An Analysis of Students’ Spelling Errors in Writing at the 8th grade of SMPN 2 Kamang Magek

The aim of the research was to find out students’ spelling errors and the causes of spelling errors in writing. Writing spelling correctly is important in order to not make misunderstanding for the reader and writer. In field, researcher found some problem at related to students’ spelling errors. Most of students were not interested when they wrote spell correctly. Then, most of students were doubt in the letter that have same sound. The last was most of students often wrote Indonesian spelling in writing English that have similiar sound. The purposes of this research based on three research questions were to find out the kinds of error in spelling, the most common spelling error, and the causes of spelling error were made by students in writing. In this research, the researcher used mix method research by using descriptive design. The mix method was the combination of qualitative research and quantitative research. Quantitative research was used to answer the kind of students’ spelling error in writing and most common of error in writing. Qualitative research was used to know the causes of students’ spelling error in writing. The informants of this research was the students of VIII-1 class in SMP N 2 Kamang Magek. The total was 22 students. The data was got through documentation and interview. Documentation was used to get quantitative data and interview was used to get qualitative data. The researcher asked the students’ writing to the teacher as a documentation. The interview was done directly and indirectly because of the pandemi. The result of the research showed that there were 184 spelling errors from 22 students. There were nine kinds of spelling error such as omission of letter, addition of letter, single letter instead of double letter, double letter instead of single letter, substitution of letter, interchange of two adjacent of letter, involving an apostrophe, multiple error. Therefore, the most common spelling error was substitution of letter which students changed letter incorrectly with 35,3% percentage. Moreover, there were some reasons why the students of SMP N 2 Kamang Magek made spelling error. The first was the difficulties between spoken and written form in English, it made students were not able to remember the spelling. Second was most of students were influenced by students’ first language when they wrote spelling. The last was lack of students’ desire to write correct spelling.

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Using literature circles in the ESL college classroom: A lesson from Puerto Rico

Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal ◽

10.14483/udistrital.jour.calj.2015.2.a02 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 193 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Astrid Nicholl Sambolin ◽

Kevin Carroll

Keyword(s):

Puerto Rico ◽

Mother Tongue ◽

First Language ◽

Literature Circles ◽

University Of Puerto Rico ◽

Students First ◽

Written Form ◽

Gauge Reading ◽

English Classroom ◽

The University

AbstractThis paper will use data collected from a case study of a basic English course at the University of Puerto Rico where literature circles were used to promote understanding of a novel dealing with issues of race, class and privilege. The article will trace both the implementation of the literature circles and the use of students’ first language to facilitate the reading of The Boy Without a Flag by Abraham Rodríguez Jr. Special attention will be paid to the use of literature circles to promote student participation, both orally and in written form, as well as in discussion of topics relevant to students. Furthermore, such implementation of literature circles in the classroom provided students with diversity, self-choice and student initiative, as they worked together to mediate meaning and discuss what they felt was important. Findings suggest that students benefited from the use of their first language, since it served as a cognitive tool that allowed them to collaboratively scaffold while also enabling the instructor to gauge reading comprehension. Moreover, selecting a text whose content tapped into students’ funds of knowledge promoted classroom participation about topics and issues students deemed relevant both inside and outside the English classroom.Key words: literature circles, ESL, adult learners, mother tongue, relevancyResumenEl artículo utilizará datos recopilados a través de una monografía llevada a cabo en un curso de Inglés básico en la Universidad de Puerto Rico, donde se incorporaron círculos literarios para promover la comprensión de una novela que trata sobre los conceptos de raza, clase y privilegio. El artículo trazará la implementación de círculos literarios y el uso del primer idioma de los estudiantes para facilitar la lectura del libro The Boy Without a Flag por Abraham Rodríguez Jr. Se prestará atención especial al uso de círculos literarios para promover participación por parte de los estudiantes, tanto escrita como oral, así como en la discusión de temas relevantes para los estudiantes. Además, dicha implementación de círculos literarios en el salón proveyó oportunidades de diversidad, libre elección e iniciativa para los estudiantes mientras estos trabajaban juntos para mediar significado y discutir lo que a estos le parecía más importante. Los resultados sugieren que los estudiantes fueron beneficiados al utilizar su primer idioma, ya que este sirvió como una herramienta cognoscitiva que les permitió practicar andamiaje colectivo mientras permitió al instructor medir comprensión de lectura. Por último, seleccionar un texto que conecta con los fondos de conocimiento de los estudiantes promovió participación y discusión grupal de temas y asuntos que los estudiantes consideraron relevantes tanto dentro como fuera del salón.Palabras claves: círculos literarios, ESL, estudiantes adultos, primer idioma, relevancia

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Analisis Kesalahan pada Jurnal Arkhais dan Jurnal Lembaga Penelitian dan Pendidikan (LPP) Mandala tataran Ejaan dan Sintaksis

10.31227/osf.io/adk8p ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Radana Fauziana Rahmah

Keyword(s):

Foreign Student ◽

Spelling Error ◽

Spelling Errors ◽

The Subject

Language is a media of communication. The aim of this research ia to know about (1) Indonesian spelling errors in Arkhais and LPP Mandala's journal, (2) Indonesian diction errors in Arkhais and LPP Mandala's journal, and (3) Indonesian structure errors in Arkhais and LPP Mandala's journal. The subject of this research is the essay Made by Arkhais and LPP Mandala's journal. The object of this research is the errors in the use of Indonesian language in Arkhais and LPP Mandala's journal included some aspects such as spelling, diction, and structure. The conclution on this study are as follows. Firstly, the linguistic elements of language errors that often occur in the student text ia divided into four errors : spelling error and morphology. Secondly, the most error in the text of foreign student s is the spelling errors.

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Comparison of students from private and public schools on the spelling performance

CoDAS ◽

10.1590/2317-1782/20152014002 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 113-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nathane Sanches Marques Silva ◽

Patrícia Abreu Pinheiro Crenitte

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

Fourth Grade ◽

Sixth Grade ◽

Fifth Grade ◽

Spelling Error ◽

Spelling Errors ◽

The Public ◽

Spelling Ability ◽

Private And Public ◽

Student’S T

Objective: To compare the spelling ability of schoolchildren from the fourth to sixth grades of the elementary schools in the private and public schools of Bauru, São Paulo, and to verify whether errors are overcome as studies progress and the hierarchy of errors as to how often they occur. Methods : A dictation was applied to 384 schoolchildren: 206 from the private schools: 74 were at the fourth grade, 65 at the fifth grade, and 67 at the sixth grade; and 178 from the public schools; 56 at the fourth grade, 63 at the fifth grade, and 59 at the sixth grade of elementary school. Student's t test was used. Results: In comparison of total spelling errors score, difference was found among the fourth and sixth grades of the private and public schools. Spelling errors decreased as education progressed, and those related to language irregularities were more common. Conclusion: Spelling ability and performance of students from the private and public schools are not similar in the fourth and sixth grades, but it is in the fifth grade. Spelling errors are gradually overcome as education progresses; however, this overcome rate was considerable between the fourth and fifth grades in the public schools. Decrease in the types of spelling errors follows a hierarchy of categories: phoneme/grapheme conversion, simple contextual rules, complex contextual rules, and language irregularities. Finally, the most common type of spelling error found was that related to language irregularities.

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Embracing qualitative research: an act of strategic essentialism

Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management An International Journal ◽

10.1108/qrom-09-2018-1680 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 306-314 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Raza Mir

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Postcolonial Theory ◽

Ethical Considerations ◽

Social Scientists ◽

Content Type ◽

Theoretical Approaches ◽

Strategic Essentialism ◽

The Common ◽

Good Research

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to argue that rather than contest the artificial schism produced by social scientists between “qualitative” and “quantitative” research, we should to accept this binary, however, contingently, and use it productively. This would be an act of “strategic essentialism” that would allow us to be productive in the research and inquiry. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses postcolonial theory to make a case for contingent representation, i.e. using artificial categories to carve out a space for heterodox theoretical approaches. Findings Researchers devoted to qualitative research must resist thinking, speaking and evaluating that research using quantitative thinking. Also, while ethical considerations are paramount in qualitative research, we need to debunk the narrow understanding of ethics as “following rules.” Also, qualitative researchers need to be aware of the institutional pulls that the research will be subject to, and also be ready to resist them. Originality/value This paper discusses how good research resists the siren call of institutionalization. It challenges the “common sense” assumptions of the field and brings them into the realm of the questionable. It seeks to theorize the untheorizable, and anthropologize the dominant.

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FUNGSI ADJEKTIVA KOMPARATIF DALAM BAHASA MADURA DIALEK KANGEAN DAN DAMPAKNYA BAGI MASYARAKAT KANGEAN: KAJIAN PRAGMATIK [The Function of Comparative Adjectives in Kangean Dialect of Madurese Language and its Impact]

TOTOBUANG ◽

10.26499/ttbng.v9i2.299 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 257-271

Author(s):

Mutaallim Hafidz ◽

Fahmi Reza Alfani ◽

La Mahidin ◽

Yuana Dwi Agustin ◽

Damon Wicaksi

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Data Analysis ◽

Note Taking ◽

Field Note ◽

Distributional Method ◽

Written Form ◽

Observation Method ◽

The Impact ◽

Comparative Adjectives ◽

Participatory Observation

Comparative adjectives of Kangean Dialect of Madurese Language (KDML) are the basic adjectives that has A+D+(-an) stucture or lebbi. This study explored the function of comparative adjectives in KDML and its impact for the Kangean community. The theories used to explore and determine the comparative adjective function are descriptive and pragmatic theories. The research is a qualitative research. The method used in this research is the participatory observation method. The data were obtained from interviews with the dialect speakers by voice recording and field note-taking. Besides, researchers used the introspectiveve method (reflective-introspection method). The data that has been collected were transcribed into written form of orthographic transcription, then translated and classified according to its function. The method applied for analyzing the data are equivalent and distributional method. Meanwhile, the methods used for displaying the results of data analysis are informal and formal steps. The results showed that in KDML, there are several functions of comparative adjectives, namely to motivate, praise, admonish, command, insinuate, advise, criticize and accuse. Meanwhile, the impact of adjective utterances, people become more optimistic, comfortable, easy to appreciate, entertained, strong, cautious, deterred, and humble. Adjektiva komparatif bahasa Madura dialek Kangean (BMDK) merupakan adjektiva dasar yang memiliki struktur A+D+(-an) atau lebbi. Penelitian ini mengeksplorasi fungsi adjektiva komparatif dalam BMDK dan dampaknya bagi komunitas Kangean. Teori yang digunakan untuk menggali dan menentukan fungsi adjektiva komparatif adalah teori deskriptif dan pragmatik. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode observasi partisipatif. Data diperoleh melalui wawancara dengan penutur dialek Kangean melalui rekaman dan catatan lapangan. Selain itu, peneliti menggunakan metode introspektif (metode reflektif-introspekturis). Data yang sudah terkumpul ditranskrip ke dalam bentuk tulisan dengan transkripsi ortografis, kemudian diterjemahkan dan diklasifikasikan sesuai fungsinya. Metode yang digunakan untuk menganalisis data adalah metode ekuivalen dan metode agih dan metode yang digunakan untuk menampilkan hasil analisis data adalah langkah-langkah formal dan nonformal. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dalam BMDK terdapat beberapa fungsi adjektiva komparatif yakni untuk memotivasi, memuji, menegur, memerintah, menyindir, menasihati, mencela dan menuduh. Sedangkan dampaknya adalah masyarakat lebih optimis, peka, mudah menghargai, terhibur, kuat, berhati-hati, jera, dan rendah diri.

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Qualitative Research in COVID 19 Pandemic

Journal of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences ◽

10.18502/ssu.v29i2.6083 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Abdolghani Abdollahi Mohammad ◽

Mohammad Reza Firouzkouhi

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Social Interaction ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Social Consequences ◽

Natural Order ◽

Medical Procedures ◽

Epidemiological Models ◽

Social Event ◽

The Social ◽

The Face

Introduction: Quantitative research is not suitable for COVID pandemic research because it does not cover the social consequences of qualitative research. COVID 19 is a social event that is important because of the disruption of the natural order of society. To defeat the disease, social interaction is needed, so qualitative research is appropriate to find the challenges and experiences of society. Therefore, due to the inconsistency of people's health behaviors with epidemiological models, people's vulnerability in epidemics, unexpected consequences or surprising results, extracting participants' experiences from medical procedures and revealing flexibility in the face of social problems, the use of qualitative research in this pandemic that will be important.

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Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Generalization and Replication–A Representationalist View

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.605191 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Matthias Borgstede ◽

Marcel Scholz

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Boundary Conditions ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Deductive Reasoning ◽

Syntactic Structure ◽

Inductive Reasoning ◽

Statistical Testing ◽

Bottom Up ◽

Qualitative Approaches ◽

Case Based

In this paper, we provide a re-interpretation of qualitative and quantitative modeling from a representationalist perspective. In this view, both approaches attempt to construct abstract representations of empirical relational structures. Whereas quantitative research uses variable-based models that abstract from individual cases, qualitative research favors case-based models that abstract from individual characteristics. Variable-based models are usually stated in the form of quantified sentences (scientific laws). This syntactic structure implies that sentences about individual cases are derived using deductive reasoning. In contrast, case-based models are usually stated using context-dependent existential sentences (qualitative statements). This syntactic structure implies that sentences about other cases are justifiable by inductive reasoning. We apply this representationalist perspective to the problems of generalization and replication. Using the analytical framework of modal logic, we argue that the modes of reasoning are often not only applied to the context that has been studied empirically, but also on a between-contexts level. Consequently, quantitative researchers mostly adhere to a top-down strategy of generalization, whereas qualitative researchers usually follow a bottom-up strategy of generalization. Depending on which strategy is employed, the role of replication attempts is very different. In deductive reasoning, replication attempts serve as empirical tests of the underlying theory. Therefore, failed replications imply a faulty theory. From an inductive perspective, however, replication attempts serve to explore the scope of the theory. Consequently, failed replications do not question the theory per se, but help to shape its boundary conditions. We conclude that quantitative research may benefit from a bottom-up generalization strategy as it is employed in most qualitative research programs. Inductive reasoning forces us to think about the boundary conditions of our theories and provides a framework for generalization beyond statistical testing. In this perspective, failed replications are just as informative as successful replications, because they help to explore the scope of our theories.

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Financial Implications of Capital Controls Enforcement on Large-Cap Companies Listed on the Athens Stock Exchange

Journal of Economics and International Business Management ◽

10.33495/jeibm_v9i1.21.108 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 20-34

Author(s):

Aikaterini Derdemezi ◽

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Kanellos Toudas ◽

Paraskevi Boufounou ◽

Georgios Georgakopoulos ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Financial Performance ◽

Mixed Method ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Stock Exchange ◽

Investment Decisions ◽

Capital Controls ◽

Senior Executives ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Athens Stock Exchange

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of the capital controls on the process and financial performance of large-cap companies operating in Greece listed on the Athens Stock Exchange. More specifically, the markets’ behavior is studied, as well as the reactions of the investors after the announcement of the implementation of the measure. The mixed method (quantitative research with questionnaires and qualitative research with interviews with financial managers and senior executives) was used. The main findings of the research are that the measure of capital controls: was deemed necessary and effective based on its aims, which were (a) the protection of the mass withdrawal of deposits and (b) the stabilization and security of the financial system had a significant effect on increasing the use of electronic banking. But also had significant negative effects: on the investment decisions of companies, on their competitiveness and reputation abroad, on the ability to raise new capital, on their liquidity and therefore on their ability to cope with key functions, as well as on their imports and exports. Keywords: Capital controls, listed large-cap companies, crisis, Athens Stock Exchange, Greece.

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Sentiment Analysis Method of Network Text Based on Improved AT-BiGRU Model

Scientific Programming ◽

10.1155/2021/6669664 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Xinxin Lu ◽

Hong Zhang

Keyword(s):

Sentiment Analysis ◽

Current Method ◽

Recurrent Network ◽

Analysis Method ◽

Large Space ◽

Spelling Errors ◽

Training Time ◽

Proposed Model ◽

Correct Spelling ◽

Text Sentiment Analysis

In order to solve the problems existing in the current method of emotional analysis of network text, such as long training time, complex calculation, and large space cost, this paper proposes an Internet text sentiment analysis method based on the improved AT-BiGRU model. Firstly, the textblob package is imported to correct spelling errors before text preprocessing. Secondly, pad_sequences are used to fill in the input layer with a fixed length, the two-way gated recurrent network is used to extract information, and the attention mechanism is used to highlight the key information of the word vector. Finally, the GNU memory unit is transformed, and an improved BiGRU that can adapt to the recursive network structure is constructed. The proposed model is experimentally demonstrated on the SemEval-2014 Task 4 and SemEval-2017 Task 4 datasets. Experimental results show that the proposed model can effectively avoid the text sentiment analysis bias caused by spelling errors and prove the effectiveness of the improved AT-BiGRU model in terms of accuracy, loss rate, and iteration time.

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HUBUNGAN MEDIA KOMUNIKASI DENGAN AKTIVITAS SEKSUAL BERISIKO PADA REMAJA LAKI-LAKI DI MADRASAH ALIYAH NEGERI KOTA LHOKSEUMAWE

Indonesian Trust Health Journal ◽

10.37104/ithj.v4i1.74 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 442-450

Author(s):

Rosyita Rosyita ◽

Nova Sumaini Prihatin ◽

Hendrika Wijaya Kartini Putri

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Focus Group ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Total Population ◽

Group Discussion ◽

Communication Media ◽

P Value ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Organization

Based on WHO (World Health Organization) data showing nearly 43 million more (18.3%) of the total population is teenagers. The famous issues among teenagers one of them related to sexual behavior. The purpose of this study to analyze the relationship of communication media with risky sexual activity in adolescent boys in MAN of Kota Lhokseumawe in 2018. This research uses mixed methods with cross sectional design on quantitative research and sequential explanatory strategy in qualitative research. The population in this research are students of class X and XI a number of 120 students. The sample that used for quantitative research is total population while for qualitative research is 18 people with inclusion and exclusion criteria. Collecting data on quantitative research is by distributing questionnaires while in qualitative research with in-dept interview and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Analysis of bivariate data using chi square test. Qualitative data analysis is done by Thematical Analysis.The result of bivariate analysis about communication media obtained result p value = 0,000, RP = 2,519. The result of indept-interview is found that besides communication media factor to risky sexual activity such as peer factor, parents, faith and drug users. It is expected that policy makers should increase supervision over existing school rules. Abstrak Berdasarkan data WHO (Word Health Organization) menunjukkan hampir 43 juta jiwa lebih (18,3%) dari keseluruhan total jumlah penduduk adalah remaja. Masalah yang menonjol dikalangan remaja salah satunya terkait dengan perilaku seksual. Tujuan penelitian ini menganalisis hubungan media komunikasi dengan aktivitas seksual berisiko pada remaja laki-laki di MAN Kota Lhokseumawe tahun 2018. Penelitian ini menggunakan mixed methods dengan desain cross sectional pada penelitian kuantitatif dan strategi sequential explanatory pada penelitian kualitatif. Sampel yang digunakan untuk penelitian kuantitatif sejumlah 120 orang dan untuk penelitian kualitatif berjumlah 18 orang. Pengumpulan data pada penelitian kuantitatif dengan cara penyebaran kuesioner sedangkan pada penelitian kualitatif dengan cara indept interview dan Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Analisis data bivariat menggunakan uji chi square. Analisis data kualitatif dilakukan degan cara Thematical Analysis. Hasil analisis bivariat tentang media komunikasi diperoleh hasil p value =0,000, RP=2,519, hasil tersebut menunjukkan bahwa adanya hubungan media komunikasi dengan aktivitas seksual berisiko. Hasil indept-interview didapatkan bahwa selain faktor media komunikasi terdapat faktor lain yang berhubungan dengan aktivitas seksual berisiko yaitu faktor teman sebaya, orang tua, keimanan dan pengguna NAPZA. Diharapkan kepada pengambil kebijakan untuk lebih meningkatkan pengawasan terhadap peraturan yang sudah berlaku disekolah.

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