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In the era of technology, it requires everyone to always be ready to utilize all technology-based media for both work and communication. Especially for academics, in last semester students at Universitas PGRI Madiun to produce graduates who are smart, competitive and have entrepreneurial skills. To achieve this mission, before graduating, students are equipped with skills in understanding competencies in the field of information technology with training and IT competency tests using the GMetrix and Certiport platforms as internationally recognized exam service provider portals in the IT field. The team uses blended methods for implementing this service activity. The final result of this IT training and mentoring activity was that 80% of the total + 1039 participants successfully passed with a very good score of 700-800 and a minimum passing point of 700. Proof of graduation is in the form of an international standard certificate in the IT field.

This study presents a comprehensive review to explore technology's multifaceted role in fostering cultural competence within multicultural education. The primary objective of this study is to address three fundamental research questions: 1) How does the integration of technology enhance cultural competence in multicultural education settings? 2) What challenges and opportunities are associated with utilizing technology to promote cultural competence in diverse educational settings? 3) How can innovative technological approaches be tailored to address specific cultural competencies in education? Adopting a library research approach, an extensive exploration of academic databases and scholarly sources was conducted to gather literature pertinent to the research questions. The descriptive analysis method was employed to synthesize and analyze the collected information, identifying key themes, differences, similarities, and weaknesses among the diverse sources. The findings from this comprehensive review revealed several significant insights. Technology integration was observed to offer opportunities such as personalized learning experiences through AI-driven tools, immersive cultural experiences via Virtual Reality (VR), and global connectivity fostering cross-cultural collaboration. However, challenges like the digital divide, biases in technological tools, language barriers, ethical concerns regarding data privacy, and pedagogical integration shortcomings were highlighted. Moreover, the study underscores the potential of adaptive technologies, multimodal resources, culturally tailored digital content, and aligning technological interventions with culturally responsive pedagogy to address specific cultural competencies. The recommendations emphasize the need for teacher training, inclusive design, curation of diverse and authentic digital content, interdisciplinary collaborations, and ongoing assessment for optimizing technology's role in promoting cultural competence within multicultural education.

This study delves into the intricate interplay of social, religious, and academic facets within the Maritime Institute Jakarta (STIP Jakarta), specifically focusing on Semester 1 cadets enrolled in the international programme. The research centres on the competencies of 200 randomly selected cadets, examining their proficiency in computer literacy while scrutinizing the influence of social and religious perspectives on their pursuit of an international maritime education. This investigation aligns with the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) framework, emphasising the paramount importance of English communication skills for future global officers. Maritime Institute Jakarta (STIP Jakarta), renowned for producing a substantial number of qualified seamen, deck officers, and engine officers, offers applied bachelor's degrees in Nautical, Technical, and Port and Shipping Management majors. Cadets, hailing from diverse regions across Indonesia, incorporate Bahasa Indonesia and their traditional languages into their daily lives. However, the demand for international and global proficiency necessitates fluency in English communication. The research methodology adopts a qualitative approach with a focus on descriptive analysis. By investigating the social and motivational empowerment aspects, the study aims to uncover the intricate dynamics that influence the cadets' journey. Attention is given to the prayers and expectations of parents, reflecting on the cadets' plans and aspirations to become exceptional seafarers. The qualitative lens employed in this study allows for a nuanced understanding of the cadets' experiences, exploring the multifaceted dimensions of their educational journey. This research not only contributes to the understanding of computer literacy among maritime cadets but also sheds light on the socio-religious context that shapes their educational pursuits. The findings are anticipated to inform educational policies, curriculum development, and support systems tailored to the unique needs of maritime cadets in an international setting.

This study delves into the intricate interplay of social, religious, and academic facets within the Maritime Institute Jakarta (STIP Jakarta), specifically focusing on Semester 1 cadets enrolled in the international programme. The research centres on the competencies of 200 randomly selected cadets, examining their proficiency in computer literacy while scrutinizing the influence of social and religious perspectives on their pursuit of an international maritime education. This investigation aligns with the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) framework, emphasising the paramount importance of English communication skills for future global officers. Maritime Institute Jakarta (STIP Jakarta), renowned for producing a substantial number of qualified seamen, deck officers, and engine officers, offers applied bachelor's degrees in Nautical, Technical, and Port and Shipping Management majors. Cadets, hailing from diverse regions across Indonesia, incorporate Bahasa Indonesia and their traditional languages into their daily lives. However, the demand for international and global proficiency necessitates fluency in English communication. The research methodology adopts a qualitative approach with a focus on descriptive analysis. By investigating the social and motivational empowerment aspects, the study aims to uncover the intricate dynamics that influence the cadets' journey. Attention is given to the prayers and expectations of parents, reflecting on the cadets' plans and aspirations to become exceptional seafarers. The qualitative lens employed in this study allows for a nuanced understanding of the cadets' experiences, exploring the multifaceted dimensions of their educational journey. This research not only contributes to the understanding of computer literacy among maritime cadets but also sheds light on the socio-religious context that shapes their educational pursuits. The findings are anticipated to inform educational policies, curriculum development, and support systems tailored to the unique needs of maritime cadets in an international setting.

This research investigates the phenomenon of juvenile brawls with a focus on analyzing trigger factors and developing effective intervention approaches. Involving field research and psychological analysis, this research identifies that interpersonal conflict in the context of schools and urban communities plays a crucial role in triggering brawls. Factors such as economic strain, academic pressure, and lack of interpersonal understanding among teenagers stand out as major triggers. Apart from that, the influence of pop culture and the social environment also contributes significantly to the increase in brawl incidents. This research presents recommendations for developing preventive programs that involve collaboration between schools, families and communities. A holistic intervention approach, including psychological and social aspects, was identified as key to reducing and preventing youth brawls. It is hoped that this research can provide valuable insights for practitioners, researchers and policy makers in creating a safe and supportive environment for adolescent development.

This research method uses descriptive qualitative research. Data collection techniques use observation, interviews and documentation. The data analysis technique uses data collection, reduction, display and verification. Meanwhile, data validity testing uses triangulation of sources, techniques and time. The research results show that 1) The concept of spiritual leadership of the madrasa head in realizing student discipline is a household concept. In a household, trust, commitment, responsibility, and full affection and sincerity are needed; 2) the implementation of the madrasah head's spiritual leadership in realizing student discipline is by articulating a vision, learning programs, non-academic programs, programs in the field of spiritual development activities.  

The teaching profession has an important role in educational management. From here we will explain the role of driving teachers in the independent curriculum and the impact of the presence of the new curriculum, namely the Independent Learning Curriculum, which demands the role of teachers as the main guard of change to change mindsets and increase their competence to suit the demands of the new curriculum. The aim of this research is to provide an overview of the role of driving teachers in managing enjoyable learning using existing technology so that students are encouraged to improve their academic achievement. The type of research in this research is descriptive qualitative, namely using interview data collection techniques with teachers at schools. The data analysis technique used is in the form of notes on the results of the interviewees. The results of this research reveal that the real role of teachers in the Merdeka curriculum in the Merdeka learning era, especially the role as driving teachers, namely teachers in the Merdeka learning curriculum must be able to act as a driver to have professional teaching skills with the requirement of being able to manage the class effectively, being able to build effective relationships with students. and must be a person who is creative, innovative, skilled and has high enthusiasm to accompany teaching and learning activities at school.

Emotional intelligence is a major focus in modern psychological studies, and research continues to expand to understand its aspects, factors, and benefits. This literature review explores the dimensions of emotional intelligence which include understanding one's emotions, managing emotions, empathy, and social skills. Factors that influence emotional intelligence, such as social environment, life experiences, and genetics, are an important focus. The benefits of emotional intelligence include improved psychological well-being, better interpersonal relationships, and superior academic and professional performance. This article aims to understand and develop a person's emotional intelligence. The method in this article uses literature study, namely a data collection method by understanding and studying theories from various literature related to research. This article details the contribution of various studies to enriching the understanding of emotional intelligence, providing a basis for the development of more effective training programs. in increasing individual emotional intelligence.

Primagraha University, like other private educational institutions, is faced with the task of attracting the attention of prospective new students amidst increasingly fierce competition. The use of social media as an educational marketing tool provides a unique opportunity to interact directly with prospective students, build brand awareness, and promote university excellence. Education marketing is a strategic approach in managing information and image of educational institutions to attract new students. This research aims to describe an overview of the management of educational marketing strategies using social media at Primagraha University. This type of research uses Field Research. The research uses qualitative methods with data collection techniques carried out through interviews, documentation and social media content analysis. The most effective social media used in the educational marketing process include 3, namely: Instagram, YouTube, and websites. The content presented is in the form of academic activities, promotions, information regarding new student admissions, campus activities, and student achievements. The research results show that implementing marketing strategies using social media has a very good impact on the interest of new students.

Primagraha University, like other private educational institutions, is faced with the task of attracting the attention of prospective new students amidst increasingly fierce competition. The use of social media as an educational marketing tool provides a unique opportunity to interact directly with prospective students, build brand awareness, and promote university excellence. Education marketing is a strategic approach in managing information and image of educational institutions to attract new students. This research aims to describe an overview of the management of educational marketing strategies using social media at Primagraha University. This type of research uses Field Research. The research uses qualitative methods with data collection techniques carried out through interviews, documentation and social media content analysis. The most effective social media used in the educational marketing process include 3, namely: Instagram, YouTube, and websites. The content presented is in the form of academic activities, promotions, information regarding new student admissions, campus activities, and student achievements. The research results show that implementing marketing strategies using social media has a very good impact on the interest of new students.

Academic self-efficacy is a belief based on students' self-confidence in their ability to complete academic assignments, achieve desired academic results, and achieve optimal results. In general, this research aims to identify the low academic self-efficacy of class XII students at SMA Negeri 3 Payakumbuh. This research was carried out in Class XII MIPA 2. Qualitative methodology using descriptive designs or patterns was used in this research. Interviews and observations are the data collection methods used. An interactive model that includes data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions is used in this research. Although low effort, task avoidance, and inability to complete assignments are characteristics of students' low academic self-efficacy, research reveals that internal factors such as lack of enthusiasm, lack of learning motivation, and lack of learning ability, among others, are the factors that actually cause self-efficacy. low student academic self. causes low student academic self-efficacy. External factors include students not listening to instructions from classmates and homeroom teachers, as well as a lack of guidance from homeroom teachers, which can cause students to give up too quickly, cheat, and lose interest in learning. The role of the Guidance and Counseling instructor is to provide individual and group counseling.

Academic procastination is an activity of delaying tasks or work, from starting to completing academic-related tasks, which is done intentionally and repeatedly. The research aims to determine and reduce the level of academic procrastination using self-management techniques. This research uses a quantitative method by distributing questionnaires to students, the questionnaire given contains 36 items using a Likert scale. After conducting a pre-test, the researchers found 7 students out of 36 students who had high procrastination scores. An intervention was carried out on 7 students using self-management techniques. Then a post-test was given to find out whether there was a decrease in high procrastination scores after being given the intervention. There are positive results that there is a decrease in the value of academic procrastination as seen from the results of the pre-test and post-test.    

The quality of education and teacher professionalism are interrelated so that the two cannot be separated, especially in the process of achieving educational goals. One thing that influences the quality of education is teacher professionalism because teachers are the determinants of the success and failure of a learning process so that this will influence the future of students. Currently, the quality of education in Indonesia is still far behind other countries. The current situation is that the level of teacher professionalism is still far from expectations, while students' academic achievements and results are influenced by teachers. Therefore, it is necessary to make a breakthrough so that the level of professionalism of teachers in Indonesia can be better and so that education in Indonesia can further develop and be able to compete with other countries.  

The education system in Indonesia tends to prioritize cognitive aspects, such as academic scores and exams, with less emphasis on affective and psychomotor aspects. This article examines the comparison between the education systems of Indonesia and Japan as developed countries that have advantages in this regard. Japan, with its superior education system, focuses on developing affective, cognitive and psychomotor aspects, as well as instilling normative values ​​from an early age. This comparative evaluation is the basis for advancing the Indonesian education system in a more holistic direction. Some of the findings include differences in educational philosophy, decentralization, educational goals, curriculum flexibility, funding, educational personnel qualifications, and examination approaches. The results of this evaluation can be a reference for improving and advancing the Indonesian education system so that it is able to create a golden generation in the future.

Jl. Boulevard and Jl. Pengayoman is a commercial area in Makassar City. Jl. Boulevard and Jl. Protection is quite strategic because it can be reached by all levels of society from various means of transportation. Various community activities such as walking, jogging, shopping, office activities, etc. have resulted in the increase in parking for visitors' vehicles in the area, covering the shoulders of the road and pedestrians. From the results of our previous research, it is clear that the cause of illegal parking that occurs in the commercial areas of Jalan Boulevard and Jalan Pengayoman is the limited parking space in each commercial building and the standard for calculating parking spaces in the commercial areas of Jalan Boulevard and Jalan Pengayoman. This is what causes the loss of user comfort and the change in pedestrian function to illegal parking in the Jl. Boulevard and Jl. Pengayoman is therefore an action that is contrary to Islamic Sharia which is haram because it is illegal, does not comply with local legal regulations and also harms other people. So, to restore the comfort and function of pedestrians in the commercial area of Jl. Boulevard and Jl. Pengayoman, we will carry out further research with the title "Planning Public Parking Areas in Commercial Areas on Jalan Boulevard and Jalan Pengayoman in Makassar City", where this research is to solve the problem of lack of parking spaces so that there is no more illegal parking in commercial areas on Jalan Boulevard and Jalan Protection of Makassar City. Data analysis uses qualitative and quantitative analysis which is used to explain the results of survey interviews with users and observations carried out on Jl. Boulevard and Jl. Pengayomanof Makassar City with the results of a literature review regarding parking spaces. This research is expected to provide a real picture to researchers as academics and the government as policy makers regarding public facilities built for the common good, as study material to determine policies that might be implemented to improve or add to these public facilities, and as a source a reference for writers who might carry out studies on urban planning.

This research was motivated by the writing ability of class VII participants which was still not optimal. All of this is based on the fact that interest in writing is still low, difficulty in expressing ideas or ideas into narrative texts, often looking at original texts when creating stories or essays. This research aims to describe the application of the "Ada Tawa Ceria" strategy and short film media by Elka Sinema in learning to write narrative texts for class VII students at SMPN 25 Semarang for the 2022/2023 academic year. This research uses a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques use test and non-test techniques. The test technique consists of assigning narrative text writing skills according to the short film shown by paying attention to the structure of the narrative text. Non-test techniques include observation, interviews, questionnaires and documentation. Based on the results of data analysis, it can be concluded that the "Ada Tawa Ceria" strategy and short film media can be applied to students, especially when learning Indonesian with narrative text learning material. This learning strategy and learning media can be an alternative for teachers in teaching narrative text material.

Children's education is a critical aspect in shaping the future of society. This article discusses the importance of learning with children as an effective way to enhance their educational experience. Holistic learning is an educational approach that recognizes that a child's development is not limited to academic achievement only, but involves other aspects such as physical, emotional and social interactions. The main goal of holistic education is to develop children as a whole, including life skills, values and deep understanding of themselves and their surroundings. This activity is carried out through active and collaborative interaction. Adults have an important role in creating a constructive learning environment, stimulating creativity, and developing positive emotional relationships. Joint activities such as reading books, simple experiments, and listening to music can be effective media for facilitating intellectual and social growth for young children. This learning is carried out by including elements of play and fun, which can stimulate the curiosity of young children and stimulate their willingness to learn. This “Sinau Bareng” activity shows that learning together with children can increase their intrinsic motivation, as well as form a solid character foundation for future academic achievements.  

This research aims to determine the effect of the mind map model on the ability to read and understand descriptive text in class VII students at SMPN 5 Pati in the 2023/2024 academic year. With a quantitative type of experiment, this research uses a pre-experimental design with the form of a one-group pretest-posttest design. The population taken was 8 classes in class VII of SMPN 5 Pati. This research took samples from class VII-E and used purposive sampling techniques. The data collected was analyzed using test and non-test techniques where non-test techniques included observation and documentation. Presentation of this research data is in quantitative descriptive form. Based on the calculation results of the hypothesis test, a value of 0.000<0.005 was obtained with a significance level (α) of 5%, so it was found that the results of Ha were accepted and H0 was rejected. These results show that the mind map model influences the ability to read and understand descriptive text in class VII students at SMPN 5 Pati in the 2023/2024 academic year. The research results show that the mind mapping model can make students more active, creative, and make it easier for students to understand the content of the reading.

Studying biology serves as a means to enhance understanding, abilities, perspectives, principles, and ecological accountability. Biology is the scientific discipline that seeks to understand the natural world. Learning biology entails more than simply acquiring factual knowledge, concepts, or principles; it is also an exploratory endeavor. This research aims to discuss problem-based learning (PBL), which can improve the learning outcomes of class XI biology students on plant tissue material and can be used as an alternative learning model. This research uses classroom action research (PTK), which includes four stages: planning, implementing actions, observation,  and reflection, which aim to improve the learning process. PTK is an activity that involves testing an idea in practice, which can improve and increase the quality of the teaching and learning process. The application of the PBL model was able to improve student learning outcomes, especially in biology subjects with plant tissue material for class XI students at SMA N 2 Langowan. During the pre-cycle, the average value was 5.7. In cycle I, it climbed to an average value of 7.3. In cycle II, it further increased to an average value of 8.4. Meanwhile, the completeness of student learning outcomes in the pre-cycle was 20%, while in the first cycle, it was 67%, then grew again in the second cycle, specifically 87%. Based on the aforementioned research findings, it can be inferred that the implementation of the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) model has led to an improvement in the academic performance of Biology students at SMAN 2 Langowan.  

Extracurricular activities are an integral part of every educational institution throughout a year of learning. In the current era where information is demanded at an accelerated pace, this research aims to develop a web-based extracurricular attendance information system for SMP Muhammadiyah 8 Benjeng. The current extracurricular attendance system at SMP Muhammadiyah 8 Benjeng is manual, prompting the need for this research to construct a website-based information system to facilitate students, supervising teachers, and staff at SMP Muhammadiyah 8 Benjeng. The extracurricular website serves as a source of information for the school principal, class teachers, and extracurricular supervisors. It provides information about students participating in extracurricular activities, the schedule of extracurricular sessions, and generates attendance reports for students over a semester and a full academic year. The system is designed using the waterfall method, implemented through (PHP) and MySQL. This research has successfully created a web-based platform for the management of extracurricular attendance. It is anticipated that this system will offer support to stakeholders responsible for overseeing extracurricular activities.