The Implementation of Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOTS) in Junior High School: Teaching Practice and Problems

This study is aims to find out teaching practice and problems in impelementing HOTS. This research is descriptive qualitative. Subject of this study were four English Teacher in SMPN 1 Rejang Lebong. Questionnaire and interview were used to find out data of this research. Data analyzed by using qualitative analysis. The result of this study is (1) the implementation of HOTS in SMPN 1 Rejang Lebong is well done based on Anderson Taxonomy: remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating. Second, teaching problems in HOTS implementation, and (2) lack of facilities, lack of time, lack of training, lack of knowledge, lack of connection, and lack of motivation were teaching problems of HOTS implementation. This finding is hoped can be used to know about teaching and learning process by using HOTS in junior high school.Keywords: HOTS, Junior High School, Teaching Practice, Teaching Problems

Application of Bullseye Diagram in Teaching of “Variance”

Variance and standard deviation, as a kind of discrete function, are an important content in high school teaching, and they are widely used in data statistics. For high school students, they have difficulty understanding abstract concepts such as stability, volatility, and degree of dispersion when they are first exposed to discrete functions. In actual teaching, you can apply “bullseye chart” to “variance” teaching, and use abstract concept diagrams. Demonstration helps high school students to intuitively understand the concept of “variance” and the nature of dispersion.

Development of Teaching Material Supplement for Geography Subject Based on Local Wisdom of Kaili Da'a in Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi

The aim of the research was to develop a supplement of teaching materials for classXI geography subjects based on the local wisdom of the Kaili Da'a tribe in SigiRegency, Central Sulawesi, which is valid and feasible. Before developing thesupplement of teaching materials, first make preparations, namely: (1) Kaili Da'aresearch community in Dombu village, Marawola Sub district, Sigi Regency relatedto local wisdom values that are relevant to the geography material of XI high schoolclass. (2) Examines the Content Competency, Basic Competence, Teaching Materialand values of local wisdom that can be implemented in the geography learningmaterials of class XI high school. Teaching material supplements developed werevalidated by material experts and linguists. Products validated by material expertsand linguists show a percentage of 85% with qualifications that are very suitable foruse, after which a revision is made. The revised teaching material supplement wasthen tested for eligibility in small groups. The small group was 20 students of SMA 4Sigi, 20 students of SMA AL-Khairat Kalukubula, and 20 students of SMA 2 Sigi.The results of the feasibility test in the small group were 86.15% for SMA Negeri 4Sigi, 87.30% for SMA AL-Khairat Kalukubula and 86.73% for SMA Negeri 2 Sigi.These percentages respectively showed that the results of the development ofteaching material supplements received responses. Positive and qualify as eligible tobe used as a supplement of teaching materials.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE CULTURAL COMPETENCE OF HIGH SCHOOL TEACHING STAFF

Components of cultural awareness: linguistic; intercultural; socio-cultural; personal. Research of the state of the development of teachers’ cultural awareness (50 respondents) from ten institutions of higher education of Ukraine, which are the representatives of different directions and specialties. The study revealed a significant role of the subjectivepersonal component in the development of cultural competence. The conditions which promote development of cultural competence are defined as next: 1) orientation to preservation of sacred values; 2) eco-social and psychologically safe space; 3) support from higher education institutions; 4) presence of personal qualities, such as openness, communication, flexibility, tolerance, readiness for uncertainty, the desire for self-realization.

THE STAGES OF ORGANIZING THE GERMAN LANGUAGE CLASS (L2)

Learning German L2 is a challenge for fresh teachers, as the aspects they encounter in teaching are related to psycho-pedagogical factors, often difficult to manage. Most teachers prefer high-school teaching, considering that pupils are calmer and understand the notions taught faster than middle school or primary school pupils. However, we can say that all pupils, regardless of age, need a teacher who knows how to capture their attention in an engaging style. Teachers need to know that regardless of age, pupils are driven by affectivity and the role models they have in front of the class can positively influence their lives. Therefore, the constant training of the teacher is importer in order to properly manage the scientific principles in harmony with the psycho-pedagogical ones in teaching, learning and assessment in the classroom. Starting from the method of observation, our article deals with an essential topic of teaching German (L2) in primary school. But to observe the behavioral importance of teachers, we considered a total of 98 pupils from three 5th forms.

Pengambangan Buku Cerita Rakyat di Jepara sebagai Pengayaan Materi Ajar Legenda Kelas VIII SMP

Abstrak Penelitian pengembangan materi ajar ini bertujuan untuk: (a) mengetahui kebutuhan siswa dan guru mengenai buku cerita rakyat di Jepara sebagai pengayaan materi ajar legenda kelas VIII SMP, (b) mengembangkan prototipe buku cerita rakyat di Jepara sebagai pengayaan materi ajar legenda kelas VIII SMP, dan (c) mengetahui hasil validasi oleh ahli dan perbaikan prototipe buku cerita rakyat di Jepara sebagai pengayaan materi ajar legenda kelas VIII SMP. Rancangan penelitian menggunakan pendekatan research and development (R&D) yang dilakukan dengan lima langkah, yaitu (1) potensi dan masalah, (2) mengumpulkan informasi, (3) penyusunan desain produk, (4) validasi desain/uji ahli, dan (5) perbaikan desain produk. Setelah penelitian dilaksanakan, diperoleh hasil penelitian sebagai berikut: (1) buku pengayaan cerita rakyat di Jepara yang disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan siswa dan guru dengan menggunakan bahasa Jawa ragam ngoko alus yang isinya disajikan secara rinci, jelas, runtut, dan komunikatif dengan disertai gambar ilustrasi, dan (2) penilaian yang diberikan ahli materi dan ahli media terdiri dari tiga aspek, yaitu pewarnaan font pada judul sampul depan buku, penggunaan tanda baca yang kurang tepat dan perbaikan pada aspek grafika. Perbaikan pada sampul buku yaitu warna pada judul buku yang terdapat di bagian sampul depan buku dibuat menggunakan warna yang lebih cerah. Perbaikan pada aspek kebahasaan yaitu penggunaan tanda baca yang kurang tepat. Perbaikan pada aspek grafika yaitu gambar awan pada background di setiap halaman direduksi, karena penggambaran awan kurang menunjukkan gambar awan, hanya berupa garis-garis awan lincar putih. Kata kunci: Materi ajar, buku pengayaan, cerita rakyat Abstract The material of this development research aims to: (a) determine the needs of students and teachers regarding folklore books in Jepara as enrichment of teaching materials for grade VIII SMP, (b) develop prototypes of folklore books in Jepara as enrichment of VIII grade junior high school teaching material, and (c) know the results of validation by experts and repairing prototypes of folklore books in Jepara as enrichment of teaching materials for grade VIII SMP. The research design uses the research and development (R & D) approach which is carried out in five steps, namely (1) potential and problems, (2) gathering information, (3) product design preparation, (4) design validation / expert testing, and (5) product design improvements. After the research was conducted, the results of the study were as follows: (1) folklore enrichment books in Jepara tailored to the needs of students and teachers using the Javanese language variety of ngoko alus whose contents were presented in detail, clear, coherent, and communicative with illustrations, and (2) the assessment given by material experts and media experts consists of three aspects, namely font coloring in the book's front cover title, inappropriate use of punctuation and improvements to aspects of graphics. Repair to the book cover, namely the color of the book title found on the front cover of the book, are made using brighter colors. Repair in linguistic aspects, namely the use of punctuation that is not consistent. Improvements in the aspect of graphics, namely cloud images in the background on each page is reduced, because the deciption of cloud shows less of a cloud image, only in the form of white clouds of light. Keywords: Teaching materials, enrichment books, folklore