To gather information, needs a good comprehensive in understanding the information. That’s why the reading activity is important in our life. The researcher conducted a mixed method research and the aims were to investigate the significance improvement and students’ responses after the researcher applied skimming strategy. The researcher analysed both in quantitative and qualitative method. The researcher investigated 7th grader of Adventist School. The focus is about narrative text especially about legend stories such as Tangkuban Perahu, Rawa Pening, Borobudur Temple and Prambanan Temple stories. The researcher concluded and detected a significance improvement in reading skills performed by the students. Result showed that p-value = 0,0110433. The students’ score enhanced and it proved that students could comprehend the narrative text in their reading class.

Several studies show that EFL novice teachers often feel stress as they encounter shock from the rapid shift of a student to a teacher. Stress experienced by EFL novice teachers occurs because of internal or external factors. Stress which cannot be regulated will result in teacher burnout that can lead them to leave the profession. This qualitative study intended to investigate EFL novice teachers’ stress factors and coping strategies which influence their professional identity construction. The data was obtained by conducting an in-depth interview with three EFL novice teachers. The findings showed that EFL novice teachers experienced stress because of three factors, namely, personal, interpersonal, and organization factors. Despite feeling stress, EFL novice teachers demonstrated their abilities to cope with the circumstances. The participants elaborated how they cope with the situations as well as how stress factors influenced their identity as teachers. This study provides some suggestions for future researchers and EFL novice teachers.

Improving the quality of education in Indonesia can be developed through the implementation of education reform. One form of educational reform can be done by using a learning approach that can assist teachers in producing experts using the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) approach. The initial findings revealed only about 47.8% of elementary school students in Wae Ri'i sub-district (grade V) who still had not achieved satisfactory scientific and mathematical scores according to the minimum passing grade. This study aims to see the effectiveness of the STEM approach in improving the critical thinking skills of elementary school students in Wae Ri'i District. The research method used is an experimental design with Non Equivalent Control Group Design. The research subjects were elementary school students in five (5) elementary schools in Wae Ri'i District. The results shows the sig (2-tailed) value of Equal variances is assumed to be 0.000 <0, 05. Therefore, Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted, which means that there is a significant difference in critical thinking skills after students used the STEM-PBL approach, compared to innovative K13 approach. The average scores of the control class critical thinking skills for the pre-test and post-test were 38 and 79.5. The fixed coefficient is 0.676 and is significant at 0.000. This means that the correlation is positive. Therefore, learning with STEM approach is proven to be effective in improving the critical thinking skills of elementary school students in Wae Ri'i sub-district.

This study aims to describe the effectiveness of multicultural-based learning to improve students' critical thinking skills in elementary schools. This is a Research and Development (R & D), with the steps of potential problems analysis, data collection, product design, design validation, design revisions, product trials, and product revisions. This research was conducted in grade IV in SD 1 Tritis and SD 1 Karangnongko, combined as the experimental group, while SD 1 Daren and SD 3 Nalumsari as a control group, all in Nalumsari District, Jepara Regency. The results showed the t-test results found that t arithmetic> T table is 8.994> 1699, the value data were analyzed with a significance level of 0.05. So, as the basis for decision making, it can be concluded that Ho was rejected and Ha was accepted. Thus, it can be concluded that multicultural-based learning is effective in improving the critical thinking skills of fourth grade students of elementary schools.

Discipline is important in learning process as it could affect the success of learning process. Therefore, students should be responsible for their own behavior and keep the class conducive. Unfortunately, based on the researcher’s observation in grade VIII at a private school, the students had disciplinary problems. They came late to class, made noises when the teacher was explaining, and slept during class. Based on theories and journals, the researcher decided to implement classroom procedures, rules, and consequences. The purposes of this research were to know whether and how the implementation of the method can improve students’ discipline. The research method used was Pelton’s Model of Classroom Action Research (CAR). The subjects of research were 30 students from class VIII B. The research was conducted from August 14th to October 23rd, 2018. The instruments used were observation checklist forms, mentor’s feedback and researcher journal reflection that were analyzed by using simple statistics. Data analysis results showed that the average of indicator percentage of students' discipline improved 13% from 70% in Issue Identification to 83% Plan activation based on mentor’s observation after the implementation of the method. As conclusion, the implementation of classroom procedures, rules, and consequences could improve grade VIII students’ discipline by implementing all indicators of the method, which are: created a few rules, told the reason for each rule, created reasonable and logical consequences, explained procedures, rules, and consequences clearly, rehearsed procedures, reinforced correct procedures, and be consistent in implementing procedures, rules, and consequences.

This paper examines the children's playings at Kartini School Semarang. By Combining the annual reports, memorial albums, colonial magazines and newspapers, archives, literature, ego documents, then approached with history of mentality perspectives, we point out that they developed following Froebel's education system. Therefore, they integrated into the curriculum for the 1st-3rd grade, unlimited by type, philosophy, languages, or its influence on students, while the school resembled a children's playground.

Pembelajaran tematik adalah karakteristik dalam pendidikan anak usia dini. Prinsip dari pembelajaran tematik adalah berpusat pada anak dan sesuai dengan kebutuhan anak. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisa beberapa RPPH salah satu lembaga PAUD di Salatiga yang menggunakan pembelajaran tematik dan menggunakan sentra dalam sistem pembelajaran nya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dan teknik analisa konten. Konten yang dianalisa diambil dari data RPPH yang disampling dari Lembaga PAUD dalam kurun waktu 3 bulan. Data yang terkumpul dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis deskriptif. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah pembelajaran tematik yang dilaksanakan belum dilakukan secara mendalam dan berpusat pada anak yang sesuai dengan kurikulum 2013.

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This study was intended to the grammar students and hopefully the lecturers might create new ways in teaching grammar. Since, many students failed the Intermediate Grammar Course and had to repeat the course. Open-ended questionnaires were used in the study which involved around 68% of the whole Intermediate Grammar students 2020. There were 46 out of 67 students who became the respondents of this study. Qualitative method was used in the study, and one student was interviewed. The study was conducted at the English Language Education Program (ELEP) of Faculty of Language and Arts (FLA), in a private university in Central Java, Indonesia. The participants were  taken from students of  Intermediate Grammar Course in Semester II, 2019-2020 aAcademic Year.. The results of the interview showed that Intermediate Grammar students had various motivations in learning English. The motivations which the students had were intrinsic, extrinsic, and instrumental motivations.

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan tingkat kecemasan atlet Pencak Silat dalam Pekan Olahraga Raga Pelajar Daerah  (POPDA).  Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kuantitatif. Pengumpulan data menggunakan instrumen Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT). Subyek penelitian ini adalah atlet pencak silat yang mengikuti pertandingan dalam POPDA tingkat kota Salatiga yang berjumlah 50 orang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat kecemasan atlet dalam kategori rendah sebesar 30%, dalam kategori sedang sebesar 30%, dan kategori tinggi sebesar 40%. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa tingkat kecemasan atlet Pencak Silat POPDA sebagian besar (40%) berada dalam katagori tinggi.
 

This qualitative descriptive study aims to identify the geometry skills of both male and female secondary school (SMP) students based on Van Hiele level in solving a flat wake up problem. The selection of the subject using purposive sampling technique consisting of 2 students (1 male and 1 female) of 35 students in class VIII A SMP Negeri 2 Sumowono who have been working on a test adapted from the project CDASSG Usiskin ie VHGT test and the result has a level of geometry thinking van Hiele. This study will identify differences in geometry skills that exist in female and male students who have geometric thought levels of van Hiele. Data collection techniques using test methods, interviews and documentation. The results showed that both subjects had a level of geometric thinking van Hiele and both had visual, verbal, drawing, logic and applied skills differentiating in solving the problem.