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This study aims to analyze the application of communication media in learning by third-semester students of the Advanced Education Program (PPA). Communication media plays a crucial role in the learning process as it can enhance understanding and interaction between lecturers and students. This research uses a descriptive approach with a survey method involving third-semester students from a university. The results of the study indicate that most students use various communication media, such as online learning platforms, instant messaging apps, and social media, to support their learning. These communication media have been proven effective in facilitating access to materials, group discussions, and communication between students and lecturers. However, challenges such as technological limitations and motivational issues were also identified. This study recommends that educational institutions continue to develop and utilize appropriate communication technologies to improve the quality of learning.

The importance of seeking knowledge in Islam is emphasized as one of the means to achieve both worldly and eternal happiness. However, in the digital era, seeking knowledge faces new challenges and opportunities. This study examines the Islamic perspective on seeking knowledge in modern life, focusing on the challenges, opportunities, and the influence of technology on character development in the digital age. The main challenges include the overwhelming amount of information that may not always be of high quality, as well as the distractions brought by technology that can divert attention from the core purpose of education. On the other hand, the opportunities presented by the digital era include easy access to various knowledge sources through online platforms and more interactive and engaging learning methods. This research also identifies the influence of technology, such as social media and educational apps, in shaping an individual’s character through the dissemination of Islamic values that promote good morals. The findings show that although the challenges in the digital era are considerable, technology can be leveraged to enhance the pursuit of knowledge and ethical education when used wisely. Character development, in line with Islamic teachings, can still be achieved through the wise use of technology in seeking knowledge. This study recommends the integration of technological education and ethical education to shape a generation that is knowledgeable, morally upright, and ready to face the challenges of the modern world.

Family well-being is very important for the lives of individuals and communities. A happy and The problem with learning German grammar at the A2 level is that many students still struggle to understand sentence structure, especially when using the perfect tense, subordinate clauses with "weil," and the genitive case. Students often find it challenging to remember grammar rules and how to apply them in sentences. The aim of this study is to develop interactive learning media in the form of Kodular-based applications to address these issues and support learning German grammar at the A2 level. The app is designed with relevant grammar materials and uses the 4D model development method (Define, Design, Develop, Disseminate), which reaches only the development stage without dissemination. The app was created on the visual platform Kodular, which enables users to develop Android apps without programming knowledge. The results show that the app is an effective learning medium, with a validation score of 90 (excellent) for the material content and 92.5 (excellent) for the media aspects. With a file size of 5.08 MB, this application enables users to learn German grammar independently anytime and anywhere.

Effective pronunciation requires more than comprehension. Considering the increasing significance of AI apps, it is imperative to conduct thorough study to evaluate students' opinions towards the ELSA (English Language Speech Assistant) Speak app in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) lessons, specifically in relation to improving pronunciation. Prior studies indicated that students had negative attitudes towards learning English as a foreign language (EFL) due to repetitive textual resources. This research recommends including the ELSA Speak application into English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom. This research investigates the utilization of the ELSA Speak application by 20 primary pupils at a B1 proficiency level, with the aim of enhancing their pronunciation skills. Observations and interviews are employed to examine cognitive, emotional, and behavioral components as well as issues related to the ELSA Speak app. The findings suggest that students possess a positive cognitive perspective and are capable of comprehending and incorporating oral pronunciations. The ELSA Speak application encourages the development of analytical thinking and precise articulation. This study highlights the imperative for dynamic language learning methodologies that include cutting-edge technology.

This study aims to decipher the results of validation tests and find out the user's response to the development of Android-based learning media using the Smart Apps Creator (SAC) application. This study uses mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative). Data collection uses questionnaires and documents. Quantitative analysis techniques were carried out on validation results using numbers, scales, or percentages, while qualitative analysis was carried out on the results of (1) individual trials, (2) small groups and (3) large groups.  The population of this study is 30 grade VII students, while the sample is determined using non-probability sampling which aims to make all populations as samples. The results of the study show that: (1) the results of the validation of media experts obtained a percentage of 95% (very feasible) and material experts 94% (very feasible).  (2) the results of user trials on the development of Android-based Arabic learning media products received an average score for individual trials of 80% with categories (good), small group trials of 85% with categories (very good) and large group trials of 95% with categories (very good).

Education is vital for human beings to develop and continue their lives. Although many of the tutor search apps are available, students in Eastern Sumba have difficulty enjoying this service because no private tutor is resident in East Sumba. A private lesson tutor is important for students who need more intensive learning outside of school, especially parents who are busy or do not have the opportunity or knowledge to help their children. The challenge often faced is the difficulty of finding a tutor that suits the needs of the student. The use of profile matching methods can help parents or student guardians find private tutors based on specific needs or preferences, such as subject, level of experience, location, or other criteria. Tutors that meet these criteria will appear as search results. Testing with the System Usability Scale (SUS) showed that the application is qualified for users, as it achieved an average score of 72.62.  

The mobile device has been supported by the operating system that makes the phone has the potential to be a learning tool. The Android operating system is the mobile platform of high potential in education, plus it is open source, it can support independent learning. Availability of facilities and applications that can be installed offline, allowing an independent learning process starts from the students themselves. The purpose of this research is to find a practical model that can be applied in learning. Make mobile learning a practical model that can be used teachers, students and schools take advantage of the resources that already exist. The research method uses research and development, to mobile learning models that later developed into a model factual. Results The study concluded that: Android mobile application that is filled with interesting teaching materials can continue to invite progress within teacher as creator and students as users. Availability of Internet applications, making new teaching participants, can catch up with learning by opening apps without worry about the royalty claims. Android mobile application that supports online messaging greatly help communication between members. Results of the study are: a practical mobile learning model consists of four aspects, namely: Four Key Roles, Learning Tasks Accommodation, Interactive Content and the Modular Learning Outcomes.

This study explores the potential of mobile educational applications to enhance student-centered inquiry-based learning (IBL) in secondary school classrooms. As traditional, teacher-centered pedagogies fail to adequately engage students in critical thinking and problem-solving, IBL offers a promising alternative that encourages active participation and deeper learning. The research investigates how mobile applications can support IBL by facilitating the inquiry process, such as data collection, hypothesis formulation, and collaboration. Through a quasi-experimental design involving secondary school students, the study compares the effectiveness of traditional teaching methods and mobile-assisted IBL. Results indicate that students using mobile applications showed significant improvements in critical thinking, engagement, and academic performance compared to those taught through traditional methods. Teachers and students both reported high satisfaction with mobile apps, particularly in terms of ease of use and educational value. The findings suggest that integrating mobile technologies into the classroom can create more interactive, accessible, and personalized learning experiences, fostering critical thinking and enhancing student outcomes. However, challenges related to infrastructure, teacher training, and digital literacy must be addressed to fully harness the potential of mobile-assisted inquiry-based learning.

This study investigates the impact of digital tools on collaborative learning among secondary school students. By analyzing various online platforms and educational apps, we examine how these tools foster teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills. Data were collected from a sample of 300 students across five schools, using surveys and focus groups. Results show that students who used digital tools for collaboration demonstrated significant improvements in engagement, critical thinking, and peer interaction. The study concludes that integrating digital tools into classroom activities can enhance the effectiveness of collaborative learning.

Many researchers, including lecturers, teachers, students, and the general public, have adopted apps to help them write articles. Students are currently expected to produce scientific articles published in accredited journals or respected international journals as part of their final assignment. However, from the observations of the service team, there are several problems faced by the service partners, especially MPI students. They have difficulty preparing scientific article manuscripts and are less familiar with applications that can speed up the preparation process. To overcome this, the service was carried out through lecture, discussion, and mentoring methods using service-learning, which involved pre-implementation, implementation, and post-implementation stages. The results of this service showed that the training provided participants with understanding and knowledge about using the Perplexity application as a tool to speed up the preparation of articles and paraphrasing to avoid plagiarism. This is evident from the comparison of the participants' pre-test and post-test results before and after the training.  

Early childhood plays an important role in forming the basis of development, which involves stimulation of various aspects such as moral religious values, social emotional, language, cognitive, and physical motor skills. The concept of early childhood learning is focused on play, where every activity is designed to be play, so that learning becomes more effective. Parents also need to understand today's children's education to interact with children positively. This research focuses on sentiment analysis of children's education-based app reviews on the Google Play Store, using Random Forest and Logistic Regression methods. The review data is taken from three apps with the theme of child development, namely "About Kids", "PrimaKu", and "Teman Bumil", with a range of review years between 2018 and 2023. The test results show that Logistic Regression has higher accuracy compared to Random Forest, especially in the "About Kids" and "PrimaKu" applications with accuracy above 90%. The conclusion of this research highlights the importance of sentiment analysis in improving understanding of user responses to children's education applications, with suggestions for future research to increase the number of datasets and variations in testing schemes by tuning hyperparameters to improve prediction accuracy and more optimal results.

One of the media used by PAI teachers at SDN Pakan Labuh 03 is Student Worksheets (LKPD) in learning, especially in Islamic Religious Education lessons. The teacher only gives an explanation of the material then practices the prayer movement directly, then evaluates it. This teaching method is considered inappropriate, because there are still many students who have difficulty understanding the concept of good and correct movement according to Islamic law. The existence of the development of LKPD into e-LKPD that supports the learning of Islamic Religious Education prayer practice materials with the aim of this research is to produce valid, practical, and effective e-LKPD to train students' prayer movements (psychomotor) according to Islamic law on prayer practice material.This research is a development research which has 4 stages, namely: define stage, design stage and develop stage, socialization stage. The research instrument uses product tests, namely: product validity test, product practicality test, and product effectiveness test. The E-LKPD was validated by three validators, namely one media lecturer, one PAI lecturer, and one PAI teacher. At the practicality stage, e-LKPD as a learning resource for prayer practices was tested on fifth grade students at SD Negeri 03 Pakan Labuh.The results of this study are E-LKPD with the support of Liveworksheet and Canva Apps get a final validation value of 0.84, a final practicality value of 0.85 and a final effectiveness value of 0.86. It can be concluded that the development of E-LKPD as a Learning Resource for Prayer Practices at SD Negeri 03 Pakan Labuh is very valid, very practical and very effective to use. E-LKPD can increase teacher creativity, so that ELKPD will look interactive, fun and attract students' learning interest. Interactive E-LKPD is synonymous with sheets in the form of student practice questions done through digital media that meet standards, are practical, and are easily accessible.

Education is the main foundation in community development and human resource development. In the context of higher education, the quality of the learning process and lecture management greatly affects student success. One aspect that has a significant impact on the learning process is student attendance management. Traditionally, recording student attendance is done manually by using a physical attendance list that must be filled in by students and signed by lecturers. Although it has been used for a long time, this method has a number of limitations that need to be overcome. In the rapidly evolving digital era, we have access to technology that can simplify and improve student attendance management. The use of information technology can provide a more efficient, accurate, and practical solution in recording student attendance. The app was developed using MIT App Inventor, a platform that makes it easy for users to create Android apps without in-depth programming knowledge.  

This research shows that the use of diverse learning resources in mathematics teaching improves student understanding. Textbooks, visual materials, math apps and math manipulatives help students with different learning styles. Internet-based and diverse learning resources also increase students' interest in mathematics and relate it to everyday life. The literature review method was used to reorganize, analyze, and synthesize existing literature rather than to collect primary data through experiments or surveys. These results emphasize the importance of mathematics teaching approaches that utilize diverse and intelligent learning resources. Teachers need to keep abreast of educational innovations and technologies to ensure effective and relevant mathematics education for students. This research provides a solid foundation for the improvement of mathematics teaching in schools and better understanding by students.

This research was conducted with the aim of producing digital learning media using the Smart Apps Creator through a Realistic Mathematics Education approach that is valid, effective, and able to improve students' mathematical problem solving abilities in the matter of a system of two-variable linear equations. This type of research is Research and Development (R&D) with the ADDIE model. From the research results, it was obtained that the media and material validity values were 93.6% and 93% with very valid categories. The practicality of the media through the results of the teacher's response questionnaire obtained a practicality value of 97.3% in the very practical category and the results of the student response questionnaire for the small group test and large group test obtained values of 90.9% and 91.4% in the very practical category. Then the value of effectiveness is seen through the mastery of classical learning and the results of the student response questionnaire obtained percentages of 87.5% and 94.05% with very effective categories. Improving problem solving abilities in students, the results obtained are that the level of students' problem solving abilities is at a percentage of 92% with a very high category, while based on the N-Gain test the average value obtained by students is 0.6473 which means there is an increase in problem solving abilities in students medium category. So based on the results obtained it can be concluded that the learning media developed in this study are valid, practical, effective, and able to improve students' mathematical problem solving abilities.

This study aims to describe training in the use of the ClassDojo learning application as an effort to increase learning for YPK Merauke Middle School teachers. This study discusses the training provided to YPK Merauke Middle School teachers to the assistance provided by the team. Implementation of learning using learning applications can increase teacher creativity in conducting learning in class. This, of course, must be carried out by training so that teachers can apply it in the classroom. This research uses descriptive qualitative method as a process in conducting research. This research was conducted at YPK Merauke Middle School by involving YPK Merauke Middle School teachers as training participants. This study uses data collection techniques with the stages of observation, interviews, documentation, and recording