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ENHANCING CRITICAL THINKING IN SPEAKING SKILL THROUGH SEKAWAN-P Diani Nurhajati; Kencanawati, Dewi; Riwayatiningsih, Rika
English Education:Journal of English Teaching and Research Vol 5 No 1 (2020): Baohuan Zhang
Publisher : Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (163.884 KB) | DOI: 10.29407/jetar.v5i1.14370

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There are some problems in teaching English faced the high school many teachers and students. Based on the observation in one of good senior high schools, it was found out some weaknesses in teaching English. The teaching process relied on the exercises in the student book. The teaching activity was more teacher center. The teacher never made development on the materials, which were more challenging. As a result, the students were not trained to have critical thinking. This could be seen when the teacher asked questions, they answered using short answer, without any elaboration. This influences the ability of their critical thinking. Actually, graduates of high schools should be equipped with skills to face the Industrial era 4.0. The skills are Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication. All teachers can train those skills when they teach, including English teachers. Therefore, this research aims at describing how the teaching model Sekawan-P can enhance the students’ critical thinking in speaking skill. The study was a Lesson Study (LS) program between an English teacher of SMAN 1 Kediri and three lecturers of Nusantara PGRI Kediri University. They worked together to solve the problems mentioned above using this teaching model. They revised the existing lesson plan and materials, made improvement, and revised the teaching plan. The results show that after they applied Sekawan-P, the critical thinking of the students developed. It can be seen on how they delivered their arguments in speaking skill.
Pelatihan Pengembangan Modul Untuk Tenaga Pengajar Di Kampung Inggris Pare Kediri Wibowo, J Ari; Wicaksono, Agung; Nurhajati, Diani; Kencanawati, Dewi; Mariana, Lina
Jurnal ABDINUS : Jurnal Pengabdian Nusantara Vol 1 No 1 (2017): Volume 1 Nomor 1 Tahun 2017
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Bahan ajar atau sering disebut sebagai materi pelajaran merupakan bagian terpenting dalam proses pembelajaran, materi pelajaran merupakan inti dari kegiatan pembelajaran. Dalam kegiatan belajar mengajar, pada hakekatnya merupakan kondisi yang unik, sebab secara sengaja atau tidak sengaja masing-masing pihak berada dalam suasana belajar. Jadi tenaga pengajar sebenarnya tidak langsung juga melakukan kegiatan belajar. Seorang tenaga pengajar dalam menjalankan proses pembelajaran membutuhkan suatu bahan ajar karena digunakan untuk membantunya dalam kegiatan belajar mengajar di kelas. Dan dari proses belajar mengajar ini akan diperoleh suatu hasil yang pada umumnya disebut hasil pengajaran. Salah satu masalah penting yang sering dihadapi oleh tenaga pengajar dalam kegiatan pembelajaran adalah memilih atau menentukan bahan ajar atau materi pembelajaran yang tepat dalam rangka membantu siswa mencapai kompetensi. Dengan melakukan pelatihan pengembangan bahan ajar kepada para tenaga pengajar diasosiasi Kampung Bahasa Inggris Pare diharapkan bahwa para tenaga pengajar ini bisa menjadi a) pengajar yang berkompentensi sesuai dengan bidang ilmu/kepakarannya, b) para tenaga pengajar diharapkan akan memiliki kemampuan mengembangkan bahan ajar secara tepat yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan siswa. Beberapa kali pertemuan dilakukan untuk menyajikan materi yang lebih tepat guna kepada para tenaga pengajar. Sehingga para tenaga pengajar akan memiliki kemampuan memahami apa yang dibutuhkan oleh siswanya terutama setelah mereka lulus dari Lembaga Bahasa Inggris tersebut.
Jogo Tonggo, Model Pendampingan Belajar dan Bermain Bahasa Inggris pada Anak-Anak Selama Pendemi Di Pare, Kediri Nurhajati, Diani; Kencanawati, Dewi; Susanti, Yunik; Putri, Octavia Annike
Jurnal ABDINUS : Jurnal Pengabdian Nusantara Vol 5 No 2 (2021): Volume 5 Nomor 2 Tahun 2021
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29407/ja.v5i2.16147

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The Covid-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of life, including the implementation of teaching and learning process at school, from kindergarten up to university. All of the teaching and learning process must be carried out via online to avoid contact with many people, so that it can reduce the spread of the virus. The condition has an impact on the implementation of Rural Community Service (Kuliah Kerja Nyata/KKN) at University of Nusantara PGRI Kediri. The students can carry out the activity in the area where they live. Realizing the fact, the Community Service team adopted the program from the local government of Central Java Province, namely Jogo Tonggo. It is a program, which involves the society to be more aware and care to their neighbors, who have problems dealing with Covid-19. The idea was adopted by the team to share knowledge and experiences with children in the area where the English department student carried out the KKN. The activity was carried out at Tulungrejo Village, Pare District, Kediri. The children in the area, who missed the offline learning, were invited to join the program once a week. They were not only introduced the importance of health protocols, but also played and learned English and other subjects from their school with the student’s guidance. The purpose of the activity is to motivate them to stay enthusiastic about learning, and to reduce their activity of using too much gadget. The output of the program was the compilation of an manual to carry out English activities for children.
Pelatihan Platform Pembelajaran Edmodo pada Guru-guru SMK PGRI 3 Kediri Nurhajati, Diani; Kencanawati, Dewi; Wicaksono, Agung; Khoiriyah, Khoiriyah; Badarudin, Luhung; Putri, Maria Gabriela Nawang
Jurnal ABDINUS : Jurnal Pengabdian Nusantara Vol 6 No 2 (2022): Volume 6 Nomor 2 Tahun 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29407/ja.v6i2.17106

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Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, teachers are required to carry out online learning. They may utilize technology in implementing the learning. They can choose one of interesting and interactive learning media in order to motivate their students and to promote learning. Based on the preliminary study in SMK PGRI 3 Kediri, it was found out that many teachers had not utilized the available learning platform. They only applied the application they were familiar to support their online learning, such as WhatsApp, Google Class, and Google Meet. Realizing the facts, the community service team carried out a training for the teachers to use interactive platform as media for learning, called Edmodo. The objectives the program were to train the teachers to use Edmodo platform for interactive learning, that included how to make new Edmodo accounts, how to make use the available facilities in Edmodo, and to train the school administrator to manage the program. The training was carried out in one month using in-and-on basis. The results of the training were that all teachers have already had Edmodo accounts and their account are connected with Edmodo group, which could be monitored by the school administrator.