Biology is a science built on various concepts, one of them is the concept of ecology. The difference in conceptual understanding from what has been agreed by experts is described as a misconception that can impact decision making including students’ learning outcomes. It is crucial to identify the existing misconception in ecological material to avoid sustainable misconception during studying ecological material, because misconception can impact students’ learning outcomes during learning. This study aims to produce a valid ecology misconception test instrument for 10th-grade hi…

Model pembelajaran Learning Cycle 7E merupakan kumpulan dari rangkaian tahapan-tahapan kegiatan belajar yaitu Elicit, Engagement, Exploration, Elaboration, Evaluation, dan Extend. Setiap tahapan dari Learning Cycle 7E bertujuan untuk memecahkan suatu masalah dengan cara mengamati, menginterpretasi, mengklasifikasi, memprediksi, melakukan percobaan, menerapkan konsep, dan menerapkan pertanyaan lanjutan yang dapat membentuk keterampilan proses sains. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menghasilkan e-LKPD berorientasi Learning Cycle 7E pada sub-materi perkecambahan biji untuk meningkatkan keteramp…

Pembelajaran di Indonesia saat ini menerapkan sistem Pembelajaran Jarak Jauh (PJJ) salah satunya secara daring yang disebabkan pandemi COVID-19. Alternatif bahan ajar yang dapat dikembangkan untuk PJJ adalah e-book. E-Book adalah buku elektronik berbentuk digital yang dikemas dalam bentuk teks, gambar, tabel, animasi dan video. Berdasarkan hal tersebut, dilakukan penelitian pengembangan yang bertujuan untuk menghasilkan e-book berbasis project based learning (PjBL) untuk melatihkan kemampuan berpikir kreatif pada materi Pertumbuhan dan Perkembangan Tumbuhan yang valid dan praktis secara teorit…

Salah satu tagihan pada kurikulum saat ini yakni proses pembelajaran dilakukan secara interaktif. Proses interaktif kemudian akan melahirkan kemampuan berkomunikasi yang antara lain kemampuan berargumentasi. Hal tersebut tertuang dalam tagihan Kompetensi Dasar dimana siswa diminta mampu menyajikan data secara tertulis maupun lisan. Prinsip argumentasi diperlukan untuk mencapai kemampuan argumentasi. Kemampuan Argumentasi terutama diperlukan pada pembelajaran biologi yang merupakan ilmu alam untuk memperkuat pemahaman terkait fenomena yang ada di dalamnya. Di antaranya adalah materi jaringan tu…

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menghasilkan Lembar Kegiatan Peserta Didik berbasis Problem Based Learning pada materi perubahan lingkungan yang layak (valid) untuk melatihkan keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa yang layak secara teoritis. Alasan LKPD perlu dikembangkan dengan model pembelajaran Problem Based Learning karena dinilai mampu untuk memacu keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa. Keterampilan berpikir kritis diartikan keterampilan peserta didik baik dalam proses maupun kemampuan untuk memahami konsep, menerapkan, mensintesis, dan mengevaluasi informasi yang diperoleh, serta membantu menyeles…

The aim of this research was to examine the directed reading thinking activity (DRTA) strategy on students’ reading skills. This research was classified as experimental research applying a quasi-experimental design. This study involved 60 students of second-grade students of SMPN 1 Jonggat. The students were divided into two groups, the experimental and control groups. The experimental group was subjected to DRTA strategy, while the control group was treated using the conventional learning strategy. The data were obtained by using a reading test. The data were analyzed using descriptive…

This study discusses the slip of the tongue found in male and female debaters of Advance Debate Community (ADC). This particular topic is chosen with the assumption that gender difference can influence slip of the tongue. It aims at describing how the slip of the tongue produced by male and female debaters on ADC debate performance. In addition, it deciphers the factors causing the slips of tongue.  To get the intended results, this study used descriptive analysis to explain the existing data. The ADC debate record was converted to text manually. Then, the result was identified into the utt…

This research was aimed to find out or not Commentary Strategy has significant effect in teaching speaking, and has correlation students self-confidence and their speaking ability. The research was quasi- experimental method and design was non equivalent control group design. The population of this research was the whole students of second grade students of MA NW AIKMEL, the total population is 43 students that consisted of two class. The sample was taken from of the second grade  students which  consisted of 43 students. The data were gained from pre-test and post-test of oral  and q…

This research is aimed to find out the effect of definitions toward students’ vocabulary mastery: it was an experimental study at the second grade student of MTs NW Haqqul Yaqin Sayang- sayang. The subject of this research was the second grade of MTs NW Haqqul Yaqin Sayang- sayang.The research was used experimental method with quantitative approach. The population of this research consist of 55 students, and the sample is 29 for experimental group while 26 for control group. The technique of collecting data was used definition for experimental group and matching word with antonym for co…

The present study investigated an English teacher’s belief regarding the best strategies to learn and teach English. A case study was employed as it explored a case (an English teacher) in depth. In-depth interviews were carried to gain deep understanding about the participant’s belief. This study reveals that he has been learning English for roughly ten years and his motivation changed from being forced to learn English (external) to having internal motivation. He believed that quality teacher affects his motivation to learn English. Concerning his personal theory about best way…

This study is aimed at finding the utilizing of communicative language games in improving students' speaking ability at second grade students of SMPN 4 Praya Barat Daya. This study was an action research which comprised two cycles. It involved an English teacher and 24 students of second grade at SMPN 4 Praya Barat Daya. The steps of this study were reconnaissance, planning the actions, implementing and observing the actions, and reflecting the actions done. The data of this study were qualitative and quantitative. The qualitative data were obtained by observing the teaching and learning proce…

With the widespread application of smartphones in and outside the classroom, mobile-based teaching and learning is drawing much attention and hence being extensively practised nowadays across the globe. Recently, using smartphones for assessment purposes has been a new phenomenon and the researchers are still examining what processes the use of mobile-based assessment tools may include and what outcomes and challenges they can cause to teachers and students in terms of learning/teaching performance, motivation and attitudes. There have been a good number of research studies on the use of Mobil…

This research is aimed to find out the effect of Two Picture Game Towards Students’ speaking Anxiety at SMAN 1 Jerowaru. The research was experimental research and the research design that was used quasi experimental, control and experimental group design. The population of the study was the IPS 1 and IPS 2 students of SMAN 1 Jerowaru which consisted of two classes. Two classes were chosen as the samples, those were IPS 1 as experimental class, and IPS 2 as control class. They were chosen by using sampling technique. Experimental class was treated by using two picture game, and control …

This study was aimed at finding the effect of recipe demonstration technique towards students' writing skill in the procedural text at the food and beverage department. It was found that the students of SMK Negeri 1 Batulayar have problems in implementation writing procedural texts, thus the researcher conducted a quasi-experimental class. This research involved 62 students at grade tenth of SMK Negeri 1 Batulayar. The purpose of this research was to find out the effect of recipe demonstration toward students’ writing skill in procedural text. In collecting the data, the researcher cond…

This research aims to uncover the impact of disregarding the formulaic competence in designing electronic English textbooks for SMA students in Indonesia. This research belongs to qualitative content analysis one, conducted by using content analysis research method in Indonesia from 2018 to 2019. NVivo 12 Plus was applied to manage and analyze the data that had been stored in this qualitative research software. The data were obtained from three SMA English textbooks for SMA students nationwide as the data sources. The aforesaid textbooks are Bahasa Inggris X by Widiati, U. et al., Bahasa Inggr…

Alqur?an tidak menggunakan istilah jihad semata-mata untuk maksud perang. Untuk menunjuk perang atau pertempuran, al-Qur?an menggunakan kata Qitaal. Tujuan utama jihad adalah human welfare bukan warfare. Maka, jihad bersifat mutlak dan tak terbatas sehingga jihad menjadi kewajiban setiap muslim sepanjang hidupnya. Adapun Qitaal atau perang bersifat kondisional dan temporal, dibatasi oleh kondisi tertentu dan sebagai upaya paling akhir setelah tidak ada cara lain kecuali perlawanan fisik. Jihad adalah sesuatu yang pada dasarnya baik, sementara Qitaal atau perang tidak demikian. Selain itu, pela…

Kemajuan teknologi dan informasi sudah menjadi tantangan dan kesempatan bagi kita saat ini. Banyak keuntungan yang didapat dari ketersediaan fasilitas digital dan nir-kabel sistem informasi ini. Akan tetapi kerugian pun tidak sedikit. Contoh nyata adalah massifnya pesan dan berita di media sosial bertaburan tanpa kontrol dan sensor. Penyampaian di media yang setiap saat bisa diakses, membuat cepatnya pesan sampai ke masyarakat. Namun akurasi berita terkadang belum tentu benar dan valid. Terbukti banyak informasi dan berita yang diputarbalikkan faktanya dan dibuat untuk kepentingan suatu kelomp…

Tulisan ini membahas mengenai mutlaq dan muqayyad adalah salah satu kaidah?kaidah bahasa yang diperlukan mufassir untuk menerjuni pemahaman di dalam Al-Quran. Pemahaman dan penguasaan kaidah-kaidah tersebut yang berkaitan dengan mutlaq dan muqayyad di dalam Al-Quran adalah mengenai bentuk lafaznya. Yaitu lafaz-lafaz yang ditinjau dari segi cakupan maknanya. Para ulama Ushul Fiqih menegaskan bahwa ada empat bentuk pertemuan antara mutlaq dan muqayad: (1) persamaan dalam sebab dan hukum, dalam hal ini ulama sepakat membawa lafaz mutlaq kepada muqayyad, (2) persamaan dalam sebab dan perbedaan di …

Al-Qur?an telah dikaji dengan berbagai metode dan diajarkan dengan beragam cara. Berkaitan dengan masalah menafsirkan al-Qur?an para sarjana Muslim telah banyak merumuskan dan menawarkan berbagai metode interpretasi sejak awal seperti Al-Farmawi yang memetakan metode penafsiran al-Qur?an menjadi empat bagian pokok: tahlili, ijmali, muqaran, dan Mawdlu?i. Berlanjut hingga era kontemporer terus mengalami dinamika metode, yang populer disebut dengan metode hermeneutik. Artikel ini akan membahas tentang metode dan aplikasi salah satu mufassir kontemporer yaitu Amina Wadud. Hal ini bertujuan untuk …

Latar Belakang : Jejas kimia formalin dapat memacu terbentuknya senyawa reactive oxygen species (ROS) yang dapatmenyebabkan kerusakan seluler tubuh. Kulit manggis dikenal sebagai antioksidan alamiah dari kandungan xanton didalamnya.Tujuan: mengetahui efek pemberian ekstrak kulit manggis terhadap gambaran histopatologi hepar pada tikus wistaryang diinduksi larutan formalin.Metode Penelitian : 24 ekor tikus dibagi menjadi 4 kelompok . Kelompok pertama merupakan kelompok kontrol negatif(K-), hanya diberi placebo saja hingga masa terminasi. Kelompok kedua merupakan kelompok kontrol positif (K+) ya…