Improving the Quality of Broiler Duck Carcasses with the Addition of Meniran Plan (Phylanthus niruri L.) Extract as a Feed Additive

The purpose of this research was to determine the improvement of the carcass quality of broiler ducks with the addition of meniran extract as a feed additive. This is based on the fluctuating price of feed 70 – 80% is part of the operational costs and the prohibition on the use of antibiotics requires alternative feed additives that are safe for human consumption. This research was carried out in Juni – August 2021 in Dayu Village, Nglegok District Blitar Regency. The method used is experimental with 4 treatments and 3 replications. The design used is Completely Randomized Design. The result showed that giving meniran extract as a feed additive could improve the carcass quality of broiler duck including carcass weight and carcass percentage and dit not have a significant effect on slaughter weight. It is recommended to use meniran plan extract level 3% to improve the carcass quality of broiler ducks.

Implementation of the Simple Additive Weighting Method in Determining Centroids in the Process of Clustering the Poor in Kakatpenjalin Village, Lamongan Regency

Clustering is an algorithm in a decision support system that functions to organize an object into groups of data. In the clustering process, of course, a cluster centre is needed by the desired data group. However, the clustering process has a problem. Related research states that the results of k-means clustering can influence the selection of cluster centre points. Random selection of cluster centre points can result in different clustering results in the same data group. Not only on k-means, but k-medoids also have the same problem. So that to produce a good cluster, you must start by choosing the right cluster centre. To solve this problem, the Simple Additive Weighting method is used to select the centre point of the cluster. Simple Additive Weighting selects the centre point of the cluster by adding and summarizing the dataset. The summation is done by giving weight to each criterion and each criterion has its alternative value. From this weighted addition, the final value will be obtained. From the sum of SAW, then one of the objects with the highest and lowest values ​​can be taken to serve as the centre of the cluster.

Sorogan and How to Use it in Teaching English

One of the obstacles in learning English is ignorance in the use of distinguishing functions of part of speech, verbal and nominal sentences, and tenses. This article describes the application of the Sorogan method in learning English for beginners, where for many years this method is still being used in learning Arabic in Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia. Descriptive design works to explain the use of this method. The population and samples were obtained from students majoring in English Education Department of University PGRI Adi Buana Campus Blitar. The results of the questionnaire display that students feel engaged in the implementation of Sorogan.

Preparation of One-page Lesson Plan for German Teachers in Malang

The one-page lesson plan (LP) is one of four new policies announced by the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture several years ago. LP is prepared so that teachers have plenty of time to prepare and evaluate the learning process. The training on how to design a one-page LP provides new experiences for teachers, who are members of the German Teachers Association (IGBJI) in Malang. Based on the results of the questionnaire, more than half of the participants stated that the design of the one-page LP was easier than the old one because the new design had components that were more concise and streamlined, made it efficient in many ways. Although the teachers still have shortcomings, but in general, it can be stated that the use of a one-page LP can help teachers to have an orientation in teaching.

A Teaching Strategies to Enhance Students’ Creativity in English Profession Subject during the Covid-19 Pandemic

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the learning process must be carried on from home. In fact, all of the university graduates should be equipped with a number skills needed to face the Industrial Revolution 4.0. Therefore, lecturers are expected to find the solution to train the skills, including creativity. One of the solutions is selecting the right teaching strategy. This research was carried out to answer the questions: “What are the teaching strategies employed by the lecturer English Profession to promote creativity?” and “How do the strategies enhance the students’ creativity?” This descriptive qualitative study took 60 students as the subjects. They were the students who took English Profession Subject at the Elementary School Education, University of Nusantara PGRI Kediri. The techniques of collecting data were observation checklist and questionnaire. The findings of the research show that the lecturer employed Project Based Learning in which the students were assigned to create some projects, namely video, game manual, and English book for elementary school students.

The Fluency of Oral Reading with Natural Reader Software

This recent investigation aims to find out whether natural reader software improves oral reading fluency for English language learners. In this recent study, the natural reader software was considered as independent variable and the oral reading fluency score was regarded as dependent one. The subjects of this investigation were students of English education study program. The number of the students of group (1) were 32 students who are taught using natural reader software and this group was considered to be an experimental group and The number of the students of group (2) were35 students who are taught without using natural reader software this group was considered to be control group. This study has proven that this software can significantly prove that most of students have more accurate and more precise reading skills. This study has revealed that oral reading fluency instruction does improve global reading proficiency at all grade levels

The The Effect of Inquiry-Based Learning on Secondary Student Learning Outcomes in Writing Ability

Inquiry-Based Learning is one of the teaching approach that requires students to actively construct and develop their ideas. It gives students meaningful experiences and insights in constructing their ideas in a coherent and structured manner. A pre-experimental research design using quantitative approach with one-group pre-test post-test design was implemented. Research questions was addressed: what is the effect of Inquiry-Based Learning on the students’ learning outcomes in writing ability? The sample of this study was thirty-students in 11th grade of SMA Muhammadiyah 5 Makassar. Students were given a pre-test and post-test which were analyzed to determine students’ learning outcomes in writing descriptive text. Upon testing the hypotheses, the results indicated that there was significant difference between students’ learning outcomes in pretest and post-test after Inquiry-Based Learning was implemented. The writers proposed that Inquiry-Based Learning be implemented in other English skills, higher education levels, and for both normal and special needs students.

Critical Thinking Ability of German Literature Departement’s Students of Universitas Negeri Malang in Writing Thesis

This article is a research result which aims to uncover the critical thinking skills of students of German Literature Department, Universitas Negeri Malang (UM) in writing thesis. The method used is qualitative content analysis with a coding sheet as an instrument. The data is taken from some chapters in German thesis, to be particular the background, the discussion, and the conclusion sections. The collected data is reduced, grouped, then the emerging patterns are analyzed and conclusions are drawn. Students' critical thinking skills in writing thesis were analyzed from four cognitive abilities (analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and argumentation) and nine cognitive standards (clarity, clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth, logic, significance, and fairness). The results showed that students' critical thinking skills were good in the aspects of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. However, from the argumentation aspect, students’ critical ability is still considered weak, because they produced errors in ethos, logos and pathos arguments, still made incomplete structures, and did not meet the criteria for critical thinking/cognitive standards of breadth and depth.

English Approximant Consonants: Pronunciation Difficulties Encountered by EFL Students

This research applied quantitative research. Quantitative is basically framed in term of using numbers, closed-end question. Quantitative research is characterized as an efficient examination of wonders by gathering quantifiable information and performing factual, scientific, or computational procedures. In collecting data, the researcher used pronunciation test as instrument in order to get the data. The items of pronunciation test consisted of a list of 120 words. Each sound consisted of 5 words. Pronunciation test was given to the respondents through asking them to pronounce the words clearly and correctly while the researcher was recorded. The result of the research data showed that the students made 1085 or 93.53% errors of substitution, 38 or 3.28% errors of omission, and 37 or 3.19% errors of addition from the total errors found. It indicated that most of the students made errors in substitution with high percentage than omission and errors of substitution had higher percentage than omission and addition. The result of the data analysis showed that there were 179 or 97.28% errors of substitution, 5 or 2.72% errors of omission, and there were no errors of addition found in pronouncing English approximant consonants. So, from all kinds of errors, most of the students made errors in substitution both fricative and approximant consonants.

Developing ESP Supplementary Book Based on Project Based Learning Model For Mechanical Engineering Students

This paper aims to develop ESP Supplementary book for mechanical engineering students in high level education. This is a Borg & Gall Research and Development (R&D) by using questionnaire and unstructured interview instrument. The research subject is 20 fourth semester students of mechanical engineering major in UNU Blitar. The limitation of this study is developing ESP supplementary book based PBL with engineering materials as the topic of the book. The process development of Engineering Materials Supplementary Book Based on ESP and PBL consists of some steps those are (1) Need analysis; (2) Product arrangement; (3) Product testing; and (4) Product revision if it is necessary. This research finds that the supplementary book is valid in three aspects of media (77.5%), content (83.3%) and language (83.3%) and feasible to use as supplement material for the mechanical engineering students. Based on the satisfaction questionnaire this product is appropriate for the mechanical engineering students to learn about English for Specific Purposes in form of Project Based Learning model implementation in percentage about 80% agree and 15% very agree.