Journal of Science and Education (JSE)

Developing A Board Game-Based Supplementary Learning Material Prototype for Accounting

2024-03-08T16:10:05+07:00

The most effective approach for educators is to provide students with the knowledge and enhance their motivation to study, employ diverse pedagogical approaches shifted away from one-way teaching approaches, and prioritized students’ needs by encompassing innovation tools such as the utilization of board games. This research aims to develop a prototype of an interactive board game as a supplementary tool for learning accounting. The game focuses on preparing financial reports and is designed to provide a practical learning experience in the field of business. This research utilized the waterfall model in research and development (R&D). Prototyping consists of communication, planning, design, construction, and distribution stages. During the communication stage, user requirements are elucidated through interviews with prospective users, observations of business practices, and examinations of relevant literature. Preliminary interview findings from culinary entrepreneurs indicate the challenges in preparing financial statements, which hinder their ability to communicate business performance and secure finances. The user's needs have been determined, and specific activities, timelines, resources, and budgets are set. The research employed an iterative prototyping approach in the prototype design process, wherein a sequence of tests is conducted consecutively to refine the prototype. In the production phase, the prototype is tested and assessed based on comments obtained during playtest sessions, with results satisfying testimonials. The advice received from students about the time limitation of the games was because of the complexity of accounting transactions, and then the games were modified by providing the spreadsheet version of the journal form that can be accessed from the barcode. This instructional tool was developed to enhance the efficacy of learning techniques, particularly in comprehending and mastering the accounting process, whether pursued individually or in a collaborative setting; hence, for the next research, we can transform this game into digital games to make it more interesting.

Analysis of Geometry Units in the Mathematics Curriculum of Cambodia from the Perspective of Coherence

2024-03-23T22:30:23+07:00

This study aims to analyse the units in the Cambodian mathematics curriculum on geometry from the perspective of coherence. Four of the recently revised mathematics syllabi of primary and secondary education in Cambodia published in 2018, the latest version available during the research period of 2022-2023, have been collected. The document analysis following the procedure of General Topic Trace Mapping (GTTM) was used because it embraces curriculum coherence. The results of the analysis revealed that the Cambodian mathematics curriculum on geometry lacks coherence in terms of the four points: (1) the relations of the subdomains and contents are not well-organised and unnecessarily repetitive; (2) the contents and sub-contents are poorly ordered and are not age-appropriate, due to some contents are addressed as a prerequisite and other contents have a higher level than the student’s grade level; (3) the relations of some contents, sub-contents, and their learning outcomes are not clearly specified, as through a lack of logical or conceptual connections within and across years; and (4) the domains, sub-domains, contents, sub-contents, and learning outcomes are not clearly related nor sequenced. These four points indicate the importance and necessity of improving the coherence of geometry units in Cambodia’s mathematics curriculum. This analysis focused on the content relation aspect among three internal coherence aspects. Further research should be done on the two other aspects of internal coherence, structural and pedagogical, as well as external curriculum coherence. Analysis of all these aspects will contribute to the holistic improvement of the curriculum.

Development of Textbooks with a Contextual Approach Based on Local Wisdom: Product Validity Analysis

2024-10-13T17:45:45+07:00

Improving creativity in writing descriptive essays among students is one of the challenges in learning Indonesian, especially when the teaching materials are not directly connected to the students' cultural background. Therefore, this study aims to develop and analyze the validity of contextual textbooks based on local wisdom in order to improve students' writing creativity. This study uses the Research and Development (R&D) method with the Plomp development model which includes the Preliminary research stage, Prototyping stage, Assessment phase. The validity of the textbook is analyzed through the aspects of content feasibility, presentation feasibility, language feasibility, approach feasibility. The research instrument is a validation sheet of the textbook product. There are 4 validators involved in the validation process. The results of the study indicate that the textbook developed has a high level of validity in the four dimensions, which include content feasibility of 84.47%, presentation feasibility of 88.33%, language feasibility of 88.00%, and approach feasibility of 87.68%. And overall, the average percentage value was 86.25%. Based on the validation results, it was concluded that the developed textbook product was in good criteria. The implications of this study indicate that the development of local wisdom-based textbooks is not only culturally relevant, but also feasible in encouraging students' creativity in writing descriptive essays. The obtained textbooks can be tested in the field so that the effectiveness and practicality of the developed textbook products are found.

A Bibliometric Review of E-Mentoring for Professional Development: a Scopus Database Study

2024-10-29T14:41:17+07:00

This research provides a bibliometric review of e-mentoring for professional development, using the Scopus database to analyze publication trends from 2005 to 2024. The aim of this study was to identify key trends, influential authors, and emerging themes in this field. A total of 335 documents were analyzed using advanced bibliometric methods, including author collaboration analysis, descriptive analysis, keyword occurrence analysis, and citation analysis. The main results showed a significant increase in the number of publications after 2012, highlighting the increasingly recognized important role of e-mentoring in professional development. The analysis also found important peaks in research activity related to global events and technological developments. This study emphasizes the importance of cross disciplinary collaboration and further research into the effectiveness and scalability of e-mentoring. The findings provide valuable insights for educators, policymakers and researchers, and contribute to the development of educational strategies that integrate digital mentoring environments

Web-Based Conference Management pada The International Conference on Computer Science and Technology (WeBEST)

2024-11-03T19:35:26+07:00

The International Conference on Computer Science and Technology (ICCSET) is an annual routine agenda by the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Muria Kudus. The usefulness of this agenda adds to the publications of UMK Engineering faculty lecturers in particular and other universities in general. The consistency of the Faculty of Engineering in holding ICCSET attracts researchers from outside UMK. The obstacle that arises during ICCSET is the ICCSET data management system. The system uses Google Forms, where Google Forms have not been integrated between forms. This makes the ICCSET data processing system difficult due to incomplete data. This research resulted in a web-based management system for ICCSET at the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Muria Kudus, which was named WeBEST - Web-Based Conference Management at The International Conference on Computer Science and Technology (ICCSET)

Analysis and Exploration of Mobile Microlearning for Vocational High School Students

2024-11-03T20:11:05+07:00

This study aims to analyse the learning needs of Vocational High School students in improving their competence towards software engineering. Therefore, this research was conducted on second grade students of vocational school in Bekasi. Qualitative research method was used to identify students' needs in software engineering learning process. Data collection was conducted by literature review, observation, and in-depth interviews. This research was conducted in collaboration with 28 students who have participated in creative product and entrepreneurship learning and three teachers. The results of this study indicate that students need teaching materials that are concise, interesting and easy to understand. Mobile microlearning is an alternative teaching material needed by students to understand the material of creative products and entrepreneurship in the competence of software engineering expertise. In addition, the use of mobile microlearning teaching materials can be developed with collaborative assignments for students. Thus, this research has implications for student learning innovation in vocational school. Given that the goal of vocational education leads to graduates who are ready to work and entrepreneurship, teaching materials developed based on collaboration can train students to adapt to the work environment and develop themselves independently

Analysis of Special Assistance Teachers' Needs for Hypermedia-Integrated Science Learning Modules in Junior High School

2024-11-05T11:49:56+07:00

This study aims to analyse the needs of special assistant teachers in the subject of Natural Science (IPA) at the School of Human Junior High School. The method used was a qualitative approach. Data collection was carried out through observation of 4 special assistant teachers who were conducting the learning process. After that, researchers conducted in-depth interviews with 8 special assistant teachers. The results of this study indicate that special assistant teachers need a guidebook as a guide for them in dealing with children with special needs in science subjects. This is because special assistance teachers experience difficulties when the class becomes unconducive. In addition, the material related to biological science is a challenge for special assistant teachers in training children with disabilities to memorise the material. So, the hypermedia integrated science learning module is an alternative guide for special assistance teachers. They not only read the guide but can also listen and observe the steps in the science learning process through the hypermedia integrated learning module. This study concluded that with the existence of science learning modules, special assistance teachers can improve their pedagogical competence. Therefore, this research has implications for inclusive education through the development of hypermedia-integrated learning modules that can provide convenience for special assistant teachers in dealing with the obstacles of the learning process for children with disabilities in the classroom

Needs Analysis of Digital Media-based Disaster Mitigation Education for Gen Z

2024-11-06T16:04:29+07:00

This research aims to analyze the needs of Gen Z in integrating digital media into disaster mitigation education. This research method uses a qualitative approach with a case study. The participants in this study were 16 people in Pramuka Island, Kepulauan Seribu. The selection of these participants was carried out using purposive sampling technique. In-depth interviews, observation and documentation are data collection techniques conducted by researchers. The results of this study indicate that gen Z has digital literacy competencies only limited to internet searching, and hypertextual navigation. Meanwhile, content evaluation and knowledge assembly cannot be done effectively by Gen Z due to knowledge constraints and poor internet signal. In general, Gen Z understands information related to natural disasters and the impact of natural disasters. The results of this study conclude that gen Z needs digital media that can contain information as a tool to introduce disaster mitigation education. However, the digital media can not only be accessed through the internet online, but can also be used offline. Thus, digital media-based disaster mitigation guides need to be developed in future research.