Middle school teacher pedagogic competency map for private vocational school in Wanareja Cilacap

This study aims to map the acquisition of teachers’ pedagogical competence at private vocational high schools Wanareja, Cilacap, Central Java. This research used quantitative method. We involved 60 teachers from four private vocational schools as the research subject. We delivered a Likert-scale questionnaire to assess the pedagogical competence. Then, we analyzed the data using non-parametric inferential statistics. The results showed that the pedagogical competence of private vocational school teachers in Wanareja on ten aspects of pedagogical competence had different categories in each aspect. The aspect of mastering the students’ characteristics was very sufficient (55%). The aspect of mastering the learning theory was good (44%) and very sufficient (40%). The aspect of developing a curriculum was good (48%). The aspect of organizing learning was good (63%). The aspect of using ICT in learning was very sufficient (51%). The aspect of developing the students’ potential was good (44%). The aspect of effective communication and politeness was good (63%). The aspect of conducting an assessment was sufficient (53%). The aspect of utilizing the results of the assessment for the benefit of learning was very sufficient (53%). And finally, the aspect of doing reflective action was sufficient (68%). The implementation of the pedagogical competence of private vocational school teachers in Wanareja has not been evenly distributed in all aspects of competencies and efforts to improve teacher pedagogical competence has not been maximized.

Is mathematics created or discovered? Pre-service teachers’ perception on a classic enigma

There are many classic questions about the nature of mathematics which have been an endless debate among philosophers. One of them is about whether mathematics is created or discovered. This research aims to find out the pre-service mathematics teachers’ perception about the classical enigma of mathematics after joining the course of history and philosophy of mathematics education. It was a descriptive qualitative research involving 45 pre-service mathematics teachers in their first-year training. We collected the data using questionnaire and then deepened the findings using semi-structured interview. The results suggest that 40% of the respondents believed that mathematics is created, while the rest 60% believed that mathematics is discovered. The two claims have their basic reasoning in the perspective of the respondents. Those who believed that mathematics is created argued that mathematics exists because of human activities. Therefore, it will never be founded if it is not created first. Meanwhile, those who believed that mathematics is discovered tended to argue that whether or not there is human activities to prove the mathematics phenomena, it is already there as the God created it. Thus, human just discovered it, not create it. Both arguments are interesting and have a potential impact to the mathematics education practice.

The use of Betel leaf in Nyirih tradition: Analyzing an ethnoscience-based learning material

Nyirih tradition is one of popular traditions in Indonesia, a country with a diverse ethnic groups, cultures, and languages. The traditions are potential to be explored and used as contextual learning materials. This research aims to analyze the relationship between science (physics, biology, and chemistry) on the use of Betel leaf in the Nyirih tradition. This research used an ethnoscience approach, an approach which raises various cultures in a society to become a science learning topic, so that it would be easier for students to integrate various material in science learning with the real-life contexts. It was a qualitative research using the study literature type which consists of several steps, namely: (1) determining the topic, (2) gathering materials as references, (3) making an introduction, (4) determining the method, (5) discussing the findings, and (6) making a conclusion. The results suggest that the use of Betel leaf in Nyirih tradition could become an interesting topic in explaining several concepts in science.

Perception of hotel industry partner towards the vocational high school students’ internship performance

This research is motivated by the fact that there are still many graduates of the hotel expertise vocational school who have not been employed in the hotel industry because the competencies possessed by the graduates are not in line with the market needs. This study aims to: (1) describe the students’ performance in the internship program of SMKN 1 Sewon; (2) analyze perceptions of the partner hotel industry on the internship performance of SMK 1 Sewon Bantul students. This research method used a qualitative descriptive approach. The research subjects consisted of seven hotel industries in Yogyakarta. The data sources used primary and secondary sources. Primary data sources were obtained from interviews. Secondary sources were obtained from literature, observation, and documentation. The sampling technique used purposive sampling. The data validity used triangulation, and the data analysis used a qualitative approach by Milles and Huberman. The results of the study concluded that: (1) the performance of internship in the hotel expertise program of SMKN 1 Sewon Bantul was in the excellent category; (2) The perception of the hotel industry partners on the internship performance of SMKN 1 Sewon Bantul students was very good. It was shown by the summary of the results obtained by the assessment in the category of very good with an average of 96.00%. It means that the hotel managers perceive the performance of intern students are categorized as very good and good starting from appearance, speech, mastery of competence, attendance, completing tasks, obeying an order, communication, using tools or facilities, and completing tasks according to procedures and on time.

Development of literacy-based learning for Pancasila and citizenship education in senior high school

Pancasila is the five principles which becomes the Indonesian ideology. The literacy culture of students, especially in Pancasila and citizenship education learning, is still low. The results of a preliminary observation we did at several high schools in Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta, showed that the problem of Pancasila and citizenship education learning was the students' low literacy skills. Solutions are needed to overcome these problems. An alternative solution about literacy based on Pancasila and citizenship education learning model is needed. The citizenship education learning process based on literacy can improve the literacy skills of students. The purpose of this study is to produce a literacy-based Pancasila and citizenship education learning model in senior high school. This type of research is qualitative. The location of this research is senior high schools in Bantul, Yogyakarta. The results showed that the literacy based on Pancasila and citizenship education learning model in senior high schools were: first, school support about literacy culture. Literacy culture facilities include education and school policies and school facilities. Second, the development of literacy based on Pancasila and citizenship education learning include: (1) preliminary stages include: orientation, apperception, motivation, and giving ignorance. Literacy developed is cultural literacy. (2) The core stages include stimulation, problem statements, data collection, verification, and concluding. The literacy developed is cultural literacy, literacy, digital literacy, and scientific literacy. (3) The concluding stage includes summarizing conclusions, reinforcement, feedback, and closing greetings. Literacy activities developed are cultural literacy and reading-writing literacy.

Development of test instruments to measure high level thinking ability of two linear variable equations system

This study aims to develop a test instrument to measure the high-level thinking ability of the two-variable linear equation system material. This research is a Research and Development using the ADDIE development model consisting of steps of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. The test subjects in this study were students of class VIII of SMP Negeri 3 Payung. The instruments used in this study were validation sheets and documentation. Data collection techniques through expert judgment and tests. This research has succeeded in developing a test instrument to measure the high-level thinking ability of two-variable linear equations system material. The test developed consists of 10 multiple choice items and 5 description items that have been declared valid by expert judgment. The trial results show from the difficulty index analysis of multiple-choice questions was obtained as much as 1 item in the easy category, 9 questions in the moderate category, the analysis of the difficulty index for the essay obtained by 2 items in the medium category, 3 questions in the difficult category. In the analysis of discriminant index of multiple-choice questions, there were 1 question in the bad category, 3 questions with enough categories, and 6 questions in the good category. In the analysis of the difference in power, 2 questions were categorized as bad, 1 question was categorized as sufficient, 2 questions were categorized as good. Based on the analysis of the function of the distractor, it was found that 1 question was not functioning properly, 9 questions were functioning properly. Finally, from the reliability analysis, it was obtained 0.73 for multiple choice questions and 0.716 for essay questions with high reliability interpretation.

Developing Moodle-based e-learning on the topic of logarithm for the tenth-grade students of SMA N 1 Sewon

The development of technology and communication has an impact on all aspects of life, including in the learning process using media. This study aims to develop e-learning platform by using Moodle on logarithmic material for ten grader students of SMA Negeri 1 Sewon. This development research uses the ADDIE model. The subjects of this study were learning material expert, learning media expert, and 10 grader students of SMA Negeri 1 Sewon. Data collection techniques were carried out by interviews, questionnaires, and observations. The data analysis techniques were conducted by converting qualitative data into quantitative data using a Likert scale. The results obtained from experts in the material included in the feasible category, the results obtained by media experts included in the feasible category, and the results of student assessment obtained as a feasible category. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the learning media developed can be used in the process of learning mathematics.

The group embedded figure and pattern test for cognitive styles of deaf-mute students

This research aim is to describe deaf-mute students' cognitive style which seen in the condition of the Group Embedded Figure Test (GEFT). Data was collected through given by GEFT to four deaf-mute students of SLBN 2 Bantul and the data were analyzed through an interactive analysis of the Miles & Huberman model namely data collection, data reduction, data display, verification or conclusion inferred. From the test results, two students were categorized to Field-Dependent (FD) cognitive style and the other students were categorized to Field-Independent (FI) cognitive style. Students with FD cognitive styles tend to have difficulty focusing on something or analyzing the pattern into different parts. In contrary, students with FI cognitive style are more capable to accept separate parts of an overall pattern and analyzing the pattern into its components.

The implementation evaluation of school-industry cooperation to strengthen the vocational school students’ competence

This research aims to conduct an evaluation of the implementation of school-industry cooperation in form of internship program. The evaluation focused on the aspects of (1) context in terms of the purpose of the agreement, (2) input in terms of readiness of cooperation, (3) process in terms of the quality of implementing cooperation, and (4) product in terms of benefits gained from school partner industry cooperation to strengthen the vocational students’ competencies. This research is an evaluation research viewed from the Context, Input, Process, and Product (CIPP) components. The research data were obtained from a questionnaire given to students, supervisors, internship working group teams, and school industry partners of the Electric Power Installation Engineering Department of SMK Negeri 1 Windusari. The results are, (1) the context variable got a positive result, (2) the input variable got a negative result, (3) the process variable got a negative result, and (4) the product variable got a negative result. Therefore, the CIPP evaluation found positive, negative, negative, negative (+ - - -) which made the CIPP variable is included in quadrant III of the Glickman quadrant. Thus, we found that implementation of school-industry cooperation to strengthen the students’ competence was less effective. The school could use these findings to improve the performance of the cooperation implementation.

Perception of car workshop partners towards the vocational students’ internship performance in Cilacap

This research aims to determine the perceptions of industrial partners of the car workshop on the performance of vocational high school students in Cilacap after conducting internship program. The type of this research is descriptive qualitative. The data collection techniques used questionnaires. To test the validity and research data, we used triangulation of data that is how researchers test the validity of data by collecting similar data but by using different data collection techniques. The data to be concluded is about the performance of internship students. The performance of internship students is concluded with different methods, namely the questionnaire method and the interview method.