This study focuses on the development of reading comprehension skills through the implementation of critical thinking strategies in Grade V elementary school students. Reading comprehension is not merely about decoding texts but involves understanding, interpreting, and analyzing the content. The integration of critical thinking aims to encourage students to become active readers who can question, evaluate, and make inferences based on the information they read. This research employs a qualitative descriptive approach by observing teaching practices and student responses in the classroom setting. Findings reveal that using critical thinking techniques—such as asking higher-order questions, making predictions, and drawing conclusions—helps students engage more deeply with the text. These strategies also improve their ability to connect prior knowledge with new information, fostering a more meaningful reading experience. Teachers play a vital role in guiding students to think reflectively and independently. The study concludes that consistent application of critical thinking in reading lessons significantly enhances students’ comprehension and supports the development of lifelong learning skills.

The difficulties students experience when solving problems that require calculation indicate a need to improve their arithmetic skills. This research aims to describe students' numeracy skills in solving number problems while also identifying the obstacles they encounter in developing these skills. Specifically, this study explores the mathematical numeracy literacy abilities of fourth-grade elementary school students in facing the Minimum Competency Assessment (AKM) questions on number material at one elementary school in Indonesia. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach with data collection techniques including AKM numeracy tests, observation, interviews, and documentation. The research findings show that students' mathematical numeracy literacy ability is in the moderate category, with an average achievement of 65.8%. The main difficulties experienced by students include: (1) recognizing mathematical information from contextual problems, (2) performing numerical calculations, (3) interpreting calculation results in the context of real-world problems, and (4) communicating mathematical reasoning in writing. Based on these results, this research recommends strengthening numeracy learning that connects material with everyday life contexts, as well as improving students' mathematical reasoning abilities through problem-based learning approaches, to optimize the mathematical numeracy literacy of elementary school students.

This study explores creative thinking strategies aimed at enhancing reading comprehension skills among fifth-grade elementary school students. By focusing on developing critical and innovative thinking methods, the research investigates how these strategies can improve students' ability to understand and process reading materials. The study employs various approaches to stimulate cognitive engagement, fostering both deeper comprehension and greater interest in reading. Results suggest that incorporating creative thinking techniques significantly contributes to the enhancement of students' reading comprehension abilities. The findings highlight the importance of integrating these strategies into the classroom to support students' academic growth and encourage lifelong learning habits.

This study aims to examine in-depth and comprehensively the various obstacles faced by elementary school students in understanding the concept of fractions. Fractions represent one of the key components in basic mathematics education and often pose a significant challenge for many students. Through a structured literature review and in-depth analysis of empirical data, this research seeks to clearly describe the various difficulties students encounter when learning and understanding fractions. Additionally, this study investigates the underlying factors contributing to these difficulties and offers a number of creative and effective instructional strategy recommendations to help students overcome these barriers. The findings indicate that the primary challenges hindering students' understanding include several critical aspects: weak comprehension of basic fraction concepts, difficulty in representing fractions both visually and symbolically, struggles with performing arithmetic operations involving fractions, and challenges in relating fraction concepts to real-life situations. A thorough understanding of these challenges is expected to serve as a crucial foundation for improving the quality of mathematics instruction at the elementary school level.
 
 

The purpose of the research was to analyze the gap between students' narrative writing knowledge and skills. This research employs a qualitative methodology, specifically descriptive qualitative research. Data is gathered using document study methods, which include gathering and examining written documents, photographs, artwork, and electronic devices. A systematic study is then created by analyzing, comparing, and synthesizing the collected documents. Based on the aforementioned data collection methods, the research tools used are the narrative text knowledge assessment sheet and the narrative text writing skills assessment sheet. It is possible to draw the conclusion that students' knowledge and proficiency in the narrative text material are lacking.

Early reading is an important foundation in mastering language skills, especially for first grade elementary school students. Problems that often arise at this stage include difficulty in recognizing letters, arranging letters into words, and pronunciation and understanding simple reading. This study aims to analyze the early reading skills of first grade students in terms of cognitive and psychomotor aspects, and to identify factors that hinder their achievement. This study uses a descriptive quantitative approach with test instruments to assess cognitive abilities and observations to assess psychomotor skills. The subjects of the study consisted of five first grade students. The results showed that most students had very good cognitive abilities in early reading, but their psychomotor abilities tended to be low. A gap was found between theoretical understanding and practical skills of students. This finding emphasizes the importance of a balanced and holistic learning strategy so that students not only understand conceptually, but are also able to apply reading skills in real life.

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 article explores the significance of gaining a clear understanding of the topic concept addition as the main foundation in mathematical literacy. This study examines various pedagogical approaches in introducing the concept of addition to students, emphasizing the importance of conceptual understanding compared to procedural learning. Analysis of several learning methods shows that the use of manipulative objects, visual representations, and the application of real contexts significantly improve students' understanding of the idea behind addition. The results of the research also indicate that difficulties in understanding the concept of addition at the early stage of Learning may affect the progress of advanced mathematical abilities. This article concludes that a learning approach that emphasizes conceptual understanding of addition as a quantity combination operation will establish a strong basis for the advancement of students' mathematical abilities in the future.

This research seeks to examine the impact of brand image and brand ambassadors on the purchasing decisions of Wardah cosmetics consumers at Sashop Gorontalo. Data were gathered using questionnaires distributed to Wardah customers at Sashop Gorontalo. The independent variables in this study are brand image and brand ambassador, while the dependent variable is purchasing decision. The research population consists of 97 respondents selected through a purposive sampling method. Instrument testing involved assessments of validity and reliability. The data were analyzed using multiple linear regression with the assistance of SPSS 25 software. The results of the t-test reveal that brand image and brand ambassador each have a significant individual effect on purchasing decisions. Additionally, the F-test results demonstrate that both variables together significantly influence purchasing decisions

This study aims to analyze the level of understanding of the division concept among third-grade elementary school students. Understanding division is a fundamental component in mathematics learning, serving as a basis for more complex numerical operations in higher grades. The research employed a descriptive qualitative method involving 5 students from an elementary school in. Data were collected through diagnostic tests, interviews, and observations. The findings revealed that most students still struggle to grasp the concept of division, particularly in understanding it as a grouping process and as repeated subtraction. Factors influencing students' comprehension include limited use of varied teaching methods, insufficient application of concrete learning media, and differences in students' learning styles. These findings are expected to serve as a reference for teachers in designing more effective and contextual learning strategies to enhance students’ understanding of the division concept at the elementary level.