State University of Semarang

About: State University of Semarang is a education organization based out in Semarang, Indonesia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Curriculum. The organization has 7737 authors who have published 7790 publications receiving 38055 citations. The organization is also known as: Universitas Negeri Semarang.

A Needs Assessment of Edutainment Module with Ethnoscience Approach Oriented to the Love of the Country

Abstract: In this globalization era, young generations are having problems regarding the love of the country character. The purposes of this research were (1) analyzing students’ need on an entertaining module; (2) analyzing students’ need on learning with ethnoscience approach; and (3) analyzing students’ need on building the love of the country character. This research is qualitative research involving 5th-grade students of IT Umar bin Khattab Elementary school as the subject. A purposive sampling technique used, where the research instruments included questionnaires, interviews, and documentation studies. The data analysis involved several steps, namely, data reduction, categorization, validity checkings, interpretation, and inferences. The result of this research showed that the government and particular publisher distributed the learning material used by students. The teacher had never given any innovation by using culture based-learning for improving the love of country character to the students. Besides, the questionnaire showed that the students expected an entertaining learning material with stories, picture, and fun activity. However, based on the result, the edutainment module with ethnoscience approach was needed for improving students’ love of the country character.

Pengembangan Kewirausahaan Berbasis Potensi Lokal melalui Pemberdayaan Masyarakat

Abstract: Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan pengembangan kewirausahaan berbasis potensi lokal melalui pemberdayaan masyarakat yang terdiri dari beberapa tahapan diantaranya pelatihan, proses produksi dan pemasaran serta kendala yang dialami. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan menggunakan data primer yang dikumpulkan melalui wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Subyek penelitian terdiri warga belajar Paket C di PKBM Cipta Karya Kecamatan Prambanan Kabupaten Klaten dan sebagai informan adalah tokoh masyarakat. Keabsahan data menggunakan triangulasi sumber, metode dan teori. Analisis data sebagaimana model interaktif mencakup pengumpulan data, reduksi, penyajian dan penarikan kesimpulan. Penelitian ini menghasilkan program pemberdayaan dalam proses pengembangannya dilakukannya pelatihan pembuatan jam tangan dari kayu. Produksi dilakukan oleh warga belajar Kejar Paket B dan C setelah selesai pembelajaran kejar paket. Pemasaran dilakukan melalui promosi di berbagai media dan pangsa pasarnya baik dalam maupun luar negeri. Kendala yang dialami minimnya mesin produksi yang bersumber dari minimnya modal dan terbatasnya jam kerja warga belajar.

Development of Instrument Self-Concept Assessmen Student on Learning Mathematics in Junior High School

Abstract: The difficulty of learning mathematics faced by students can be caused by several factors. Internal factors (factors from within the child itself) such as talent, interest, motivation, self-concept and others, and external factors (factors from outside the child) is the factor of the house and the surrounding environment.The goal of the research is to develop self-concept assessment instrument of students in junior high school mathematics study that is valid, reliable, practical, and know the self concept concept of students on SMP Al Amin Dukuhturi Tegal. This research is a development research with modified Borg & Gall model without dissemination and implementation stage. The validity of the instrument contents is tested by 3 experts in the field, the score given by the expert is tested using V Index, and reliability with ICC. Small-scale trials to find out valid grains tested with pearson correlation and alpha cronbach for reliability. Large-scale test of grain validity was tested with pearson correlation, construct validity with Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), and reliability with alpha cronbach. The results obtained 26 valid items from expert validation with reliability of 0.817. Small scale test with respondent 35, obtained 22 valid items with coefficient > 0,334, and 0,848 for reliability coefficient. Large scale test with 60 respondents obtained 22 valid items with coefficient> 0,254, construct validity of KMO value equal to 0,646 with significance 0,000, while value of MSA> 0,5 for 22 item which form 8 factor according to aspect dimension of self concept. Test of practicality, from 5 mathematics teacher respondents stated practical with score >21. Most high-caliber self-concept is obtained in small and large scale trials. Self concept assessment mathematical can be used by teachers in order to improve the learning process.

‘Leadership is a sacred matter’: women leaders contesting and contextualising neoliberal meritocracy in the Indonesian academia

Abstract: Feminist scholars have critiqued neoliberal meritocracy as discriminating against female academics through the persistence of gender-biased assumptions, closed procedures of recruitment and promoti...

Empowerment of Metacognitive Skills through Development of Instructional Materials on the Topic of Hydrolysis and Buffer Solutions

Abstract: Metacognitive skills are one of the high-level thinking skills that pre-service teachers need in chemistry problem-solving. Metacognitive skills that empowered in learning focuses on how pre-service teachers participate in designing what was to be learned, monitor the progress of learning outcomes, and assess what has been learned in solving problems. The purpose of this research was (1) describe how pre-service teachers empowering metacognitive skills using developed instructional materials, and (2) describe the pre-service teacher's response to the learning process. The research involved 22 pre-service teachers in Chemistry Education Program Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia. The design of this research was a pre-experimental research with One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. The data of the research was analyzed by quantitative descriptive. The result of the research that: (1) performance of metacognitive skills pre-service teachers have high and very high criteria in learning chemistry on each indicator includes goal setting, identify the known knowledge, determining the learning strategies, monitoring the relevance of knowledge which has been owned with learning strategies are used, monitoring the achievement of the goal in the making conclusions, and evaluating the process and outcomes of thinking, and (2) most of the pre-service teachers are willing to join to this teaching-learning activity.