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Journal of Educational Studies
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Journal of Educational Studies Journal constitutes a triannual publication which publishes scholarly journals every April, August, and December in a year. It particularly publishes research articles examining issues related to the field of Education, Sciences, Social, Early Childhood Education, Primary Education, Technology Education, Arts Education, Counseling Education, Sports and Health, Leadership, and Tourism. Therefore, JEs Journal cordially invites researchers, academics, lecturers, teachers, and graduate students to submit their articles that have never been published elsewhere. Every submitted article will be reviewed by our experts within the allotted time. Thus, the announcement of received article to be published in JEs Journal will be announced at least one month after the article being submitted. We truly notice about plagiarism and the originality of the article. Once we detect plagiarism exceeding provisions, then a possible decision for rejection will be automatically made regardless of journal quality. Please take a look at Submission Guidelines and Peer Review Process for further information regarding the process of publication and publication ethics in this journal.
Arjuna Subject : Umum - Umum
Articles 337 Documents
Effect of STEM-Based 5E Learning Cycle on Creative Thinking of Elementary School Students Isnaini Nurul Hayati; Muslim Muslim; Afridha Laily Alindra
Journal of Educational Studies Vol. 4 No. 3 (2026): October
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58218/jes.v4i3.4416

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Creative thinking is one of the four core 21st-century competencies (4C) that need to be developed from the elementary school level. A preliminary study on 30 sixth-grade students at one of the state elementary schools (SDN) in Karawang showed that creative thinking skills were still moderate to low (average score 59.4%), particularly on the originality indicator. This study aimed to examine the effect of a STEM-based 5E-Learning Cycle model on the creative thinking skills of fifth-grade elementary school students on the topic of Magnets, Electricity, and Technology for Life. A quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental method and a Nonequivalent Control Group Design was used, involving two pre-existing (intact) classes of 40 fifth-grade students (20 per class): an experimental class taught with the STEM-based 5E-Learning Cycle and a control class taught with the 5E-Learning Cycle based on the scientific approach. Creative thinking skills were measured with a validated and reliable essay test (Cronbach's alpha = 0.90). The average N-Gain of creative thinking skills in the experimental class was 0.731 (high category), higher than the control class at 0.620 (moderate category); an independent-samples t-test on the N-Gain scores showed a significant difference between the two groups, t(38) = 3.19, p = .003, with a large effect size (Cohen's d = 1.01). The greatest improvement occurred on the originality indicator (N-Gain = 0.822). It is concluded that the STEM-based 5E-Learning Cycle model has a significant and substantial effect on students' creative thinking skills, within the scope of this quasi-experimental, single-school study.
Implementation of Gamification-Based Wordwall to Strengthen Civic Knowledge and Civic Disposition in Pancasila Education Kiki Rinawati; Sunarto Amus; Hasdin; Jamaludin; Lukman Nadjamuddin
Journal of Educational Studies Vol. 4 No. 3 (2026): October
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58218/jes.v4i3.4617

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Pancasila Education continues to face challenges related to uneven student engagement and the suboptimal development of civic knowledge and civic disposition. Existing studies on gamification-based Wordwall have largely emphasized engagement or learning outcomes, while research integrating these two dimensions of civic competence through challenges, feedback, discussion, collaboration, and reflection remains limited. This study analyzes the implementation of gamification-based Wordwall to strengthen civic knowledge and civic disposition in Pancasila Education. A qualitative descriptive design supported by descriptive quantitative data was employed with 25 Grade VII students at SMP Negeri 19 Palu over four meetings. Data were collected through observation, a structured teacher interview, an objective test, a questionnaire, and documentation, and were analyzed integratively through interactive qualitative analysis, descriptive percentages, and triangulation. The findings show that 23 of 25 students (92%) met the civic knowledge achievement criterion, while civic disposition achievement reached 94%. Observation and interview data indicated developments in engagement, responsibility, discipline, tolerance, cooperation, social concern, and respect for others' opinions. These findings are not interpreted as causal evidence, but as a description of final achievement and the learning process. The study contributes by conceptualizing Wordwall as part of a learning ecosystem that connects civic knowledge with the practice of civic dispositions through integrated pedagogical activities.
Recontextualizing Natural and Social Sciences Learning through a Digital Science Magazine Based on Local Potential Surayanah Surayanah; Dina Nur Abidah; Ivatul Laily Kurniawati; Pramita Wally
Journal of Educational Studies Vol. 4 No. 3 (2026): October
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58218/jes.v4i3.4677

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The implementation of Natural and Social Sciences (IPAS) under the Kurikulum Merdeka requires learning experiences that connect scientific concepts with students’ real-world environments. This study examined changes in students’ science process skills and environmental awareness through a digital science magazine contextualized to the local potential of Kebon Rojo, Blitar. A pre-experimental one-group pretest-posttest design involved 59 fifth-grade students at SDN Nglegok 01, Blitar Regency. Data were collected using a science process skills test and a five-point Likert-scale environmental awareness questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Shapiro–Wilk normality test, Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test, effect size, and normalized gain. Science process skills increased from M = 3.93 (SD = 2.27) to M = 9.80 (SD = 4.56), with a significant difference (Z = -6.69, p < .001), large effect size (r = .87), and moderate N-Gain (0.58). All six indicators improved, with the largest gains in communicating results (59.2 points) and analyzing data and information (57.2 points). Environmental awareness increased from M = 39.56 (SD = 12.39) to M = 45.90 (SD = 9.76), also showing a significant difference (Z = -4.52, p < .001) and large effect size (r = .62). Environmental responsibility showed the largest increase among the five dimensions (15 points). These findings indicate that contextualizing IPAS learning through Kebon Rojo and interactive digital resources can support improvements in students’ science process skills and environmental awareness.
Digital Transformation and Strengthening MSME Entrepreneurship Based on Local Potential to Improve Community Economic Independence Wahyuni; Burhanuddin; Arsad
Journal of Educational Studies Vol. 2 No. 3 (2024): Desember
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58218/jes.v2i3.4901

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This study aims to analyze the influence of digital transformation and strengthening of MSME entrepreneurship based on local potential on the economic independence of the community in Bima City. The study uses a mixed methods approach with an exploratory sequential design, which begins with qualitative analysis through interviews to identify the practice of utilizing digital technology, developing local potential, and the process of strengthening the community's economy, then continued with quantitative analysis. The study population consisted of 96 MSME actors in Bima City and all were sampled through census techniques. Quantitative data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results show that digital transformation has a positive and significant effect on the economic independence of the community with an Original Sample value of 0.482, T-Statistics 2.653, and P-Values 0.008. Strengthening MSME entrepreneurship based on local potential also has a positive and significant effect on the economic independence of the community with an Original Sample value of 0.512, T-Statistics 2.918, and P-Values 0.004. The R² value of 0.762 indicates that the two variables together explain 76.2% of the variation in community economic independence. The qualitative findings support the quantitative findings that digital technology plays a role in expanding market access and marketing, while local-based entrepreneurship plays a role in creating added value and business sustainability. The study concludes that integrating digital transformation, strengthening entrepreneurial capacity, and optimizing local potential are important strategies in strengthening community economic independence through the development of MSMEs in Bima City
Lifelong Arts Education and Social Interaction among Senior Women A Documentary-Video Study of Viatikara, Indonesia Ujang Maulana Yusup; Juju Masunah; Ayo Sunaryo; Trianti Nugraheni; Rita Milyartini
Journal of Educational Studies Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): Agustus
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58218/jes.v3i2.4914

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This study examines how later-life arts competence becomes visible as adaptive participation within a shared social-artistic task in Viatikara, Bandung, Indonesia. A qualitative documentary-video case study analyzed a publicly disseminated 6 min 33 s reunion performance of Tari Pemetik Teh by event-designated senior women. Whole-video macro-analysis preceded three rule-based micro-analytic episodes. Manual temporal segmentation was primary, while Laban Movement Analysis-informed descriptors and screen-based ordinal movement-configuration coding described variation without claiming calibrated biomechanics. Across the video, dancers repeatedly reorganized formations while sustaining co-performance. The micro-episodes showed differences in level, reach, trunk use, support, rotation, and transition pacing while phrase order, direction, timing, and relations to neighboring dancers remained recognizable. Task-embedded social interaction was visible through mutual orientation, spacing adjustment, cue response, shared timing, and formation maintenance. The case supports adaptive participation as an educational pattern in which artistic coherence is preserved without bodily uniformity. Movement adaptability is proposed only as a hypothesis for future validation, not as a measured individual trait.
Management of Pesantren-Based English Curriculum Development for Global Communication Zainuddin; Beny Hamdani; Feri Ferdiyanto; Muhammad Nawawi Ivan
Journal of Educational Studies Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): Agustus
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English language education in pesantren requires a curriculum that responds to global communication demands while maintaining the distinctive values and educational traditions of pesantren. However, developing such a curriculum requires alignment between students’ English-learning needs, institutional goals, and the religious and cultural characteristics of pesantren education. This study aims to examine the management of pesantren-based English curriculum development and its contribution to students’ global communication competence. Employing a qualitative case study design, the study was conducted at MA Model Hafshawaty Zainal Hasan Genggong within the Pesantren Zainul Hasan Genggong educational ecosystem. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, participatory observations, and document analysis and were analyzed through data condensation, data display, and conclusion drawing and verification. The findings identified five interconnected aspects of curriculum management: contextual curriculum planning, integration of formal and pesantren-based English programs, continuous curriculum evaluation, collaborative stakeholder involvement, and the development of global communication competence. English learning extended beyond formal classroom instruction through bilingual activities, English speeches, language-environment practices, and other communicative activities. These practices provided opportunities for students to develop communicative ability, confidence, and intercultural orientation while maintaining their religious and cultural identity. The study concludes that contextual curriculum management can provide a practical approach for aligning global communication demands with the distinctive educational goals and identity of pesantren. The study contributes a contextual curriculum-management perspective for developing globally oriented English education within the pesantren ecosystem.
The Application of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Approach Based on Local Wisdom to Improve Students’ Critical Thinking Skills Naomi Shakira; Nasyariah Siregar; Fauzan Sulman
Journal of Educational Studies Vol. 3 No. 3 (2025): Desember
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This study aims to describe the implementation of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) approach based on local wisdom and to examine its impact on the critical thinking skills and learning activities of fifth-grade students. The problem addressed is the low level of critical thinking skills among students at Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Nurul Hidayah in Jambi, where the learning process is still dominated by a one-way, teacher-centered method. This study employed a Classroom Action Research (CAR) design based on the Kemmis and McTaggart model, conducted in two cycles, each consisting of planning, action, observation, and reflection. The research subjects were 30 fifth-grade students. Data were collected through observation sheets, questionnaires, and documentation, and analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The STEM approach was implemented through a project based on local wisdom the creation of traditional Jambi clay crafts (pottery) which integrated science (observing the properties of clay), technology (using simple tools), engineering (designing stable shapes), and mathematics (measuring and calculating volume). The research results showed that students’ critical thinking scores increased from a pre-cycle average of 61.71% to 70.05% in Cycle I and 79.77% in Cycle II, while mastery of core concepts increased from 10% in Cycle I to 96.67% in Cycle II, exceeding the success indicator of 75%. Student learning engagement also increased from 69.17% to 82.92%, and teacher performance improved from the “good” category to “very good.” These findings indicate that a STEM approach grounded in local wisdom is effective in enhancing students’ critical thinking skills and learning engagement, and offers contextual and culturally relevant strategies for elementary education.
Extending Job Demands-Resources Theory: Work-Life Balance and Educational Innovation in Indonesia Yeni Asmara; Firman; Urip Sulistiyo; Endarman Saputra
Journal of Educational Studies Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): Agustus
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58218/jes.v3i2.4989

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Teacher work engagement in driving educational innovation is critical for instructional quality in the digital era. However, empirical insights into how organizational resources shape teachers' personal life spaces and pedagogical adoption within transitional urban environments remain scarce. This study examines an extended conceptual framework integrating Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) and Conservation of Resources (COR) theories by evaluating the direct and indirect effects of institutional job resources, including work environment, rewards, and recognition, as well as career development, on teacher engagement in educational innovation as mediated by work-life balance. Utilizing a causal-associative quantitative design, empirical data were gathered from 709 public junior high school teachers in Lubuklinggau City, Indonesia, selected via proportionate stratified random sampling (e = 1.7). Hypotheses were tested using Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS). The structural findings demonstrate that the physical and social work environment (? = 0.314, p < 0.001) and career development pathways (B = 0.241, p = 0.002) directly enhance engagement in educational innovation. Furthermore, work-life balance operates as a vital psychological mediator bridging contextual resources to pedagogical engagement. Crucially, the study uncovered a structural anomaly termed the "decoupling effect," in which formal rewards and recognition boosted direct professional engagement (B = 0.285, p < 0.001) but exerted no significant influence on teachers' work-life balance (B = 0.042, p = 0.541), thereby failing to trigger indirect mediation (p = 0.556). In transitional urban buffer zones, formal rewards act as transactional external motivators confined to the workplace. Educational authorities are advised to prioritize physical infrastructure modernization and administrative workload reduction over ceremonial rewards to secure teacher well-being and sustain pedagogical transformation.
Linguistic Hybridity in Digital Slang Code Mixing in Grade VII Students of SMP N 3 Gantung Belitung Timur Erinda
Journal of Educational Studies Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): Agustus
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This study aims to describe the forms of linguistic hybridity and identity negotiation through the mixed use of digital slang codes among seventh grade students at SMP N 3 Gantung. This study employs a qualitative approach with a descriptive method. The research data were obtained through observations, interviews, and audio recordings of students’ interactions in the classroom environment. The data analysis technique used the miles and Huberman model, which includes data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The results of the study show that students actively use a mixture of Indonesian, English, and Belitung Malay codes in their daily communication. The use of mixed languages functions as a communication tool, a marker of modern adolescent identity, a symbol of group solidarity, and a form of negotiation between local and global identities. The factors causing linguistic hybridity are influenced by internal factors, such as adolescence, the need for self-existence, and peer group influence, as well as external factors, including social media and the surrounding environment. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that the development of digital culture does not eliminate students’ local identity, but instead creates hybrid communication practices that integrate local, national, and global elements in daily.
Integrating Total Quality Management, Innovative Classroom Management, and 5R Culture to Enhance the Quality of Islamic Educational Institutions Katni Katni; Sigit Dwi Laksana; Nuraini Nuraini
Journal of Educational Studies Vol. 4 No. 3 (2026): October
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The evolution of educational institution governance in the era of global competition necessitates management reforms focused on service quality. Private institutions particularly those with a religious foundation often face existential threats stemming from declining public interest, caused by an inability to compete in terms of quality against public schools or other elite private institutions. This study aims to analyze a model integrating Total Quality Management, innovative classroom management, and the 5R culture to revitalize the quality of Islamic educational institutions. It examines the dynamics and effectiveness of this convergence and formulates theoretical-practical propositions regarding determining factors and resolution strategies to ensure the sustainability of a comprehensive integrated quality management system. Employing a qualitative approach and field research methodology, the study gathered data through interviews, observation, and documentation. Data analysis was conducted through an interactive, continuous process based on the Miles, Huberman, and Saldaña model. Research indicates that the convergence of “adab”-based total quality management, innovative classroom management, and the 5R culture effectively restructures the quality of Islamic educational institutions in a holistic manner. The integration of these three pillars successfully revitalizes students' intrinsic motivation through psychological classroom comfort and ice-breaking strategies. Simultaneously, the adoption of the 5R culture transforms physical facilities into instruments of prophetic aesthetics that reduce cognitive stress while serving as a decisive entry point for the extrinsic satisfaction of external stakeholders.