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Promoting Students' Autonomous Learning Using Portfolio Assessment in EFL Writing Class Peptia Asrining Tyas
JEES (Journal of English Educators Society) Vol 5 No 1 (2020): April
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21070/jees.v5i1.379

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This study attempts to present the implementation of portfolio assessment to promote students’ autonomous learning in one of reputable universities in Indonesia. The participants were 30 students enrolled Essay Writing Class. A collection of students’ work during the course in the form of ‘Essay Writing Module’ was used to provide authentic evidence of the implementation of portfolio assessment and observation checklists of students’ work was used to present the completeness of portfolio assessment of each student. To know students’ autonomous learning, semi-structured interview was carried out. The results prove that portfolio assessment can promote students autonomous learning since it provides some benefits for students such as motivate them to do self-evaluation and reflection, encourage them to be actively involved in peer review session, and also enhance their awareness of their weaknesses. HIGHLIGHTS: Portfolio assessment promotes students’ autonomous learning by providing some benefits for students such as provide a guide for self-evaluation, reflection, and peer review. Each element in portfolio encourages students’ engagement during the writing activities both inside and outside the classroom. An insightful idea of specific criteria motivates students to set goals in improving their writing competence and performance.
Kinesthetic Learning Style Preferences: A Survey of Indonesian EFL Learners by Gender Peptia Asrining Tyas; Mega Safitri
JEES (Journal of English Educators Society) Vol 2 No 1 (2017): April
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21070/jees.v2i1.688

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This study investigated predominant learning style of 3rd semester students of English Language Education Program in Faculty of Cultural Studies at Universitas Brawijaya according to gender. Purposive sampling was used for this research and the sampling in this research was 100 students consist of 34 male students and 66 female students taken from 3rd semester English Department students of Faculty of Cultural Studies at Universitas Brawijaya. All participants were administered an Indonesian translated version of Reid’s (1984) Perceptual Learning Style Preference Questionnaire consisting of Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, Tactile, Group, and Individual, included 30 items. This study used quantitative survey design and Microsoft Excel 2007 as the analysis software. The validity and the reliability of this research were calculated by SPSS v.21. The result indicated that predominant male’s learning style was Kinesthetic and estimated by 14 male students (41%) while female students become Kinesthetic and Group and estimated the same percentage, 21 students (332%) for Kinesthetic and 21 (32%) students for Group. The result of the study also shows that both male and female tend to be Kinesthetic. It is suggested that to the English department to adjust the academic activities with the learning styles to enhance educational achievement and encouraging students take responsibility in their whole learning.
An Analysis of English Textbook Entitled "Bahasa Inggris SMA/MA SMK/MAK Kelas X" Peptia Asrining Tyas; Mega Safitri
JEES (Journal of English Educators Society) Vol 4 No 1 (2019): April
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21070/jees.v4i1.1777

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A textbook plays an important factor in teaching and learning processes. Thus, this study attempted to analyze an English textbook entitled Bahasa Inggris Bahasa Inggris SMA/MA SMK/MAK Kelas X which is used by almost teachers in secondary level education. This study used qualitative study by using Biocchi’s (2000) coursebook evaluation and interview which was adopted open-ended questions from Biocchi’s (2000) coursebook evaluation. The analysis encircled the contents, grammar, levels of the material, kind of the materials, and the methodology used in the textbook. The results revealed that this textbook was well designed and encouraged students’ autonomy to learn and use the language. Besides, this textbook achieved Biocchi’s (2000) coursebook evaluation (contents, grammar focus, level, material, and methodology) well. Although this book is good enough, there is a weakness; it is not provided by CD for listening activity, so the teachers have to find and create their own audio.
PELATIHAN DIGITALISASI MATERI PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA INGGRIS BERBASIS KEARIFAN LOKAL UNTUK PEMBELAJAR MUDA Ratri, Devinta Puspita; Rahmawati, Femi Eka; Tyas, Peptia Asrining; Safitri, Mega
Jurnal Gramaswara: Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023)
Publisher : Faculty of Cultural Studies, Universitas Brawijaya

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According to seminal hypotheses in Second Language Acquisition (SLA), human learns language better in the early age. The learning was also tremendiously advanced when it is comnbined with technology and use familiar topic with the learners’ surrounding. The aforementioned are beneficial to ultimate English language learning pertinent to young learners. Given that rationale, the present community service aims to conduct a workshop for Junior High School teachers in Malang. The workshop was intended to give training to teachers on how to developed instructional materials amalgamated with techonology. The event was purposefully equipted teachers with technology savvy to design instructional materials development. The workshop activities comprise training presentation from experts, implementation consisting of designing and presenting materials and obtaining feedback, and evaluation. The evalution consisted completing reflective questionnaire and class observation. Based on the evaluation, teachers obtained ideas to digitalize their instructional materials, and based on the observation students were well engaged to the classroom activities. For those reasons, digitalizing instructional materials is beneficial for teaching young learners.