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This research aims to improve students' cursive writing skills through guided writing-based student worksheets in class III B at SDN 145 Inpres Pampangan. This research is classroom action research, the subjects of this research were 22 students consisting of 9 men and 13 women. The implementation of this action was carried out for three weeks, where each week one meeting included learning and assessment. The presentation of the first cycle material began on 14 September 2023 and the first cycle test was on 18 September 2023. The presentation of the second cycle material was carried out on 23 October 2023. The results of the study showed that there were 67.1% (15 students) showing good cursive writing skills. pretty good. Then in the second cycle it increased to 96.3%. The contribution of implementing Guided Writing-based LKPD to improving students' writing skills is very significant, meaning it is in the high category. So it can be concluded that the teacher's ability to apply Guided Writing learning media can improve students' writing skills in Indonesian language subjects in class III B UPTD SDN 145 Inpres Pampangan.    

The aim of this research is to study how digital literacy impacts the ability to read and write Indonesian from various literary sources. The ability to access, understand, use and create information through the use of digital technology is known as digital literacy. The ability to read and write in Indonesian is the ability to understand and create texts in that language, both online and offline. This study uses a qualitative method with a literature or literature study design. Data sources for this research come from various articles, books, journals and reports related to the research topic. Content analysis techniques were used to analyze the data. The research results show that digital literacy can increase students' motivation, interest and skills in reading and writing Indonesian texts.    

The aim of this research is to study how digital literacy impacts the ability to read and write Indonesian from various literary sources. The ability to access, understand, use and create information through the use of digital technology is known as digital literacy. The ability to read and write in Indonesian is the ability to understand and create texts in that language, both online and offline. This study uses a qualitative method with a literature or literature study design. Data sources for this research come from various articles, books, journals and reports related to the research topic. Content analysis techniques were used to analyze the data. The research results show that digital literacy can increase students' motivation, interest and skills in reading and writing Indonesian texts.    

Calligraphy is a beautiful and correct way of writing Arabic in accordance with the rules of writing. The science of calligraphy is not only concerned with the beauty of writing, but also concerned with the correctness of writing in accordance with the rules of writing. while Maharah Kitabah or writing skill is the ability to express, express and describe ideas, thoughts, and ideas in written form. Between learning calligraphy is very closely related to writing skills or maharah kitabah, so that from this linkage learning calligraphy has a great influence on maharah kitabah or writing skills. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to find out what influences arise from learning calligraphy on Maharah Kitabah. This research is qualitative by using literature study using descriptive analysis method. The results of the study show that the influence of learning calligraphy on maharah kitabah or writing skills, including improving Arabic writing according to the rules of writing, and learning calligraphy can beautify Arabic writing, so that writing has aesthetic and spiritual values, and also trains someone to describe his ideas and thoughts in a structured written form.    

This study aims to improve students' writing skills through image media by using an individual learning learning model in class II UPTD SDN 145 Inpres Pampangan. This research is Classroom Action Research, the subject of this study is class II which amounts to 32 students consisting of 19 boys and 13 girls. This research was carried out as many as 2 cycles, each cycle consists of four stages, namely action planning, action implementation, evaluation, and reflection. This research was conducted in the Teacher Training Professional Strengthening (P2K) activity which began on September 4-October 14 in the 2023/2024 school year. The results showed that the average score (mean) after applying image media in learning increased from 78% to 82%. Similarly, the completeness of student learning has increased from cycle I and cycle II. And from the results of the comparison of learning process activities in cycles I and II showed that there were several student activities that increased such as student attendance, students who paid attention to material discussion, students who asked questions and students who did practice questions. So it can be said that through image media can improve writing skills and learning outcomes of grade II students of UPTD SDN 145 Inpres Pampangan.

This study aims to improve students' writing skills through image media by using an individual learning learning model in class II UPTD SDN 145 Inpres Pampangan. This research is Classroom Action Research, the subject of this study is class II which amounts to 32 students consisting of 19 boys and 13 girls. This research was carried out as many as 2 cycles, each cycle consists of four stages, namely action planning, action implementation, evaluation, and reflection. This research was conducted in the Teacher Training Professional Strengthening (P2K) activity which began on September 4-October 14 in the 2023/2024 school year. The results showed that the average score (mean) after applying image media in learning increased from 78% to 82%. Similarly, the completeness of student learning has increased from cycle I and cycle II. And from the results of the comparison of learning process activities in cycles I and II showed that there were several student activities that increased such as student attendance, students who paid attention to material discussion, students who asked questions and students who did practice questions. So it can be said that through image media can improve writing skills and learning outcomes of grade II students of UPTD SDN 145 Inpres Pampangan.

This article explains the numeracy literacy abilities of junior high school students in solving word problems in algebraic operations material. This research was conducted at SMP Negeri 1 Siantar with a total of 32 students. Data was obtained through numeracy literacy skills tests and interview results, then the data was analyzed using descriptive study quality. The research results show that the ability of students with the highest scores can fulfill two to three indicators, while students with low numeracy literacy skills test scores only fulfill one indicator test. Failure to fulfill indicators is caused by student errors, including: 1) Not writing down the data information that is known and being asked, 2) Making mistakes in solving problems, 3) Making mistakes in calculating, and 4) Not writing conclusions on the questions obtained from the answers.

Writing is significantly essential for English as a foreign language and English as a second language. Students’ language learning has constantly been regarded as essential ability contributing to English learning. The purpose of this study was analyze factors contributing to students’ difficulties in paragraph writing course based on the students’ perceptions. This study used a descriptive qualitative method. The instruments used were interview and documentation. This study, the participants’ answers were purposive sampling and analyzed descriptively. The participants were 60 students who were taking paragraph writing course in second semester academic year 2022/2023 in English Language Education Program  at IAIN Palangka Raya. The data analysis procedure of the research analysis were data condensation, demonstration, and verifying conclusion. The overall result based on the questionnaire, students found difficulties to use grammar. Based on the findings, there were two factors that caused students’ difficulties in writing. The two factors were internal and external. Internal factors consisted of self-motivation, self-confidence, lack of knowledge and feeling of under pressure External factors consisted of the teacher’s teaching style, classroom atmosphere, materials, and writing aspects. This research hopefully can help lecture in developing appropriate teaching techniques in writing and minimize students' difficulties in paragraph writing course.

Language is known as a tool for interaction or communication that people use every day in various contexts, including education, economy, travel, and religion. Language skills include four components: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. From the learning outcomes are still low with 6 students failing, researchers need to make improvements to learning. The purpose of this improvement is so that researchers can improve weaknesses in the next. Based on the results obtained by researchers in implementing research at SMA Bersama Berastagi both through assignments, Student Worksheets (LKS) and Based on the results of the exam, students' ability to write drama scripts has increased. This is evidenced by students having mastered the skills of writing drama scripts.

Mathematics is a scientific field that investigates formless structures and forms of interaction within them. Mathematical interaction is a powerful tool used to express mathematical opinions verbally or in writing. The Think-Talk-Write (TTW) learning approach is designed to facilitate the construction, reflection, and organization of new mathematical views. This study aims to explore the efficacy of using TTW learning examples as a tactic to enhance the quality of students' mathematical communication, and to assess the impact of this approach. In order to achieve these goals, researchers used classroom action research in two stages of testing. The study involved 21 students in grade VIII at SMP Parulian 1 Medan. The initial ability test revealed that the students' mathematical communication ability scores were 34.2%. After conducting test activities in cycle I, the average mathematical communication ability of students rose to 36.8%. In the second cycle (II), the percentage result increased to 88%. The results of the research demonstrate that students in Class VIII at SMP Parulian 1 Medan experience a significant improvement in their mathematical communication skills through learning via the Think-Talk-Write model. We can conclude that this approach is an effective way to enhance students' mathematical communication skills.    

Language skills are needed for all individuals. This is because language skills are a model for developing students’ intellectual, social, and character abilities. The first language skill possessed by humans is listening. The purpose of writing this article is to analyze student listening skills in learning Indonesian at MI/SD. This research uses the library research method which is a series of activities related to the method of collecting library data, reading and recording and processing the research material. Listening is one of the most important language skills that must be mastered by students, but in reality many students do not like learning to listen. Most think that learning to listen is a boring lesson.

Community service activities are very important to improve the quality of human resources for MSMEs. Copywriting training was conducted by Bina Nusantara University Semarang for 30 MSMEs in the city of Semarang. The term copywriting was not yet known to the participants and this training was attended with great enthusiasm so that the participants could increase their knowledge regarding marketing using copywriting techniques which are one of the trends in the marketing world. Training participants are expected to have the ability to write attractive promotional or advertising language so that their products can stick in the minds of customers. By mastering this copywriting technique, the participants are able to increase product sales through digital marketing via social media by using advertising writing techniques that are attractive to the customers.

This research is based on problems encountered by the author in the field, especially at the Nurul Hidayah Islamic Boarding School, namely that the Al-Qur'an hadith subject teachers at the Nurul Hidayah Islamic Boarding School are quite good. Starting from the beginning of learning which reminds them of memorization by reading it together and memorizing the Al-Qur'an and Hadith at the beginning of each week's learning, it's just that students don't use the best possible time to memorize the Al-Qur'an and Hadith. The aim of this strategy is that it is hoped that it can improve the ability to memorize the Al-Qur'an Hadith of students at MTs Nurul Hidayah. This research is descriptive research and the type of research is field research. The research is located at the Nurul Hidayah Simatorkis Islamic Boarding School. The key informants were Al-Qur'an Hadith teachers and the supporting informants were class IX students at MTs Nurul Hidayah. The data collection techniques used by researchers are observation, interviews and documentation. The results of this research show that teachers in improving the memorization ability of students at MTs Nurul Hidayah use strategies, namely methods and techniques. The methods used by teachers in learning are the takrir method (repeating by rote), the kitabah method (writing) and the sima'i (listening) method and the technique is to use the teacher as an instructor in guiding students so that they can improve their ability to memorize Al-Qur'an Hadith at MTs Nurul Hidayah. And the things that a teacher considers in using strategies are seen from considerations related to the goals to be achieved, seen from considerations related to learning materials or materials, seen from considerations from the student's perspective.

The aim of this research is to determine the effect of using the fizzo novel application on the writing ability of class XI students at SMK Negeri 4 Medan for the 2022/2023 academic year. The population in this study was all students in class The research method used is a quantitative experimental method. The research instrument is a drama text writing test which is assessed based on content aspects and linguistic aspects of the drama text. The results of the research show that there is an influence of using the fizzo novel application on the ability to write drama texts in class XI students at SMK Negeri 4 Medan. This is proven by hypothesis testing which shows that the value of Tcount > Ttable is 11.6 > 1.71 with a significance level of 5%.

This study aims to describe the relationship between the frequency of use of regional languages and the ability to write fable texts for class VII students at SMP Negeri 1 Tigalingga. The population of this study was all class VII students of SMP Negeri 1 Tigalingga with a total of 311 people. Sample determination was carried out using simple random sampling. The method used in this research is correlational research. The instruments used are questionnaires and tests. The average score obtained by students through distributing questionnaires was 71.41 and the average score in writing fable texts was 71.58. The results of data analysis in proposing a hypothesis show that tcount is 5.06, then look at the significance level α = 0.05 with df= n-k = 34-1 = 33, and obtain ttable 1.69. So it can be concluded that tcount is greater than ttable, namely 5.06 is greater than 1.69. Thus the null hypothesis (H0) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted. This proves that there is a relationship between the frequency of use of regional languages and students' ability to write fable texts.

Students have challenges during the learning process, particularly when it comes to descriptive writing. Most students struggle with coming up with ideas, organizing them, and writing paragraphs. Pinterest media is one of the appropriate media for students to enhance their writing. The aim of this research is to assess the impact of utilizing Pinterest visuals on the writing proficiency of seventh-grade students at SMP N 3 Jepara in composing descriptive text. Additionally, it seeks to identify any notable disparities in students' descriptive writing abilities before and after they are instructed using the Pinterest picture media approach. Data is collected via pre-test, post-test, and questionnaires. This study focused on a single group as the main data and it used a pre-experimental quantitative design. This study's sample size is VII H which has 24 students. Students are required to undergo both a pre-test and a post-test for their writing assessments. These test outcomes are subsequently subjected to analysis employing SPSS statistical software version 22. The findings reveal significant disparities, as evidenced by a hypothesis testing value of 0.000, which is less than the significance level of 0.05. This outcome leads to the acceptance of the alternative hypothesis, which asserts that "There is a significant influence of using Pinterest media on student's ability in writing descriptive text at VII H students of SMP N 3 Jepara".  

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of using the Cooperative Learning Model Type Teams Games Tournament (TGT) Aided by Audiovisual Media on the Ability to Write Explanatory Texts in Class VIII of SMP Amir Hamzah Medan on the ability to write explanatory texts in Class VIII Students of SMP Amir Hamzah Medan . The population in this study were all class VIII students of Amir Hamzah Private Middle School Medan in the 2022/2023 academic year, totaling 47 people consisting of 2 classes, while the sample used was 25 students, determined by random sampling technique. The research method used is a quantitative experimental method. The instrument in this study was a writing test of explanatory text which was assessed based on the content, text structure, and language conventions of the explanatory text. The average score obtained by students before applying learning with the Cooperative learning model of the Teams Games Tournament (TGT) type assisted by audiovisual media was 61.68, while the average value obtained by students after using the assisted Teams Games Tournament (TGT) type of Cooperative learning model audiovisual media, namely 79.68. So, it can be concluded that the test scores after applying the Cooperative learning model of the Teams Games Tournament (TGT) type assisted by audiovisual media are higher than before. The results of data analysis in testing the hypothesis show that tcount = 4.28, then looking at the t table, the significance level is 5%, and df = N – 1 = 25 – 1 = 24, it is obtained ttable = 1.71. Because the obtained tcount is greater than ttable, namely 4.28> 1.71, the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis Ha is accepted.

This research aims to see how the mathematical thinking abilities of students who have a field independent cognitive style are based on Shafer and Foster's theory. This research uses a descriptive approach. The sample for this research is 3 class VII students of SMP Negeri 6 Purworejo. The technique for selecting subjects in this research was purposive sampling technique. The data collection techniques used were mathematical thinking test methods, interview methods and documentation. The data analysis technique used is reduction, presentation and drawing conclusions. The results of research regarding the level of mathematical thinking ability based on Shafer and Foster's theory in solving algebra material problems showed that students at SMP Negeri 6 Purworejo who had a field independent cognitive style in solving the reproduction level were able to know basic facts, namely knowing and writing down any information that could be known in questions and determine the problem correctly, at the completion of the connection level students are able to integrate information, namely explaining the steps to solve the problem correctly and applying the right algorithm to solve the problem, at the completion of the analysis level students are able to mathematize situations, namely being able to change real problems into mathematical form by make equations and make generalizations, namely being able to find the correct answer.

Writing and publishing scientific papers is something that is not only important for researchers, but also for teachers who teach in junior high to high school related to the need to increase teacher professionalism. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the need for training in the ability to write scientific articles in English teachers. This research employs mixed methods whereby quantitative data analysis will be supported by qualitative analysis. Purposive random sampling was used in the selection of research respondents which involved 30 teachers as a sample of a total of 150 English teacher population. This analysis was carried out based on the factors that can affect the difficulty of the process of writing scientific papers including the writing environment; obstacles caused by the topic of writing; the author’s motivation; and the processes, knowledge, and skills involved in writing. The results of this study are expected to be able to become a reference in developing writing training, especially for English teachers and can be an evaluation for teachers about the actions that must be taken to develop the ability to write scientific pap  

This study aims to (1) explain the writing skills of class XI students at SMAN 4 Binjai before using the paraphrase technique, (2) explain the writing skills of class XI students at SMAN 4 Binjai after using the paraphrase technique, (3) describe the influence of paraphrasing techniques on the ability to write scientific papers at SMAN 4 Binjai. The method that used in this study is an experimental method with a one group pre-test post-test design. The population used in this study included all 170 students in class XI IPA at SMA Negeri 4 Binjai and the sample in this study was students in class XI IPA 1 with a total of 35 students. Data analysis techniques that researchers use to support this research are quantitative data by testing analysis requirements, homogeneity tests, and hypothesis testing. The results showed that the average results of students' paper writing skills before using the paraphrasing technique had a score of 53.97. For the average value obtained by students after using the paraphrasing technique, they obtained a score of 82.62 and belonged to the good category. Overall it can be concluded that teaching by using the paraphrasing technique has a positive effect on the ability to write scientific papers in class XI students of SMA Negeri 4 Binjai.