Continuous Education: Journal of Science and Research

Leadership and Institutional Management in Education

Muhammad Munawir Pohan — 2024-06-18

The objective of this study is to ascertain the management of leadership and institutions in education, specifically the Ministry of Religion, the Directorate of Islamic Religious Higher Education, and the Ministry of Education and Culture. The research methodology employed is library research. Primary data are sources that provide data directly from the first hand or are original sources. Secondary data are in the form of other books related to the problems that are the subject of discussion in this article. The steps of library research include: determining and formulating the problem or topic to be studied, collecting various written sources relevant to the research topic, and evaluating the relevance and credibility of each source after a significant literature review. The researcher then analyzes the content of the selected literature to identify patterns, themes, and trends relevant to the research topic. Finally, literature synthesis is achieved by combining information from various sources to form a more comprehensive understanding of the research topic. The results indicate that leadership management in educational institutions under the Ministry of Religious Affairs is a crucial element in the pursuit of educational excellence. Leadership management in the Directorate of Islamic Religious Higher Education (Diktis) is defined as the process of managing and organizing activities and resources in an effort to achieve the institution's strategic goals related to Islamic religious higher education in Indonesia. Leadership management at the Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemdikbud) is a process that involves the planning, organization, direction, and control of human and material resources in order to achieve national education goals.

The Implementation of Numbered Heads Together (NHT) Technique in Teaching Speaking Skill at IX Grade of SMPN 7 Bukitinggi

Suci Humairoh — 2024-06-18

This research was conducted based on problems found by researchers in the learning process about speaking skills using the Numbered Heads Together (NHT) technique. Numbered Heads Together (NHT) is cooperative learning that focuses on influencing communication to help students face a problem by discussing their best ideas about the problem. NHT is a technique that teachers have implemented in the classroom to teach students speaking skills. Teachers must be clever in choosing learning methods or techniques that will be used in teaching because learning techniques are fundamental forms or concrete ways of implementing learning during the learning process to achieve learning goals. This research aims to determine how teachers implement the Numbered Heads Together (NHT) technique in teaching students' speaking skills, whether it is in accordance with theory or not. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative research, which aims to describe how teachers implement the Numbered Heads Together (NHT) technique in teaching speaking skills. Then, the instrument used in this research was an observation sheet. The teacher teaches Present Continuous 'What are you doing?' and asks students to sit in small groups using NHT to discuss assignments given by the teacher. The results of this research show that teachers do not fully implement the steps of the Numbered Heads Together (NHT) technique in teaching speaking skills because the teacher has limited the time. Keywords: Implementation, Numbered Heads Together, Speaking skill.

An Error Analysis in Using Passive Voice at Twelfth Grade Students of SMAN 5 Bukittinggi

Muhammad Ryan Firdaus — 2024-06-18

This research aims to explain the analysis of errors in using passive sentences in class XII students of SMAN 5 Bukittinggi. To explain these errors, the researcher used Bluman's formula to see the percentage of errors made by students, and also the researcher categorized them based on the types of errors made by students. The location of this research was class XII IPS 3 SMAN 5 Bukittinggi with a sample of 33 students. Based on the text, the total percentage of errors for each tense from highest to lowest with a total average, namely from Past Progressive Tense with an average of 38 errors from 3 questions or 23.9% errors. Next, Simple Future Tense with an average of 28 errors out of 3 questions or 17.6% errors. Next, Simple Past Tense with an average of 19 errors out of 4 questions or 15.9% errors. Next, Present Perfect Tense with an average of 24.7 errors out of 3 questions or 15.5% errors. Next, Present Progressive Tense with an average of 17 errors out of 4 questions or 14.3% errors. The lowest is Simple Present Tense with an average of 20.3 errors out of 3 questions or 12.8% errors.

The Role of Parents in Early Childhood Social Emotional Development

Khalida Ziah Sukmana Siregar — 2024-06-18

Early childhood education is the initial stage in a child's development. Development that starts from the family environment and involves the role of parents, also focuses on developing social emotional skills. The role of parents in children's emotional development is needed, because parents can accompany and develop children's intelligence as much as possible. The aim of this research is to describe the role of parents in the social emotions of early childhood and the factors that influence children's emotions. This research method is qualitative descriptive research. The type of research is Literature Study (Literature Study). The results of this research show that the role of parents in developing the social-emotional abilities of early childhood is as first and foremost educators as capital and as friends for children. The second result shows that the factors that influence children's emotions include maturity factors, conflict factors and learning environment factors.

Teachers and Partners are Involved in implementation Project Based Learning Model of Biology Education at SMAN 13 Medan

Nurul Yustiningsih — 2024-06-18

This research was carried out at the State High School 13 Medan. The population of this study was 32 pupils and 2 biology teachers. The evaluation methods used in this research are quantitative methods and library studies. Education is a conscious and planned effort to create a good learning atmosphere and produce good students anyway. The Merdeka Curriculum is a curriculum with diverse intra-curricular learning where content is more optimal so that students have enough time to deepen concepts and strengthen skills. One of the schools that implemented the Merdeka curriculum is the SMAN 13 Medan. Results found from observations of problems or shortcomings in the PjBL learning model are available in time, cost, and LKPD.

The Effect of Make a Match Learning Model on Students Mathematics Learning Motivation

Lisa Wahyuni — 2024-06-25

The low motivation of students' mathematics learning makes researchers want to know the effect of the Make a Match learning model on students' mathematics learning motivation. The type of research conducted was pre-experimental research with a one group pretest-posttest design. This research was conducted in a class that was selected by random sampling. From the results of data analysis, the average student pretest questionnaire results were obtained 124,45 while the average student posttest questionnaire results are 131,59. From the results of the calculation of the paired sample t-test at the real level ?=0,05 also obtained the value of tcount =5,14 and ttable =2,048. Because tcount > t table then reject H0 and accept H1 which means that students' mathematics learning motivation after applying the Make a Match learning model is better than students' mathematics learning motivation before applying the Make a Match learning model. From these results it can be concluded that there is an effect of the Make a Match learning model on students' mathematics learning motivation.

Supporting and Inhibiting Factors in the Development of Indonesian Language with the Integration of Islamic Education Values

Agus Readi — 2024-07-28

This study explores the development of Indonesian language teaching materials integrated with Islamic Education (PAI) values for Grade XI students at SMA Terpadu Bustanul Arifin Bener Meriah, during the 2024-2025 academic year. The research employs a Research and Development (R&D) methodology, focusing on identifying the supporting and inhibiting factors in this integration. Key supporting factors include the availability of Indonesian language books published by Kemendiknas and strong support from Indonesian language and PAI teachers. Inhibiting factors include the absence of National Instructors (IN) for the Indonesian language subject in Situbondo Regency, limited creativity and design skills in the developed materials, inadequate IT proficiency among teachers, and time constraints. The study concludes that while the initiative shows promise, addressing these challenges is critical to ensuring the successful integration of PAI values into the curriculum. This integration aims to enhance not only linguistic skills but also the moral and spiritual development of students, aligning with the broader educational objectives of the 2013 curriculum.

Improving Students Ability in Pronunciation Through Reading Aloud for the 8th Grade of SMPN 2 Bukittinggi

Ainun Mardiah — 2024-08-20

This research aims to describe the improvement in students' pronunciation through reading aloud. Based on the problem found by the reseracher most of the students have difficulty in pronouncing some words in English such as minimal pairs. Many students did not achieve the completenes criteria (KKM) namely 70, meanwhile the average students score was only 55,15. This research used classroom action research (CAR) that consisted of 2 cycles. The subjects of this research were grade 8 of SMPN 2 Bukittinggi consisted 32 students.The instruments used were oral tests and observations sheet. In analyzing the data, this research used quantitative and qualitative data. Quantitatively, data was obtained from student scores in pronunciation test. Qualitative data was obtained from the results of observation sheet. The results obtained in the first test cycle showed an average student score of 61,68, with a percentage of succsess only 37,5% or 12 out of 32 students who passed the KKM, meanwhile in the second cycle the percentage of success in improving students' pronunciation was 81.25% with an average score of 76,15 where there was 26 students who passed the KKM. The increased from cycle 1 to cycle 2 was 23,45%. In observations sheet, researcher found that used reading aloud can improve students' pronunciation abilities, seen from accuracy and fluency aspect. this was strengthened by observations that showed the classroom situation is also more conducive and students more interested and enthusiastic during the teaching and learning process. In other words, it can be concluded that reading aloud can improve students' pronunciation abilities.

Design of Android-Based PAI Learning Media Using Mit App Inventor in Class X SMAN 1 Pasaman Regency

Nera Efprianti — 2024-09-03

This research focuses on the problem of limited use of technology in Islamic religious education media which was previously used at SMAN 1 Panti. The aim of using Mit App Inventor in the learning media for the Android-based Islamic Religious Education program is to help teachers maximize the use of Mit App Inventor in teaching media and increase student motivation in taking Islamic Education lessons. This research uses any recognized research and development methodology. In this research, the author uses the 4D design paradigm, Define, Design, Develop, and Disseminate. The results of this study use the Aikens V hypothesis for assessing validity, the Moment Kappa hypothesis for assessing practice, and the R.Hake hypothesis (G-Score) for assessing effectiveness. Validity test results with a minimum score of 0.87 indicate the test is valid. Effectiveness testing which is said to be "Very Effective" is valid with a value of 0.83, is said to be "High" and product practicality testing is obtained with a value of 0.90. This research shows that using Mit App Inventor as an Android-based Islamic Religious Education platform is very effective.