Identification of the role of oral health educators in elementary schools during COVID-19 pandemic: a competency framework

Objective Oral health educators should have the required knowledge, skills and attitude in order to meet the increased needs of the Ministry of Education in Syria as well as to perform their duties in promoting oral health in children appropriately during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, this study was undertaken to identify core competencies required for oral health educators in elementary schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative exploratory study was undertaken. A focus group which consisted of 5 Medical Education postgraduates and 3 oral health educators’ training team members were invited to formulate a preliminary list of basic competencies. Delphi technique was also adopted through inviting 12 experts in oral health education to evaluate and formulate a final list of elementary schools’ oral health educators’ competencies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results A competency framework was developed. Fifty-five competencies were identified including 35 in cognitive domain, 12 skills and 8 attitude competencies. A list of essential competencies has been identified. These competencies should be addressed in training programs targeting oral health educators, which can consequently produce competent educators who can successfully promote and provide health care to all schoolchildren during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Institutionalizing service-learning as a social work pedagogy: experiences, challenges and contributions to acquisition of competencies

Social Work Education (SWE) in the Philippines is a competency-based academic discipline that focuses on the development of student practice behaviors. The goal of SWE is to demonstrate the integration and application of the competencies in practice with various client systems. This is where the SWE of Southern Christian College (SCC) saw the need to adopt service-learning (SL) as a pedagogy that would aid, assess, and enhance students’ readiness for professional practice. Since it is a combination of academic instruction and community service to address identified community needs, SL is viewed to be an effective vehicle to ensure that students apply what they learn from their classes to address real-world problems in communities. This paper will present the process of how SL had been introduced as an academic framework in one of the social work courses in SCC in 2010 and will particularly highlight the experiences, challenges, gains and learning insights. Experiences of students and faculty revolved around their engagements, challenges encountered, personal and professional learning, and social and psychological gains. Based on the data gathered, an SL framework was developed to reflect the practice of SL in the SCC-SWE. In conclusion, SL as a pedagogy in social work education has contributed to the acquisition and development of basic competencies in terms of knowledge, values and attitudes and skills. The gains which service-learners identified superseded the challenges which they encountered along the various phases.

The Effectiveness of Teaching Materials Loaded with Blended Learning with a Scientific Approach on Buffer Solution Learning

The 2013 scientific-based curriculum, teachers must facilitate students to gain knowledge or skills based on the scientific method. The research aims to analyze the effectiveness of teaching materials. This type of research development, teaching materials have valid content and media. Teaching materials are declared effective if there is an increase in students' classical mastery, an increase in the achievement of basic competencies, and students can understand macroscopic, microscopic and symbolic level representations. Quantitative descriptive research method, starting from the analysis of the quality of teaching materials and diagnostic test instruments Two Tier Multiple Choice (TTMC), application of teaching materials, application of questions, data analysis of test results, classical completeness, achievement of basic competencies, and analysis of representational understanding. The research subjects were students of class XI and XII MIPA. The results of the study were obtained from the results of the student's TTMC test on the buffer solution material that had used Teaching Materials. Data analysis was done classically. The results showed that there was an increase in classical completeness by 9%, the achievement of basic competence indicators increased by 8% and concept understanding increased by 6%. So that the teaching materials developed are effective to use.

Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran Matematika Berbasis Macromedia Flash pada materi koordinat kartesius kelas VIII SMP

The purpose of this research are to develop macromedia flash-based mathematics learning media for cartesian coordinate material for class VIII SMPN 19 Mataram. Macromedia flash-based learning media is an audio-visual media presented in the form of software consisting of basic competencies, learning objectives, materials and quizzes. This development aims to overcome the weaknesses in the learning process that have occurred due to the lack of use of media in classroom, besides that it can also assist students in learning the concept of cartesian coordinates, especially in visualizing the objects in the material. The research methodology used in developing this learning media is 4D (Define, Design, Developement, Dissemination). Data collection techniques using interview guidelines and questionnaires. The result of this research is a software product of learning media for cartesian coordinates based on macromedia flash in the CD form. The product has been declared valid with good criteria by 4 validators. Based on the limited trial, it is known that the response of class VIII students of SMPN 19 Mataram that use the macromedia flash-based learning media cartesian coordinate is good.

Quality of Elementary School Trial Tests on Indonesia Language Subjects in Term of Material, Contruction, and Language Aspects

The achievement of the learning process results can be measured by the teacher by using the test as one of the benchmarks. The test is given by the teacher to students as one of the evaluation tools, in accordance with basic competencies and also indicators of achievement of learning outcomes. Thus, the teacher must really ensure that the questions or tests being tested are of high quality and can map the actual abilities of students. The purpose of this paper is to identify and describe the quality of school exam questions in Indonesian subjects in terms of material, construction, and language aspects. The data used is in the form of a package of test questions (try out) for the elementary school level exams in 2020. The research method used in this research is descriptive qualitative with content analysis techniques. Based on the results of the analysis, it can be concluded that the quality of the 2019/2020 elementary school test test questions in Indonesian subjects in terms of material, construction, and language aspects still needs to be improved, especially in the language and material aspects. The language aspect in question includes spelling, punctuation, and letter writing. The language aspect in question includes spelling, punctuation, and letter writing. Then on the material aspect in terms of the suitability of each item with the indicator.Keywords: Kualitas Soal, Bahasa Indonesia.

The Design of Web-Based Learning Using Google Sites for Teaching Heat and Temperature Topic

The limited variety of learning media will create various learning problems. One of the problems that arise is the lack of motivation to learn and low learning outcomes. These problems can be overcome by developing learning media integrated with technology such as web-based learning. This study aims to produce web-based learning using Google Sites on Heat and Temperature topics for high school students. The media development used the 4D model with the following stages: 1) Define, 2) Design, 3) Develop. The design and development stages of the media involve experts who assess two aspects, namely material and media design. The average result of media expert's validation is "very feasible". The average effect of material expert validation is "feasible." Based on the validation results by experts, this media is feasible to be used as a learning medium that helps students learn Heat and Temperature topics. The weakness in this research was that the learning design on the developed media was not very relevant to the learning objectives and basic competencies. Researchers hope to develop a learning media with learning designs that are more relevant to learning objectives and basic competencies in the future.

Development of Emotional Competencies as a Teaching Innovation for Higher Education Students of Physical Education

The objective of the work presented is to develop emotional competencies in higher-education students by following Bisquerra’s five-block model. With the methodological support of adventure pedagogy and gamification, students improve their emotional competencies, as well as the basic competencies of the degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences and the specific ones of the subject. The proposal, which is entitled “In search of my Avatar”, aims to make sure that, in their future as sports professionals, they will be able to serve their customers in a fully competent way. The work presented proposes different activities of emotional education to work transversally in higher education, ranging from conflict management and the use of language to improve the relationship with oneself and with others. The proposal was developed for the Degree in Sports Science and for the subject of Physical Activity and Sport in the Natural Environment, but with certain adaptations, it could be transferred to any university-degree subject.

Pendidikan Islam dan Spirit Antikorupsi; Analisis Desain Pembelajaran PAI Berwawasan Antikorupsi di Sekolah

This article explains the design of anti-corruption-based Islamic religious education learning in junior high schools. Educational institutions become media for prevention as a preventive effort in tackling corrupt behavior from an early age. By using qualitative research methods, the data in this research were obtained through interviews and searching curriculum documents. This study found that the anti-corruption PAI learning design was carried out by designing primary objectives and competencies, both subjects and graduates, which referred to anti-corruption values, such as honesty, trustworthiness, trustworthy and responsible. The learning objectives are formulated through basic competencies, reinforced by contextual learning methods realized through habituation, dialogical, interactive, and integrative learning experiences. This study also found that learning evaluation was carried out through authentic assessment because anti-corruption behavior cannot be assessed only by cognitive understanding but requires observation and trust to develop a trustworthy attitude. This study provides theoretical implications that anti-corruption education in educational institutions needs to be strengthened by integrative learning designs, which increase students' understanding need an academic infrastructure that can support the birth of behavior with integrity.

Anti-Corruption Education Model in Islamic Universities

Anti-corruption education in Islamic religious colleges aims to provide students with sufficient knowledge about the ins and outs of corruption and its eradication and instill anti-corruption values. This descriptive qualitative research with the literature study method examines various reference books, state regulations, and journals relevant to the research topic. This study captures and describes the concepts and models of anti-corruption education management in religious colleges. The student anti-corruption movement is expected to appear at the front as a driving force. Students are supported by their basic competencies: intelligence, critical thinking skills, and the courage to state the truth. This study found that there are three models of anti-corruption education at PTKI (religious universities) in Indonesia, namely 1) integrated anti-corruption education in courses, 2) integrated anti-corruption education in student activities, and 3) cultural habituation and anti-corruption character in the academic community.

Tools for solving management tasks in economic systems of the «organization» type

The digital economy requires the digital transformation of firms. There is no single solution to the digital transformation process. For each company, the process is carried out according to an individual plan. You can use world experience, but in certain segments of the digital economy, the Russian Federation has gone further than other countries. The authors proposed to consider the problems of digital transformation of energy companies separately. Then combine it into a single approach. Digital transformation is much broader than the digitization of the workflow. Often, digitizing documents does not provide the synergistic effect of digital transformation. Digital transformation requires a change in the entire management system. All strategic documents should be reengineered. Digital transformation requires new models and methods that can use the information technologies and artificial intelligence systems that appear in the future. The introduction of blockchain technologies as part of digital transformation will allow changing the centralized management system. This will lead to significant cost savings. Digital transformation has highlighted a problem related to the lack of basic competencies of the digital economy among the leaders of energy firms. It is necessary to solve the identified problem in the shortest possible lines. The article reveals the problems associated with the use of information technologies by energy companies supplied from other countries with the possibility of remote change.