Implementation of ARCS Learning Model to Improve Students Learning Activities and Outcomes in Vocational High School

Current learning is needed to emphasize student activities to be more constructive. However, learning emphasizes more on the target material and focuses on the final result. This study aims to improve student learning activities and outcomes in Automotive Engineering Basic Work subjects by implementing the ARCS learning model. This type of research is classroom action research, each cycle consisting of stages of planning, action, observation, and reflection. The research subjects were 40 students of tenth grade State Vocational High School in Purworejo, Indonesia. Data were collected through observation to determine the description of student activities during the learning process. Then the evaluation test was used to determine the final results of student learning after being given the ARCS learning model in the classroom. The study results indicate that the implementation of ARCS learning in the process provides progress on student learning activities and outcomes during the learning process. The results showed that the implementation of the ARCS model increased student learning activities by 74% and increased learning outcomes by 82%. Thus, it can be concluded that the ARCS learning model, in general, can have a potential effect because students are more constructive in learning so that it can be used as a learning reference in vocational high school.

Students' Thinking Level in Solving Mathematics Problems Based on SOLO Taxonomy as Viewed from the Mathematics Anxiety

The SOLO (Structure of Observed Learning Outcome) taxonomy is an educational taxonomy suitable for organizing various types of learning. The SOLO taxonomy categorizes students' thinking into five levels: pre-structural, uni-structural, multi-structural, relational, and extended abstract. The purpose of this study was to describe the level of students' thinking in solving mathematics problems based on the SOLO taxonomy with high, medium, and low levels of mathematics anxiety. This type of research is descriptive qualitative research. This research was conducted in one of the junior high schools in Tulungagung City, East Java, Indonesia. The instruments used were a mathematics anxiety questionnaire, test based on the SOLO taxonomy, and interview guidelines. The data analysis used the Miles and Huberman model, which consists of three stages, namely data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing or verification. The results showed that subjects with high mathematics anxiety had a uni-structural level of thinking. Second, subjects with moderate mathematics anxiety had a multi-structural level of thinking. Third, subjects with low mathematics anxiety have an extended abstract thinking level.

Application of the RME Approach to Improve Students' Mathematical Concepts Understanding

Learning mathematics less favored by students is a severe problem. This study aimed to improve mathematics learning outcomes in terms of mathematical concepts understanding using the RME approach. The research design used is quasi-experimental, with a pretest-posttest control group design. The data analysis technique used is the t-test. The population in this study is the third-grade students of SD Muhammadiyah Nitikan (Munita) Yogyakarta, Indonesia, with a sample of 10 students whose learning process is carried out online. The data was collected through a test of mathematical concepts understanding. The data were analyzed descriptively to determine the improvement of the average of mathematical concepts understanding. Based on the results of data analysis, the average initial score was 38.70, and the final test was 75.30. This result increases students' ability to understand mathematical concepts using the RME approach.

Impact of Online Learning on Students’ Interest in Chemistry Education Study Program

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused the teaching and learning process to be conducted online as a substitute for classroom learning. This study aims to determine the effect of online learning on student interest in the Chemistry Education program at UIN Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh, Indonesia. This research is qualitative research with a qualitative descriptive method with a sample of 40 students. The data was collected through distributing questionnaires within three days to obtain information about the impact of distance learning during the covid-19 pandemic on student interest in the chemistry education program. The results of data analysis showed that 44.33% of students had a good interest in online learning. It means that students' interest in learning is not good for online learning.

Evaluation of Learning Management System (LMS) Canvas amidst Pandemic: Students' Perspectives

Due to the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the Pandemic Era shifted face-to-face learning to online distance learning, which faced many challenges. One of the challenges is the decreasing level of student motivation and interactivity. LMS to organize learning materials, assignments, and other learning activities is an alternative that facilitates the learning process during the pandemic. Through LMS, lecturers can share materials, give assignments, and provide feedback to students through an integrated online system. This research aims to examine the effectiveness of using LMS Canvas at Sampoerna University, especially pedagogic quality during the pandemic. In this study, researchers used a questionnaire adapted from the LMS Evaluation model by Mtebe & Raisamo (2014) by adding pedagogical quality, including teaching quality, interactivity quality, and student understanding quality. The results of the study state that these three components have a positive effect on user satisfaction and the use of LMS.

Modifying and Assessing Validity and Reliability of Motivation for Reading Questionnaire

This study aimed to describe the modification process and validity and reliability assessment of instruments regarding motivations for reading questionnaire (MRQ) for measuring reading motivation of junior high school students in Jambi, Indonesia. Eighty-three students participated in this study, selected through the respondent who returned the questionnaires. The corrected items' total correlation of SPSS 23 was applied to examine the validity and reliability of MRQ. The result of the corrected items' total correlation of SPSS statistical analyses showed that all of the 53 modification items of MRQ were valid and reliable. It indicated that all 53 items of MRQ were appropriate to be used for measuring the reading motivation of junior high school students in Jambi, Indonesia. It can provide a future studies screening tool for measuring the students’ reading motivation.

Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Students' Islamic Education Learning Outcomes

This research is motivated by the importance of student success in learning that is measured through learning outcomes. The reality shows that student learning outcomes in Islamic Education subjects are still low. Learning outcomes can be influenced by several factors, one of which is emotional intelligence. This study aims to determine the effect of emotional intelligence on student learning outcomes in Islamic Education subjects. This research is a quantitative approach by survey method. The population in this study was 40 students of the fifth grade at Sekolah Indonesia Johor Bahru, Malaysia that was selected by total sampling technique. The instrument in this research consisted of an emotional intelligence questionnaire and a learning outcome test. The data were analyzed using a simple linear regression test. Based on data analysis, it was found that emotional intelligence has a significant effect on student learning outcomes in Islamic Education subjects. Therefore, emotional intelligence needs to be honed from an early age because emotional intelligence is one of the axes of individual success in various aspects of life.

Effect of Transformational Leadership of Madrasah Principals and Teacher Performance on Madrasah Quality

This study aims to determine the effect of transformational leadership of madrasah principals and teacher performance on the quality of madrasah. The methodology used in this study is a descriptive method with a quantitative approach. The sample on this research is 70 teachers of State Islamic Senior High School (MAN) at Solok, West Sumatera, Indonesia. Data were collected using a Likert scale model questionnaire via a google form. Prerequisite tests performed were normality test, linearity test, homogeneity test, multicollinearity test, and heteroscedasticity test with SPSS application. The results of the prerequisite test state that all data are normally distributed, two independent variables have a linear relationship, the respondents from a homogeneous sample, there are no symptoms of multicollinearity, and two independent variables do not occur heteroscedasticity. Data were analyzed using simple regression, multiple regression, and partial correlation analysis. The results showed that the influence of transformational leadership of the madrasah principal on the quality was 0.846 (strong correlation), with an effect of 71.6%. In addition, the influence of teacher performance on the quality of madrasah was 0.740 (strong correlation), the effect is 54.8%. Furthermore, the influence of transformational leadership of madrasah principals and teacher performance on the quality of madrasah was 0.861 (strong correlation), while the effect is 73.3%, and other factors influenced the remaining 26.7%.

Correlation of Soft Skills and Hard Skills to Learning Outcomes of Mathematics Students

The goal of the 2013 curriculum is to develop the next generation of citizens who have positive personality traits, can contribute to social life, and can compete in life in the future. It necessitates not just hard skills but also soft skills, which the future generation must acquire. The purpose of this research is to examine the link between students' soft skills and hard talents. The research method is employed in quantitative research. This study's sample consists of Mathematics Education students for the 2019/2020 school year. Questionnaires and tests are employed as tools. According to the questionnaire data, the soft skills of the Mathematics Education Study Program students at IAIN Curup were in a good category, namely 53.125 percent. The hard skills of the Mathematics Education Study Program students at IAIN Curup were also in a good category, namely 50 percent. According to the hypothesis test, there is no link between students' soft skills and hard skills to learning outcomes. Students' soft skills development may be applied to activities both inside and outside of the classroom and an integrated curriculum that includes both hard skills and soft skills. Student involvement in groups with practical activities is critical to enhancing adaptability, teamwork, tolerance, discipline, and responsibility.

Establishment Students’ Religious Character Through the Distinctive of Madrasah Activities

The Distinctive of Madrasah is an extra-curricular activity that has Islamic distinctive and character, this distinctive designed as a means of forming the noble character of students based on Islamic values ​​in madrasah. In the long term, the Distinctive of Madrasah is expected to contribute to preparing fully human resources as pillars in nation character building. This study aimed to describe the phenomena and experiences of managing the Distinctive of Madrasah activities at MAN I Sungai Penuh, as a forum for establishment students' religious character. In this case, the researcher has used a qualitative research design with a phenomenological approach, who trying to understand and describe the same experience about the management of the Distinctive of Madrasah activities as a means of establishment students' religious character. The data were collected by observation, interview, and documentation. Then, the informants of this study were the teachers and students at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Sungai Penuh which consisted of 11 people. The data were analyzed by reducing, verifying, displaying, and drawing conclusions. The result of this study was the implementation of the Distinctive of Madrasah activities at MAN I Sungai Penuh, which consists of programmed activities which are scheduled activities, measurable routines, and non-programmed activities in the form of daily routine activities, spontaneous and exemplary. Both activities are carried out in an integrated and synergized manner to strengthen the religious character of students. The continuous and continuous implementation of the Distinctive of Madrasah at MAN I Sungai Penuh has brought positive results with the establishment of students' religious character which is marked by the increased understanding and charity of students' worship and an increased sense of togetherness, brotherhood, and caring among others both in daily life at Madrasah and home.