Fatin Nadifa Tarigan’s scientific contributions

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah WH - Questions berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kemampuan menulis teks argumentasi mahasiswa. Subjek penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Universitas Pembinaan Masyarakat Indonesia sebanyak 40 siswa yang dipilih secara acak. Jenis Penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen dengan dua kelompok siswa sebagai sampel, satu sebagai kelompok eksperimen dan satu lagi sebagai kelompok kontrol. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan tes menulis dan dianalisis dengan menggunakan uji-t. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata kemampuan menulis kelompok eksperimen adalah 77,25 dan termasuk dalam kategori baik. Rata-rata siswa yang diajar menulis teks argumentasi dengan menggunakan WH - Questions adalah 77.25, sedangkan rata-rata siswa yang diajar menulis teks argumentasi tanpa WH - Questions adalah 67,75. Hal ini terlihat dari hasil akhir analisis uji-t yang menyatakan bahwa nilai t-hitung lebih tinggi dari t-tabel (5,5599 > 0,320). Terdapat perbedaan kemampuan menulis siswa dalam menulis teks argumentasi antara siswa yang diajar menggunakan WH - Questions dan yang tidak menggunakan strategi WH - Questions. Setelah menganalisis data, ditemukan hasil bahwa kemampuan menulis mahasiswa kelas eksperimen lebih baik daripada kelas kontrol.

This research method was quantitative approach. The population of this study was the fifth grade students from 32 participating students at SDN 060880. In this study a proportional random sampling formula was used. For collecting the data, it used surveys on learning opportunities and student motivation in schools. Analysis of research data used simple linear regression. The results showed that: (1) the significance value was 0.030; because 0.030 < 0.05 H0 was rejected and H1 was accepted, from a learning institution. (2) R yields 0.210, ie. the low relationship between learning opportunities at school and motivation (3) The coefficient of determination (R2) 0.044 indicates this contribution of the influence of the independent variable is 4.4%. It indicates that 4.4% of students' learning motivation was influenced by the institution. Meanwhile, learning at school, 95.6% is influenced by factors outside of school as discussed in the study. Metode penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kuantitatif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas lima dari 32 siswa berpartisipasi di SDN 060880. Pada penelitian ini digunakan rumus sampling acak proporsional. Untuk pengumpulan data, itu menggunakan survei tentang peluang belajar dan motivasi siswa di sekolah. Analisis data penelitian menggunakan regresi linier sederhana. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) nilai signifikansi 0,030; Karena 0,030 < 0,05 H0 ditolak dan H1 diterima, dari lembaga pembelajaran. (2) R menghasilkan 0,210, yaitu hubungan yang rendah diantara kesempatan belajar di sekolah dan motivasi (3) Koefisien determinasi (R2) 0,044 menunjukkan kontribusi pengaruh variabel bebas sebesar 4,4%. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa 4,4% motivasi belajar siswa dipengaruhi oleh institusinya Sedangkan pembelajaran di sekolah, 95,6% dipengaruhi oleh faktor di luar sekolah seperti dibahas dalam penelitian.

This study aims to improve the learning outcomes of the squat-style long jump through traditional games in grade VI A SD Agung Persada Bandar Khalipah. The problem in this study is how to improve the squat style long jump through traditional games for elementary school students. The research method used in this research was classroom action research. The population in this study were all students Class VI SD Agung Persada Bandar Khalipah, Deli Serdang Regency with 37 students. From the data analysis that has been done, it can be concluded that using traditional games can have an influence and improve learning outcomes in the squat style long jump. Where in the first learning outcomes test, the research results obtained that the percentage of the average value after conversion was 66.18 and the student's classical learning completeness level was 56.76%. Therefore, traditional games can be used as materials for ways to convey learning to students.

Penelitian ini dilakukan di Universitas Pembinaan Masyarakat Indonesia khususnya Fakultas Keguruan Ilmu Pendidikan (FKIP). Pada dasarnya penelitian bertujuan untuk menemukan dan mengembangkan serta menguji kebenaran dari suatu ilmu pengetahuan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kebugaran jasmani mahasiswa melalui senam lantai di Fakultas Keguruan Ilmu Pendidikan (FKIP) yang terdiri atas Jurusan Pendidikan Jasmani Kesehatan dan Rekreasi dan jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris yang sedang berdomisili di kota yang sama dengan lokasi penelitian karena sedang diterapkannya pembelajaran jarak jauh atau daring. Subjek penerima tindakan dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 39 orang. Yang terdiri dari putri 9 siswa dan putra 30 siswa. Metode penelitian yaitu cara yang dilakukan guru untuk mencapai maksud dan tujuan tertentu. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas (Classroom Action Research). Pada penelitian ini terdapat peningkatan dari siklus 1 ke siklus 2. Berdasarkan hasil belajar ini maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa terjadi peningkatan latihan kebugaran jasmani pada mahasiswa Fakultas Keguruan Ilmu Pendidikan (FKIP) melalui senam lantai di Universitas Pembinaan Masyarakat Indonesia. Kata Kunci : Kebugaran Jasmani, Senam Lantai, FKIP.

Tulisan mahasiswa dalam teks berbahasa Inggris masih sering ditemukan kesalahan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk megetahui kesalahan bahasa Inggris yang terdapat pada karangan deskripsi mahasiswa Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Semester 4, Universitas Pembinaan Masyarakat Indonesia Tahun Akademik 2021/2022. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian deskriptif dengan model pendekatan kualitatif. Sumber data pada penelitian ini diambil dari 28 teks deskripsi bahasa Inggris mahasiwa. Data penelitian ini adalah kalimat-kalimat yang mengandung kesalahan tatabahasa yang kemudian dianalisis dengan menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan tiga kesalahan berbahasa yaitu 1) kesalahan Subject Verb agreement, 2) kesalahan tanda baca dan huruf kapital, dan 3) kesalahan keberterimaan.. Berdasarkan wawancara, faktor penyebab kesalahan pada karangan deskripsi responden yaitu pengetahuan tata bahasa Inggris yang terbatas.Kata Kunci: Kesalahan; Gramatikal; Deskripsi, teks Bahasa Inggris

Self-efficacy plays an influential role in iniating any action including reading especially in online learning. Reading comprehension, along with all other language skills, has become a big concern in ELT, while self-efficacy is a pyschological aspect that affect the learners’ success in mastering the skill. In this regard, this study attempts to find out whether EFL learners’ self-efficacy affects the learners’ reading comprehension in Universitas Pembinaan Masyarakat Indonesia. The study applied correctional study with quantitative design. Participants in this study were 50 learners of English Education Department. A self-efficacy questionnaire (SEQ) and reading comprehension test were applied to the participants as parts of the correlational research model. The collected quantitative data were analyzed by Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) program. The finding shows that the result of r-calculation for learners’ self-efficacy and their reading score is .765. The score of significance level is < 0.05 (0.000 < 0.05) which means that Ha was accepted and H0 was rejected. This score indicates that there is a positive correlation between the two variables.

The unstable condition of Covid-19 pandemic caused teachers be innovative in combining both online learning and face to face learning. Nevertheless, the application of digital media during hybrid learning is still a big issue for teachers in SD Adhyaksa, Medan City, North Sumatra Province. In consequence, it is necessary to hold community service by means of socialization of application digital media for hybrid learning. This service aims to socialize and offer training related to the use of online study through Google Classroom and Google Form to teachers and employees at Elementary School. The methods used to carry out this service activity were lecturing method and direct practice. It started from providing material introduction and direct practice of using Google Classroom and Google Form for teachers. With a variety of features it has, Google Classroom can be used to demonstrate or visualize concept of lessons with no face to face needed. From this service activity the teachers who tried Google Classroom and Google Form got good results. They understood how to apply digital media either in online learning or in offline learning. After getting materials and practices for applying digital media, Google Classroom and Google Form, teachers are accustomed to use these online media for hybrid learning.

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the world especially the education sector requiring the educators and students to carry out online/virtual home learning activities. The students with various assignments given by lecturers are required to be able to survive in difficult conditions started from must be able to survive in all pressures, tasks, and various problems experienced during online/virtual learning, must be able to demonstrate good academic resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic till must be able to survive in various conditions and in a state of covid-19. This study used descriptive qualitative research method with research subjects were the students in the English Education Study Program in Universitas Pembinaan Masyarakat Indonesia batch 2020/2021. The results showed that the academic resilience of students was in the high category with a percentage of 63% and in the medium category by 37%. It indicates that during the Covid-19 pandemic, students were able to survive in these conditions and were able to get out of the academic problems they experienced and were able to get out of the academic pressures that existed during the virtual or online teaching and learning process.

Gestures serve different purposes in language. Nevertheless people find difficulties to learn and to understand the gestures due to the speakers of languages in certain cultures that use “gestures” can change the meaning or the meaning conveyed. This study deals with non-verbal communication strategies named gesture used in Indonesian and Western communication. The objectives of study are to describe the meaning of gestures and to find out the types of gestures used by Indonesian and Western people when communicating in Talk Show. This study applied descriptive qualitative method. The research instrument was video recorder. The data analysis showed that there were 5 types of symbolic movement, 11 types of illustrative movement, 7 types of emotion revealing movement , 3 types of modulation movement, 3 types of adaptable movement. The result of descriptive analysis showed that gestures have big roles in communication either in Indonesian and Western People. Some gestures have similar meaning both of cultures. However sometimes every country has their different meaning of gestures. Therefore, it is necessary to take care before using gestures in other cultures.

A number of shadow education (private supplementary tutoring) of English have emerged in Indonesia regarding the fulfillment of students’ variety of needs in learning English that is not fully accommodated in mainstream schooling. Apparently, the services provided in shadow education have been transferred in online setting due to the rapid advancement of technology. This research aims at observing the EFL learners’ perspective on online English shadow education. With descriptive qualitative design, the subjects were involving 28 EFL learners experiencing English shadow education in KII online English course. The data were collected from the questionnaire developed in closed- and open-ended format. This research reports the result of a survey research on EFL learners’ perspective on online English shadow education that EFL learners’ participation were not only led by the same reasons of the conventional one but the practicality also contributes on it and challenges faced by the learners were revealed as well. Technical issues such as bad internet connection and limited interaction between the tutor and the learner were the major case in online English shadow education. Moreover, EFL learners also admitted that they suffer from self-regulation learning strategy and it relates to teaching pedagogy as well. These results have implications for EFL practitioners aiming at better understanding current EFL learners.