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THE ANALYSIS OF ITEM DIFFICULTY AND DISCRIMINATION OF ENGLISH SUMMATIVE TEACHER MADE TEST (TMT) AT MAS MADANI PAO-PAO GOWA Nawir, Muhammad Syahruddin; Nur, Serliah; Abubakar, Multazam; Asmawati, Andi; Maemunah
elstic : english language linguistics culture Vol 3 No 2 (2023): Volume 3, Number 2, August 2023
Publisher : Univeristas Islam Negeri (UIN) Alauddin Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24252/elstic-ij.v3i2.41502

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This research was aimed to find out the item difficulty and item discrimination power of English summative test for the second grade students at MAS Madani Pao-Pao Gowa. The researcher used descriptive quantitative method to desribe the item difficulty and discrimination of the items of English summative test. English summative final test used to test students registered as second-grade students at MAS Madani Pao-Pao Gowa in the academic years 2022-2023 was the subject of this study. The instruments documents in the form of test with 25 multiple-choice questions, student's answers, and an answer key. The result of this research, item difficulty is the easy category, there are 2 difficult items, 7 medium items, and 16 easy items. Meanwhile, item discrimination is the poor category, there are 0 excellent items, 0 good items, 0 sufficient items, 10 insufficient items, 15 poor items. Item difficulty and item discrimination are not equal so that it needs to be considered by the teacher when making questions. The items arranged are in accordance with the assessment for students' understanding and abilities. This research to hopes could be highly beneficial to other academics as a reference for future research on similar topics, and may support teachers in their efforts to design and maintain a good test that measures students' true abilities.
STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA USED BY TEACHER IN TEACHING ENGLISH Abubakar, Multazam; Alfian, Wahyu; Rasyid, Muhammad Akbar Nur
Aisyah Journal of English Language Teaching (AIJELT) Vol. 2 No. 2 (2023): Aisyah Journal of English Language Teaching (AIJELT)
Publisher : Universitas Aisyah Pringsewu

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30604/aijelt.v2i2.1410

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This study aims to find out the media used by the teachers in teaching English at SMPN 9 Selayar and to investigate the students’ perception of the instructional media used by the English teachers in teaching English at SMPN 9 Selayar. A quantitative approach using the descriptive method was employed in this study to investigate students’ perceptions on the instructional media used by teachers in teaching English, while the research instruments were observation, questionnaires, and documentation. This study found that three types of learning media are often used by teachers in teaching English namely English books, whiteboards, and dictionaries. The kinds of media that the teacher used when teaching English were a whiteboard, an English book, and a dictionary. Most of the students gave a positive perception toward the media used by English teachers in the teaching and learning process, they were being happy, more active, being more excited/spirit in learning English, they were easier to understand the materials, they can improve their pronunciation, vocabulary, find new ideas, express their opinion and they can practice it in daily life. Whereas some students gave negative perceptions toward the media used by English teachers in the teaching and learning process that they can not be enthusiastic/spirit to learn English, pronounce the words correctly, find new ideas, and express their opinion because they were lazy, being wary and afraid of being wrong in learning English. This research provides recommendations to English teachers to be more creative in choosing instructional media to be used when teaching English.
THE STUDENTS’ EYESIGHT ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF REMOTE LEARNING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Tsuraya, Annisa Shofa; Abubakar, Multazam; Muthi'ah, Muthi'ah
Journal of Islam and Science Vol 8 No 2 (2021): July-December
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24252/jis.v8i2.21761

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The world is paralyzed. In the beginning of 2020, the earth is attacked by COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic has a massive impact towards all sectors in human daily life. All communication way shift to online communication include teaching and learning process. This research was aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of remote learning in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic. This research applied qualitative method. The subject of this research are the English department students of a state university in Makassar, Indonesia. Open-response questionnaire was chosen as the instrument to gain the data. Thus, the pandemic of COVID-19, the researcher spread the questionnaire through Google Form. From the questionnaire, the result showed that the majority of students did not like remote learning. They did not enjoy the teaching and learning program such as discussion class or when they wanted to communicate with their friends and lecturers. There felt some obstacles in creating a real teaching and learning English condition through remote learning due to the unsupported device and unstable internet networks. It can be concluded that Indonesia has not ready yet to apply the remote learning as the standard learning system due to the uneven welfare and the spread of stable internet networks. This condition also possible drives students to some psychological disorders such as anxiety and under pressure. The lesson learned from this COVID-19 pandemic will make the next generation, remote learning platforms, and solutions for future cases more ready and better than today.
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON USING QUIZLET IN LEARNING ENGLISH Abubakar, Multazam
elstic : english language linguistics culture Vol 4 No 03 (2024): Volume 04, Number 03, December 2024
Publisher : Univeristas Islam Negeri (UIN) Alauddin Makassar

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This study examines students' perception on using Quizlet in learning English class eight at MTsN 1 Kota Makassar. This study aims to determine whether the students have positive or negative perception. The method is quantitative. Data were collected by giving questionnaires through the Google form. The subjects of this study were 40 students of grade eight Tahfidzh 1 at MTsN 1 Kota Makassar. To determine the sample, the researcher used purposive sampling technique. The results of this study indicated positive perceptions of the 22 statements. Based on the four adopted indicators such as ease of access having the highest percentage of 86.25%, then perceived usefulness with the highest percentage of 81.87%, communication and interaction with the highest percentage of 83.75%, then on student satisfaction has the highest percentage of 80.62%. Researcher found that respondents had positive perceptions about using Quizlet. Students stated that Quizlet is a learning while playing application because the features provided make students are not feel bored, and students enjoy to using that system. Students also admit that besides being fun, Quizlet can also increase their vocabulary. The implication of this research is that Quizlet can be used as a learning media as well as an assessment media to support teaching and learning processes. Therefore, the teacher at the school has implemented Quizlet in the English vocabulary subject. However, before accessing Quizlet should the students consider the stability of the internet connection before implementing the application in class.
Students’ Difficulties in Reading Comprehension at the Eighth Grade of Islamic Junior High School Putri, Salmi Ardhani; Abubakar, Multazam; Rauf, Masykur; Rahman, Indah Fadhilah
Journal of Linguistics and Social Studies Vol 2, No 2: 2025
Publisher : STAI Nurul Islam Mojokerto

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52620/jls.v2i2.202

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The objectives of this research are to investigate the difficulties faced by the students’ and the factors of causing the students’ difficulties in reading comprehension at the eighth grade of MTs Ash-Salihin. This research used mixed methods; research data analysis used quantitative and qualitative methods. The research subjects were thirty-two students. To collect information for this research, researcher used questionnaire and conducted interview. The findings show that students experience difficulties in reading comprehension, including determining main idea, making inference, detail information, and understanding vocabulary. Besides, the factors of causing the students difficulties in reading comprehension are students’ background knowledge, teacher’s technique, and students’ environment. The implications of this research are the teacher need to pay attention to the challenges that students face when they read materials written in English. Teacher can use acceptable, appropriate, and easily understandable teaching strategies for students if they are aware of the many challenges and the variables contributing to them.
Investigating EFL students’ interest in the use of online discussion technique in asynchronous learning Zezarwati, Indah; Kaharuddin, Andi; Abubakar, Multazam; Nawir, Muhammad Syahruddin
Journal of Applied Studies in Language Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): Jun 2022
Publisher : Politeknik Negeri Bali

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31940/jasl.v6i1.342

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The development of the era can be inextricably linked to the development of technology as it has entered all aspects of human life, including education. One of the technology utilization in education is e-learning which allows the learning process can be accessed anytime and anywhere. One technique commonly used in asynchronous learning nowadays is online discussion. This research aims at investigating the level of students’ interest and the factors that affect their interest in the implementation of the online discussion techniques. This research was conducted by mix-method, where the data was collected from the questionnaire and interview. The subjects of this research were 40 students in the questionnaire section and 4 students in the interview section. The result of the interview proved that students had a high interest in the implementation of online discussion techniques; while, the result of the interview indicated some factors that affect students’ interest in the implementation of online discussion techniques such as teacher activeness and involvement, internet connection, students’ motivation and concentration. Hopefully, this research can help to maximize the application of online discussion techniques to gain more benefits in the learning process.
Co-Authors Alfian, Wahyu Andi Asmawati, Andi Annisa Shofa Tsuraya Indah Fadhilah Rahman, Indah Fadhilah Maemunah Masykur Rauf, Masykur Muthi'ah, Muthi'ah Nawir, Muhammad Syahruddin Putri, Salmi Ardhani Rasyid, Muhammad Akbar Nur Serliah Nur, Serliah Zezarwati, Indah