Teacher Professional Development in Research Skill of Teacher in Non-Formal Education Center, Lampang, Thailand

The educational policy will be developing strong human competency in which teachers’ research skill was one of most competency standards. This study introduces teachers’ research skill development through the Wlodkowski’s motivational approach and coaching and to study the teachers’ attitude toward action research. This study also examines the struggles and problem of doing action research. Participants included 12 teachers who are in the non-formal education center, Lampang, Thailand. The Wlodkowski’s motivational approach and coaching were used to develop teachers’ research skill. Data was collected by using the research skill inventory (RSI) and the research attitude toward inventory (RATI) which struggle and problems of doing action research questions. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze teachers’ research skill and teachers’ attitude toward. Friedman test and Wilcoxon test were conducted to evaluate median differences among the reseach skills and created pairwise comparisons. Content analysis was used to analyze the struggles and problem of doing action research. Results revealed that in-service teachers’ research skills increased in all domains. Teachers’ research skill scores after received treatment were significantly greater than the teachers’ research skill scores before received treatment, z = -3.07, p = .002. The posttest score of teachers’ attitudes toward was significantly greater than pretest score, z = -3.08, p = .001. Teachers struggled with how to conduct research and who could help them.

Scholar 12: Beta Trial of an Osteopathic Research Cultural Development Computer Application

Context: Research is emphasized as a critical component of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Osteopathic Recognition (OR) criteria, yet there remains a deficit of osteopathic contributions to the literature. Scholar 12 combines discrete research development tools into an interactive application and blog forum that guides students from research team formation with an agreed-upon query to a scholarly product and presentations. Objective: This study aims to evaluate a beta test of Scholar 12 in developing a scholarly culture within medical school education. Methods: An unblinded prospective cohort beta trial by 6 osteopathic medical students across different campuses provided feedback for improvement measures and self-assessed research skill competency before and after completing Scholar 12 on an accelerated time frame. The pre- and post-Scholar 12 surveys scored 12 skills based on learning objectives for each unit on a 5-point Likert scale. Results: The composite results from self-assessments of 6 medical students demonstrate a statistically significant improvement in research skill familiarity by the completion of Scholar 12 (p<0.001). Conclusions: The osteopathic profession has opportunity to advance clinical practice and fulfill ACGME OR initiatives with evidence-based medical research. Scholar 12 is a foundational educational tool and aims to engage medical students, residents, and attendings with scholarly work, regardless of experience level. The present survey provides a preliminary measure of the efficacy of Scholar 12 in improving medical students’ knowledge of creating new scholarly work. General feedback has been communicated to the application developer and editorial staff for improvement measures before the 2020 nationwide launch. Despite the statistical significance of these students’ self-reported progress, additional beta trials; blinded, long-term evaluation of students’ and mentors’ productivity as a result of this research learning tool; and controlled comparison to other research development programs are warranted. Scholar 12 is designed to accommodate students’ academic obligations with a convenient, virtual tool to learn the research process on a flexible schedule, in order to meet generational needs.

A Development of the Flipped Learning Model Using the Critical Inquiry Process to Enhance Research Skills

Flipped Classroom’ has become more popular in higher education for encouraging self-learning enthusiasm. This research aims to propose a learning process model of flipped classroom to develop research skill by applying critical inquiry theory in the instructional design to develop thinking, finding answer and research skills which are the key competency for conducting a research. The research methodology was divided into two phases: the first phase included literature review to develop the learning process model, the second phase included learning model suitability evaluation by expert. The results showed that experts have strongly agreed with the learning model. We anticipate that our flipped classroom model which has divided into 3 phase included <br /> pre-class, in-class and after-class phases with the addition of thinking skill development activity by using critical inquiry technics could be used for reference for teachers on planning and implementing instructional activities to enhance the research skill of undergraduate students

REORIENTASI PENGEMBANGAN PERPUSTAKAAN DI ERA MILENIAL (Studi Peran UPT Perpustakaan Universitas Muhammadiyah Mataram dalam Meningkatkan Literasi Informasi Bagi Generasi Milenial)

Penelitian ini didasarkan pada masalah yang dihadapi generasi milenial yang dihadapkan pada ledakan informasi yang melimpah ruah di internet. perpustakaan sebagai lembaga pegiat literasi memiliki andil yang cukup besar dalam menjawab tantangan bagi setiap generasi agar informasi yang diperoleh bisa dimanfaatkan sesuai kebutuhan. Oleh karena itu tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana orientasi pengembangan perpustakaan Universitas Muhammadiyah Mataram di era milenial dan peran perpustakaan dalam meningkatkan literasi informasi bagi generasi milenial. Adapun metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Sumber data diperoleh dari sumber primer yaitu pustakawan dan pemustaka. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Analisa data dilakukan dengan tiga tahap yaitu reduksi data, penyajian data, dan verifikasi data. Hasil dari penelitian ini yaitu, pertama Orientasi pengembangan perpustakaan saat ini menitikberatkan pada peningkatan literasi informasi pemustaka yang dilandasi tri dharma perguruan tinggi yaitu pengajaran, penelitian, dan pengabdian pada masyarakat dengan tetap memegang teguh nilai-nilai keislaman. Peningkatan literasi ini direalisasikan dengan cara pelatihan, kerjasama, dan penyediaan sumber-sumber informasi. Kedua, Peran perpustakaan UMMAT antara lain; pertama memberikan research skill sebagai modal pemustaka menghadapi ledakan informasi yang disediakan internet. Kedua, berperan sebagai pendidik yang diwujudkan dalam user education (pendidikan pemustaka). Ketiga, menyediakan link-link jurnal online. Keempat, memberikan bimbingan melalui media sosial.

YURI BREGEL – RESEARCHER OF KHOREZM TURKIC SOURCES

The article studies the analysis done by American scholar Y.Bregel (1925-2016) of the poet, historian, translator and statesmen Munis and Ognahiy’s “Firdavs ul-Iqbal”. “Firdavs ul- Iqbal” is a unique encyclopedic work that reflects the history, culture, ethnography, literary environment and social processes of Khorezm in historical and artistic form. A comprehensive study of “Firdavs ul- Iqbal” interests not only local scientists but also foreign scholars, as a result, there is known and unknown studies appeared in scientific sphere. The study of the problem by foreign scholars has not been sufficiently researched. This scientific need served as the basis for covering one of the urgent problems of philology. Yuri Bregel was an American historian, orientalist, and author of several monographs on the history, culture and literature of Central Asia. In particular, the scientist studied the work “Firdavs ul-Iqbal” seriously, and dedicated to the history of the Khiva khans, and created a scientific critical text. He also translated the work into English and played an important role in acquainting foreign readers and scholars with the essence of the work “Firdavs ul-Iqbal” by Oghahiy and Munis. The preface by J. Bregel about the source consists of four parts. The first part is devoted to the works of Munis and Oghahi, the second part covers the properties of “Firdavs ul-Iqbal”, the third to the study of the work and the fourth part reveals the characteristics of handwritten copies of the source.The author of the article revealed the scientist’s research skill as much as possible based on Y.Bregel’s scientifically rich English preface.

Graduate Students’ Perspective about the MA TEFL Program at Hashemite University in Jordan

This current study aimed to investigate MA students’ perspectives about the English as a foreign language (EFL) curriculum and methods of teaching program employed in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the Hashemite University. More specifically, the study attempted to explore the students’ perspectives of the program in terms of strengths and weaknesses. Data was collected through a questionnaire interview from 9 students who were about to finish their study. Findings showed that students highlighted the instructional and research-skill benefits for the program. They also revealed that the main weak points of the program were related to theory or theoretical orientation, statistics, the professor’s behavior, and research project. The findings can be valuable for teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) syllabus designers, TEFL instructors, instructors of other subject areas, and researchers in higher education.

STRATEGI MEWUJUDKAN LAYANAN PRIMA DI PERPUSTAKAAN IAIN PONOROGO

Layanan prima menjadi salah satu hal yang harus diwujudkan oleh perpustakaan agar pengunjung memperoleh kenyamanan dan dapat mengambil manfaat dari keberadaan perpustakaan. Artikel ini memaparkan bagaimana kondisi perpustakaan STAIN Ponorogo setelah upaya pelayanan prima dilakukan utamanya pada peralihan status dari STAIN menjadi IAIN Ponorogo. Dari hasil penelitian ditemukan bahwa perpustakaan IAIN Ponorogo telah melakukan berbagai macam upaya yakni: strategi menyediakan koleksi buku yang lengkap, layanan mandiri peminjaman kunci dengan tiga komputer, memberikan attention yang lebih, memberikan pelatihan/training ORS (Online Research Skill) setiap hari jum’at, selving setiap hari dengan bantuan Office Boy, penghitungan denda dengan otomasi komputer, pelayanan kartu kunjung, kartu sakti dan layanan silang antar perpustakaan, penyimpanan barang di loker dan penggunaan cctv, request buku baru, penelusuran buku dengan menggunakan komputer OPAC, dan ketepatan jam buka layanan, serta memberikan layanan yang ramah dan cepat. Meskipun demikian masih terdapat kekurangan dalam pelayanan yakni layanan yang ramah dan cepat tersebut belum konsisten. [Excellent service is one of the things that must be realized by the library so that visitors get comfort and can take the advantage of the library existence. This article describes how the condition of the STAIN Ponorogo library after the efforts of excellent service is carried out primarily on the transition of status from STAIN to IAIN Ponorogo. The results of the study shows that IAIN Ponorogo library has made various efforts namely: a strategy of providing a complete collection of books, key lending independent services with three computers, giving more attention, providing training/ORS (Online Research Skill) training every Friday , arranging the book (selving) every day with the help of Office Boy, calculating fines with computer automation, visiting card services, magic cards and cross services between libraries, storing goods in lockers and using cctv, request for the new books, searching books using OPAC computers, and accuracy in opening hours service, as well as providing friendly and fast service. Nonetheless is still lacking of friendly and fast service].