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The purpose of this community service is focused on the revitalization of kindergartens in rural areas as an effort to stimulate public interest in early childhood education. This upgraded kindergarten is believed to be able to increase students' motivation and interest in learning. The method used in this study is based on a descriptive approach to identify problems in the target area. Data was collected using qualitative methods including interviews and field observations. The data was then analyzed to be used as a basis for decision making and choosing the right actions to address the problem. Practical application, kindergarten revitalization plays a major role in children's learning experiences. These spaces provide comfortable outdoor activities and act as learning stimuli for children to gain knowledge about nature. Furthermore, attractive landscapes can encourage people to enroll their children in early childhood education. The conclusion of this community service aims to revitalize kindergartens to create comfortable outdoor spaces and act as learning aids for students. This service has succeeded in providing a better landscape for kindergartens that contributes to a broader student learning experience. A more attractive view gives the school a new look to attract public interest in early childhood education.

The existence of management of facilities and infrastructure to serve the entire community in the school through a joint effort to achieve goals both effectively and efficiently. The formulation of the research problem is; How to Manage School Facilities and Infrastructure to Support Student Learning Achievement at MTS Assalam. The aim of the research is to find out how the management of school facilities and infrastructure supports the achievement of student participants at MTS Assalam Penuguan Banyuasin. Qualitative research method, using a descriptive approach. Information is obtained from interviews, hand notes, documents and visual materials such as photos and videos, materials from the internet and other documents. As a result of the research, findings were obtained regarding: The availability of facilities and infrastructure in schools can make it easier for students and teachers in the learning process, if they have adequate facilities and infrastructure, teachers' strategies and skills in teaching and use the facilities and infrastructure appropriately. Complete educational facilities and infrastructure can create better learning conditions. Based on the research results, conclusions from interviews with management informants of facilities and infrastructure at MTS Assalam can be said to support student learning achievement, because at MTS Assalam the infrastructure is good. And the suggestion is that schools need to increase creativity and innovation in maintaining facilities and infrastructure. So doesn't cost too much money or procurement funds for maintenance. For example, holding a class wall cleaning competition. So that student creativity increases, maintenance is maintained and expenses for purchasing wall paint are minimized.

The purpose of this study is to see how the application of the problem-based learning (PBL) model can help students analyze Islamic Religious Education (PAI) lessons at SMK Pesantren Darul Dakwah. PBL is used to teach students to think critically, analytically, and find solutions to religious problems. This study used a qualitative approach with a classroom action research (PTK) design, which was conducted in two cycles. The results showed that PBL can help students analyze PAI materials. This was evident by the observation results which showed better task assessment, and more active and critical student participation in group discussions. This research proposes a wider application of PBL model in Islamic Education learning in SMK to improve students' understanding and analysis skills in the context of religious learning.    

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of using the Quiz application as an interactive learning medium to enhance cooperation, creativity, and critical thinking skills among fourth-grade elementary school students (SD/MI). The Classroom Action Research (CAR) method was employed to analyze the impact of digital quiz-based learning on students. The study was conducted over two cycles, which included planning, action, observation, and reflection. The results indicated that the use of the Quiz application could improve student cooperation through interaction and group collaboration, foster creativity through innovative problem-solving, and enhance critical thinking skills through analysis and evaluation of issues. Improvement was reflected in the average achievement scores for indicators of cooperation, creativity, and critical thinking, which reached 85%, 82%, and 80% respectively in the second cycle. This research concludes that the Quiz application, as an interactive learning medium, can create a dynamic, enjoyable, and meaningful learning atmosphere, and is relevant to the needs of today's digital generation.

Islamic Religious Education (PAI) plays an important role in the formation of students' character and understanding of religious teachings. However, in practice, not a few students face difficulties in understanding PAI material, both in terms of cognitiveness and affective. These difficulties can be caused by a variety of factors, such as differences in academic ability, lack of motivation, or socio-cultural problems. Therefore, the right strategy from PAI teachers in overcoming learning difficulties is very necessary. This article aims to identify various strategies that PAI teachers can apply to help students overcome learning difficulties. Based on a literature review, there are several approaches that have proven to be effective, including the use of varied learning methods, the use of educational technology, the provision of intensive guidance, and the strengthening of student motivation and character. In addition, the importance of constructive evaluation and feedback in the learning process is also one of the keys in improving the effectiveness of PAI learning. By implementing these strategies, it is hoped that the learning difficulties faced by students can be overcome, and the quality of PAI learning can be improved.

AUM PTSDL is a problem expression tool in a typical student to see the effectiveness of student learning. The purpose of this research is to provide an overview of the implementation of the AUM PTSDL problem directly to students, especially in PAB 8 sampali junior high school students. in the application of AUM PTSDL can accelerate overcoming problems in learning, especially broken home students. This research uses a descriptive method with a case study approach. This research was conducted at PAB 8 Sampali Junior High School on October 23-5, 2020. The subjects in this study were 9th grade AUM PTSDL students at SMP PAB 8 sampali. Based on the results of the research, the implementation of AUM PTSDL at SMP PAB 8 sampali has been carried out and shows that students have broken home problems that students are carried out AUM with several problems, namely, PTSDL. The conclusion is that students who have problems in AUM PTSDL will provide benefits in the form of support or advice to improve the quality of student learning from counseling teachers in schools.

This research was intended to find out the utizilation of Canva for education to enhance the students' writing skills in a Project-Based learning among the students in Culinary Program Vocational High School. In this research, a PJBL was conducted to close the gap and enhance the students' writing skills in writing an exposition text using Canva for education. A Descriptive qualitative method was proposed to investigate the problem of the research. The data was collected using observation and  questionnaire, and the researcher used purposive sampling to select the data. Thirty-six students in grade 11 are in the Culinary Program of SMKN 6 Yogyakarta as the research data. The results show project-based learning by integrating the Canva app successfully and using the Canva application in the PjBL model to enhance the student's writing skills, especially in Exposition text. It is also supported by the questionnaire of students' perception of using the Canva application. Most of the students agree that using Canva in writing Project of Exposition text can ease their understanding of the learning material, explore their idea and creativity and enable them to focus more on the writing project.  

This research aims to identify the problems faced by English education students at STAI Miftahul Ulum in writing courses. The background of this research is based on the importance of writing skills in the academic world and the challenges faced by students in mastering linguistic, cognitive, psychological, and learning environment aspects. This research uses a qualitative approach with the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and observation methods. The research subjects were second, fourth, and sixth-semester students in the 2023 academic year who had taken Basic Writing, Editing & Revising Erroneous Text, and Academic Writing courses. The results showed that the main problems lie in grammatical errors and the organization of ideas related to linguistic aspects. Cognitively, students have difficulty developing ideas and drawing logical conclusions. Psychologically, low motivation and self-confidence exacerbate students' writing abilities. Meanwhile, an unsupportive learning environment, such as limited access to reading sources and minimal guidance from lecturers, becomes a significant external constraint. The conclusion of the study indicates that the appropriate solution involves intensive guidance in grammar, increased opportunities for writing practice, and the creation of an interactive learning environment. The results of this study are expected to contribute to the development of more effective and structured writing learning strategies.

That students or students are part of the nation's future youth who are the milestones for future progress. Forming a student's character can start with the importance of a student learning about leadership.  The leadership of Rasulullah Muhammad SAW is a leadership model that can be implemented in organizations. Islamic leadership is the entire process of influencing, encouraging, inviting, moving and guiding other people in the work process to think and act in accordance with applicable rules in order to achieve goals set based on the values ​​of the Al-Qur'an and Sunnah. Leadership in Islam is very important because it functions to create public problems and realize equal prosperity for all citizens. The data sources in this research are primary and secondary data. This research is qualitative research. This research was conducted at the SMPIT Bina Benuanta Tanjung Selor school by providing material exposure to learners or students with the hope of forming and encouraging a culture of quality Islamic education in understanding and developing Islamic leadership practices so that quality education, with integrity and oriented towards Islamic values, is realized.  

This research aims to analyze the influence of the problem based learning model with a differentiation approach to the topic of harmony in the ecosystem of grade 5 elementary school students. The population in this study was class V students at Wadungasri Elementary School, Waru District, Sidoarjo Regency, totaling 77 students and a sample of 29 students was taken. Data collection techniques using questionnaires. Data processing techniques with validity testing using expert judgment techniques. Reliability test uses Alpha Cronbach. The swimmer analysis test is the normality test and linearity test. The data analysis technique used is a simple regression test. Research results: the guided inquiry learning model had an effect on students' critical thinking skills by 3.7%. The research results show that the problem based learning model with a differentiation approach to the topic Harmony in ecosystems is significantly effective in increasing students' understanding of ecosystems.

The research aims to determine the effect of the ethnoscience approach through the problem-based learning model on the chemical literacy skills of Grade XI students in the reaction rate material at SMA Negeri 7 Gorontalo. The research employs a quasi experimental method with a nonequivalent control group design. The sample consisted of Grade XI IPA ( Natural Science) students from SMA Negeri 7 Gorontalo. The instrument used in this research was an essay test. Data processing and analysis were conducted using Microsoft Office Excel and SPSS version 16. The hypothesis test results on students’ post-test data using the Mann-Whitney test at a significance level of  α = 0.05  showed that the Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) value was less than 0.05 (0,002 < 0,05). Therefore, H1 was confirmed, and H0 was rejected. The N- Gain test results also indicated that the ethnoscience approach through the problem-based learning model  was moderately effective in improving students’ chemical literacy skills in reaction rate material, with the experimental class achieving an N-Gain score percentage of 57.13% (moderately effective category), while the control class achieved a percentage of 31.42% (ineffective category). In conclusion, the ethnoscience approach through the problem-based learning model significantly affects students’ chemical literacy skills in reaction rate material. 

This research was motivated by the discovery of several problems faced by students, namely poor interest in learning, such as the level of activeness of students during the learning process and low interest of students in SKI learning. Students felt that in this learning there was no passion or interest, as indicated by students being less active in the learning process and student involvement in the SKI learning process also decreased. With these conditions, students quickly get bored and are not interested in participating in learning. As a result, difficulties arise that affect the learning objectives to be achieved. This study aims to determine the relationship between learning strategies and learning media with interest in learning Islamic Cultural History class VIII at MTsN 1 Bukittinggi. The type of research used in this research is quantitative, correlational. The population is all class VIII students with a total of 347 students spread across 11 classes. The sample in this research used the Probability Sampling technique using Simple Random Sampling, and the total research sample was 78 students. Data was collected through questionnaires, observation and documentation analyzed using normality tests, linearity tests, multiple correlation analysis and hypothesis testing. Based on the results of the research that has been done, the results show that there is a relationship between learning strategies on student interest in learning in the subject of Islamic Culture History class VIII at MTsN 1 Bukittinggi City and the relationship between learning media on student interest in learning in the subject of Islamic Culture History class VIII at MTsN 1 Bukittinggi City, as evidenced by the results of the Pearson Product Moment correlation test on the relationship between learning strategies and interest in learning with a Pearson correlation value of 0.382 and a significant value of 0.001 <0.05. While the Pearson correlation test results on the relationship between learning media and interest in learning are 0.236 with a significant value of 0.038 <0.05. Furthermore, the results of the Pearson correlation test on the relationship between learning strategies and media with learning interest are <0.05, which is certainly valid and related. Based on this value, it can be seen that the relationship between learning strategies to interest in learning is interconnected and the relationship between learning media to interest in learning is interconnected, so Ha is accepted.

The purpose of implementing Community Service (PkM) is to overcome the problems faced by community service partners, namely difficulties in learning accounting for class XII SOS students at SMAK St. Darius Larantuka. This activity is also a follow-up to the previous study entitled "Analysis of Difficulties in Learning Accounting for the Sub-Material of Service Company Worksheets for Class XII SOS Students at SMAK St. Darius Larantuka in the 2024/2025 Academic Year". The form of community service carried out is training and assistance in compiling worksheets for service companies. The participants involved were 20 students from class XII SOS 2. This activity was carried out in three stages, namely: 1) delivery of material regarding worksheets for service companies, 2) practice of compiling worksheets, and 3) evaluation of work results. The material was delivered collaboratively by the economics subject teacher, Mr. Abel Andisolo Sogen, S.Pd, and the community service lecturer, Mrs. Maria Fatima B. Beribe, M.Pd. In the practice stage, participants were asked to compile worksheets based on the case studies that had been submitted. During this process, participants were assisted by the service team until they achieved the expected results. To measure the participants' abilities and skills in compiling working papers, they were then asked to complete different case study questions independently. The results of the participants' work were analyzed using qualitative analysis methods, which showed an increase in understanding and skills during independent practice compared to during mentoring. This is reflected in the scores obtained by the participants, which ranged from 85 to 95, and reached the target of 90% of what the service team wanted. However, there were several participants who had difficulty in compiling working papers due to lack of accuracy in the calculations, so that the calculation results in the Balance Sheet column were not balanced.

This research aims to identify and evaluate learning strategies at SDN Cibanjaran. Using a descriptive qualitative approach, the study relied on in-depth interviews, observations and group discussions to explore criticisms and suggestions for learning methods. The findings show that effective learning strategies involve a differentiated approach, where materials and methods are tailored to students’ individual needs. Problem-based learning (PBL) and project-based learning (PJBL) models are considered to increase student relevance and motivation. However, the different characteristics of today’s students compared to those of the past pose new challenges, especially in the application of discipline, which must now be more humane. In addition, adjusting to the Merdeka Curriculum is crucial, where teachers are encouraged to continue learning through platforms such as PMM. This study concludes that learning strategies need to adapt to changing times, environments and student needs to create a meaningful learning process. The implications of this study emphasize the importance of inclusive and dynamic learning, and the role of teachers as innovative facilitators.  

This research aims to develop audiovisual teaching materials based on Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) on Short Story Materials at SMA Negeri 14 Medan. The population of this study is class XI at SMA Negeri 14 Medan with a sample of 34 students. This research is a Research and Development (RnD) using the Borg and Gall model with stages 1) Potential and problems, 2) Data collection, 3) Product design, 4) Design validation, 5) Design revision, 6) Product trial, 7) Product revision, 8) Usage trial. After being carried out step by step, the validity test of the media of material experts is as many as 81% and media experts as many as 97% with the percentage results strongly agreeing to be used in the field (very feasible). Meanwhile, the assessment from students was 86.64% and Indonesian teachers were 96 with the category of suitable for use in the field.  This research produces teaching materials in the form of audiovisual (audio and video) based on Contextual Teaching and Learning on short story materials.

Students critical thinking skills cannot develop appropriately if in the learning process, the teacher is not active. Therefore, to improve students' critical thinking skills, a teacher should choose and use strategies, approaches, and methods techniques that involve students actively in learning, both in manner mental, physical, and social. One alternative learning that provides opportunities for students to develop students' critical thinking skills in problem solving is problem-based learning. This research was a research study literature examining related journal application of problem-based learning to improve critical thinking skills. The findings of this study included: (1) the implementation of PBL has the potential to help students motivate and provide learning experiences; and (2) PBL implementation is very useful in improving students' critical thinking skills, provided that teachers and students can apply each stage of PBL well.

Students critical thinking skills cannot develop appropriately if in the learning process, the teacher is not active. Therefore, to improve students' critical thinking skills, a teacher should choose and use strategies, approaches, and methods techniques that involve students actively in learning, both in manner mental, physical, and social. One alternative learning that provides opportunities for students to develop students' critical thinking skills in problem solving is problem-based learning. This research was a research study literature examining related journal application of problem-based learning to improve critical thinking skills. The findings of this study included: (1) the implementation of PBL has the potential to help students motivate and provide learning experiences; and (2) PBL implementation is very useful in improving students' critical thinking skills, provided that teachers and students can apply each stage of PBL well.

This research leads to exploring the effectiveness of active learning strategies in improving students' critical thinking skills in the modern era. By utilizing a qualitative approach and field study methods, the research was conducted at SMP IT Mutiara Ilmu Sokaraja. Data was collected through observation, semi-structured interviews, and documentation of principals, teachers, and 8th grade students. The results of the study prove that active learning strategies, such as group discussions, questions and answers, and project-based learning, significantly improve students' critical thinking skills. Students are honed to analyze, evaluate, and solve problems independently, so they are better prepared to face the challenges of the 21st century. In addition, the study reveals the important role of technology as a support for active learning, although its use is still limited to simple devices such as laptops and projectors. The obstacles found include limited technology facilities, learning time, and diverse levels of student readiness. These findings support Neil Smelser's concept of social adaptation, where active learning reflects an adaptive response to modernizing changes in education. The conclusion of this study is that active learning strategies are effective in building students' critical thinking skills, but require support in the form of adequate technological facilities and intensive training for teachers. The implications of this study emphasize the importance of investment in educational technology and teacher capacity building to optimize the implementation of active learning in various educational contexts.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the deficiencies in the learning of accounting software at STIE Ganesha. This study will concentrate on factors that potentially hinder the integration of accounting software into the college curriculum. This research started in October 2024. Accounting students at STIE Ganesha are the research subjects. Qualitative research was conducted and data was collected through in-depth interviews. The results showed that learning accounting software has several problems. One of them is the lack of supporting resources and lack of technological infrastructure. In addition, students face difficulties in understanding and accessing accounting software required to meet the needs of the working world. To produce more efficient accounting software learning, this research emphasizes increasing resource capacity and improving supporting infrastructure. This research is expected to help STIE Ganesha develop methods to improve software-based accounting learning.

In this study, the goal is to compare the academic results of economics students from Pasuruan Public Secondary School 3 classes, which use the PBL learning model, inquiry-based learning and discovery-based learning. Consistent with the description of unequal groups, this study used an experimental methodology that included three types of trials, each using a unique teaching model. An analysis of the pretest and posttest results was carried out to identify possible differences in the academic performance of the students. Although several teaching models were implemented, The findings showed that there was no significant difference in academic performance across the three groups. The Kruskal-Wallis test produces an Asymp value. signature. of 0.274, which means there is no significant difference between learning models. Therefore, the application of the PBL, inquiry and discovery learning model can be said to have no significant effect on student academic achievement.