and Garza (1999). Te objectives of the study are to examine the influence of students' fear and perceived difficulties in academic reading. The findings of this study reveal that factors such as background and culture, general reading ability, vocabulary, grammar as well as teaching method can make readers fear reading. The results of this study bear interesting implications towards the teaching and learning of academic reading in English as a Second Language.

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