Analysis of Students' Difficulties in Distance Materials in Space Based on Anderson's Knowledge Dimension

This study analyzes the difficulties of students in the distance material in space based on the dimensions of Anderson's knowledge in class XII.IPA SMA Negeri 2 Banjar in the academic year 2021/2022. The purpose of this study was to determine the difficulties of students in the distance material in space based on the dimensions of Anderson's knowledge. The background of the research is that learning on distance material in class XII.IPA SMA Negeri 2 Banjar has not achieved the learning objectives. Students have difficulty understanding the material. The research subjects were 9 students from class XII.IPA SMA Negeri 2 Banjar for the academic year 2021/2022. Subject selection was based on a purposive sampling technique selected based on different academic abilities (high, medium, and low) and able to communicate verbally well. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative with written test and interview techniques. The result of this research is that there are difficulties in each group of students who have different academic abilities.

Modeling College Admission as a Signaling Game

This paper models the college admission process as a signaling game between the admissions office and a pool of heterogeneous applicants characterized by academic abilities and demonstrated interest. In the screening and selection process, applicants attempt to signal their private information through their performance on a standardized test (for academic abilities) and interview (for demonstrated interest). We show, under general conditions, that a separating equilibrium exists in which it is incentive-compatible for applicants to reveal their characteristics truthfully, and thus the admissions office does not fall victim to the problem of information asymmetry. Furthermore, we delineate how this equilibrium can be induced by setting appropriate “scoring” thresholds associated with standardized tests and interviews.

Tafsir Teoretis Asas Fundamental Merdeka Belajar

This paper examines the independence of learning which is the focus of advancing national education today. In the author's analysis, at least the big title “free learning” contains the complexity of the meaning of liberating the learning process which has been constrained by the system itself. There are three important things in the explanation of the Minister of National Education regarding freedom of learning, namely freedom of innovation, independent learning and creative learning. The author assumes these three things as the fundamental principles of the free learning policy. The three fundamental principles cannot be separated from the theoretical basis. Based on the results of the theoretical analysis carried out, it can be stated that the freedom of innovation will encourage teachers and students to be free without restraint to carry out various experiments to try new things to produce renewable ideas. Independent learning provides opportunities for students to choose to study to explore certain academic skills by formulating the motives of goals to be achieved according to their academic abilities.

THE EFFECT OF THE MA’HAD AL-JAMI’AH ACADEMIC COMPETENCY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ON AQIDAH, WORSHIP, AND MORALS OF STUDENTS

The program to improve the academic competence of Ma’had Al-Jami’ah is a series of activities in Ma’had and must be followed by all students of Ma’had Al-Jami’ah IAIN Tulungagung to improve academic abilities, namely the development of religious and linguistic knowledge, and tradition of religious spirituality. The purpose of the research to know the implementation and the effect of the Ma’had Al-Jami’ah Academic Competency Improvement Program towards aqidah, worship, and morals in students. The research method used is an explanatory mixed method (qualitative - qualitative). The population numbered 400 mahasantri. The sampling technique used was simple random sampling, and obtained a sample of 170 students. The results of the research is there is the effect of the Ma’had Al-Jami’ah Academic Competency Improvement Program towards aqidah, worship, and morals in students is shown as a percentage of 87.5%. The implementation of the Ma’had Al-Jami’ah academic competency improvement with book study, religious activities, habituation, and control. Practical and theoretical implications of the program to increase the academic competence of ma’had al-jami’ah in order to improve academic abilities, namely the development of religious knowledge, naming and preserving the tradition of religious spirituality, and moral character.

ANALISIS KESUKSESAN KARIR ALUMNI PROGRAM MAHASISWA BERPRESTASI DI PERGURUAN TINGGI

Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan menyelenggarakan Pemilihan Mahasiswa Berprestasi (PILMAPRES) tingkat nasional sejak 2004. Kompetisi ini mencakup aspek penilaian komprehensif yang meliputi kemampuan akademik, kemampuan berbahasa asing, capaian unggulan, kemampuan menulis ilmiah, dan kepribadian. IPB University merupakan perguruan tinggi yang memiliki reputasi baik dalam ajang tersebut. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada Direktorat Kemahasiswaan dan Pengembangan Karir IPB dengan tujuan untuk mengidentifikasi karakteristik, menganalisis kompetensi alumni berdasarkan kriteria PILMAPRES dan karir pascakampus, serta menganalisis pengaruh kompetensi terhadap kesuksesan karir alumni program PILMAPRES. Pendekatan yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif berupa survei dan studi dokumen dari berbagai hasil kajian yang relevan. Partisipan penelitian merupakan 45 orang alumni Mahasiswa Berprestasi yang mewakili semua fakultas dan sekolah di IPB. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan kuesioner yang diberikan melalui internet kepada responden. Data diolah dengan metode analisis deskriptif dan SEM PLS. Mayoritas alumni bekerja sebagai karyawan swasta dengan masa tunggu rata-rata empat bulan. Dari analisis SEM-PLS diketahui bahwa variabel capaian unggulan dan kepribadian berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kesuksesan karier, sedangkan kemampuan akademik, kemampuan bahasa asing dan kemampuan penulisan ilmiah tidak berpengaruh signifikan. The Ministry of Education and Culture has held National Outstanding Students Selection (PILMAPRES) since 2004. This competition covers comprehensive aspects such as academic abilities, foreign language skills, non-academic achievements, scientific writing abilities, and personality. IPB University has a good reputation in this event. This research was conducted at the Directorate of Student Affairs and Career Development of IPB with the objectives to identify the characteristics of outstanding student alumni, analyse alumni competencies based on PILMAPRES criteria and career, and analyse the influence of competence on career success. The approach used is quantitative with primary data from survey and secondary data from various relevant studies. Research participants were 45 outstanding student alumni representing all faculties and schools in IPB. Data collection was carried out by means of a questionnaire given via the internet to respondents. The data were processed using descriptive analysis and SEM-PLS. The majority of alumni work as private employees with a maximum average waiting period of four months. From the SEM-PLS analysis, it is known that the variables of achievements and personality have a significant effect on career success, while academic abilities, foreign language skills, and scientific writing abilities do not have any significant effect.

Just do it! Study time increases mathematical achievement scores for grade 4-10 students in a large longitudinal cross-country study

Decades of research produced inconsistent findings on whether study time can lead to achievement gains in mathematics. Data generated by more than six thousand students from three different countries who solved more than 1.1 million problem sets using a dedicated mathematics software are analyzed regarding the effect of study time on students’ achievements in mathematics. Results showed that more study time led to higher performance scores in mathematics. Further analyses revealed that low-performing students in the first school year (2017-2018) who increased their study time in the following year (2018-2019) revealed greatest gains in performance in the same school year (2018-2019) and even in the year after (2019-2020). Finally, results replicated previous observations of robust performance scores within students over the three school years, with performance scores in 2017-2018 predicting those of 2018-2019 which predicted those of 2019-2020. These results support the idea that students, in particular low-performing students, can boost their academic abilities to upper levels when increasing their study time.

Six-Minute Walking Test Performance Relates to Neurocognitive Abilities in Preschoolers

This study investigated the relationship between six-minute walking test (6MWT) distance walked and preschool-aged children’s academic abilities, and behavioral and event-related potentials (ERP) indices of cognitive control. There were 59 children (25 females; age: 5.0 ± 0.6 years) who completed a 6MWT (mean distance: 449.6 ± 82.0 m) to estimate cardiorespiratory fitness. The Woodcock Johnson Early Cognitive and Academic Development Test evaluated academic abilities. A modified Eriksen flanker, hearts and flowers task, and auditory oddball task eliciting ERPs (N2, P3) assessed cognitive control. After adjusting for adiposity, diet, and demographics, linear regressions resulted in positive relationships between 6MWT distance and General Intellectual Ability (β = 0.25, Adj R2 = 0.04, p = 0.04) and Expressive Language (β = 0.30, Adj R2 = 0.13, p = 0.02). 6MWT distance was positively correlated with congruent accuracy (β = 0.29, Adj R2 = 0.18, p < 0.01) and negatively with incongruent reaction time (β = −0.26, Adj R2 = 0.05, p = 0.04) during the flanker task, and positively with homogeneous (β = 0.23, Adj R2 = 0.21, p = 0.04) and heterogeneous (β = 0.26, Adj R2 = 0.40, p = 0.02) accuracy on the hearts and flowers task. Higher fit children showed faster N2 latencies and greater P3 amplitudes to target stimuli; however, these were at the trend level following the adjustment of covariates. These findings indicate that the positive influence of cardiorespiratory fitness on cognitive function is evident in 4–6-year-olds.