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This article discusses the importance of the evaluation process in elementary school learning. Evaluation plays a crucial role in determining the effectiveness of learning and the achievement of educational goals. Evaluation helps teachers obtain valid data on students' abilities, identify their learning difficulties, and understand their position among their peers. Through evaluation, teachers can make professional decisions in developing their teaching methods. The article emphasizes the significance of understanding and skills in conducting effective evaluation. Evaluation should not only be carried out at the end of a lesson but throughout the entire learning process. By conducting accurate and comprehensive evaluations, educators can gather precise information about students' abilities, enabling them to make informed decisions in their teaching practices. Improving understanding and implementing effective evaluation processes contributes to enhancing the quality of elementary school education. Effective evaluation not only benefits teachers in decision-making but also helps improve self-quality and classroom management.

Improving cognitive skills in early childhood is an important part of their development. An effective learning environment can be a means to that end. One type of learning media that can be used is loose parts. Looseparts is a term used to describe materials or objects that have certain properties and can be used creatively in children's play and learning. These materials are often available in a variety of sizes, shapes, textures, and flexibility, so that children can manipulate them, combine them, and use their imagination to create a variety of possibilities for play and exploration. Examples of looseparts are rocks, sand, branches, pieces of wood, leaves, paper, shells, rubber bands, rubber rings, ropes, boxes and other everyday objects. The purpose of writing this article is to find out the analysis of the needs of looseparts learning media in the implementation of improving early childhood cognitive skills, the data collection method in this study is by distributing questionnaire sheets, interviews and documentation. When children play with looseparts, they can develop various cognitive aspects such as categorization, problem solving, visualization, abstract thinking, spatial skills, and comprehension. It is important to give children time and space to freely explore the open passages so that they can develop cognitive skills in a natural and interesting way  

Abstract: This step-by-step guide provides an overview of English phonology, exploring its definition, scope, and the relationship between phonetics and phonology. It delves into the classification and articulation of English sounds, covering aspects such as place and manner of articulation. The guide emphasizes the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as a standardized system for representing sounds, and provides examples of English vowels and consonants represented by IPA symbols. Understanding English phonology enables learners to improve their pronunciation accuracy, comprehend spoken English more effectively, and enhance their overall communication skills.

This study aims to analyze the use of the storytelling method in improving the listening skills of class III students. The storytelling method was chosen because it can stimulate students' imagination and creativity, and help them understand and capture stories better. This study uses a qualitative approach. The research subjects consisted of 46 grade III students from 3 elementary schools. The research was conducted in three cycles, where each cycle consisted of planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. The storytelling method is applied in each research cycle. Teachers use various storytelling techniques, such as the use of sound, movement, and visualization, to convey fairy tales to students. After each storytelling session, students are asked to do listening activities, such as answering questions about the story, retelling the story in their own words, or drawing story scenes. The results showed that the use of the storytelling method significantly improved the listening skills of grade III students. This improvement can be seen from significant changes in students' ability to understand stories, remember important details, and express their understanding orally and in writing. This study provides evidence that the storytelling method is effective in improving the listening skills of grade III students. It is hoped that this research can contribute to the development of interesting and interactive learning methods, as well as assist teachers in teaching and improve students' ability to listen and understand stories.

The global era with the rapid and great advancement of information system technology, challenges teachers to have the ability to adapt themselves by improving scientific abilities and cutting-edge skills. But the most important thing is the ability to nurture students by sticking to sharia 'and can make them as noble ethical people. Efforts to strengthen tarbiyah and teacher training in Islamic educational institutions must make maximum efforts so that digital technology tools do not lull and deprive students of the right to get full control of teachers. This is the main mission of Islamic educational institutions so that the development of intelligent ethical humans can be reached by Islamic educational institutions. The three strategies that researchers offer in an effort to strengthen the conception of tarbiyah and teacher training in him and apply it to teacher professional performance activities are: (1) Understand and realize the achievement of tarbiyah and teacher goals; (2) Understand and apply the types of education and teaching; (3) Development of teacher soft skills so that they can become role models for students.

The purpose of this study was to find out how the use of slide rule media can improve students' numeracy skills in integer arithmetic operations for Kanatang State Special School students. This Classroom Action Research (PTK) was conducted at the Kanatang Foreign School in the Odd Semester of the 2022/2023 academic year. The subjects in this study were the students of the Kanatang State Special School, which consisted of 10 students, namely 5 students and 5 female students. The research object is the Ruler Count media in learning addition and subtraction of integers in Mathematics. The procedures/steps of this Classroom Action Research consist of cycles. Implementation of this Classroom Action Research each cycle includes: planning, implementation of action, observation, and reflection. The instruments used in this study were pre-test questions, post-test questions for each cycle, and interview guidelines. The questions made consist of 10 numbers in the form of an essay test. The data collection technique used was the provision of tests, interviews, observations and field notes. The instrument used is a test in the form of a description. Data collection was carried out in three stages, namely: (1) reducing data, (2) presenting data, and (3) drawing conclusions. The results showed that student activities and teacher activities in learning activities in cycle I reached the Good category and cycle II was very good. The results of the analysis of the final test cycle I obtained the percentage of average scores with student absorption reaching 60% and learning completeness reaching a percentage 70% of 10 students. Whereas in the analysis of the final test cycle II there was an increase according to the results of observations of student and teacher activities, the percentage of the average value of student absorption reached 90% with classical learning completeness reaching the target percentage of 100% of 10 students. This has shown that there is an increase in the learning outcomes of Kanatang State Special School students in the material of addition and subtraction of integers by using the integer slide rule.

Exclusive breastfeeding reduces infant mortality rates caused by various diseases that commonly afflict children such as diarrhea and pneumonia. Babies with exclusive breastfeeding will have a stronger immune system compared to babies who are given formula milk. Breast milk provides protection to babies against various diseases, especially infectious diseases. According to RISKESDAS 2021, 52.5 percent or only half of the 2.3 million infants aged less than six months are exclusively breastfed in Indonesia, or a decrease of 12 percent from the figure in 2019. The highest coverage of exclusive breastfeeding is in West Nusa Tenggara with coverage of 81.46% and coverage of exclusive breastfeeding in Sumbawa Regency of 89.3. This of course encourages us to strive to maintain and even increase the scope of exclusive breastfeeding to increase children's intelligence. Objective: Increase the knowledge and skills of breastfeeding mothers towards exclusive breastfeeding for babies. Method: The method used in increasing this knowledge is by Audiovisual media, namely presenting the Understanding, composition, benefits, influencing factors, how to maximize & improve, how to prepare and store breast milk and provide counseling in the form of interactive lectures. Target: The target of this community service activity is from mothers of reproductive age who have babies aged 0 to 6 months at H.L. Manambai Abdulkadir Hospital. Results: The delivery of material with lecture and demonstration methods supports the ability of participants to master the material regarding increasing knowledge and skills in breastfeeding delivered by the community service team so that there is an increase seen from the pretest and posttest given to mothers after the activity takes place.

Project-based learning encourages students to develop collaboration, communication, problem solving, critical, and creativity skills. This model is widely used at the level of educational units such as junior secondary education and upper secondary education and even higher education. The aim of this research is to capture the research landscape related to Project-Based Learning in high school. The method used is bibliometric analysis. The data is obtained from the enhanced Scopus database. The results showed that the number of publications related to Project-Based Learning in high school increased every year from 2017 to 2022. The highest number of documents were in Indonesia and the United States, the highest number of documents were in institutions or universities in Indonesia. The research focuses are 1) Problem-Based Learning and Student; 2) Project-Based Learning, e-learning and STEM; 3) high school and inquiry based discovery learning.

Natural material media is everything learning media that exists in the environment around us to support learning that is very easy and economical but can be used effectively and efficiently which is directly obtained from nature, natural materials that are used as learning media include: stones, branches, seeds, leaves, wood and other natural objects. Natural media becomes something effective and efficient if it is well optimized as material in learning and adjusted to the learning goals that will be achieved by children. One of them is in the development of numeracy and cognitive abilities of children. Natural media can help children develop numeracy skills and cognitive abilities, through various activities that involve critical thinking and problem solving such as counting, comparing, sorting, building, classifying objects and so on.

The purpose of this research is to provide understanding of English phonology to the learners who are new with English phonology. The method used in this research is literature review. This discussion explores the study of English sounds, known as English phonology. It covers important topics for beginners, such as understanding the basic units of sounds (phonemes) and their variations (allophones). The chat also introduces processes like assimilation, dissimilation, and deletion that affect how sounds change in spoken English. Additionally, it explains vowel and consonant reduction, which impact how certain sounds are pronounced. Lastly, the chat provides an overview of classifying consonant and vowel sounds based on their characteristics. By learning about these aspects, beginners can improve their pronunciation, understand different sound patterns, and enhance their overall communication skills in English.

This study aims to determine the ways to develop short story writing skills of vocational high school students, the factors causing the lack of such skills, innovative and effective strategies to be applied, the effectiveness of applying such strategies, and the benefits that students can obtain in developing their short story writing skills. The research method used is qualitative research with data collection techniques through interviews, observations, and literature review. The results show that factors such as lack of motivation, limited vocabulary, and lack of understanding of short story structure can cause the lack of short story writing skills among vocational high school students. Innovative and effective strategies that can be applied include the use of visual and audio media, vocabulary development, and short story writing techniques application. The implementation of these strategies is effective in improving short story writing skills of vocational high school students and can provide benefits in developing critical thinking skills, creativity, as well as improving language and literacy skills of students.

In today’s digital era, many schools face challenges in utilizing social media as an effective means for promotion and enhancing the image of the institution. Despite the enormous potential of social media, many educators and administrative staff are still lacking in skills in optimally managing this platform. Based on these problems, the purpose of this study was to improve the skills and understanding of participants regarding the use of social media as a strategic promotional tool for schools, as well as to encourage the adoption of more effective digital marketing practices. The method used in this study was a participatory approach through an interactive workshop. The workshop involved hands-on training sessions, group discussions, and social media content creation simulations, which were designed to provide practical experience and enhance participants’ understanding directly. Data were collected through observation, pre- and post-workshop questionnaires, and interviews with participants to measure changes in their skills and perceptions. The results showed a significant increase in participants’ technical skills in managing social media, as well as a positive change in their perspectives on the importance of social media as a promotional tool. Most participants reported that they felt more confident and ready to implement more structured and data-driven promotional strategies in their schools. These results indicate that the workshop successfully achieved its objectives and had a positive impact on participants’ ability to utilize social media effectively.

The Internet, as a digital medium, has brought about various conveniences over time. Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are commonly utilized for information seeking and sharing. Among the information disseminated on social media is the increasingly prevalent Covid-19 information from 2019 to 2021. Irresponsible individuals spread hoax information, leading audiences to trust such misinformation. Therefore, Communication Science students, who will enter the media realm, require proficient media literacy skills. This research employs descriptive methods to comprehend occurring phenomena, utilizing purposive sampling for informant selection. The study includes 184 respondents from the 2016-2019 student cohorts. Descriptive qualitative analysis, complemented by scale range conversion, is used to transform qualitative data into quantitative format. The research aims to assess Communication Science students' media literacy skills through the Individual Competence Framework, comprising technical skills, critical understanding, and communicative abilities. Findings indicate students' proficient use of computers and the Internet. While they comprehend social media content and functions well, improvements are needed in behavior and regulation. Additionally, enhancing communication and relationship-building skills on social networking sites, as well as community participation and content production through these platforms, is imperative, suggesting the necessity for further development.

The low learning outcomes Indonesian in listening to students' fictional texts are caused by the ineffective learning model used to make students less interested in following learning. The purpose of this study is to improve Indonesian learning outcomes by listening to fictional texts of grade 4 students of SD Negeri Jetis 01 Sukoharjo. This study included a type of classroom action research that was carried out in as many as two cycles. The subjects of this study were 30 grade 4 students. Data collection techniques in this study by providing tests and observations. Technical tests are used to see the learning outcomes of students and observation to see the success of problem-based learning models used in listening skills to fiction texts. Technical data analysts use quantitative and qualilative analysis techniques. The results of the study in cycle 1 showed an average value of 77.76, while in cycle II the average was 85.39. Observation of students' listening skills during the learning process using the problem-based learning model is in a good category so the problem-based learning model is very effective in Indonesian learning, listening material to fictional texts.

In an interaction, language has an important role as a communication medium to increase interaction between individuals for a creative, innovative, adaptive life in understanding the values ​​and norms that exist in society. Language learning is the starting point in mastering a particular language. Speaking skills (maharat al-kalam) are one of the skills that must be achieved in learning Arabic. Speaking is the ability to express articulatory sounds or words to express thoughts in the form of ideas, opinions, desires or feelings to a conversation partner. Use of media Social media in the global era has become a basic need for individuals or groups who do it online to interact with each other without being limited by space and time as a form of technological progress during the Covid-19 pandemic. Social media in the world of education is functionally conditioned as a form of collaboration, friendliness and creativity of its users. Social media supports learning materials to strengthen learning materials at the educational level, including at tertiary institutions.

Education plays an important role in efforts to improve human quality, both social, spiritual and intellectual. Apart from that, education is not only burdened with the task of making the nation's life more intelligent, but it is also burdened with the task of fostering the nation's morals, namely upholding human values, all of which will be realized if it is based on religious beliefs. Meanwhile, religious belief will only be obtained with a deep understanding of the basics of religion itself. Judging from its function, language is a means of communication and liaison in everyday human interactions, both between individuals and individuals, individuals and society and society and certain nations. Likewise in Arabic, which has a special function compared to other languages. Not only does Arabic have high quality literature for those who know and understand it, but Arabic is also destined to be the language of the Koran, namely communicating the words of Allah (Yusuf, 1997: 187). Arabic language teaching has been implemented in formal and non-formal institutions, where the teaching is almost the same as the language as a whole. In fact, Arabic has become a special identity and characteristic of Islamic educational institutions, especially Islamic boarding schools, which differentiates them from other institutions. This is an important reason to research. Likewise with the existence of the Miftahul Ulum Suren Jember Islamic Boarding School whose vision and mission refer to the vision and mission of the Islamic boarding school. The Vision and Mission, among other things, seeks to develop students to become Muslims so that they become Muslims who are ready for life. For operationalization to achieve the output expected by the vision and mission, there needs to be a program realization at the girls' Islamic boarding school that must support it. One of the programs of the women's Islamic boarding school is the development of improving muhadatsah skills. From this program it is hoped that students will be able to speak Arabic actively. Because basically female students are able to perform muhadatsah optimally. The aim to be achieved in this research is to find out and describe the problems of improving muhadatsah skills at the Miftahul Ulum Suren Jember Islamic boarding school both in terms of implementation and evaluation. The research method used in this research is approach, determining research subjects, data collection methods (observation, interviews and data analysis.

Anxiety among adolescents is a growing concern due to its significant impact on their mental and physical well-being. Providing anxiety education in schools can be a crucial step in imparting understanding and stress management strategies to teenagers. This activity aims to conduct an anxiety education program for 10th-grade students at Kalam Kudus II Senior High School, Jakarta. The program is implemented using the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) method, comprising four stages. The planning stage involves identifying objectives, analyzing needs, planning the content, and scheduling the sessions. Subsequently, in the execution stage, 10th-grade students are given education on anxiety and stress management through presentations and group discussions. Demonstrations and practice of stress management techniques are provided to enable students to apply the skills taught. Upon completing the program, an evaluation is conducted to assess students' understanding of the material and their application of stress management techniques in their daily lives. Feedback from students is collected to evaluate the effectiveness of the activity and identify areas for improvement in future sessions. This initiative is expected to benefit 10th-grade students at SMA Kalam Kudus II, Jakarta, in coping with anxiety and stress during their adolescent years. The education program aims to enhance their understanding of anxiety and equip them with valuable skills for stress management. Ultimately, it is hoped that these teenagers will be better prepared to face life's challenges and achieve improved mental well-being  

The percentage of people who are negatively affected financially by the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia is very large, so this has an impact on reducing fishermen's household income. Through the service of lecturers who are funded independently, fish preparations, namely fish balls and fish nuggets, will be practiced in an effort to increase the income of households and fishermen groups so that this is a solution and another alternative to increase income and fulfill the nutritional needs of families in Botutonuo Village, Kabila District Bone, Bone Bolango Regency. It is hoped that this can change people's habits to become more productive, namely developing the fish caught by fishermen into products with higher selling value.The aim of implementing this service is a) to increase the income of fishing families and groups and to meet the nutritional needs of fishing families. b). improve skills in processing meatballs and fish nuggets among housewives and young women. This goal can be realized through various solution actions including: (1) mentoring about food and nutrition in general, (2) Counseling about the nutritional composition and benefits of fish, (3) Counseling about various processed fish-based products (4) Training on processing fish into meatballs and fish nuggets and their marketing strategies in an effort to increase the income of the fishing community in Botutonuo Village, Kabila Bone District, Bone Bolango Regency.The method used to achieve this goal is to provide training and assistance to the community by transferring knowledge. This method is to provide knowledge on how to make meatballs and nuggets made from fish, accompanied by methods, techniques and marketing strategies. The target of this training is mothers and young women who are given assistance so that they can have life skills that can increase the income of families and fishing groups as well as provide knowledge about the nutrition found in fish.

This study aims to determine the effect of the Thinking Aloud Pair Problem Solving (TAPPS) method on students' mathematical communication abilities. The type of research used is a Quasi-Experimental type (pseudo-experimental) and uses the True Experimental Design research design with the Posttest-Only Controll form. The research was conducted at SMP Ikhlasiyah Palembang with a population of all students of class VII consisting of 2 classes. The sample were taken from all members of all population so that class VII.1 as the experimental class was given treatment, namely the Thinking Aloud Pair Problem Solving (TAPPS) method and class VII.2 as the control class which was not given treatment, namely the conventional method. Research data was collected through tests. Based on the analysis of the test results, it shows that the students' mathematical communication skills in the experimental class are higher than those in the control class. This means that the class that was treated with the TAPPS method affected students' mathematical communication skills. Statistical calculations obtained from the test results yield tcount = 2.944 and ttable = 2.013, so that tcount > ttable which causes H0 to be rejected and H1 to be accepted. Thus, it can be concluded that there is an influence of the Thinking Aloud Pair Problem Solving (TAPPS) method on the mathematical communication abilities of class VII students of SMP Ikhlasiyah Palembang.    

The implementation of HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skill) based PJOK learning for PJOK teachers in the Karangpucung sub-district needs to be studied to improve the quality of PJOK learning. Therefore, this research aims to find out how to implement HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skill) based on PJOK learning. Through this research activity, it is hoped that it will contribute to fellow PJOK teachers. This research is qualitative research with data instruments using observation, interviews, and documentation. The research was conducted for PJOK teachers in the Karangpucung sub-district. Data were analyzed using data triangulation. Data sources include school principals, fellow teachers, and FGD activities. Based on the research results, it is known that it is necessary to increase understanding regarding HOTS. Apart from that, PJOK teachers have implemented HOTS learning starting from planning, implementation, assessment, and evaluation. The research concludes that the implementation of HOTS-based PJOK learning for PJOK teachers in the Karangpucung sub-district has been implemented. This can be seen when PJOK teachers carry out planning, implementation, assessment, and evaluation of learning and have implemented HOTS