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Explanation text is a text that can train critical reading skills, especially for junior high school students. It contains compound sentences that summarize information from several sentences into one sentence. Writing compound sentences that are not quite right will also affect the meaning or meaning that will be conveyed in the explanation text. The purpose of this study was to determine the quality of compound sentences in the explanation text which will later be used as teaching materials for junior high school students. The quality of good compound sentences will later affect students' critical reading skills. The methodology used is a qualitative approach where data collection is carried out first. This technique is carried out using the Listen and Note technique. The Listen technique is done by reading and observing the explanation text on the brainacademy website. The note technique is carried out after reading the entire text recording the existing compound sentences and then re-identifying the results that have been obtained. After analyzing the explanation text, compound sentences of equal value and compound sentences of levels were found in the explanation text. The difference between the two sentences can be seen in the sentence structure and the use of conjunctions. The quality of compound sentences is also analyzed in terms of clarity of meaning, use of appropriate conjunctions, and level of complexity. The results of this study are expected to be a reference for teaching materials and provide insight into the influence of compound sentences that affect the quality of students' critical reading.

Writing skills according to experts in learning Indonesian are placed at the highest level of learning in the language acquisition process. One form of text that is important to learn in schools for writing skills is explanatory text. Explanatory text is a text that explains the process of a natural, social or cultural phenomenon logically and systematically. . Writing is one of the language skills that must be mastered by students. . However, in reality, there are still many students who have difficulty in understanding and writing explanatory texts. This study aims to analyze students' understanding of explanatory texts and students' abilities in writing explanatory texts in learning Indonesian in grade VI of elementary school. the number of samples in this study was 5 grade VI students. In this study, the researcher used a qualitative descriptive method. the results of this study indicate that students' understanding of writing explanatory texts is still low.    

This study aims to (1) analyze the skills of class VIII students of GKPS 3 Pematangsiantar Private Middle School in compiling explanatory texts before the implementation of the RAFT strategy. (2) Analyze the skills of class VIII students of GKPS 3 Pematangsiantar Private Middle School in compiling explanatory texts after the implementation of the strategy. (3) Analyze the impact of the RAFT learning strategy on the skills of compiling explanatory texts of class VIII students of GKPS 3 Pematangsiantar Private Middle School. The population in this study were class VIII students of GKPS 3 Pematangsiantar Private Middle School, namely class I with 26 students and class II with 27 students. The method used in this study was a two-group posttest design. Analysis assumption tests, normality tests and hypothesis tests were used in data analysis. The results of the study in the control class reached an average of 69.5 and were included in the "sufficient" category. The results of the study obtained with the RAFT strategy were 86.03 and were included in the "very good" category. Through the hypothesis test, namely tituing>ttable, namely 7.109>1.67528, it can be concluded that there is a significant influence of the use of the RAFT strategy on the ability to write explanatory texts of Class VIII students of SMP Swasta GKPS 3 Pematangsiantar.

This study aims to analyze errors in the use of Enhanced Spelling (EYD) in writing explanatory texts by grade 6 elementary school (SD) students. Explanatory text is an important type of text in learning Indonesian, but students often make mistakes in using EYD when writing this text. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods with content analysis and interview techniques. Data were obtained from explanatory texts written by 6th grade elementary school students and the results of interviews with the principal, homeroom teacher, and 15 students. The research results show that students still make many mistakes in using EYD, especially in the use of capital letters, punctuation and writing words. This error is caused by students' lack of understanding about EYD, lack of practice in writing explanatory texts, lack of teacher attention to EYD teaching, and lack of support from the home environment. This research recommends that teachers pay more attention to EYD teaching, provide regular explanatory text writing practice to students, increase collaboration with parents, and create a learning environment that is conducive to the development of students' writing skills.

Education in Indonesia is currently undergoing many changes. The education system, curriculum, learning tools, learning media, and resources have also undergone major improvements, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic. The learning process can not only be carried out face-to-face, but can also be done boldly. The application of learning media is designed to support students' attention, affective, cognitive, and compensatory. The Quizziz application can be a means of conducting formative assessments, because teachers can measure students' understanding by taking quizzes at the end of learning. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative with subjects of class 8E students of SMPN 2 Semarang. The data collection techniques used are observation and documentation. The data analysis techniques used by researchers include three stages, namely data reduction, data presentation, and data conclusions. The results of this study show that the assessment format for class 8E students is on average above the KKM. The recapitulation results also show that the level of effectiveness of the questions used is by using multiple choice because in multiple choice questions students tend to get the best results, while in fill-in questions many students get less satisfactory results. The fill-in question model in the Quizziz application has several weaknesses, including if the teacher writes the answer key, the capitalization and punctuation must be correct. There is no tolerance for answers for students. Therefore, another option for teachers is to correct them manually. Another weakness in the Quizziz application with the multiple choice question model is that teachers cannot measure students' understanding in depth. Students tend to express their memory in answering.    

Learning is an activity that results in a change from those who do not know to know, from those who are unable to become capable. While learning refers to two concepts, namely learning and teaching. When the learning process takes place there will definitely be students who are not interested in the learning material delivered by the teacher. To overcome this, teachers must make innovations and updates in learning so that students can get motivation to learn and a pleasant learning atmosphere so that it is easier to accept material. Technology in the world of education is a learning system that supports learning so that learning becomes fun and achieves the desired results. Many learning platforms on the internet can be accessed for free, one of which is Quizziz. Quizizz is a platform for creating an interactive quiz game that can be used in class or outside the classroom in the form of homework. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative with class VIII B students at SMPN 2 Semarang as the subject. Data collection techniques used are observation and documentation. The data analysis technique that the researcher used included three stages, namely data reduction, data presentation, and concluding data. The results that the researchers got from the application of Quizziz as an explanatory text assessment tool for class VIII B students at SMPN 2 Semarang. interactive quiz media on explanatory text material at SMPN 2 Semarang shows that the use of the Quizziz application is beneficial for teachers and students even though there are still drawbacks.    

Since the national curriculum was changed to text-based, explanatory texts have become one of the types of texts that are taught to students in class X of high school. One of the competencies that must be achieved by students in learning explanatory texts is producing. Students are required to be able to produce explanatory texts properly and correctly. However, there are still several problems in the achievement of these competencies. Based on the problems encountered in the field, it is known that innovative and creative explanatory text writing learning media is still lacking. An explanatory text is a text that provides information about a process resulting from the phenomenon of tang occurring. PBL (Problem based Learning) is a method of student-centered learning in this model is to improve students' ability to solve problems, use thinking skills and develop life skills such as critical thinking and teamwork. This mix method was chosen because it has suitability because in this study what is to be answered includes outcomes and the process of developing qualitative and quantitative data because in this method it is more about asking how the needs of high school class X students for the PBL model with learning media to produce explanatory texts based on digital media and local wisdom in order to facilitate and understand the mistakes of the research. In this case, it can also improve students' ability to solve problems, use various thinking skills and develop life skills.      

This research aims to, (1) determine the process of developing teaching materials explanatory text assisted by the Canva application, (2) describes the shape development of explanatory text teaching materials assisted by the Canva application, (3) measuring the feasibility of developing assisted explanatory text teaching materials Canva application for class VIII students. This research uses samples as many as 30 students in class VIII-3 at SMP Al-Washliyah 30 Sukoharjo Medan with the research and development (R&D) method developed by Sugiyono 2017 with stages of potential and problems, data collection, design product, product validation, product revision, and product testing. Instruments that used inthis research is the Likert scale on the material validation questionnaire, media, teacher assessment, and student responses. The research results show that Explanatory text teaching materials assisted by the Canva application for class VIII SMP students including the "very good" criteria which can be seen from the validation of the material to obtain a score 94.25% in the "very good" category, media validation received a score of 95% with the "very good" category, and the teacher's assessment of the subject area received a score 97.5% in the "very good" category. Therefore it can be concluded that Explanatory text teaching materials assisted by the Canva application are suitable for use in the learning process.

This research is motivated to show the lack of enthusiasm of students in learning activities, especially Indonesian learning. Learning activities Indonesian, students lack focus so that it causes boredom during learning. So a special method is needed to foster the enthusiasm of students so that the learning process can take place well. The demonstration method is a teaching method by demonstrating goods, events, rules, and sequences in carrying out activities, directly and using teaching media that are relevant to the subject matter or material that has been presented. Based on this background, the problem arises how to apply the demonstration method in learning to write explanatory texts for grade VIII students of SMPN 31 Semarang for the 2023/2024 school year? This study aims to identify the application of demonstration methods in learning to write explanatory texts.

Someone who cannot attend conventional education due to various causative factors, such as having to work (time constraints), geographical conditions (geographical constraints), long distances (distance constraints), physical conditions that are not possible (physical constraints), the capacity of conventional schools that are not possible (limited available seats), phobia of school, dropping out of school, or because they are educated through family education at home (home schoolers)  it is possible to be able to keep learning, namely through e-Learning. E-learning or distance learning is expected to improve the quality of learning. This study used an experimental method by providing treatment. The class was divided into two groups, namely the experimental class with the e-learning model and the control class with conventional learning methods. In this study, researchers used a quantitative approach method. The result of this study is to find out the difference between learning with e-learning models with conventional learning.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of using the Cooperative Learning Model Type Teams Games Tournament (TGT) Aided by Audiovisual Media on the Ability to Write Explanatory Texts in Class VIII of SMP Amir Hamzah Medan on the ability to write explanatory texts in Class VIII Students of SMP Amir Hamzah Medan . The population in this study were all class VIII students of Amir Hamzah Private Middle School Medan in the 2022/2023 academic year, totaling 47 people consisting of 2 classes, while the sample used was 25 students, determined by random sampling technique. The research method used is a quantitative experimental method. The instrument in this study was a writing test of explanatory text which was assessed based on the content, text structure, and language conventions of the explanatory text. The average score obtained by students before applying learning with the Cooperative learning model of the Teams Games Tournament (TGT) type assisted by audiovisual media was 61.68, while the average value obtained by students after using the assisted Teams Games Tournament (TGT) type of Cooperative learning model audiovisual media, namely 79.68. So, it can be concluded that the test scores after applying the Cooperative learning model of the Teams Games Tournament (TGT) type assisted by audiovisual media are higher than before. The results of data analysis in testing the hypothesis show that tcount = 4.28, then looking at the t table, the significance level is 5%, and df = N – 1 = 25 – 1 = 24, it is obtained ttable = 1.71. Because the obtained tcount is greater than ttable, namely 4.28> 1.71, the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis Ha is accepted.

This study aims to determine the effect of the Make A Match learning model on the ability to write explanatory texts for class VIII students of SMP Negeri 1 Delitua in the 2022/2023 academic year. The population in this study were all class VIII students of SMP Negeri 1 Delitua, totaling 93 students, divided into 3 class. The sample in this study was class VIII-3 which consisted of 30 students. The method used in this study was an experimental method with a One group pre-test post-test design. . The data analysis technique used in this study is quantitative data by using analysis requirements test, homogeneity test and hypothesis testing. The results showed that the average value of the ability to write explanatory texts before applying the treatment was 53.66 belonging to the less category while the average value of skills to write explanatory texts by applying the treatment was 84.2 belonging to the good category. Based on the t test, a significance level value is obtained with dk = N-1 = 29, so that a ttable value of 2.045 is obtained. Thus it is concluded that tcount > ttable, namely 15.27 > 2.045 so that the null hypothesis (H0) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted. This proves that there is a significant effect of using the Make A Match learning model on the ability to write explanatory texts for class VIII students of SMP Negeri 1 Delitua in the 2022/2023 Academic Year.

This study aims to determine the effect of the Make A Match learning model on the ability to write explanatory texts for class VIII students of SMP Negeri 1 Delitua in the 2022/2023 academic year. The population in this study were all class VIII students of SMP Negeri 1 Delitua, totaling 93 students, divided into 3 class. The sample in this study was class VIII-3 which consisted of 30 students. The method used in this study was an experimental method with a One group pre-test post-test design. . The data analysis technique used in this study is quantitative data by using analysis requirements test, homogeneity test and hypothesis testing. The results showed that the average value of the ability to write explanatory texts before applying the treatment was 53.66 belonging to the less category while the average value of skills to write explanatory texts by applying the treatment was 84.2 belonging to the good category. Based on the t test, a significance level value is obtained with dk = N-1 = 29, so that a ttable value of 2.045 is obtained. Thus it is concluded that tcount > ttable, namely 15.27 > 2.045 so that the null hypothesis (H0) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted. This proves that there is a significant effect of using the Make A Match learning model on the ability to write explanatory texts for class VIII students of SMP Negeri 1 Delitua in the 2022/2023 Academic Year.

This research is an experimental research with pre-experiment method, this research design is the one group pretest posttest. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the Student Team Achievement Division (STAD) learning model in identifying information and summarizing explanatory text. The samples in this study were VIII grade students. Based on the results of research and data analysis regarding the comparison of statistical values, the comparison of learning outcomes categories and the comparison of the level of completeness proves that the improvement of student learning outcomes can be seen from the data on student learning outcomes through descriptive statistical analysis before using the Student Team Achievement Division (STAD) learning model, the average student score is still below the KKM value, namely 49.57 and after using the Student Team Achievement Division (STAD) learning model, the average student score increases above the KKM, namely 84.21. It is known that the posttest value is 84.21 more than the Pretest value which is 49.57. Furthermore, based on the results of inferential statistical analysis using the t-test formula, it is known that the t_ (count) obtained is 4.371 with the frequency df = 14 -1 = 13, at a significant level of 0.05 or 5% the t_table is 1.770. So t_ (count) > t_table or H_0 rejected H_1 accepted. These results can be concluded that there is a significant increase in student learning outcomes. This means that the use of the Student Teams Achievement Division (STAD) learning model is effective in learning to identify information and summarize explanatory texts in class VIII students of SMP Muhammadiyah 10 Makassar.      

The purpose of this study was to describe the effectiveness of sentences in explanatory texts for class XI students of SMA Negeri 5 Sijunjung in terms of structural clarity, logical meaning, frugality of words, standardization of words, and spelling accuracy. This type of research is qualitative with descriptive method. The data in this study were sentences in the explanatory text of class XI students of SMA Negeri 5 Sijunjung, with a data source of 26 explanatory texts written by students of class XI SMA Negeri 5 Sijunjung. The data collection technique in this study is fishing technique. The results showed that of the 250 sentences used, only 79 sentences could be categorized as effective, while 171 sentences could not be categorized as effective. First, there are 271 ineffectiveness in terms of structural clarity. Second, the ineffectiveness in terms of logical meaning, there are 80 sentences. Third, the ineffectiveness of sentences in terms of word-saving, namely as many as 141 sentences. Fourth, the ineffectiveness of sentences in terms of word standardity, namely as many as 96 sentences. Fifth, sentence ineffectiveness in terms of spelling accuracy was found in 152 sentences.  

The background of this research is that the activities of Class VIII students of SMPN 31 Semarang in the learning process are not enthusiastic, students only focus on using books as learning aids. Therefore, in the learning process we need a media-based learning aid that can attract students' attention in order to improve student performance and understanding. It is important to apply TikTok-based learning application innovations to involve students in learning so that the material being taught is easy to understand.    Based on this background, the problem arises How to Use the Tiktok Application as a Learning Media in Writing Explanatory Text Writing Skills for Class VIII Students of SMPN 31 Semarang Academic Year 2022/2023? This study aims to identify the Utilization of the Tiktok Application as a Learning Media in Writing Explanatory Text Writing Skills for Class VIII Students of SMPN 31 Semarang Academic Year 2022/2023. This type of research is mixed method . Data collection was carried out by observation, interview, test and documentation methods.    The results of this study indicate that students in class VIII use the media using the social media application TikTok above, it can be seen that the average score of students in class VIII SMPN 31 Semarang in the 2022/2023 academic year when writing explanatory texts in general is at the moderate level (50- 74). The average score of the students on the explanatory text writing test performance was 66.71 at the sufficient level.

Pembelajaran merupakan proses membantu peserta didik dalam mencapai tujuan pembelajaran. Sebuah pembelajaran tentu perlu dilengkapi dengan evaluasi pendidikan untuk mengukur ketercapaian tujuan pembelajaran. Kini penilaian berbasis teknologi sudah muncul untuk memberikan kemudahan pada pendidik dalam menilai progres belajar. Pendidik dapat memilih salah satu diantara berbagai media untuk mengganti asesmen berbasis kertas yang sebelumnya sering digunakan dalam pembelajaran. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Peneliti ingin mengkaji lebih lanjut mengenai asesmen berbasis teknologi dalam pembelajaran teks eksplanasi menggunakan media Edulatic. Alasan pemilihan media Edulastic karena penelitian yang berkaitan dengan implementasi media ini masih terbatas. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa media Edulastic dapat digunakan sebagai media untuk menyajikan instrumen asesmen dalam pembelajaran. Edulastic membantu guru mempercepat proses penilaian siswa karena hasil dapat langsung diperoleh saat siswa selesai mengerjakan tes dan  mengidentifikasi langsung kesulitan. Hal ini dapat dijadikan dasar untuk menentukan tindak lanjut terhadap proses pembelajaran.    

The context of this research is that writing skills are very important for learning, because they can train students to think, channel their desires, emotions, and express their ideas.. The use of documentary film media tells true stories about natural events in accordance with explanatory text material that tells about natural or social phenomena that can occur, such as about water, plastic which is the source of human life. The objective of this research, the researcher wants to know is there any effect of documentary film media on the writing skill of the fifth grade students of Sedatigede II Elementary School. While the research methodology used is quantitative by using a Quasi-Experimental design in the form of Nonequivalent Control Group Design. The research subjects were class V A as the experimental class and class V C as the control class at SDN Sedatigede II Sidoarjo with a total of 35 students. The data collection method used is an assessment in the form of a performance test with the task of writing an explanatory text. Using statistical analysis methods, the formulas used are normality test, homogeneity test and T-test. The test before and after using the media with the SPSS version 22 application were used. The results of this study were based on the results of the independent sample test data analysis, which showed the value of sig < 0.05, namely sig. (2-tailed) of 0.000. From these results, it was concluded that there was an effect of documentary film media on students' writing skills in the explanatory text material of fifth grade students of Sedatigede II Elementary School. This is reinforced by the significant difference in skill test scores in the experimental and control groups before and after treatment.

Tenaga Kerja Asing yang masuk ke Indonesia pada masa Pandemi Covid-19 memicu adanya persepsi positif dan negatif dalam dunia ketenagakerjaan. Kedatangan TKA ini dalam rangka alih teknologi atau alih pengetahuan kepada para tenaga kerja Indonesia. Di sisi lain, banyak tenaga kerja Indonesia yang mengalami PHK. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif untuk mendeskripsikan, menginterpretasikan dan memberikan eksplanasi terkait dengan pemberitaan yang ada di media. Data penelitian ini adalah teks yang berasal dari dua media berbeda tentang Tenaga Kerja Asing yang masuk ke Indonesia pada masa pandemi. Penelitian ini menggunakan fokus kajian SFL (systemic functional linguistics) dengan ancangan analisis Fairclough melalui deskripsi teks, interpretasi, dan eksplanasi. Temuan dalam penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat bukti-bukti tekstual yang menunjukkan adanya perbedaan ideologi dan perbedaan fitur linguistis pada dua teks tersebut.    

The purpose of this study was to determine the students ‘ writing ability in explanatory texts using the quantum learning method in fifth grade elementary school students. Sindangrasa Bogor City. This research will be carried out through 2 cycles. Each cycle consists of planning, implementation, observation and reflection. This technique uses data collection and observation through demontrations, and texts. The result of the first cycle is getting an average score of 37,60 or 60 % . Then the second cycle greatly improved by obtaining an average score of 48,90 or 85 % of the data in the first and second cycles showing an increase in student learning in writing explanatory texts. Student learning oucomes in the first cycle was 65,42  while the learning outcomes from the second cycle were 82,86 . So all student meet the increase and meet the KKM value. Student data obtained from cyclesI and II show an increase with the avarage score of student activity which is quite significant.