Utilization of Educational Games in the Implementation of Strengthening Character Education

Educational games are simulation-based media designed to simulate existing problems so that the essence of knowledge is obtained that can be used to solve problems. This study aims to produce a Character Education Strengthening device product in the form of a syllabus, teacher guide book, student guide book assisted by appropriate educational games, which have a level of product validity and practicality. Obtaining the product begins with conducting a preliminary study through literature studies, learning observations, testing to validators, limited-scale trials, revisions, products, main-scale trials, and final products. This study uses the type of research and development with the flow of Borg & Gall with stages from preliminary studies to field trials. The data collection instruments used were validation sheets, student response questionnaires, teacher responses, and observation sheets for the teacher's ability to use the product. The results showed that the product development in the form of a syllabus supplement obtained a score of 82.75%. At the same time, the product development of the Character Education Strengthening guidebook for teachers got a validation value from the validator of 84.66%. It obtained a validation value from the validator of 81.23%. Experimental test data for student responses scored 83.80%, and teacher responses reached 86.90%. It means that the development product falls into the very valid, very practical, and feasible.

Short Teacher Responses in the EFL Classroom: A Corpus-Approach Assessment

Teacher’s positive feedback in the form of immediate succinct response is an indispensable motivational factor crucial to students’ oral production and classroom participation. The present study was intended to assess the range and authenticity of teacher responses used by a number of Russian teachers of English in everyday classroom interactions. The study adopted theCorpus Approachas a reference tool to verify the research data against a Corpus-driven evidence that isto examine and assess the authenticity of the most frequent responses given by the study participants (21 practising EFL teachers working in Orel, Russia, most of whom are graduates of Orel State University, andwhose teaching experience ranges from 11 to 25 years). The results indicated that the phrases the teachers used in the classroom differed from those native speakers use in similar authentic environment. The analysis revealed that the teachers did not resort to clear and concise positive reinforcement often enough to stimulate the students’ engagement. In addition, a finite list of highly authentic TRs was recommended for more frequent use in ordinary EFL classrooms and among would-be English teachers. Overall, both teachers in the field and trainee teachers need to be more informed on how and in what particular way to encourage their students’ classroom participation.

DEVELOPMENT OF MATHEMATICS TEACHINGS BASED ON APOS THEORY: CONSTRUCTION OF UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF STUDENT STRAIGHT LINE EQUATION

This research is an ADDIE-based research and development. Data on the development process were collected using tools validated by materiel experts, design experts, student response questionnaires and teacher responses. The results of the implementation of the use of textbooks are seen from the student activity sheets and student learning outcomes, in this study using participants from class VIII students of MTs YPI Kuala Enok totaling 28 students with a random sampling technique. The results of this development research are: (1) SMP / MTs mathematics textbooks based on the APOS theory on straight line equation material are declared suitable for use in learning activities based on the validation results of material experts and design experts. Based on the results of student and teacher responses to textbooks, they are ranked very well. (2) The effectiveness of using SMP/MTs mathematics textbooks based on the APOS (Action, Process, Object, Schema) theory of straight line equation material seen from the student activity sheet can be concluded that in the process of learning student activities. In addition, on the basis of the results of all students, the criteria for completeness were achieved, an average score of 85. Thus, from the results of this analysis, it can be concluded that textbooks based on the APOS theory are effective in constructing an understanding of the concept of straight line equations.

MEDIA DOMINASI (DOMINO SISTEM KOORDINASI) UNTUK SISWA KELAS XI SMA/MA

Abstrak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan media domino sebagai media pembelajaran Biologi pada materi sistem koordinasi untuk siswa kelas XI SMA/MA. Data penelitian berupa data kelayakan media yang diambil dari hasil validasi ahli media, materi, bahasa, respon guru dan respon siswa. Pengambilan data pada penelitian ini menggunakan instrumen berupa angket validasi ahli media, materi, bahasa, respon guru serta respon siswa. Analisis data dilakukan secara deskriptif. Hasil validasi menunjukkan penilaian ahli materi memperoleh persentase sebesar 75 persen dengan kriteria layak, ahli bahasa sebesar 82,2 persen dengan kriteria sangat layak, ahli media sebesar 78 persen dengan kriteria layak, respon guru biologi 76,4 persen dengan kriteria layak, dan respon siswa sebesar 83,5 persen dengan kriteria sangat layak. Hasil yang diperoleh menunjukkan bahwa media dominasi layak digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran biologi khususnya materi sistem koordinasi untuk kelas XI SMA/MA.Abstract.This study aims to develop domino media as a learning media for biology in the coordination system material for class XI SMA / MA students. The research data is in the form of media feasibility data taken from the validation results of media experts, material, language, teacher responses and student responses. Retrieval of data in this study using instruments in the form of validation questionnaires for media experts, materials, language, teacher responses and student responses. Data analysis was carried out descriptively. The validation results showed that the material expert's assessment obtained a percentage of 75 percent with proper criteria, 82.2 percent of language experts with very feasible criteria, 78 percent of media experts with proper criteria, 76.4 percent of biology teacher responses with proper criteria, and student responses amounted to 83.5 percent with very feasible criteria. The results obtained indicate that the media of dominance is suitable for use as a media for learning biology, especially the material for the coordination system for class XI SMA / MA.

Pengembangan Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran Menggunakan Model Project Based Learning (PjBL) Pada Pembelajaran Tematik di Kelas IV SD Negeri Kota Bengkulu

This research is motivated by the problem of the many teachers in elementary schools who have not implemented Thematic learning in the 2013 Curriculum properly. This study aims to produce a Learning Implementation Plan (RPP) using the Project Based Learning (PjBL) model in class IV Elementary Schools (SD) which can be used as a teacher's reference in implementing classroom learning. This research is a Research and Development (R&D) study by modifying the 4-D model by Thiagarajan and Sammel. However, this research was only carried out until the third stage, namely Develop. Validation is carried out by curriculum experts. The developed lesson plans were rated and responded by 8 elementary school teachers in Bengkulu City. Data analysis techniques used descriptive statistical analysis of the results of expert validation assessment and teacher responses and qualitative descriptive analysis of comments from expert validation and teacher responses. This study produced a Thematic Learning Implementation Plan (RPP) using the PjBL model with an assessment of curriculum experts at 95.63 with a very good category and a teacher response of 87.66 with an excellent category as the final product of development.

The Ethics of Teacher Responses to Translingual Student Writing

This chapter will discuss the history of instructor comments in first-year writing and consider the differences in commenting for translingual students, native English-speaking students, as well as students from various language backgrounds and experiences. The goal is to consider ways beyond simply pointing out errors in students' writing and consider the rhetorical appropriateness of the students' texts and how instructors can provide comments to students to maintain the integrity of students' language backgrounds.