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Journal : UICELL Conference Proceeding

Developing TPR Vocabulary Peer Assessment in Primary School Classroom Practices Wijirahayu, Suciana; Septiani, Ria
UICELL No 1 (2017): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2017
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. HAMKA

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This study was conducted to improve students’ vocabulary mastery of the 2nd grader in a private primary school in Tangerang Indonesia. A classroom action research was initiated for the development. It was found in the preliminary observation that there were problems and weakness in students’ vocabulary mastery therefore suitable strategies to overcome that problem need to be employed. There are many aims of peer assessment, yet in this case it essentially involves young EFL learners as participants in providing feedback to others  on the quality of their work. The students enjoyed to have the opportunity to assess their partner’s performance in doing TPR activities. There was a lot of fun when pair of student doing this Peer Assessment. One of them did the action based on the command in the rubric sheet while their partner guessed the correct command in accordance to what have their partner’s movements. Based on the students’ result of peer assessment activity in learning English vocabulary, it was found that students were so motivated and tried hard to do the best their performance. They realized that their partners will assess them, so they were enthusiastic to do TPR correctly. The vocabulary mastery improvement could be observed from the results of the students’ peer assessment score in each cycle.
Classroom Experiences of Creative Thinking Wijirahayu, Suciana; Ayundhari, Vidia Lantari
UICELL No 2 (2018): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2018
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This study examines the application of higher order thinking in a real classroom practices. Some theories are presented to give a solid ground for examining the evidence. The experience of joining the instruction and assessment will also be elaborated. The course description, classroom activities and assessment are presented to give evidence on how HOTS was applied by the lecturers and the students. The scope of discussion in this study is limited on creative thinking through teaching strategies and assessment in Research Method and MA Thesis Writing subjects at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria. Critical linguistic and cultural approach used in both of the courses coloured the result of the creative thinking exposed in this qualitative  research. Information on how teaching-learning and assessment could be done more creatively especially by Indonesian teachers to facilitate appropriate teaching strategies and learning environments to support the English as a foreign language learning competence  growth and their flexible attitudes are one of the objectives.
English as a Foreign Language Learning from the Students' Mental Health Point of View Sabrina , Andita Zahra; Fitri , Aprilia Anisa; Wijirahayu, Suciana
UICELL No 7 (2023): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2023 (in progress)
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This study aims to see how individual factors (self-efficacy, belief, and motivation) play a role in the anxiety experienced by students in learning English. The survey used quantitative in approach and the instrument of data collection is a questionnaire. The respondents were the first semester students who are learning English at Public Heath in a private university in Jakarta by adopting purposive cluster sampling technique. The preliminary research showed that the variables self-efficacy, belief, and motivation related to the anxiety in learning English that was part of mental health. The students will be individuals who try to find learning English strategies that are suitable for themselves. Keywords: EFL learners, Anxiety, University student, Mental health, Language Learning Strategies
THE EXPLORATION OF DUOLINGO APPLICATION FOR VOCABULARY BUILDING OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS Erizara, Betri Virga; Wijirahayu, Suciana
UICELL No 7 (2023): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2023 (in progress)
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This study aims to explore the use of the Duolingo Application for English vocabulary building for Pre-service English teachers at a private University in Jakarta. It uses a quantitative approach by distributing questionnaires to these prospective teachers. The questionnaire is to obtain comprehensive information from the respondents. There are five main aspects. The first is the evaluation of the effectiveness of using the Duolingo App in their vocabulary building. Second, it is an assessment of the ease of using the Duolingo Application as a learning tool. Third, the features in the application are evaluated, which one is the most useful for Vocabulary Building. Fourth is responses about barriers or obstacles that may be encountered in using the application to enrich English vocabulary. Finally, it is about the proposed solutions to overcome the obstacles. Data collection is at the university environment, particularly among Pre-service teachers who have experience in using Duolingo. The data analysis will involve quantitative descriptive methods to present the findings descriptively and provide an in-depth picture of the extent of utilization of the Duolingo App for Vocabulary building. The result is to provide an overview of the extent of utilization of the Duolingo App specifically for vocabulary building. Keywords: Duolingo, Vocabulary building, Pre-service English teachers