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Magister Scientiae
Published by Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala Surabaya
ISSN : 0852078X     EISSN : 26227959     DOI : https://doi.org/10.33508/mgs
Core Subject : Education,
Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media
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.
Arjuna Subject : Ilmu Sosial - Pendidikan
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HEAT AND MONSTER BINGO: AN INSTRUCTIONAL BOARD GAME TO LEARN TEMPERATURE AND HEAT Emilia Fandira; Anthony Wijaya; Elisabeth Prathidhina Founda Noviani
Magister Scientiae No. 44 (2018)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v2i44.1975

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Physics is a subject that plays an important role in our daily life. It is a basic for the development of advanced technology. Even though it is an important subject, some high school students are not interested in learning physics. The low motivation to learn physics are caused by several reasons such as difficult material, boring classes, dislike for the teachers, and so on. Low motivation in learning physics cause negative attitude while learning physics and thus students cannot get optimal learning achievements. In this study, we developed a board game called “Heat and Monster Bingo” to make students to be interested in learning physics. The instructional game “Heat and Monster Bingo” covers topics of temperature and heat. We developed the board games in Indonesian and English so that students can learn physics in bilingual way. The broad game has gone through expert appraisal and has been tested to a group of students consisting of 27 high school students. The data were gathered through questionnaire filled by the students. According to the questionnaire data, 88.47% of the students agree that the physics learning medium in the form of board games is interesting and able to help them in studying temperature and heat.
THE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF COMPLETE PLATE CAPACITORS FOR DETERMINING A DIELECTRICAL CONSTANTA OF A MATERIAL - Kurniasari
Magister Scientiae No. 44 (2018)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v2i44.1976

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Experiments and theories are two parts that cannot be separated in studying Physics. Many theories are built on experimental data and many theories fall because they conflict with experimental data. In addition, the role of experiments can also be used to help understand a physics material obtained in class. With this regard, a development research has been carried out to determine the dielectric constant of a material through parallel plate capacitor experiments, and experimental instructions. The research was carried out through stages: literature study, tools testing, experiments: taking and analyzing data, developing practical instruction modules and testing modules to the students. The results showed that through practicum parallel plate capacitors, dielectric constant of a material can be obtained. From the results of the experiment, the value of the dielectric constant was (8.60 ± 0.01) x 10 -1 for air; (2.1 ± 0.2) for plastic; and (4.3 ± 0.2) for glass. Based on the results of testing the module practicum instructions for students of a Physics Education Study Program, it was obtained the fact that students stated that the practicum instruction module was already developed well and could assist in carrying out parallel plate capacitor practicum.
REVISITING THE CONCEPT OF GURU IN VARIOUS CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES Andrias Tri Susanto
Magister Scientiae No. 44 (2018)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v2i44.1977

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Teacher education institutions worldwide have mostly attempted to shape their candidate teachers with positive traits of an effective teacher. However, this notion of equipping the future teachers with features of an ideal figure of a teacher seems to be obscure without any comprehensible identifications of what the features are. This study was then written to report an analytical review on the conception of a great teacher under the noble idea of guru as understood in Javanese and Indian culture. By understanding the various cultural perspectives of the term ‘an ideal teacher’ and identifying the characteristics of guru¸ this article can later be used as a foundation of defining what type of a teacher that a teacher education institution has been working on. This was conducted through literature review and analytical qualitative study of some candidate teachers taking Micro Teaching course in the Faculty of Teacher Training in Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya. This study attempted to identify connections between the proposed theories discussed and personal perspectives of the candidate teachers conveyed through their reflective writing products.
THE COMPATIBILITY OF READING QUESTIONS IN THE ENGLISH COURSEBOOK FOR GRADE 8 WITH THE LEVEL OF THINKING SKILLS Niswatul Mustafidah
Magister Scientiae No. 44 (2018)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v2i44.1978

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Coursebook is an effective media which contains instructions to enhance teaching and learning activities. There are several reasons proposed by Robert O’Neill (O'Neill, 1982) in using the coursebook. However, the educators especially teachers have to be clever in choosing a good coursebook. Some experts have certain criteria in choosing a good coursebook, but mostly they refer to the curriculum. Curriculum is the guideline of the national education. Nowadays, Indonesia uses a new curriculum called K-13 which stands for Curriculum 2013. Moreover, the government has published a coursebook entitled “When English Rings a Bell”. In the document of K-13, there is a competence achievement that should be achieved by the students in every level. The competence achievement refers to Revised Bloom Taxonomy (RBT) and the level of thinking skills which was proposed by Bloom. There are six levels in the level of thinking skills, which are remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating and creating. According to the Curriculum 2013 – or K-13, the cognitive level that must be achieved by junior high school is in the domain of analyzing. This research would like to employ a checklist to analyze the reading questions in the coursebook. It is a valuable instrument to determine the cognitive level of the questions. In order to strengthen the data and make it valid, the researcher also applied data triangulation. The present study will analyze the compatibility of reading questions in the English coursebook grade 8 with the level of thinking skill.
IMPROVING STUDENTS GRAMMAR ACCURACY IN WRITING THROUGH CONSCIOUSNESS RAISING APPROACH Bernadeta Diah Ratih Angguratami
Magister Scientiae No. 44 (2018)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v2i44.1979

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Grammar an important aspect of communication because it deals with how people are able to express their ideas or thoughts. It is important to construct words and sentences properly in order to convey the points effectively. As an English teacher in Grade X of a senior high school, the researcher found some problems in the students’ writing that made their writing scores to be not satisfying although they gained high scores in reading. Also, grammatical errors were the major problems in the students’ writing. The research was intended to improve the students’ grammar accuracy in writing through consciousness raising. After implementation, the students’ grammar mistakes decreased from the preliminary study to the Third Cycle, the researcher concluded that consciousness raising approach in a form of discovery learning activity helped the students in improving their written grammar accuracy. Some students also stated that discovery learning activities helped them understand their mistakes in applying the Simple Past Tense.
FIGHTING FOR A BETTER ACHIEVEMENT OF ENGLISH: WHAT SHOULD INDONESIAN EFL STUDENTS DO? Tono Suwartono
Magister Scientiae No. 44 (2018)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v2i44.1980

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This paper is presented through the lens of two-folded perspectives: the author as a teacher and the author as a learner of English. As a teacher of English, the author will put forward some professional viewpoints in relation with the difficulties that Indonesian students face when learning English and with what they should do in coping with the problems. As a learner, the author will share his own experiences and success stories as a good learner of English in the past. As the title of the paper implies, overall, this paper mainly discusses the major constraints that hinder Indonesian students’ EFL learning progress and offers feasible approaches to the challenges to meeting the expectation: a significant success in EFL learning in Indonesia.
COMPARING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AUDIO AND VIDEO MATERIALS IN LISTENING COMPREHENSION - Trianawaty
Magister Scientiae No. 43 (2018)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v1i43.2003

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The main purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of audio and video materials in students’ listening comprehension. There were two groups of undergraduate students majoring in English who took part in this research. Each of the group consisted of 17 students. Group A was the group of students who were taught using audio-only materials, while Group B was the group of students who were taught using video materials. The data were collected by giving students the same set of questions in the pretest and post-test. The data were then analyzed using t-test formula. Based on the result, it was found that the gained score of the students taught using video was higher than that of the students taught using audio-only materials. However, the finding of this research also showed that there was no significant difference between teaching students using audio and video in listening. It can be seen from the result of to to be 0.67 and the result of ttable was 2.03 with the degree of freedom of 32. Based on the result, the study concluded that the to was lower than ttable which meant that the Null Hypothesis (Ho) was accepted while the Alternative Hypothesis (Ha) was rejected. Therefore, it was implied that there was no significant difference between the students’ results of pre- and post-listening tests after getting different methods (video- and audio-based course).
APPLICATION OF FIVE CHARACTER VALUES IN CHILDREN AGED 4-6 YEARS . Kristianingsih
Magister Scientiae No. 45 (2019)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v1i45.2040

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This study aims to describe: (1) the application of five character values in children aged 4-6 years and (2) the supporting and inhibiting factors for the application of five character values in children aged 4-6 years in Kanisius Kotabaru Kindergarten, Yogyakarta. This research is a qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. Data collection was done through observation, interviews, and documentation. The data were validated using an extension of participation, perseverance of observation and triangulation. The results of the study are (1) the application of five character values was done through: (a) systematic and procedural planning, (b) implementation that is integrated with each learning activity, and (c) evaluations which are carried out every day with a focus on three children, with the teacher giving report cards each semester as a result of one semester’s evaluation. (2) The supporting and inhibiting factors in implementing the five character values are as follows. (a) The support factors consist of exemplary teachers, teachers directly taking action against negative actions of children, parents participating in children's activities, and parents obeying the school rules. (b) The inhibiting factors in the application of five character values are: teachers who sometimes does not focus on the child when giving and replying to greetings, the teacher leaving the class during learning to meet guests, teachers who do not teach according to RPPH, parents who are too busy and parents who pay less attention to character education.
APPLICATION OF CO2 LASER PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY FOR ETHYLENE (C2 H4) GAS DETECTION IN SOIL DURING THE RAINY SEASON Bergitta Dwi Annawati
Magister Scientiae No. 45 (2019)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v1i45.2041

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The photoacoustic spectrometer technique has become the standard in measuring trace samples with the advantages of high sensitivity (up to ppt order), on-line, real time detection and range of operations that are close to 10 8 order. This article reports an experiment using CO2 laser photoacoustic spectroscopy for ethylene (C2 H4) gas detection in the soil during the rainy season based on variations in depth and sampling location using a CO2 laser extracted spectrometer. The lowest limit of detection value (LOD) was obtained at (416 ± 104) ppt. The concentration of ethylene gas in the soil during the rainy season based on the variations in soil depth were (0.18 ± 0.04) ppm for a depth of 0 cm (ground level), (0.17 ± 0.04) ppm for a depth of 15 cm from the ground, and (0.15 ± 0.03) ppm for the depth of 30 cm from the ground. Based on the variations of location of soil, the obtained values were (0.19 ± 0.04) ppm, (0.18 ± 0.04) ppm, and (0.15 ± 0.03) ppm respectively for locations in the North, Center and South were taken around the Biology forest of Gadjah Mada University, which is situated in the western part of the Faculty of Biology and northern section of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. It was concluded that the concentration of ethylene gas in the soil during the rainy season was not significantly affected by depth and location factors.
GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ NARRATIVE WRITING Theresia Indah Noor Aini
Magister Scientiae No. 45 (2019)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33508/mgs.v1i45.2042

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The present study examined the students’ grammatical errors and source of errors in their narrative essays. This was a descriptive qualitative research method with a case study design. 84 tenth-grade students of SMA X Surabaya in the 2012-2013 school year participated in this study. The source of data of this research included 84 copies of the students’ narrative essays written in English. The data were the grammatically incorrect sentences. The instrument used for data collection of this study was a narrative writing assignment. The collected data were then analyzed to discover the error types, their frequency of occurrence, and then their sources. The results showed that the grammatical errors which the students made in their personal narrative essays included errors in (a) verb form or tense, (b) shift in tense, (c) plurality of nouns, (d) articles, (e) adjectives or adverbs, (f) prepositions, (g) sentence construction, (h) subject-verb agreement (i) possessive pronoun and contraction, (j) sentence coordination, (k) fused sentence, and (l) pronoun reference. The sources of the above-mentioned grammatical errors included (a) interference from the students’ native language, (b) intra-lingual and developmental factors, (c) communication strategies, and (d) context of learning. The errors caused by interference from the students’ L1 included errors in phonology/orthography, morphology, grammar, lexico-semantic and style. The errors were also attributed by inter-lingual or developmental factors, such as overgeneralization, ignorance of rule restrictions, false analogy, hyperextension, hypercorrection, and faulty categorization. The communication strategies causing the errors included paraphrasing, substitution, words coinage, and language switch. The last source was context of learning which was caused by the teacher, teaching materials, or the order of presentation. The errors show that actually the students still have problems on grammar. Therefore, the students should learn more and the teachers should develop more material and teaching technique. And the teachers should also stress the comparison between Bahasa Indonesia as their first language and English as their second language.

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