One of the obstacles of learning English Language as a Foreign Language is the limitation of practicing media. Social media has many contents and facilities which can be used for practicing English. The aim of this study is to find out students’ intensity of using English-language social media content. The study was conducted by quantitative approach and survey method among the Senior High School students in Jakarta, Indonesia. Data analysis shows that as students’ intensity who used English-language social media content is low. Students’ perception of English skill in reading and writing is good, while students’ perception of listening and speaking is still low. The intensity of using English-language social media content is positively and significantly related to students' perceptions of their ability to speak English including reading, writing, listening and speaking aspects. Hence, social media is needed to be learning media for learning English language as a Foreign Language in Indonesia.
Technological advances and life dynamics that are changing so fast and so volatile become challenges for teachers to implement their best learning model at every level of education. The study aims to explore the perception and readiness of teachers in conducting adaptive learning in pandemic times. A qualitative research method with thematic content analysis models was used to answer these objectives. A total of 327 respondents who worked as teachers were involved in filling out online questionnaires, and the selection of respondents was carried out with purposive sampling techniques. The results show a diverse perception of respondents regarding changes that occurred in the learning process, and the perception of those changes must be faced with readiness and adaptive. Teachers' readiness could be seen from their strategies that were quite effective in dealing with existing changes. These results also emphasize that respondents realized that face-to-face learning was still considered adaptive learning for them to deliver the material. Meanwhile, teachers felt that an adaptive learning guide was needed to guide the learning process when the change occurred. This study provides a clear picture of the learning concepts needed now and is an early indicator informing adaptive learning guidebooks.
Identification of the diversity of students is often an important point that teachers rarely consider before the learning is carried out. In fact, by understanding this diversity, teachers can undoubtedly carry out adaptive learning and assessments that are suitable for the conditions of students. This study aims to identify the importance of knowing the diversity of students and how teachers can implement appropriate learning and assessment. A systematic literature study was used in this study. Researchers collect and select various related sources through the existing search engine database. In-depth discussion schemes and continuous cognitive briefing were carried out to objectify the study results. The results showed that the diversity of students could be seen from the aspects of their readiness cognitively and non-cognitively, learning styles, interests, talents, and learning experiences. These aspects are essential for carrying out adaptive learning and assessment. Good learning is done by seeing the situation in children, which can be combined with learning resources in any form without exception. It is expected that, even in limited conditions, teachers can still carry out learning because they already understand the situation of their students and can take advantage of various things that exist in their environment as learning resources.
Past, present, and future are continuous processes of life. However, as people are not able to look clearly into the future, but they have to prevent to make a same mistake, people must learn history appropriately.Since the phenomenon of life goes through uninterrupted processes, people should be able to predict the future by dealing with past-to-present happenings wisely. This is called “historical competencies”. The focus of learning and teaching history is to make students able to appreciate the journey of life in the context of historical education so that they are able to build a better future, individually or within a community or a country in responsible manners. To acquire the ability, learning and teaching process of history should be reformulated by organizing materials in the curriculum, textbooks, and learning and teaching strategies. In this moment, history is “the center” of social science education, as implemented in several developed countries. Each social science subject is oriented to create an understanding about historical development of particular countries with the intention that students are able to appreciate it. Therefore, they will be encouraged to be good citizens and responsible for granting a better future for the next generation. Furthermore, this reformulation will make history courses more valuable to create a better life in the forthcoming.
The occurrence of disasters in certain areas resulted in drastic changes in the lives of the affected communities. It also has an impact on learning process which may not work properly. Damage to learning infrastructure, loss of student interest and motivation, and limited human resources after a disaster may be the factors that determine how quickly the community can rise up and recover from this situation. This study aims to create an adaptive post-disaster learning model that can be used to maintain the learning process optimally. The study employed qualitative research method with a research and development model. Observation activities, semi-structured interviews, and focus group discussions were conducted on a group of respondents consistent with the characteristics of the study. The results show that the post-disaster learning model should focus on existing resources in evacuee camps (local wisdom). This learning model can be achieved through optimizing existing teaching materials in the affected areas or by carrying out social fun activities while maintaining the achievement of learner's competence in certain subjects. Thus, this study provides an initial framework for explaining a suitable learning model that can be used in disaster-stricken areas.
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