<p style="text-align: justify;">This study aims to explore the pattern of external representation of suspending objects in a static fluid. The study used a qualitative descriptive method involving 57 elementary, junior, senior school, and university students. Data collection implemented a 30-item test covering the dominant context of suspending and partially floating and sinking.  Some of phenomenographic steps were adapted in data analysis. Based on the data analysis, it can be concluded that there is a dominant external representation pattern, where there is a simplification of the depiction of suspending objects. Suspending position tends to be locked in a limited area, namely in the middle of the depth of the liquid. In the context of suspending objects' cuts, the cuts were generally represented by an upward shifting pattern. Factors that influence the pattern of representation are the involvement of intuition in conceptualizing the phenomena presented, and the conceptual aspect of density has not been integrated into the reasoning process for compiling external representations, both diagrams, and texts. Research limitation is presented in this article.</p>

The study attempted to analyze the students of Tadulako University's perspective toward blended learning instruction in English teaching. The study employed a quantitative approach using a longitudinal survey design. 48 English department students in the fourth and sixth semesters were selected as the sample of the research using a simple random sampling technique. The data were gained through the questionnaire distributed online and the interview in the face-to-face technique. Data have been analyzed descriptively and inferentially using SPSS Program version 21. The results showed that blended learning through Moodle-based Instruction and face-to-face learning in the classroom was a modern way of learning, convenient to learn English anywhere and anytime. According to most of the respondents, blended learning is the way to enhance their self-directed learning. They can understand the subject well through blended learning, and students feel satisfied using blended learning in English Teaching. It could be concluded that blended learning is helpful to apply in English teaching. The results contributed theoretical and practical information and references to practitioners and researchers in this field of study.                                                                                   ABSTRAK         Penelitian ini mencoba untuk menganalisis perspektif mahasiswa Universitas Tadulako terhadap pengajaran blended learning dalam pengajaran bahasa Inggris. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan menggunakan desain survei longitudinal. 48 mahasiswa jurusan Bahasa Inggris semester empat dan enam dipilih sebagai sampel penelitian dengan menggunakan teknik sampel acak secara sederhana. Data diperoleh melalui kuesioner yang disebarkan secara daring dan wawancara dengan teknik tatap muka. Data dianalisis secara deskriptif dan inferensial menggunakan Program SPSS versi 21. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa blended learning melalui Pembelajaran Berbasis Moodle dan pembelajaran tatap muka di kelas menurut mahasiswa merupakan cara belajar yang modern, nyaman untuk belajar bahasa Inggris dimana saja dan kapan saja. Blended learning menurut sebagian besar responden, adalah cara untuk meningkatkan self-directed mereka dalam belajar, mereka dapat memahami materi pembelajaran dengan baik melalui blended learning, dan siswa merasa puas menggunakan blended learning dalam Pengajaran Bahasa Inggris. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa blended learning berguna untuk diterapkan dalam pengajaran bahasa Inggris. Hasil penelitian ini memberikan kontribusi informasi dan referensi secara teoritis dan praktis kepada para praktisi dan peneliti selanjutnya dalam bidang studi ini.

The Covid-19 crisis has led to a widening of the scope and role of online-based learning and information technology (IT)-based education. It is believed that the IT based education will play significant roles even when the Covid crisis ended. Online based learning requires good preparation and contextual schemes to achieve learning outcomes. Students will benefit the online based teaching once it is well prepared and equipped with interactive IT.  A combination off- and online learning, known as hybrid learning, when merged to discovery learning will enhance more student interaction. It can measure the interaction numerically and laterally of students. Also, students will explore real-world problems through reality learning condition. This study was developed using the ADDIE model and qualitative descriptive approach. The objective was to evaluate whether using hybrid in the discovery learning will bring barriers for teacher and whether it is effective to achieve students learning outcomes. In this study, the hybrid and discovery learning were combined onto Hybrid Discovery Learning (HDL) model. The developed model was tested with two different focus group discussions (FGD), followed by 24 teachers and instructors of the social studies, and tested for 12 classes.  The results demonstrate that the HDL model is successfully support the integrated learning of social studies. However, the benefits of implementing HDL model can only be optimal when several aspects (26 aspects according to the results of the second FGD) such as powering digital means, develop good IT based teaching materials, preparation of templates, and adjust suitable evaluation system, are well done.

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