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Magister Scientiae
ISSN : 0852078X     EISSN : 26227959     DOI : https://doi.org/10.33508/mgs
Core Subject : Education,
Magister Scientiae journal is published twice annually in March and October. This journal contains articles based on research report and critical analysis in teaching and learning. We only accept manuscripts which have not been published in other media, including personal blogs. The contributing manuscripts should be written in English formatted accordingly with the manuscript direction. Contributors would like to give permission for the editors to edit the manuscript without changing its substance.
Articles 253 Documents
YOUNG LEARNERS’ ACHIEVEMENT TOWARDS THE USE OF TEAM-GAMES-TOURNAMENT (TGT) TECHNIQUE AND FLASHCARDS TEACHING TECHNIQUE IN LEARNING GRAMMAR Diania Yovita
Magister Scientiae No. 41 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v0i41.1561

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Teams-Games-Tournament, being one of cooperative learning method, is carefully structured sequence of teaching-learning activities, a blend of three educational techniques-small groups, instructional games, and tournaments. Therefore, this present study aims to investigate the young learners’ achievement towards the student-centered approach through Team Games Tournament (TGT) technique and teacher-centered approach through flashcard teaching technique in learning grammar. A quasi experimental was employed in this study. The writer used two classes as the experimental and control groups. The writer also developed a research instrument which contains fifteen items. After the meetings of the treatment, the writer administered a post test to both classes. Having collected the data, the writer analyzed the mean scores of post-test using independent sample t-test. From the statistical data, the study reveals that there is a significant difference on the students’ grammar achievement between those taught using TGT technique and that taught using Flashcard teaching technique.
CLASSROOM INTERACTION IN AN EYL CLASSROOM Likewati Wibowo
Magister Scientiae No. 41 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v0i41.1562

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This study analyzed the classroom interaction in an EYL classroom by describing its communication contents and patterns of interaction. The data were collected through classroom observation and semi-structured interview for the teacher. The writer observed the spoken communication between the EYL teacher and 39 fifth graders in a national elementary school using the video and audio recorders. Others, teacher’s interview and field notes were the supplementary data. Having been transcribed, the data were analyzed using the adapted form of FLint system. The results showed that asking questions (20.05%), giving information (10.09%), and repeating students response verbatim (6.65%) were the top three of the communication contents expressed by the teacher. On the other hand, the top three of the communication contents expressed by the students were students’ choral response to the teacher (17.61%), individual student response to the teacher (13.27%), student’s nonverbal behavior (4.84%). At last, the pattern of interaction revealed was still teacher-centered since most of the interactions were initiated by the teacher. In other words, the expectation of K13 in this study was not yet fulfilled. However, the students showed active participation during the lesson. This study can give valuable contributions to English teachers by broadening their horizon about EYL classroom interaction.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE AND READING COMPREHENSION ABILITY OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Helga Mariana Djuarsa
Magister Scientiae No. 41 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v0i41.1563

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Reading plays an important role in learning a language because it needs students to know and understand what they are reading. This paper is to investigate if there is a strong correlation between vocabulary size and the students’ ability to comprehend reading passages by senior high school students in a private school in Surabaya. Knowing the amount of words, the students have will help teacher to predict their ability in understanding reading passages in the foreign language. The instrument used in this study is Nation’s Vocabulary Level Test (level 3000) and the participants were senior high school students in a private school in Surabaya.
CREATING A WELCOMING CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUNG LEARNERS AT MERLION SCHOOL, SURABAYA Hertiki Hertiki
Magister Scientiae No. 41 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v0i41.1564

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One of the biggest obstacles facing teachers of young learners is classroom management. Classroom management is needed to control students’ behavior, movement and interaction during a lesson in class. A good teacher is someone who is kind, patience, and loves the students. Creating a caring classroom environment for young learners is not an easy task for any teacher. Young learners are full of energy and each child is totally different. Maintaining discipline and setting up activities are needed in creating a good atmosphere for the children. Classroom environment for young learners should be fun and also create a safe learning environment where students feel comfortable. This paper briefly explains about classroom management at Merlion School (MS) Surabaya, Indonesia. Here, the teacher uses some classroom management strategies to facilitate a conducive environment in class such as: setting up the classroom rules, the proper seating arrangement, giving rewards, creating students’ birthday cards, providing book corner, assigning weekly leaders, and providing the cubby holes for students.
ERRORS OF PASSIVE VOICE CONSTRUCTION FOUND IN THE EXPLANATION COMPOSITION OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS Melisa Kristina; Agustinus Ngadiman
Magister Scientiae No. 41 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v0i41.1565

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Writing is a course provided for the English Department students since it is one of important skills that must be mastered. However, the process of writing itself is not easy so errors easily appear. In order to decrease the number of errors in writing, types of the errors and the possible causes are sought. By knowing types of errors and the possible causes, it is hoped that teachers can apply some crucial things suggested in this study in order to make the students’ understanding about passive voice construction more complex. This study reports what kinds of errors of passive voice construction found in the explanation composition of English Department students and the possible causes of the errors.
RESEARCH ON ENGLISH ACROSS CURRICULUM: AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE INVESTIGATE AND HOW Agustinus Ngadiman
Magister Scientiae No. 42 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v2i42.1720

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This paper is an overview of empirical studies on language across curriculum. The emphasis of the review is on the ‘what’ and ‘how. The ‘what’ deals with the research areas and purposes. The ‘how’ deals with the approach and technique, setting and participants to set out the research. The purpose of the discussion that follows is to help us see what has been studied and how it has been researched. These discussions should help content and language specialists identify the range of factors related to English across the curriculum. The purpose of this paper is two-folds: to present important research model in English across curriculum and to suggest how insights from theory and research can be introduced in the classroom.
MENUMBUH-KEMBANGKAN WAWASAN MASYARAKAT TENTANG DINAMIKA PENYAKIT DIABETES MELLITUS MELALUI MEDIA FILM Y.G. Harto Pramono; Inge Wattimena; Nurlaila Effendy; Michael Seno Rahardanto; Finsensius Yuli Purnama
Magister Scientiae No. 42 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v2i42.1721

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This paper describes the process and the result of educational film media development research aimed to develop the understandings of the society at Kecamatan Tambaksari, Surabaya about the dynamics of Diabetes Mellitus disease. To produce an optimum and pedagogically interesting film media, this media was designed and developed based on the film educational media concepts and its effective principles. Besides, the media was developed based on the needs assessment and the evaluation by experts and a series of tryouts by target users, and revised in stages based on the input and the result of the evaluation. After it had been validated to fit with the expected standard, the quasi experiment was conducted to find out the influence of the media on the learners’ knowledge of Diabetes Mellitus disease. The research design used was the matching only pretest-post test control group design with 40 participants for each group. The data was calculated with the t-Test. There search finding shows that the film media as an educational media has a significant influence on the increase of the society’s knowledge of Diabetes Mellitus disease.
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN METACOGNITIVE READING STRATEGIES AND READING COMPREHENSION OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS Kezia Zhanetta Alfangca; M.N. Siti Mina Tamah
Magister Scientiae No. 42 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v2i42.1722

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The objectives are to find the type and frequency Global, Problem Solving, and Support reading strategies the students use during reading, to find the correlations between each three reading strategies and reading comprehension. The instruments used are a survey on metacognitive reading strategies adapted from MARSI and SILL and a reading comprehension test. The findings revealed that PROB strategies were used the most, followed by GLOB strategies, and SUPP strategies. The correlations showed that (1) a positive, moderate (at .66) correlation between GLOB and reading comprehension, (2) a positive, strong correlation (at .72) between PROB and reading comprehension, and (3) a positive, weak correlation (at .26) between SUPP and reading comprehension.
THE EFFECT OF TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE STORY ON THE VOCABULARY MASTERY OF GRADE SEVEN STUDENTS Paulina Gloria Tobing
Magister Scientiae No. 42 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v2i42.1723

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Vocabulary is one of the most important aspects of language developments. Unfortunately, not all students have a good skill of memorizing vocabularies given by the teacher. Apparently, the students receive limited number of vocabulary items. They need a technique to help them easier in learning new vocabulary and keep it for long term memory. This paper discusses the effect of Total Physical Response in teacher’s storytelling on vocabulary mastery at seventh grade students in a private school in Surabaya. It was a quasi-experimental study. The writer used two groups, pretestposttest design. The experimental group was taught by using Total Physical Response-Story while the control group was taught by using translation. The research instrument used in this study is vocabulary test that consisted of 60 multiple-choice items that the students had to finish in 120 minutes. The stories were taken from 30 Teenage Stories by Children's Book Trust, New Delhi, and the participants will be grade seven of junior high school students in a state school in Surabaya. The result reveals that there is a different score between students who are taught by Total Physical Response and those who are taught by translation.
AYUNAN FOUCOULT UNTUK MENENTUKAN GARIS LINTANG KOTA SURABAYA G. Budijanto Untung
Magister Scientiae No. 42 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v2i42.1724

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Foucault pendulum experiment was conducted at the Physics Laboratory of Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya. The goal of the experiment was to measure the latitude of Surabaya. The experimental results showed that the latitude of Surabaya was in the interval of 8.43o S and 8.57o S with relative error of 0.85%. Comparing these values with the reference data, it was found out that the latitude of Surabaya is in the interval of 7.15 S and 7.35o S. The deviation of the experimental results from the reference values was around 14.7%. The main source of the deviation was the angle precision measurement of the device.