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The implementation of STEM-based learning in biology education aims to enhance students' scientific literacy by integrating interdisciplinary approaches. This study investigates the effectiveness of STEM-based learning in improving students' understanding of biological concepts, problem-solving skills, and critical thinking. A quasi-experimental method was employed with a pre-test and post-test design involving high school students. The results indicate a significant improvement in students' scientific literacy, as evidenced by higher post-test scores and increased engagement in learning activities. The study highlights the potential of STEM-based learning to foster deeper comprehension and practical application of biological knowledge. These findings suggest that integrating STEM approaches in biology education can effectively support scientific literacy development among students.

This research aims to develop an interactive web learning media called Mathventure based on Google Sites, with a focus on improving the math problem solving skills of third grade elementary school students in multiplication material. The background of this research is driven by students' low understanding of the concept of multiplication and the lack of interesting and contextual learning media. The approach used in this research is the Research and Development (R&D) method with the ADDIE model involving five stages: analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. The resulting product has been validated by material and media experts with excellent results. The pilot test was conducted in two elementary schools involving pretest, posttest, and student response questionnaire. The test results showed a significant increase in problem solving ability, with an N-Gain value of 0.6612, and a practicality level of 82%. This media is considered effective in creating learning that is fun, interactive, and able to motivate students in understanding the concept of multiplication. The implication of this research shows that web-based digital media can be an innovative solution to overcome math learning difficulties in elementary schools and has the potential to be further developed for other materials and levels.

This research investigates the integration of maritime law education and navigation skill development within vocational school settings. By leveraging qualitative methods, the study engages maritime professionals and vocational educators to assess curriculum effectiveness and alignment with industry standards. Key findings highlight the importance of practical application in maritime law education, emphasizing case studies and scenario-based learning to prepare cadets for real-world challenges. Simulator training emerges as pivotal in developing navigation skills and critical decision-making abilities essential for safe maritime operations. The study also underscores the significance of regulatory compliance, advocating for continuous curriculum adaptation to meet evolving STCW and IMO regulations. Recommendations include enhancing collaboration between stakeholders, expanding experiential learning opportunities, and integrating regulatory awareness throughout educational frameworks. By fostering these initiatives, vocational schools can nurture competent maritime professionals equipped to navigate global maritime challenges while upholding safety, sustainability, and regulatory standards.

The goal of this article is to find the CEO of Iraqi companies that use strategic planning and determine if they are capable of diagnosing the traits of strategic planning systems that improve these companies' capacity to successfully address crisis-related needs. The capacity of the company to successfully react to crisis needs and demands is enhanced by the use of strategic planning, according to a review of data from 64 enterprises utilizing statistical analysis. Furthermore, top and division or unit managers must be involved and committed for strategic planning to be successful. It also has to be planned with an external orientation and get more than just lip service from top and unit or division level managers. In other words, it must concentrate on how well the business responds to the needs of its crisis and it must recognize and take advantage of any future growth crises. Additionally, a CEO must possess a variety of qualities to engage in good strategic planning. Core Competence Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities are especially important for individuals who will be in charge of carrying out the final plan since it must be compatible with the crisis-management and decision-making approaches. The study's findings suggest that managers of Iraqi businesses should think carefully about the value of strategic planning during times of crisis. also Many CEOs lack knowledge, skills, and talents since they did not complete business universities or practical training programs. Managers must attempt to incorporate crisis management into the strategic planning process for their organizations. The conclusion encourages a firm's strategy approach to include crisis management procedures. This contributes to better performance and increased crisis management efficacy. Additionally, the board of directors must rely on advice from experts who can assist them strategize and prepare throughout a crisis, which improves their capacity to handle one effectively. One way to integrate and improve managers' ability to handle crises is to encourage the use of strategic crisis planning.

This comprehensive mentoring and training program is designed to transform the traditional knowledge of the community in Junjangan village, Batang Tuaka District about herbal plants into contemporary health solutions. Through a comprehensive educational approach, this program aims to empower people to use herbal plants as an effective and natural alternative treatment. This mentoring includes identification of local knowledge, practical training and ongoing support to ensure appropriate and sustainable implementation. The results of this program show a significant increase in the community's understanding and skills in processing and utilizing herbal plants for health. Apart from that, this program also contributes to the preservation of traditional knowledge and improves the welfare of the people of Junjangan village, Batang Tuaka District, Riau Province. This article provides in-depth insight into the impact of the program as well as the challenges faced in this transformation process.

The aim of this community service activity is to increase insight and develop knowledge about taxation for students at SMK Kartini Surabaya. As well as providing students with knowledge in income tax skills, especially income tax for individual taxpayers. The training participants were 55 students from Kartini Vocational School, Surabaya, Accounting Study Program. The method of implementing community service activities is carried out by providing theoretical and practical knowledge material for calculating income tax for individual taxpayers in accordance with the tax regulations currently in force. Starting from understanding the meaning of tax object, tax subject, taxpayer as well as the meaning of income tax, individual taxpayer tax rates and how to report income tax. The results achieved in this activity are that the participants or students are able to understand the practice of calculating income tax for individual taxpayers in a fundamental way that applies in Indonesia and are able to understand the rules regarding non-taxable income limits and the amount of income that does not have to pay income tax for individual taxpayers. able to understand the procedures for creating billing codes for tax deposits and able to understand the procedures for reporting personal income tax every month and annual reports.

The Intra-School Student Organization (OSIS) at the junior high school level plays a crucial role in developing students' leadership skills. However, a lack of understanding of leadership concepts and minimal practical training are major obstacles to developing this potential. This research aims to enhance the leadership competencies of OSIS board members at SMP Negeri 1 Sumberrejo through a leadership socialization and training program. The implementation method used involves socialization and interactive discussions with all OSIS board members as participants. The results of the activities show that the socialization successfully increased participants' understanding of leadership concepts, ethics, responsibilities, and basic leadership skills such as effective communication, decision-making, and teamwork. The interactive Q&A sessions and distribution of door prizes also played a role in increasing participants' engagement and motivation. It is hoped that this activity will foster the development of strong, innovative leaders who are ready to face future challenges.

This research aims to: Provide assistance to the children of the Rumah Yoel Community to build entrepreneurial skills using the main materials of beads and string which are cheap and easy to obtain. Building children's mindset to become independent, creative and highly competitive individuals in society. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods. The research subjects were the children of the Rumah Yoel Community. The training participants were 16 children in the Rumah Yoel Community. The meeting took place over three meetings with stages, 1) observation and interviews with the Rumah Yoel Community administrators, 2) observation and interviews with the children with the assistance of Rumah Yoel Community teachers, 3) skills training for the Rumah Yoel Community children. Training is evaluated using the results of service video comments, pretest and posttest. Results of the service: 1) researchers were able to train children's skills in making crafts through creativity using the main materials of beads and rope so that children were able to make key chains, bracelets, headbands and rings. Second; 2) researchers invite children to use packaging for their work so that it has economic value. 3) Researchers are able to invite children to take part in activities according to the procedures directed in making works using practical methods. 4) researchers provide skills for the children of the Rumah Yoel community because by training them to be creative with beads it can motivate them to become entrepreneurs from an early age to help their parents.

The Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) program provides students the opportunity to study for one semester outside of their major, aiming to develop the soft and hard skills required in the workforce. One key component of this program is internships or practical work, which gives students hands-on experience in the professional world and the chance to build professional networks. This research uses the K-Nearest Neighbor (K-NN) method to predict the impact of MBKM activities on undergraduate students at STMIK Kaputama. Using the RapidMiner application, student data was tested to obtain the accuracy of predicting students' engagement in the MBKM program in the future. The test results show that the K-NN model has an accuracy of 75.34%, indicating that the model is fairly good at predicting the impact of the MBKM program on students.    

The PETANU (Pembekalan Tunas Aswaja) activity aims to equip young Muslim generations with relevant knowledge and skills, enabling them to grow into individuals with strong character and noble morals. This activity was conducted due to the lack of comprehensive understanding among the younger generation regarding Aswaja teachings, as well as the limited opportunities for them to practice these values in their daily lives. The methods employed in this activity include training sessions, group discussions, and practical applications. This research adopts a qualitative descriptive approach. The study is based on existing books, journals, and articles. The researcher merely collected and analyzed data from these sources without conducting additional experiments. The objective is to delve deeper into the research topic. The training materials covered the history of Aswaja, creed, worship, ethics, and the role of youth in da'wah. The results of this community service activity include an increased understanding of Aswaja values among participants, a growing awareness of the importance of noble character, and the formation of a social network among participants. Additionally, participants demonstrated a high level of enthusiasm for applying the knowledge gained in their daily lives and surrounding environment.    

This study aims to utilize herbal plants as the base material for making aromatherapy candles in Desa Sungai Majo Pusako, focusing on education, simulation, and demonstration of candle-making. The activity involves local women as participants who are taught about the benefits of aromatherapy candles, production techniques, and practical applications of herbal plants such as lime, cinnamon, and clove. The training results show that participants can practice making candles using herbal plants that were previously underutilized. The enhancement of skills and knowledge has increased awareness of the health and environmental benefits of aromatherapy candles and opened new business opportunities that can improve local income and economic welfare. Evaluation indicates that while there are challenges in producing high-quality candles, the activity has successfully encouraged innovative and creative thinking in utilizing natural resources. The strengths of the activity include practical skill development and economic opportunities, whereas its weaknesses lie in limited resources and initial participant knowledge. The findings suggest significant potential for developing environmentally friendly herbal-based candle products in the future.

This study aims to utilize herbal plants as the base material for making aromatherapy candles in Desa Sungai Majo Pusako, focusing on education, simulation, and demonstration of candle-making. The activity involves local women as participants who are taught about the benefits of aromatherapy candles, production techniques, and practical applications of herbal plants such as lime, cinnamon, and clove. The training results show that participants can practice making candles using herbal plants that were previously underutilized. The enhancement of skills and knowledge has increased awareness of the health and environmental benefits of aromatherapy candles and opened new business opportunities that can improve local income and economic welfare. Evaluation indicates that while there are challenges in producing high-quality candles, the activity has successfully encouraged innovative and creative thinking in utilizing natural resources. The strengths of the activity include practical skill development and economic opportunities, whereas its weaknesses lie in limited resources and initial participant knowledge. The findings suggest significant potential for developing environmentally friendly herbal-based candle products in the future.

This community service program was conducted in Rantau Panjang Kiri Village, Riau, with the goal of enhancing food security through chili cultivation as the main commodity. The village faces significant challenges in food security due to heavy reliance on rice as the staple crop, making it vulnerable to climate change and market price fluctuations. To address these issues, training and mentoring were provided to farmers to develop their skills in sustainable chili cultivation. The program involved a series of phases including socialization, practical training, and evaluation. Socialization aimed to provide a basic understanding of the importance of crop diversification, while hands-on training focused on chili cultivation techniques, ranging from seed selection and land preparation to pest and disease control. Evaluation was conducted to measure the improvement in participants' knowledge and skills, as well as the impact of the program on chili production in the village. The results of the program showed a significant increase in farmers' understanding and skills regarding chili cultivation, as well as an increase in harvest yields, which helped strengthen the village's food security. Additionally, the program successfully raised farmers' awareness of the importance of optimal land use and reduced dependency on rice. Thus, this community service program not only supports local food security but also improves farmers' economic welfare through agricultural commodity diversification.

This community service aims to innovate Artificial Intelligence (AI) financial planning using the ClickUp application to improve the quality of project management, especially budgeting, thereby increasing efficiency, productivity, and better decision-making so that these MSMEs can be highly competitive in the fintech era. Artificial intelligence is a system in a machine that imitates the way humans think and act (human intelligence). One of a computer science related to the development that can imitate human expertise in carrying out certain tasks is Artificial Intelligence (AI)  (Nurcholis, 2023). The program carried out is training and mentoring so that financial planning is more innovative, economical, practical, easily accessible, and has minimal errors. The problem faced by business actors is financial planning that has not been implemented properly so business targets and income targets are often not achieved. This has an impact on the sustainability of the Chibi-Chibi Mochi MSME business in the era of competition. The solution to the problem is that the community service team will provide training and mentoring on financial planning innovation using Artificial Intelligence (AI) ClickUp. The output targets to be achieved are in the form of journal publications and increasing the understanding and skills of business actors.

Adapting to rapidly evolving technology and honing digital literacy is a necessity for students at SMAN 1 Samaturu to ensure they do not fall behind in an increasingly digital world. However, the challenge lies in the lack of digital journalism literacy programs, despite the significant potential of this field to enhance general literacy and provide practical skills for students. The limited availability of journalism training, such as writing articles, conducting interviews, and managing school media, reduces students' opportunities to learn in this area. To address this, a digital journalism training was held on August 13, 2024, with 50 students participating. The activity included planning, training, and evaluation stages. As a result, students were able to recognize their potential in journalism. They not only learned to write and edit articles but also developed the ability to understand, analyze, and process information critically. They became more sensitive to accurate information sources, understood good narrative structures, and improved their communication skills, thus enhancing their digital literacy.

The ability to speak in public is an important competency required by village officials in carrying out leadership duties, communicating with the community, and delivering village development programs. This service program aims to increase the capacity of village officials in Margaluyu Village, Serang City, through public speaking skills training. This training is designed with a practical approach which includes communication theory, persuasion techniques, and simulations of speaking in front of an audience. Through this training, village officials are expected to be able to communicate more effectively, increase self-confidence, and strengthen community participation in various village activities. The evaluation results showed that after the training, participants experienced improvements in communication skills, message preparation, and how to interact with residents. It is hoped that this program can become a model for improving the quality of human resources in other villages.

The application of artificial intelligence in education has brought significant changes in learning methods and classroom management. This paper discusses the Application of AI for Learning training held for lecturers at UDB Surakarta with the aim of improving understanding and skills in the application of AI technology. The training method includes a combination of theoretical and practical sessions. The theory session ran in several stages, namely a discussion on the introduction of AI, demonstrations of AI tools and technologies such as ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini. Practices of using AI in the creation of learning materials, assessment of learning outcomes, and writing scientific articles. The training, which was attended by 12 lecturers, provided hands-on experience in the application of AI in the world of education. The results of the training showed a significant improvement in the understanding and skills of the participants, with 91.67% of participants feeling satisfied and hoping for similar training on a regular basis. The training evaluation includes an analysis of participant feedback that shows that the training is helpful in preparing for learning, creating teaching modules, and other learning tools. The evaluation of the training results leads to the conclusion that this training is effective in improving lecturers' competence in using AI, encouraging creativity in learning, and is expected to increase effectiveness in learning.

In the era of globalization, identity and cultural crises are increasingly prevalent in many societies, including in Indonesia. This is caused by the integration of new cultures and values that obscure the roots of local traditions. Cultural Islamic boarding schools play an important role in responding to this phenomenon by offering a holistic approach that combines religious education with the preservation of local culture. The Ndalem Wongsorogo Cultural Islamic Boarding School in Kendal, Central Java, is a real example in the effort to preserve local traditions and identities. This boarding school not only teaches religious values, but also arts, culture, and practical skills such as barista and fine arts. This approach allows students to develop a more holistic understanding of their identity, combining faith with local wisdom. With routine activities such as gamelan practice, klenengan, and hadroh, this boarding school functions as a center for the preservation of arts and traditions as well as a repository of cultural heritage. This article explores the role of cultural boarding schools in maintaining cultural identity amidst the flow of globalization and offers insights into how this institution can become an adaptive educational model that answers the challenges of modernization without abandoning cultural roots

Tourism has become one of the vital sectors in the economic development of a region. To ensure the sustainability and development of tourism destination products, effective assistance in basic tourism management is necessary. This study aims to describe the mentoring process and analyze its impact on the sustainability and development of tourism destination products. This community service focuses on assisting the management of tourism fundamentals, emphasizing managerial capacity building, strengthening community involvement, and developing sustainable tourism destination products. This assistance has successfully increased understanding and skills in basic tourism management among stakeholders. The involvement of local communities in tourism-related decision-making has also increased, ensuring active participation and shared responsibility in managing tourism destinations. Furthermore, this mentoring encourages innovation in the development of sustainable and competitive tourism products. Thus, assistance in basic tourism management not only has a positive impact on sustainability but also serves as a catalyst for the development of tourism destination products that provide significant added value to the local economy and community welfare. Practical implications and recommendations for policies are also discussed to strengthen efforts in developing sustainable tourism

The Community Service Program, which is being carried out by KKN students from the National Development University "Veteran" East Java, aims to provide knowledge and practical skills to the community, particularly PKK mothers RW 03 Babatan Jati Village, Sidoarjo, in processing traditional medicinal plants, ginger, into high-value products, namely gummy candy. This session included a firsthand demonstration of the gummy candy-making process, with ginger extract as the key ingredient. The outcomes of this exercise demonstrated that the participants were quite enthusiastic, as seen by their active engagement in discussions and activities. The finished product was gummy candy with a unique ginger scent and a chewy texture, which is expected to generate new economic prospects in the local community. This initiative is also designed to increase community welfare and develop relationships between students and the local population.