The Use of Powtoon as Media to Enhance EFL Students’ English Skill

The title of this research was “The Use of Powtoon as Media to Enhance EFL students’ English Skill”. This study aims to explain that the use of Powtoon as media could enhance EFL students' English skill such as listening, speaking, reading, writing and the benefit of Powtoon as learning media. Technology was growing fast. However, the teacher was still could not adapt to technology in the teaching and learning process. Therefore, the lack of good learning media makes students found some difficulties in understanding the material. The research design used the library research method that collected data from some articles, journals, books, and library resources. Based on the findings, Powtoon could be a solution to enhance EFL students' English skills to have good communication skill in the learning process. Powtoon has many beneficial features such text, music, animation, characters, and audio-visual for EFL students in enhancing their English skills, such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Assessment of Clinical Communication Skills of Medical Students Through the Simulated Patient Approach

Background: Good communication skill is as crucial for the medical practitioner as medical knowledge for better patient outcome. Incorporating simulated patients for teaching communication skills and assessment can be beneficial for the learners as it gives them learning opportunities under a controlled environment. Objectives: 1. To assess the improvement in communication skills with the use of simulated patients after communication skills training. 2. To obtain feedback from simulated patients about patient satisfaction. 3. To obtain feedback from students and faculties about communication skills training intervention and simulated patients for assessment. Methods: After a thorough introduction and explanation of the study, out of total of 139 students from the fifth-semester bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery (MBBS), 44 students gave the willingness to participate. Students were divided into two groups of 22 students; one group acted as doctors, and the other group acted as a standardized patient group. Each simulated patient was randomly assigned to one doctor to make a pair; thus, 22 random pairs of doctor and patients were formed. Before and after giving communication skills training, each doctor-patient pair's consultation was analyzed for clinical communication skills using the Kalamazoo scale adapted version by trained observers. After each consultation, each patient was given a patient satisfaction questionnaire to fill. Results: In this study, students were improved significantly in each competency of the Kalamazoo scale after communication skills training. Before giving this training, the total mean communication skills score of students was 49.86 (SD=10.73), and after training, it significantly improved to 75.45 (SD=15.78) (P < 0.05). Before the training, the mean patient's satisfaction score was 48.95 (SD=12.18), which significantly improved after training to 60.36 (SD=3.99) (P < 0.05). Students as well as observers, found the Kalamazoo scale very useful for communication skills training and assessment. In feedback, they mentioned that the simulated patient approach for the assessment of communication skills was useful. Conclusions: This study showed that the clinical communication skills training with a structured scale was helpful for medical students. Students were found interested in learning such new skills; thus, clinical communication skills training should be an integral part of medical education. Simulated patients were found useful and can be used for the assessment of other clinical skills in medical education.

Personal Factors Influencing Communication among Teachers and Students of Medical Colleges of Bangladesh: Teachers’ and Students’ Views

This descriptive type of cross sectional study was carried out to explore various personal factors that influences communication among medical teachers and students in selected medical colleges of Bangladesh. This study was done over a period of one year from July 2017 to June 2018. Five government & three non-government medical colleges were selected purposively. Students of first, second, third and fourth phases were selected by adopting convenience sampling technique Teachers were selected by convenience sampling technique and for in-depth interview by purposive sampling technique. Medical teachers and students of selected medical colleges were the study population. Total 979 students and 50 teachers were responded through self-administered semi-structured questionnaire with five points Likert scale. Twenty teachers were responded through in-depth interview.Mutual respect (mean=4.44; 4.42), good communication skill (mean=4.40;4.16), listening skill (mean=4.32; 4.12), empathy (mean=4.32;4.32), self-disclosure (mean=4.27,4.42), sharing expectation (mean=4.29;4.28), awareness about own role (mean=4.25,4.34) were highly influencing personal factors that influence communication positively. Use of drugs/tobacco negatively affect communication, This study revealed some important factors that can improve communication .These are friendly relationship among teachers and students, open minded behavior of teachers, student- teachers cooperation, open discussion between teachers and students, morality and religious practice, motivation of students by teachers, understanding each other’s, avoidance of students politics, responsibility of students & teachers etc. This study also revealed communication barriers such as fear and shyness to teachers, humiliation and discrimination of students by teachers and lack of interest of students Addressing these issues at all possible levels, measures should be taken to improve communication among teachers and students in order to improved teaching learning process ; so that ultimate goal of medical education can be achieved. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Education Vol.11(1) 2020: 17-25

Climber Prospective Teacher: Relationship Beliefs and Mathematics Teaching Practice

This research explained the description of the beliefs of prospective teacher who had an adversity quotient type climber and the relationship between beliefs and mathematics teaching practices in the classroom. One student of climber prospective teacher who had taken an internship course and had good communication skill was willing to become a research subject. Semi-structured interview and observation of learning in class were used to obtain the research data. The data that had been obtained were coded, reduced, presented, triangulated to obtain credible data, and then conclusions were drawn. The results show that the climber math prospective teacher believes that mathematics is as something dynamic, namely the space of creation, human invention that develops continuously. Teaching mathematics is student-centered through problem providing or problem solving, and learning is as a construction of student’s active understanding to build knowledge. A more detailed explanation of beliefs description and the relationship with the mathematics teaching practice is described in this research.

Pelatihan Menjadi Pembicara yang Menginspirasi untuk “Start-up’s Coach”

ABSTRAK Seorang pembimbing yang handal adalah faktor yang penting bagi keberhasilan sebuah bisnis start-up. Mereka harus menguasai keahlian komunikasi, keahlian presentasi yang menginspirasi serta mampu mengoptimalkan potensi dari bimbingannya. Program pengembangan komunitas ini mengembangkan kemampuan pembimbing dalam mengasah keahlian pebisnis start-up. Metode penyampaian dimulai dengan konsep diri yang positif. Ke dua adalah menjelaskan konsep “Moment of Truth” dengan mengasah kemampuan komunikasi yang efektif. Bagian ke tiga adalah latihan empati dan asertif. Pada bagian akhir setiap peserta melakukan praktek melakukan presentasi de depan audiens dengan menggunakan semua keahlian yang telah diajarkan dan para peserta menunjukkan performansi yang menggembirakan. Mereka telah menunjukkan kemampuan untuk memberikan presentasi yang berdampak dan menginspirasi. ABSTRACT A coach for a startup business needs to have a good communication skill, and a good presentation skill, in order to unleash the utmost potential of their counselees. This community development project is developing the capacity building of coaches to be able to optimize their skills in giving training and coaching sessions to their counselees. The process starts with the initial phase of Understanding the self-concept. The second step is to improve the moment of truth through the communication skill. The third is mastering empathy and using assertiveness. And the final step is practicing in front of the audience using all the skills taught and practiced in the program. Based on obsertvation, visually, verbally and through the participant’s workbook, the participants are showing a promising improvement in delivering presentation. After the completion of the training, the participants show the ability to conduct impactful and inspiring presentation

Voice from Within: Student Teachers’ Perception on Factor Influencing Willingness to Speak English in Language Classroom at English Education Study Program of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang

The need for good communication skill in English has become a demand that continues to increase. One frustration is that they have spent years studying English, but they still cannot speak it. Therefore in this case, it is necessary to know what are the things that influence willingness of the students to speak English in the language class. This study investigated the student teachers’ perception on factor influencing willingness to speak English in language classroom at English Education Study Program of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang. I used qualitative study with case study design. The participants of this study were nine students of English Education Study Program of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang in the academic year of 2016/2017. The participants were chosen by using purposeful sampling technique. I employed interview technique to collect the data. The result showed that a number of factors contributed to student teachers’ willingness to speak. These factors included motivation, selfbeliefs’, collocutor, and object discussion.

Voice from Within: Student Teachers’ Perception on Factor Influencing Willingness to Speak English in Language Classroom at English Education Study Program of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang

The need for good communication skill in English has become a demand that continues to increase. One frustration is that they have spent years studying English, but they still cannot speak it. Therefore in this case, it is necessary to know what are the things that influence willingness of the students to speak English in the language class. This study investigated the student teachers’ perception on factor influencing willingness to speak English in language classroom at English Education Study Program of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang. I used qualitative study with case study design. The participants of this study were nine students of English Education Study Program of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang in the academic year of 2016/2017. The participants were chosen by using purposeful sampling technique. I employed interview technique to collect the data. The result showed that a number of factors contributed to student teachers’ willingness to speak. These factors included motivation, selfbeliefs’, collocutor, and object discussion.

Komunikasi dan Edukasi Dokter pada Pasien Melasma

Patient satisfaction is something that very important for doctor. Patient satisfaction it’s not just about physic recovery, but also mental recovery. In melasma patients, who often have problem to deal with their self because of their condition, a good communication from their doctor can help them to relieve their confidence and also build up their mental. Because of that, doctor should have good communication skill in order to fulfil their duties. Doctor and patient communication is the part of doctor professionality that determine doctor competency. This competency is made for improving doctor skills, so they can be a good doctor. Moreover, to make sure the patients understand their treatment, doctor should educate them. This communication and education can be different for each melasma patients depending on their condition and needs. So, doctor should know the best method to communicate with patients and to educate them effectively. The methods can make patients tell their problem honestly and make them trust their doctor.

EXAMINING PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS’ BELIEF AND PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE TOWARDS TEACHING PRACTICE IN MATHEMATICS CLASS: A CASE STUDY

Beliefs and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) are two factors influencing teaching practice in the classroom. This research aims to describe the beliefs and PCK of the prospective mathematics teachers and the relationship between the two factors on the teaching practices in the mathematics classroom. Participant in this research includes a prospective teacher who has taken a micro teaching subject and has good communication skill. Data were collected through interview and video analysis on the teaching practice in the classroom. The data obtained were coded, simplified, presented, and triangulated for the credibility and concluded. The result of the research shows that the prospective teachers who hold a constructivist belief view mathematics as a dynamic knowledge which evolves and is regarded as the space of creation for humans. Their beliefs on the nature of mathematics support the belief in the teaching-learning process in mathematics classrooms. Furthermore, a good understanding of the prospective teachers have on the components of the PCK has been sufficient, which can be identified in every step of practical activities in the classroom. More elaboration on the relationship between the belief and PCK is presented in this research.

Perceived Influence of Principals’ Distributed Leadership Skills on Teachers Job Performance in Imo State Secondary Schools.

The study examined principals‟ distributed leadership skills and its influence on teachers‟ job performance in Imo State secondary schools. It was a descriptive survey. A sample size of 300 teachers was selected out of the total population of 6845 using stratified random sampling techniques. Instrument used data collection is a rating scale titled “Principals‟ Distributed Leadership Skill Scale” (PPLSS). A reliability coefficient value of 0.84 was determined using Cronbach Alpha technique. Mean scores and standard deviations were used to answer the research questions while Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study among others include; fairness, creativity, spirit of team work, intelligence, resourcefulness, good communication skill, consistency, reliability, interactiveness, discipline and task orientedness etc were essential features of distributed leadership skills. Also that these features had great positive influence on teachers‟ job performance. However, the researcher recommended among others, that principals of secondary schools in Imo State should adopt this new dimension of leadership and that the stake holders (Ministry of Education, Secondary Education Management Board, Supervisors and Inspectors of Education etc) should visit schools regularly to ascertain the extent of progress and its effects on achieving stipulated education goals.