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Brainstorming as an Effective Learning Strategy to Promote Students’ Critical Thinking Skills Widiastuti, Ida Ayu Made Sri; Murtini, Ni Made Wersi; Anto, Ruli
Jurnal Pendidikan Progresif Vol 12, No 2 (2022): Jurnal Pendidikan Progresif
Publisher : FKIP Universitas Lampung

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Students’ critical thinking skill is vividly crucial to be developed to enable students to solve various problems in nowadays life. Objectives: This study investigates the brainstorming strategy employed by teachers in the classroom to enhance students’ critical thinking skills. Methods: This study employed a qualitative research approach conducted in a senior high school consisting of 30 teachers and 4 teachers were selected as the research participants. The data were collected by conducting semi-structured interviews and classroom observations. The data were analyzed descriptively to establish valid and reliable findings. Findings: This study found that teachers intensively used the brainstorming method in enhancing students’ critical thinking skills by asking various challenging questions to arouse students’ critical skills. Conclusions: the Findings of this study revealed the importance of conducting brainstorming strategies during the learning activities. Moreover, this study implies teachers should utilize the brainstorming method more intensively to develop students’ critical thinking skills. Keywords: brainstorming, strategy, teachers, promote, critical, skill.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23960/jpp.v12.i2.202243
Effective Strategies Employed by School Teachers to Promote Students’ Critical Thinking Skills Widiastuti, Ida Ayu Made Sri; Krismayani, Ni Wayan; Murtini, Ni Made Wersi
Jurnal Pendidikan Progresif Vol 12, No 2 (2022): Jurnal Pendidikan Progresif
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Developing students’ critical thinking skill is highly important nowadays to provide students’ skills in encountering various challenges in their life. Objectives: This study investigates the strategies employed by teachers during the teaching and learning processes to promote students’ critical skills. Methods: This study used a qualitative research approach conducted in a senior high school consisting of 50 teachers and 5 teachers were selected as the participants of this research. The data were collected by conducting semi-structured interviews and the data were analyzed descriptively. Findings: This study found several strategies employed by the teachers in enhancing students’ critical thinking skills. Conclusions: the Findings of this study provide implications to enrich the body of knowledge relevant to the theories concerning effective strategies to develop students’ critical thinking skills. Keywords: strategy, teachers, promote, critical, skill.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23960/jpp.v12.i2.202209
Employing Cooperative Learning to Enhance the University Students’ Reading Comprehension Widiastuti, Ida Ayu Made Sri
Jurnal Ilmiah Global Education Vol. 5 No. 1 (2024): JURNAL ILMIAH GLOBAL EDUCATION, Volume 5 Nomor 1, Maret 2024
Publisher : LPPM Institut Pendidikan Nusantara Global

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Cooperative learning is considered one of the most effective learning methods to improve students’ language skills. Reading is an essential language skill for students in language learning. Therefore, this study was aimed at improving reading comprehension through cooperative learning. The result data showed that the score in each cycle improved significantly. The grand mean of the first cycle was 78.26, and 85.22 in the second. The grand mean score of the first and second cycles is much higher than the mean score of the initial reflection. Moreover, the questionnaire result showed comparative percentages of 41.62%, 41.62%, 16.76%, and 0% for items A, B, C, and D, respectively. The questionnaire results indicated that most of the students were actively engaged in learning reading comprehension. Therefore, this study implies that lecturers should utilize the cooperative learning method more intensively in teaching English.
CLASSROOM-BASED ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTED BY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN LEARNING Ida Ayu Made Sri Widiastuti
Jurnal Cakrawala Ilmiah Vol. 3 No. 6: Februari 2024
Publisher : Bajang Institute

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Assessment must be conducted in the classroom and carried out as an integrated part of the teaching and learning process. This study determines the types and challenges of implementing classroom assessments in senior high schools. This qualitative study was conducted by interviewing selected high school teachers, and direct classroom observation was conducted to ensure the validity and reliability of the information related to the classroom assessment. This study found that teachers intensively conducted classroom assessments to know the student's learning progress and to maintain the high quality of learning and teaching processes. The teachers conduct Several types of assessments, such as performance Assessments, self-assessments, essays, portfolios, and project-based assessments. This study implies that teachers should continually implement classroom assessment intensively to improve students' achievement in learning.
Formative Assessment in EFL Classroom Practices Widiastuti, Ida Ayu Made Sri; Saukah, Ali
Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya Vol. 45, No. 1
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This study investigated the challenges and opportunities of formative assessment in EFL classes. It made use of qualitative research design by using indepth interviews to collect the required data. Three teachers and three students were involved as research participants in this study and they were intensively interviewed to get valid and reliable data regarding their understanding of formative assessment and the follow up actions they took after implementing formative assessment. The results of this study showed that the English teachers were found not to take appropriate follow up actions due to their low understanding of formative assessment. The teachers’ understanding could influence their ability in deciding the actions. This study indicates that EFL teachers need urgent further intensive training on the appropriate implementation of formative assessment and how follow up actions should be integrated into classroom practices.
Konservasi Burung di Hutan Adat: Refleksi Kritis Mahasiswa Belajar dari Kearifan Lokal Desa Demulih Bangli Sang Putu Kaler Surata; I Gusti Agung Sri Rwa Jayantini; Ida Ayu Made Sri Widiastuti; I Gusti Agung Paramitha Eka Putri
Jurnal Kajian Bali (Journal of Bali Studies) Vol. 12 No. 2 (2022): Volume 12 No 2 Oktober 2022
Publisher : Universitas Udayana

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This paper focuses on undergraduate students’ critical reflection in a service-learning (S-L) project to promote the conservation of the birds based on local wisdom in a village in Bali. The students are working in a partnership with researchers and local communities from a traditional rural village, namely Desa Adat Demulih, Bangli regency. The objective of this paper is to show what students can learn and how they gain personal growth, civic-learning and academic enhancement during the S-L project. The finding shows students’ positive improvements in self-confidence, civic awareness, and community engagement. This study indicates a significance role of S-L based on critical reflection in documenting, deepening and promoting local identity and culture as a key component of community-bird conservation. In line with the finding, this study is expected to show how the interdisciplinary studies are cooperatively applied to draw knowledge from different disciplines by acquiring mutual relationship in learning their local knowledge.
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN PARENTS’ INVOLVEMENT AND STUDENTS’ ENGLISH ACHIEVEMENT OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 2 BLAHBATUH IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022 Wahyuni, Ni Gusti Ayu Ari; Joni, Dewa Ayu Ari Wiryadi; Widiastuti, Ida Ayu Made Sri
International Journal of Applied Science and Sustainable Development (IJASSD) Vol. 4 No. 2 (2022): International Journal of Applied Science and Sustainable Development (IJASSD)
Publisher : Lembaga Penelitian dan `Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat (LPPM)

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The purpose of this study was to explain the correlation between parents' involvement and students' English achievement of the eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Blahbatuh. The sample of this study is 38 students. The method of this study was a quantitative method and the technique used was the correlation technique. The data were collected from a questionnaire about parents' involvement in students' English learning and English subject score on the report book of eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Blahbatuh for the first semester in the academic year 2020/2021 which was collected from the English teacher. Both of the data were calculated with Pearson Product Moment Correlation in SPSS 26 program. The result shows that there is a positive correlation between parents' involvement and students' English achievement. It proved by the result of the correlation is 0.709 which that in the higher correlation. It means that the null hypothesis (Ho) in this research is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) which states that there is a correlation between parents' involvement and students' English achievement is accepted. In conclusion, there is a positive correlation between parents' involvement and students' English achievement.
BUILDING UP STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILLS THROUGH BRAINSTORMING, EXPLORING, SHARING, TRANSFERRING KNOWLEDGE (BEST) STRATEGY Widiastuti, ida Ayu Made Sri; Mantra, Ida Bagus Nyoman; Handayani, Nengah Dwi
International Journal of Applied Science and Sustainable Development (IJASSD) Vol. 4 No. 2 (2022): International Journal of Applied Science and Sustainable Development (IJASSD)
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Speaking skills as a medium to develop and broaden horizons. Speaking skills, which are classified as productive language skills, are not only a medium for conveying various kinds of information and for expressing themselves. Speaking skills also apply media to broaden students' knowledge and insight into various fields of life. This study made use of a classroom action research design with two cycles of learning activities to improve students' speaking skills through BEST strategy. Data were collected through pre-test, post-test, and questionnaire. The results showed that the speaking skills of the students improved significantly from the first and second cycles when compared to the results of the pre-test. Therefore, the BEST strategy is considered effective for teaching speaking skills. This study implies that teachers should consider using BEST strategy in their classroom to build up students' speaking skills.
Konservasi Burung di Hutan Adat: Refleksi Kritis Mahasiswa Belajar dari Kearifan Lokal Desa Demulih Bangli Sang Putu Kaler Surata; I Gusti Agung Sri Rwa Jayantini; Ida Ayu Made Sri Widiastuti; I Gusti Agung Paramitha Eka Putri
Jurnal Kajian Bali (Journal of Bali Studies) Vol. 12 No. 2 (2022): Volume 12 No 2 Oktober 2022
Publisher : Universitas Udayana

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24843/JKB.2022.v12.i02.p05

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This paper focuses on undergraduate students’ critical reflection in a service-learning (S-L) project to promote the conservation of the birds based on local wisdom in a village in Bali. The students are working in a partnership with researchers and local communities from a traditional rural village, namely Desa Adat Demulih, Bangli regency. The objective of this paper is to show what students can learn and how they gain personal growth, civic-learning and academic enhancement during the S-L project. The finding shows students’ positive improvements in self-confidence, civic awareness, and community engagement. This study indicates a significance role of S-L based on critical reflection in documenting, deepening and promoting local identity and culture as a key component of community-bird conservation. In line with the finding, this study is expected to show how the interdisciplinary studies are cooperatively applied to draw knowledge from different disciplines by acquiring mutual relationship in learning their local knowledge.