This study aimed at determining the effect of recycle materials usage for science practicum on students' basic science process skills of the Open University, Surakarta. Recycle materials are the term used for the obtained materials and equipment from the students’ environment by taking back the garbage or secondhand objects into goods or new products which have a benefit for practicum activities. Randomized posttest only control group design was applied in this study and involving 83 students which divided into experimental class and control class. Collected data were science process skills test and questionnaire. The results of this study obtained Kruskal Wallis test result of 0.000<0.05. So, there was effect of recycle materials usage for science practicum on students’ science process skills. Students also provided positive feedback on the use of recycle materials for science lab activities.

The purpose of this qualitative research is describing open-ended problem solving assessments for measuring the profile of student's mathematical creative thinking, and describing student's mathematical gender-based creative thinking profile. The assessments forms were open-ended problem solving sheet and interview guide. The research subjects were 3 female and 3 male sixth graders at one of elementary school in Malang, whose mathematical creative thinking capability regarded as high, fair, low level for each gender group. The students whose mathematical creative thinking high have all the three aspects of creative thinking: fluency, flexibility, and originality aspects of creativity. The students who have fair level of mathematical creative thinking fulfill only two aspects that are fluency and flexibility aspects. The students whose mathematical creative thinking low have only fluency aspect. Female students solve mathematical problems more fluently than boys. The male student who has high level of mathematical creative thinking has visual spatial ability better than the same level female student. Also the high mathematical profeciency female student has better mathematical reasoning ability than the male student of the same level.Abstrak: Tujuan penelitian ini mengkaji asesmen pemecahan masalah open-ended untuk mengukur profil berpikir kreatif matematis siswa dan mengkaji profil berpikir kreatif matematis siswa berdasar gender.Asesmen pemecahan masalah open-ended berupa lembar-lembar pemecahan masalah open-ended dan pedoman wawancara untuk mengukur profil berpikir kreatif matematis siswa. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif. Subjek penelitian terdiri dari tiga laki-laki dan tiga perempuan siswa kelas VI di satu sekolah dasar di kota Malang yang masing-masing berkategori berpikir kreatif matematis tinggi, sedang, dan rendah. Siswa lakilaki dan siswa perempuan yang berkategori berpikir kreatif matematis tinggi memenuhi aspek kelancaran, keluwesan, dan keaslian, yang berkategori sedang memenuhi aspek kelancaran dan keluwesan, sedangkan yang berkategori rendah hanya memenuhi aspek kelancaran. Perbedaan yang terjadi muncul pada aspek kelancaran, yaitu siswa perempuan lebih lancar daripada siswa laki-laki. Siswa laki-laki yang berkategori berpikir kreatif matematis tinggi memiliki kemampuan visual spasial yang tinggi, sementara siswa perempuan yang berkategori berpikir matematis tinggi memiliki penalaran matematis yang tinggi.Kata kunci: asesmen, pemecahan masalah open-ended, berfikir kreatif matematis, gender.

Abstract-This research is aimed at determining the effect of implementing communicative approach in language teaching on the students' learning outcomes. The research was conducted in Blitar, East Java, Indonesia. The research employed descriptive correlation design and 40 elementary school teachers were selected as samples by random sampling technique. Data collection technique used questionnaires and documentation, and the analysis technique employed descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment correlation. The results indicated that implementing communicative approach in the language teaching did not significantly influence the students' learning outcomes in the national examination. If it was seen from the items of activities which had been performed in the learning process through communicative approach, there were some items that have significant influence towards students' learning outcomes in social science.

Abstract:The study aims at describing a variety of handicraft techniques and materials which exist in Malang. This study employed qualitative descriptive approach. The subject of this study was handicraft home industry in Malang. The data collection of this study obtained by conducting observation, documentation, and interviews. The results indicated that (1) home industry of handicraft in Malang is feasible to be utilized as a learning resource in elementary school. In addition, the variety of technique of making handicrafts noted within this study are wickerworking, carving, sewing, tie, stringing-beading, application, embroidering, batik, folding, clay crafting, spinning, rotating, printing, screen printing, painting, scratching and lathing. (2) The variety of handicrafts materials selected or used is in the form of natural and artificial materials such as clay, katu, corn husk, cloth, plastic, and paper.Keywords: technique, handicraft materials, learning resources, arts, and culture, elementary school Abstrak: Penelitian bertujuan mendeskripsikan: ragam teknik, dan bahan kerajinan tangan di Kota Malang. Pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif. Subyek home industri kerajinan tangan di Malang. Pengumpulan data: observasi, dokumentasi dan wawancara. Hasil: (1) pada produk home industri kerajinan tangan yang ada di Kota Malang dapat dipelajari sebagai sumber belajar di SD. Ragam

The aim of this study was to examine the feasibility of problem-based visual Prezi media. The development stages used were Borg and Gall. The participants of the study were fourth grade students of SDN Sukun 03 Malang. The data collection was carried out through observation, questionnaire and interview and it also included need analysis, media design, and media validation test. The validation test result showed that the media is valid and feasible. It was based on the input from material, medium and language experts and teachers. The reliability test confirmed that the media is practical and applicable for science learning process at elementary school level. Interesting and contextual problem-based media can improve students' thinking skill and motivation.