This preliminary study aims at developing a program to improve teacher candidate students' conceptions on the topic of states of matter and their changes by using Predict-Observe-Explain (POE) strategy. This study employs pre-experimental method. The subjects involved were third-semester students of a primary school teacher education study program (Pendidikan Guru Sekolah Dasar -PGSD) in a university in West Java, Academic Year 2017/2018. The research instrument was a five-tiered diagnostic test in the form of multiple-choice. The instrument had gone through expert and empirical validation processes, which were provided before and after the implementation of the POE strategy. The data obtained were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics (t-test). The results showed that the use of POE strategy was able to improve the students' comprehension on the concept of states of matter and their changes either at macroscopic level (N-gain 0.32, p=0.00), submicroscopic level (verbal N-gain 0.44; p=0.00, and visual Ngain 0.49; p=0.00), or symbolic level (N-gain 0.41; p= 0.00). The acquired N-gain indicated the need for further research to improve the course program of states of matter and their changes using the POE strategy to obtain higher N-gain that indicates the need for improvement of the program, including the processes and aids of the course.

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This study aims to develop the five-tier multiple-choice diagnostic test to identify prospective elementary school teachers' misconceptions about phase transition using descriptive and verification methods. The subjects include 149 (116 female and 33 male students) prospective elementary school teachers in one of the Elementary School Teacher Education Study Programs (ESTESP) in West Java. The stages of the study are as follows: (1) designing a five-tier test instrument to analyze students' misconceptions; (2) validation by experts; (3) instrument testing that was done on prospective teachers who have received phase transition materials; and (4) instrument testing that was done on prospective elementary school teachers who have not received phase transition teaching materials. The obtained data were analyzed descriptively using the percentage technique. In general, the results show that the developed test (FTMC-PT/five-tier multiple choice-phase transitions) is ideal for identifying students' conceptions about phase transition. However, further study to develop the test items and to analyze them accordingly as per the item response theory is required.

An-ex-post-facto Study from Comprehensive Examination Result. Objectives: This study aims to describe prospective teachers' education field comprehensive examination results. Methods: A descriptive ex-post-facto method is employed to obtain data from students who took the final project on three study programs (Islamic Education, Biology Education, and Mathematics Education) in one of Ambon's Education Institutes of Education Personnel. Through observation and documentation, comprehensive examination scores of 108 students (27 males; 81 females) were obtained. Further, this data was analyzed using presentation techniques on six sub-components of the comprehensive educational exam. Findings: The results showed that the average ability of prospective teacher students was 83.94% (high category). Conclusions: Some prospective teachers were unable to adequately explain teacher competence and teaching theory. Therefore, they have to improve their capability in this topic.

Menulis karya ilmiah ataupun yang sejenisnya menjadi tuntutan profesi untuk pengembangan karir guru. Namun belum semua guru terampil dalam membuat artikel ilmiah. Tujuan kegiatan pelatihan ini, yaitu: (1) meningkatkan pengetahuan guru Sekolah Dasar tentang bentuk artikel ilmiah, (2) meningkatkan pengetahuan mitra tentang jurnal nasional bereputasi, dan (3) mengetahui keberhasilan pelaksanaan kegiatan pelatihan. Metode presentasi dan ceramah, tanya-jawab, dan diskusi digunakan dalam pelatihan ini. Kegiatan pelatihan dipusatkan di SD Inpres Desa Latu Kabupaten Seram Bagian Barat-Maluku dengan melibatkan 17 guru (1 laki-laki; 16 perempuan), dilaksanakan selama sehari (23 Desember 2022). Keberhasilan kegiatan diukur pada tingkat keikutsertaan, arestasi, dan kesinambungan. Hasil pelaksanaan kegiatan menunjukkan bahwa ada peningkatan pemahaman peserta dengan kegiatan yang dilaksanakan, 70% peserta mulai paham bentuk artikel ilmiah, jurnal nasional bereputasi, dan semua peserta (100%) memberikan respon positif terkait pelaksanaan kegiatan yang dilaksanakan. Penggunaan waktu dan penyebaran informasi yang terlalu singkat merupakan sumber keterbatasan pelatihan yang perlu untuk diperbaiki. Peserta pelatihan mengharapkan adanya tambahan waktu dan kegiatan sejenis yang dapat membantu mereka melakukan publikasi pada jurnal. Tindak lanjut dari kegiatan ini adalah peserta sudah membuat artikel ilmiah dan pendampingan publikasi artikel pada sistem publikasi jurnal.

This research aims at determining the differences in the increase of conceptual mastery of the matter and its changes between students who study with the Predict-Observe-Explain Strategy assisted by Conceptual Change Text (POE-ACCT) and students who study with the Expository Strategy. This study involved 63 students who were divided into 2 groups, a control group (33 students) and an experiment (30 students). The research instrument is in the form of a five-tier diagnostic test. The instrument has gone through an expert and empirical validation process. The data obtained were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics. The results showed a significant increase in the conceptual mastery of the experimental group (N-gain = 0.26) and in the control group (N-gain = 0.06), which were significant (p < .05). The POE-ACCT strategy was found more beneficial compared to the Expository Strategy in increasing the conceptual mastery of the prospective elementary school teachers. Although the POE-ACCT strategy provided an increase in the conceptual mastery, an increase of 0.26 was categorized in a low category and this indicated the need for improvement of the strategy.

The implementation of improving the quality of Islamic Education Institutions towards the 5.0 era with the concept of quality that must be used as a benchmark to be applied, is a must in paying attention to it on an ongoing basis. That is why, the purpose of this writing needs to explain it. The method used in this study was used by Systematic Literature Review with four stages, 1) designing a review, 2) conducting a review, 3) analysis, and 4) writing a review.  From the research process carried out, it was found that the management of Islamic Educational Institutions towards the 5.0 era, requires management that has entrepreneurial nuances, is based on Communities and Mosques, requires a leadership figure with a transformative, democratic and laissez faire style, then requires a good evaluation system to the improvement of adequate facilities. Then on the side of the Concept of Improving the Quality of Islamic Educational Institutions Towards the 5.0 era, Some of the concepts that can be applied such as 1) the concept of internal and external quality assurance that is responsive and adaptive. 2) Optimization of resources in line with the concept of marketing. 3) Requires the support of all parties, including the role of shops as admirers in Islamic Educational Institutions. 4) Requires orderly governance. and 5) Implementation of digital-based quality planning.