Critical Thinking Ability and Performance in Argumentative Essays of the Education Major Students

The study was carried out to assess the relationship between students' critical thinking abilities and their success in writing an argumentative essay. The descriptive-correlation design was used in this research. The respondents in this survey were a total of 310 Education major students. This is 22.32 percent of the 1387 students enrolled in the Education program. The 50-item questionnaire was based on the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal from Pearson TalentLens to measure the student's study critical thinking abilities. The following conclusions were drawn: the students lack critical thinking ability; the students have difficulty in constructing argumentative essays; and the less critical the students are, the less performance they have in writing argumentative essays.

Post-stroke Anxiety Among Patients in Jordan: A Multihospital Study

This study aimed to assess the prevalence, correlates, and significant associated factors of anxiety among patients with stroke. A cross-sectional, correlation design was utilized. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale was used to detect and assess the severity of anxiety and depression among mentally well patients at general hospital settings. Among the 226 patients with stroke, 45.6% had clinically significant levels of anxiety to be considered as a definite case. Having a short duration since the stroke onset, being a definite case of depression, being unable to perform self-care activities, having an insufficient monthly income, and having visual problems due to stroke were the significantly associated factors. The high prevalence of anxiety among patients with stroke highlights the need for interventions of early detection and management to enhance recovery. Patients who have any of the significant traits predicted post-stroke anxiety required special attention.

Pengaruh Tingkat Kepercayaan Masyarakat Tentang Covid-19 Terhadap Kepatuhan Menjalankan Protokol Kesehatan Pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19

Virus corona merupakan virus berbahaya yang menyerang saluran pernapasan dan menyebabkan demam tinggi, batuk, flu, sesak napas serta nyeri tenggorokan. Cara yang dapat dilakukan untuk mencegah tertularnya Covid-19 yaitu menjalankan protokol kesehatan. Di Kabupaten Aceh Utara masih banyak masyarakat tidak patuh untuk menjalankan protokol kesehatan tersebut. Hal tersebut dikarenakan banyak masyarakat belum begitu mempercayai penyakit Covid-19. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi pengaruh tingkat kepercayaan masyarakat tentang Covid-19 terhadap kepatuhan menjalankan protokol kesehatan pada masa pandemi Covid-19. Jenis penelitian ini yaitu quantitative dengan desain korelasi analitik dengan cross sectional. Pengambilan sampel dengan teknik convenience sampling dengan jumlah 175 responden. Analisis data secara uji Chi-Square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan sebanyak 67,4% responden memiliki tingkat kepercayaan dalam kategori tidak percaya dan sebanyak 82,9% responden tidak patuh dalam menjalankan protokol kesehatan. Ada pengaruh tingkat kepercayaan masyarakat tentang Covid-19 terhadap kepatuhan menjalankan protokol kesehatan pada masa pandemi Covid-19 masyarakat di Desa Lueng Bata Kecamatan Baktiya Kabupaten Aceh Utara (p=0,000). Diharapkan kepada petugas kesehatan terutama perawat lebih optimal dalam memberikan pendidikan kesehatan untuk meningkatkan kepercayaan masyarakat tentang Covid-19 sehingga masyarakat patuh dalam menjalankan protokol kesehatan. Kata kunci: covid-19; kepatuhan; protokol kesehatan; tingkat kepercayaanThe Effect Of Community Trust Regarding Covid-19 On The Compliance Of Health Protocol Implementation During Covid-19 PandemicsAbstractCorona virus is a dangerous virus that attacks the respiratory tract and causes high fever, cough, flu, shortness of breath and sore throat. One way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is to follow health protocols. In North Aceh District, there are still many people who do not comply with the health protocol. This is because many people do not really believe in the Covid-19 disease. This study was aimed to identify the effect of the level of public trust about Covid-19 on compliance with health protocols during the Covid-19 pandemic. This type of research was quantitative analytical correlation design with cross sectional. Sampling technique used convenience sampling technique with a total of 175 respondents. Data analysis used Chi-Square test. The results showed that 67.4% of respondents had a level of trust in the distrust category and as many as 82.9% of respondents did not comply with health protocols. There is an influence on the level of public trust about Covid-19 on compliance with health protocols during the Covid-19 pandemic in Lueng Bata Village, Baktiya District, North Aceh Regency (p = 0.000). It is hoped that health workers, especially nurses, are more optimal in providing health education to increase public trust about Covid-19 so that people obey in carrying out health protocols. Keywords: covid-19; obedience; health protocols; level of confidence

Peran Kepala Keluarga Terhadap Penerapan Protokol Kesehatan Di Kabupaten Aceh Utara

Kepala keluarga memiliki peran penting sebagai pendidikdalam upaya mencegah penularan virus Covid-19, keluarga menjadi tempat yang rawan bagi penularan virus Corona.Kondisi seperti ini tentunya berbahaya bagi anggota keluarga, karenanya diperlukan antisipasi atau pencegahan dari terpaparnya Covid-19 didalam keluarga, salah satunya melalui peran kepala keluarga.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran kepala keluarga dengan penerapan protokol kesehatan di Desa Rawa Kecamatan Tanah Luas Kabupaten Aceh Utara.Penelitian kuantitatif ini dengan desain correlation analitik dengan teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan random samplingpada53 kepala keluarga. Analisis uji statistic menggunakan Uji Chi-Square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkanbahwa sebanyak 39,6%peran kepala keluarga berada pada kategori kurang dansebanyak 69,8%kepala keluarga tidak menerapkan protokol kesehatan.Ada hubungan yang signifikan hubungan peran kepala keluarga terhadap penerapan protokol kesehatan di Desa Rawa Kecamatan Tanah Luas Kabupaten Aceh Utara dengan nilai (p value = 0,000; α = 0,05).Diharapkan untuk optimalisasi sosialisasi dan edukasi tentang protokol Covid-19 dan peran kepala keluarga dalam masyarakat dengan melibatkan tokoh adat, alim ulama dan tokoh masyarakat, mengoptimalkan gerakan sosialisasi dan penyebarluasan informasi penanganan Covid-19. Kata kunci:kepala keluarga; protokol; covid-19The Role Of Family Head On The Implementation Of Health Protocol In Aceh Utara RegencyAbstractThe head of the family has an important role as an educator in an effort to prevent the transmission of the Covid-19 virus; the family becomes a vulnerable place for the transmission of the Corona virus. One of which is through the role of the head of the family. This study was aimed to determine the role of the head of the family with the implementation of health protocols in Rawa Village, Tanah Luas District, North Aceh Regency. This quantitative study was an analytical correlation design with a sampling technique using random sampling of 53 families. Statistical test analysis used Chi-Square Test. The results showed that as many as 39.6% of the role of the head of the family were in the fewer categories and as many as 69.8% of the head of the family did not apply the health protocol. There is a significant relationship between the role of the head of the family on the implementation of health protocols in Rawa Village, Tanah Luas District, North Aceh Regency with a value (p value = 0.000; = 0.05). It is expected to optimize socialization and education about the Covid-19 protocol and the role of family heads in society by involving traditional leaders, religious scholars and community leaders, optimizing the socialization movement and disseminating information on handling Covid-19. Keywords: family head; protocol; covid-19

The Effects of Work Motivation and Communication Condition on Elementary Teachers’ Performance

This research was aimed at exposing the contribution of working motivation and the communication condition towards the primary teachers’ working performance at Ampek Angkek sub-district of Agam Regency. This research employed quantitative research with correlation design. The population of this research wasprimary public servant teachers at Ampek Angkek sub-district of Agam Regency which were 231 people. The samples were 67 people that were taken through stratified proportional technique random sampling, by considering the strata levels education and working experiences. The instrument used to accumulate the data wastested to check the reliability. The result indicated that the working motivation contributed to the teachers working performance as 35%, communication conditioncontributed as 20,3% to teachers’ working perfomance, and both working motivation and communication condition assigned as 45,6% to teachers’ working performance. It can be concluded that working motivation and communication condition had influenced to primary teachers’ working perfomance at Ampek Angkek sub-district Agam Regency.

Analysis of Learning and Academic Performance of Education Students Before and During the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic

<p style="text-align: justify;">The study focused on education students' learning experiences and the differences in their activities before and during the pandemic. This research was carried out at the NEUST Gabaldon Campus during the academic year 2020-2021 vacation. A study design that combines descriptive-comparative and descriptive-correlational elements. The descriptive-comparative design was used to compare the number of hours students spent sleeping, studying, using social media, and academic performance before and during the pandemic. The descriptive-correlation design, on the other hand, was used to determine the relationship between a student's academic performance (GPA) and the number of hours spent sleeping, studying, and using social media during the pandemic. The 171 education students who participated in the study were chosen through stratified random sampling. The findings revealed that there is a significant difference in the number of hours spent sleeping, studying, and using social media before and during the pandemic. However, there is no significant difference in students' academic performance before and during the pandemic. The study also discovered a highly significant link between the number of hours spent studying and academic performance and between the number of hours spent in social media and the number of hours spent studying. Nonetheless, there is no statistically significant relationship between students' academic performance and the number of hours they sleep and the use of social media during the pandemic. In addition, there is no link between the number of hours they sleep and the amount of time they spend studying and using social media. The students agree that there are benefits and drawbacks to flexible learning. The study's theoretical and practical implications were also discussed.</p>

Happiness among Undergraduates: What is the Role of Humour Styles?

Hedonism theory and desire theory assumed that internal factors (humour styles) may explain happiness among undergraduates. In the current study, the assumption is tested among 226 undergraduates of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Ages of the participants were 18-40 years (M= 21.66 years, SD= 3.10). Two scales were used to collect data for the study: Subjective happiness scale (SHS) and humour styles questionnaire (HSQ). The study adopted correlation design and the hypothesis was tested with multiple regression analysis. The results indicated that humour styles; affiliative humour, self-enhancing humour and self-defeating humour significantly predicted happiness while aggressive humour did not. The outcome of the study suggested for the first time a framework for understanding the role of humour styles on happiness. It was suggested that affiliative, self-enhancing and self-defeating humour styles should be encouraged and included in the University’s programs as part of general studies, routine seminars, conferences and orientations of new students.

Mental representations of immigrants encode racialized expectations of socio-structural positions

Illegalized immigrants are mentally associated with specific visual expectations (e.g., dark-skinned threats) and classifications (e.g., Latin American, Syrian, poor, economic drains). However, these findings provide only partial accounts of how migrant illegality is represented: visual representations could shift depending on the various societal positions or categories illegalized immigrants occupy. We therefore introduce a factorial cross-categorical reverse correlation design where online participants (N = 480) visualized immigrants simultaneously associated with certain documentation statuses (documented or undocumented), economic circumstances (job or welfare), and nationalities (Mexican, Irish, Chinese, or Nigerian). The resulting images and evaluations by naïve samples (N = 345) highlighted that: 1) illegality is not always visually encoded as darker skin, 2) affective face expressions hint at racialized expectations of European vs. non-European immigrants’ societal positions in the U.S., and 3) disaggregation of a target category is critical for understanding the relationship between categorical and visual mental representations.

Remaja Yang Dilihat Dari Kelekatan Orang Tua Terhadap Kecerdasan Emosi

: This study aims to determine how big the relationship between parental attachment to emotional intelligence in IBA Palembang high school teenagers. While the research hypothesis is that there is a significant relationship between Parental Attachment to Emotional Intelligence in adolescents. This study uses a quantitative approach with a product moment correlation design. This research was conducted in Palembang City which consisted of 60 women and 70 men. The sampling technique used in this study is a random sampling technique because the sampling of population members is done randomly by selecting the criteria that have been set by the researcher. Data were collected through a parental attachment scale with 40 items referred to from the theory of Armsden and Greenbreg (2009). Emotional Intelligence Scale with 40 items from Goleman (2009). The category of adolescents who have parental attachment is included in the high category. The instrument validation technique uses content validity and Cronbach's Alpha coefficient reliability. The results showed that there was a relationship between parental attachment to emotional intelligence in adolescents with a significance value of 0.000 (p <0.01). Data were analyzed using Product Moment Person correlation analysis. The results showed that there was a very significant relationship between Parental Attachment to Emotional Intelligence in Adolescents at SMA IBA Palembang rxy > rtable : 0.736 > 0.266, a significant level of 0.01, which means that the higher the attachment, the higher the Emotional Intelligence. It can be concluded that parental attachment has a relationship with emotional intelligence in adolescents. Keywords: attachment, emotional intelligence, adolescents. Abstrak : Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui seberapa besar hubungan antara kelekatan orangtua terhadap kecerdasan emosi pada remaja SMA IBA Palembang. Sedangkan hipotesis penelitian adalah ada hubungan yang signifikan antara Kelekatan Orang Tua Terhadap Kecerdasan Emosi pada remaja. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain korelasional product moment. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Kota Palembang yang terdiri dari 60 wanita dan 70 pria. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang dilakukan dalam penelitian ini adalah teknik random sampling karena pengambilan sampel anggota populasi dilakukan secara acak dengan memilih kriteria yang telah ditetapkan peneliti. Data dikumpulkan melalui skala kelekatan orangtua dengan 40 item yang diacu dari teori Armsden dan Greenbreg (2009). Skala Kecerdasan Emosi dengan 40 item dari Goleman (2009). Kategori remaja yang memiliki kelekatan orang tua termasuk dalam kategori tinggi. Teknik validasi instrumen menggunakan validitas konten dan reliabilitas koefisien Alpha Cronbach. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan antara kelekatan orangtua terhadap kecerdasan emosi pada remaja dengan nilai signifikansi 0,000 (p <0,01). Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis korelasi Product Moment Person. Hasil penelitian menunjukan ada hubungan yang sangat signifikan antara Kelekatan Orang Tua Terhadap Kecerdasan Emosi Pada Remaja SMA IBA Palembang rxy > rtabel : 0,736 > 0,266 taraf signifikan 0,01 yang berarti bahwa semakin tinggi Kelekatan maka semakin tinggi Kecerdasan Emosi. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa kelekatan orangtua ada hubungan terhadap kecerdasan emosi pada remaja. Kata kunci: kelekatan, kecerdasan emosi, remaja.

Hubungan Kualitas Hidup Lansia Dengan Food Satisfaction di PTSW Ina Kaka Provinsi Maluku

AbstrakMenjadi tua merupakan sebuah proses yang tak terelakkan namun pencapaian kualitas hidup lansia masih menjadi tantangan. Salah satu faktor yang mengakibatkan tidak tercapainya kualitas hidup pada lansia adalah adanya stigma. Bagi lansia stigma sebagai beban keluarga mendorong mereka untuk tinggal di panti werdha. Stigma juga bisa berpengaruh pada pemenuhan gizi lansia. Pemenuhan pangan oleh pihak panti werdha dapat berdampak pada kepuasan makan lansia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi hubungan antara kualitas hidup lansia dengan food satisfaction di PTSW Ina Kaka Provinsi Maluku. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif dengan desain deskriptif correlation. Instrument yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kuesioner WHOQOL-BREF dan kuesioner SWFL (Satisfaction With Food-Related Life) yang diterjemahkan ke Bahasa Indonesia serta diadaptasikan menggunakan dialek Ambon. Data yang diperoleh diolah menggunakan program SPSS 20 dengan menggunakan uji korelasi Pearson Product Moment. Hasil penelitian menunjukan kualitas hidup lansia di PTSW Ina Kaka Provinsi Maluku berada pada tingkat sedang sedangkan untuk food satisfaction tingkat kepuasannya puas. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah adanya hubungan antara kualitas hidup lansia dengan food satisfaction yang mengarah ke arah positif (r = 0,332 * , p = 0,048).Kata kunci: Lansia, Kualitas hidup, Food SatisfactionAbstractThe aging process can become a challenge for elderly to gain quality of life. In addition stigma can become one factor to unsuccessful quality of life. Older people who experience as family burden urge them to stay at nursing homes. Moreover, stigma can cause a unbalance nutrition condition. The diet requirement from nursing homes can affect a food satisfaction. This study aims to explore the relationship between the quality of life of the elderly with food satisfaction at PTSW Ina Kaka, Maluku Province. The method used in this research is quantitative with descriptive correlation design. This study used WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire and the SWFL (Satisfaction With Food-Related Life) in Indonesia and adapted using the Ambon dialect. The data analysis used the SPSS 20 program with the Pearson Product Moment correlation test. The result showed the quality of life of the elderly in PTSW Ina Kaka, Maluku Province was at a moderate level, while for food satisfaction the level of satisfaction was satisfied. The conclusion there is a relationship between the quality of life of the elderly with food satisfaction (r = 0,332 * , p = 0,048). Keywords: Elderly, Quality of Life, Food Satisfaction