scholarly journals The Students’ Perceptions of the Strategies in the Process Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Eliwarti Eliwarti ◽  
Nooreiny Maarof
Keyword(s):  
Structured Interview ◽  
Process Approach ◽  
Strategy Choice ◽  
English Department ◽  
Instructional Tools ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Negative Perception ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Revising Strategies ◽  
The Way

The main objective of this study was to examine the students’ perceptions of the strategies in theProcess Approach. The subjects were 30 English Department students of Riau University taughtusing Process Approach. A set of questionnaire and semi-structured interview were used to collectthe data. The level of perceptions was differentiated into three: Highly Positive, Positive andNegative. The results showed that all students had Positive and Highly Positive level of perceptionand no students had Negative perception of the strategies in the Process Approach. From the resultsof the interview, five categories were found. All of them reported positive opinions on the ProcessApproach and considered the editing and revising strategies as most useful. Besides, they statedthat the steps in Process Approach were more systematic, specific, comfortable, more meaningfuland livelier than other approaches. They all perceived that their writing performance had improvedafter the Process Approach intervention. The area of improvements were in collecting ideas,editing strategy, choice of words and the way how to write an essay. They also suggested on theapplication of the Process Approach for other writing classes. The findings from the interviewswere in line with the findings from the questionnaire which revealed that students had favorableperceptions of the Process Approach. In light of these findings, it can be suggested that the ProcessApproach has the potential to be used as alternative instructional tools to improve students’ writingperformance.

scholarly journals Students' Perceptions: Using Writing Process Approach in EFL Writing Class

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 988-997
Author(s):  
Utami Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Writing Process ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Process Approach ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Efl Writing ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Writing Process Approach ◽  
Revising Strategies

The writing process approach (WPA) is a way to solve the problems of how the students express their ideas in producing essays systematically. The use of WPA needs to be examined from the students' perceptions because students' perception of the use of WPA influences students' writing ability. This study aims to investigate the students' perceptions on the application of WPA in EFL writing classes. This study applied a qualitative approach using a questionnaire and semi-structured interview with a written list of questions as a guide which focused on students' perceptions in the application of the WPA in their writing class. The data of the interview was analyzed by qualitative by using content analysis. The questionnaire results showed that most students had a highly positive and positive perception, while no students had a negative perception of the application of WPA based on the percentages. The results of interviews were concluded in four themes. Firstly, most students reported that they have highly positive opinions on WPA and considered the planning. Secondly, peer feedback is revising strategies as most useful. Thirdly, they stated that the steps in WPA were specific, systematic, and helpful. Lastly, they perceived that their writing product had improved after the application of WPA in writing class. The findings from the interviews corresponded with the findings from the questionnaire, which revealed that students had positive perceptions on the application of WPA in writing class; therefore, WPA can be suggested as the alternative approach to improve students' writing ability.

Efektivitas Prinsip Komunikasi Islam Guru dalam Pembinaan Karakter Komunikasi Siswa Kelas X MAN Rantauprapat

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Junita Junita ◽  
Zainuddin Zainuddin ◽  
Ibnu Hajar ◽  
Rahma Muti’ah ◽  
Marlina Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
The Way

This study aims to obtain a concrete picture of the effectiveness of the application of the principles of teacher Islamic communication in fostering the character of tenth grade students of Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Rantauprapat. The communication process in education is not only understood as a one-way knowledge transfer process, however, there must be a serious effort on the part of the educator / teacher, as a communicator, to be able to provide good role models. Qualitative research methods try to understand a phenomenon as the understanding of the respondents studied, with an emphasis on the subjective aspects of one's behavior. Qualitative research provides an opportunity for researchers to understand the way respondents describe the world around them based on the way they think. The researcher tries to enter the conceptual world of the subject under study to capture what and how things happen. Data collection techniques used in this study were interviews in this study researchers used a semi-structured interview (semitructure interview), namely: interviews in the category of in-depth interviews. Data about the application of teacher Islamic communication and the communication character of tenth grade students, data analysis used in this study during the field using the Miles and Huberman Model, namely the activities in qualitative data analysis are carried out interactively and continue continuously until completion, so that the data is already saturated.

scholarly journals College Students' Perceptions of an Automated Writing Evaluation as a Supplementary Feedback Tool in a Writing Class

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Meilisa Sindy Astika Ariyanto ◽  
Nur Mukminatien ◽  
Sintha Tresnadewi
Keyword(s):  
Structured Interview ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Efl Writing ◽  
Writing Evaluation ◽  
Automated Writing Evaluation ◽  
Class Time ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Different Levels

Automated Writing Evaluation (AWE) programs have emerged as the latest trend in EFL writing classes. AWE programs act as a supplementary to teacher feedback and offer automated suggestions and corrections to students' linguistic errors such as grammar, vocabulary, or mechanics. As there is a need for better recognition of different AWE brands utilized for different levels of students, this research sheds light on identifying six university students’ views of an AWE program, namely ProWritingAid (PWA). The six students are categorized as having high or low writing achievement. This descriptive study delineates the students’ perceptions qualitatively. A semi-structured interview was used to collect the data. The findings suggest the students’ positive views of PWA because it could make class time more effective; it had useful feedback on grammar, vocabulary choices, and mechanics; and it built students‘ self-confidence over their compositions. In addition, for different reasons, the students engaged differently with PWA to enhance their drafts, e.g. using PWA only for the first drafts or for the first and final drafts. Finally, despite of the students’ constructive views on PWA, there was a risk that students only engaged superficially with the program by hitting the correction directly.

scholarly journals TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS TEACHING WRITING USING WORD GAMES; THE CASE STUDY OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN SEMARANG, CENTRAL JAVA, INDONESIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dias Andris Susanto ◽  
Maria Yosephine
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Junior High Schools ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Central Java ◽  
The Way

This was a descriptive qualitative study which was done in 2017 at junior high schools in Semarang Central Java, Indonesia. This study focused on the teachers’ perception and teaching writing using word games. According to Chastain (1988) "writing is a basic communication skill and a unique tool in the process of second language learning" (p.244). The problem of this study was what are the teachers’ perception towards the word games used in enhancing the students’ writing skill? The sample of the research were 6 junior high schools’ students in Semarang central java, Indonesia. They were students of grade eighth at SMP N 8, SMPN 39, SMPN 36, SMP Institut Indonesia, SMP PGRI Semarang, and SMP Theresiana Semarang. A structured interview was kindly used as the instrument in collecting the data. The findings are; 1) Teaching writing is not easy and need to be creative to make students understand since they have to master the way hoe to organize a good paragraph or text. 2) Usually they do not apply any games in teaching writing since they got the material for granted. 3) Most of the teachers have known what word game is. Even they have applied it sometimes in speaking and vocabulary. 4) Teachers rarely do teaching English using word games by purpose. Especially teaching writing, teachers do not really pay attention on the current skill. 5) Even though some teachers do not really understand the way to use word games in the case of implementation but then, they are aware that students need a motivation in a space of teaching and learning process during filling the material. 6) Teachers like teaching writing using word games because word games can help them to motivate students in following the questions since the love playing while learning in the classroom. 7) teachers can motivate students to follow the lesson with fun, teachers easily follow the word games because it is equipped by the clear instructions, there are various word games which are related to teaching skills, word games are easily made/created by teachers based on the need of the lesson plan, word games are the simplest media to teach and long life. 8) word games which applicable to teach writing using word games are entitled broken sentence, mixed story, arranging sentence in a story, and getting occupation. The conclusions are The teachers’ perceptions towards teaching writing using word games are; teachers feel happy and fun during teaching writing using word games, teachers need more energy and time to maintain the word games, teachers should focus on the goal of writing mastery not the game itself, teachers should be creative in creating and organizing the word games, and teachers believe that word games are able to motivate students in following the lesson.  Key words: teachers’ perception, teaching writing, word games

scholarly journals Spreading lesson study in pre-service teacher instruction

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Laura Angelini ◽  
Neus Álvarez
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Teacher Instruction ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Written Responses ◽  
School Based ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Pre Service Teacher ◽  
The Way

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceptions of pre-service teachers (PSTs) who used lesson study on a five-week school-based teaching placement. The paper analyses 12 undergraduate PSTs’ perceptions of the way lesson study affected classroom-based teaching of English as a foreign language to pre-school and primary school. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative study is carried out from the responses to a semi-structured interview to the PSTs, and written responses to the open-ended question: What are your perceptions of lesson study? Findings This paper provides empirical insights about the way lesson study reinforced the PSTs’ classroom management and lesson planning skills. The case-pupils’ responses to the PSTs’ questions post-treatment indicated that games and active techniques in the classroom led to high retention of the taught content. Nevertheless, PSTs’ evaluations of pupils’ learning outcomes require further development. These evaluations often resulted in vague perceptions of overall lesson performance. Research limitations/implications This study provides hints of how case-pupils better learned and how PSTs did the observations and performed. However, the results cannot be generalized. Originality/value The researchers sustain that the teaching degrees should encourage critical thinking in PSTs’ self-evaluations to reduce the focus on standards and expectations. It is believed that if the pressure of designing perfect lessons is removed from the equation, and instead, sensible and realistic lessons are planned, PSTs will be more inclined to learn and respond resourcefully, creatively, and resolutely to classroom situations.

scholarly journals ANALISA KESALAHAN KONSEP PECAHAN PADA SISWA KELAS VII A SMP NEGERI 13 SATU ATAP TANJUNGPINANG

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-206
Author(s):  
Alifah Yulianingsih ◽  
Febrian Febrian ◽  
Alona Dwinata
Keyword(s):  
Study Design ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Short Answer ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Interview Instrument ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Audio Recorder ◽  
The Way

AbstrakStudi ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kesalahan konsep pecahan pada siswa dengan menganalisa lebih dalam kesalahan yang siswa lakukan saat mengerjakan beberapa soal yang diberikan, sehingga studi ini mengambil desain studi kasus, dengan mengambil subjek studi siswa kelas VII A SMP Negeri 13 Satu Atap Tanjungpinang yang berjumlah 30 orang. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah tes dan wawancara, tes yang digunakan merupakan tes jawaban singkat dan tes uraian yang berjumlah 14 soal dengan indikator soal yang berbeda-beda, untuk membantu peneliti mengetahui lebih dalam  cara berfikir siswa saat mengerjakan tes maka digunakan instrumen wawancara terstruktur terbuka dengan bantuan alat perekam suara (audio recorder). Hasil analisa yang dilakukan ditemukan bahwa siswa melakukan kesalahan konsep dihampir semua soal dengan persentasi kesalahan di soal 1 sebesar 62%, soal 3 sebesar 80%, soal 4 sebesar 25%, soal 5 sebesar 50%, soal 6a dan 6c sebesar 83%, soal 6b, 6d, 6e sebesar 100%, dan soal cerita di soal 8 dan 9 sebesar 86% dan 7%.Kata kunci: kesalahan konsep, pecahan, SMPN 13 satap TPI  AbstractThis study aims to find out the fraction of the concept of fractions in students by analyzing more in the mistakes that students do while working on some given questions, so this study takes the case study design, by taking the subject of the study of class VII A SMP Negeri 13 Satu Atap Tanjungpinang which amounted to 30 person. The instruments used were tests and interviews, the test used was a short answer test and a 14 description test with different problem indicators, to help researchers know more in the way students think when doing the test then used an open structured interview instrument with the help audio recorder. The result of the analysis found that the students did the mistake of the concept in almost all the problems with the percentage of error in problem 1 of 62%, the problem 3 by 80%, the problem of 4 by 25%, about 5 by 50%, about 6a and 6c by 83% 6b, 6d, 6e by 100%, and the story in problem 8 and 9 is 86% and 7%Keywords: concept error, fractional, SMPN 13 satap TPI

scholarly journals The Image of Men in Advertising as Perceived by Polish Students of English Philology

2021 ◽  
pp. 37-59
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Papaja ◽  
Artur Świątek
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Level ◽  
English Department ◽  
Theoretical Part ◽  
The World ◽  
Huge Impact ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Level Institution ◽  
The Way

Images presented in advertisements are very powerful and have huge impact on our perception of the world. The roles of women and men have changed within the last decade and therefore it is worth investigating the way they are perceived in advertising. The purpose of our study was twofold. First, we aimed to find out how Polish students from the English Department at a tertiary level institution in Poland, who are mainly females, perceive the image of a man in advertising. Our second purpose was to analyse their reception of slogans used in the advertisements. In order to find out the answers to our research questions concerning the image of males in advertising as well as language of advertising, we have decided to design a special questionnaire in which the students were asked to comment on advertisements associated with particular image concerning men. The advertisements had been chosen in relation to the categories established by Frith and Müeller (2010). While analysing the data we decided to use these categories, which are to be described in the theoretical part of the article. The obtained data has allowed us to find out what the image of a man is and what kind of language is used to make the advertisements effective.

scholarly journals Couples' Conceptualizations of Problems in Couple Therapy

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cameron Froude ◽  
Rachel Tambling
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Therapy Session ◽  
Session Analysis ◽  
Dominant Discourses ◽  
The Way

While a great deal is known about the problems that clients bring to therapy, little is known about the way in which clients conceptualize problems during the course of couple therapy. Understanding clients’ conceptualizations of problems is important because it provides the therapist with a client-centered context on how to approach discussions about the problems during the course of treatment. This manuscript provides the results of an exploratory qualitative inquiry concerning how clients conceptualize problems during therapy and across the trajectory of treatment. The sample consisted of 26 individuals comprising 13 couples attending couple therapy. Participants completed a semi-structured interview prior to the first and after the second, third, and fourth therapy session. Analysis included grounded theory and discourse analysis. Results suggested that couples approach problems from an individualistic standpoint, they internalize problems, and they expect to recover from problems. The authors discuss how therapists may challenge dominant discourses around problems during couple therapy.

scholarly journals Revisiting the Universality of Multiple Intelligences Theory in English Writing Classroom: Putting Theory Into Practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-155
Author(s):  
Rukmana Fachrul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Multiple Intelligences ◽  
English Department ◽  
State University ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Multiple Intelligences Theory ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insignificant Correlation

The present study was undertaken based on an assumption that there is no full guarantee that the university-level students from English department could be easily successful in writing activities. This might be as a result of differences in individuals’ characteristics contributing to language learning process, and even better it has something to do with the so-called “Intelligence”. While some relevant studies concerned about the relationship between the students’ Multiple Intelligence profile and their ability in language learning, the current findings contradicted the findings that of researches. In relation with writing skill, some show a significant correlation, some found only partial correlation, and some illustrated insignificant correlation between the observed variables. To have a clearer picture as to this arguable issue, the present study’s aim was about to look into the relationship between multiple intelligences as a whole part and linguistic intelligence as a part of multiple intelligences, and writing performance of English department students in a state university. This study employed mix method and the instruments applied were MI Inventory, a writing scale adopted from IELTS writing task 2, and interview. A small number of students, 27 students, actively participated in this study, and the findings indicated that insignificant correlation existed between students’ writing performance and their MI profile as a whole part or as independent intelligence, namely linguistic intelligence.

scholarly journals Paciente que requer cuidados paliativos: percepção de enfermeiras

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Jaqueline Holz Machado ◽  
Rosemary Silva Da Silveira ◽  
Valéria Lerch Lunardi ◽  
Geani Farias Machado Fernandes ◽  
Naiane Glaciele Da Costa Gonçalves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Institutional Structure ◽  
Investigación Cualitativa ◽  
The Way ◽  
Lack Of Knowledge

Resumo: Objetivou-se conhecer a percepção de enfermeiras de uma Unidade de Clínica Médica sobre os cuidados paliativos. Pesquisa qualitativa, desenvolvida através de entrevista semiestruturada e análise textual discursiva. Emergiram duas categorias: Percepções de enfermeiras acerca dos cuidados paliativos e o modo como as enfermeiras exercem seu fazer diante da impossibilidade de cura. Percebeu-se que existe dificuldade em desempenhar os cuidados paliativos devido à carência de conhecimento por parte das enfermeiras e da estrutura institucional, que não é direcionada para cuidados paliativos.Palavras-chave: Cuidados Paliativos, Morte, Enfermagem.Patients requiring palliative care: nurses' perceptionAbstract: It aimed to find out the nurses' perception at a medical unity on the palliative care. Qualitative research, developed through a semi structured interview and discourse textual analysis. Two categories emerged: Nurses’ perception on palliative care and the way how nurses carry out their tasks before the impossibility of cure. There seems to be difficult to perform palliative care due to lack of knowledge on the part of the nurses and the institutional structure, which is not geared to palliative care.Keywords: Palliative care, Death, Nursing.Paciente que requiera cuidados paliativos: percepciones de las enfermeras.Resumen: Se objetivó comprender la percepción de enfermeras de una unidad de clínica médica sobre los cuidados paliativos. Investigación cualitativa desarrollada a través de entrevistas semi-estructuradas y análisis del texto discursivo. Emergieron dos categorias: Percepciones de enfermeras sobre los cuidados paliativos y la manera cómo las enfermeras hacen su ejercicio frente a la imposibilidad de cura. Se percibió que hay dificultad en desempeñar los cuidados paliativos debido a la carencia de conocimiento por parte de las enfermeras y de la estructura institucional, que no es direccionada a los cuidados paliativos.Palabras clave: Cuidados Paliativos, Muerte, Enfermería.

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