Archive for year: 2023

The multiplication of fractions was considered an easy operation, but it posed a challenge for students. The lack of previous research on this topic, especially at the tertiary level, made it an intriguing subject for investigation. This study aimed to explore the factors contributing to these difficulties and the types of learning barriers students faced. Hermeneutics phenomenology was used as the research design. Fifteen participants, aged between 18 and 25, consisting of 7 boys and 8 girls, were selected for this study. Nine students had a background in natural sciences during high school, while six were from social studies majors. The researcher served as the main instrument, employing a fraction multiplication test with two questions developed by NCTM. Additionally, a semi-structured interview guide was used as an additional instrument. The data obtained were analyzed using NVivo-12-assisted thematic analysis for a simplified coding process. The study findings indicated that students encountered more learning difficulties when dealing with non-routine fraction multiplication problems. For routine problems, the learning obstacles were primarily ontogenic and psychological in nature (carelessness). However, when dealing with non-routine problems, students faced epistemological barriers due to their limited experience with word problems. Moreover, they encountered conceptual obstacles (inability to equivalence and convert fractions to decimal form) and psychological hurdles (doubt) during the learning process.

This study aims to examine whether the use of social media and e-commerce can increase consumer interest in purchasing. The Objectives of this study were to Examine the factor that affecting on the purchase intention on Micro Small and Medium Enterprise during the pandemic era, MSMEs experienced a decrease in income of up to 53.76% during the pandemic. This decline was due to the implementation of the PPKM (Enforcement of Restrictions on Public Activities) policy, which required people to stay at home during the pandemic. As a result, MSME entrepreneurs found it increasingly challenging to market their products, and only around 18.82% of MSMEs were able to increase their sales. This situation was possibly mitigated by the adoption of social media and e-commerce platforms to boost MSME sales. With the availability of these platforms, MSME stakeholders were able to adapt and survive in these difficult circumstances. The method used in this study is a literature review, and data collection involved gathering information from various journals, books, and previous studies related to the use of social media and e-commerce to improve sales. The results of this research indicate that the use of social media and e-commerce on various digital platforms can increase sales during the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, it is essential for MSME players to maximize the use of social media and e-commerce to boost sales for their businesses.

This study aims to describe in depth related to: 1) Socialization of the Madrasah Aliyah Program plus Skills in creating Student work readiness, 2) Implementation of the Madrasah Aliyah Program plus Skills in creating Student work readiness, 3) Success of the Madrasah Aliyah program plus Skills in creating Student work readiness 4) Program Evaluation Plus Skills in creating Student Work Readiness. The research methodology uses qualitative methods. Data collection techniques are participant observation, in-depth interviews and documentation. The data analysis technique used is l) data condensation, 2) data presentation, 3) conclusion/verification. Checking the validity of the data is based on several criteria including: degree of trust (creadibility), transferability (transferability), dependability (dependability), and certainty (confirmability). The results of this research show that; 1) A program will be understood and implemented by all parties, when the media, materials and socialization objects to be conveyed are appropriate and relevant. And all parties in these institutions or agencies must always innovate in providing socialization. Innovation programs are needed because the dynamics of socialization media are very dynamic and directly proportional to the environment in which society is located. 2) To increase students’ work readiness, Madrasahs provide students with the freedom to carry out internships and street vendors in the business world and industrial world and in addition to increasing the ability of teachers to either bring in mentors from outside the madrasah or send skilled teachers to attend training and workshops in relevant agencies. Equally important is the synchronization and alignment of the skills curriculum with the world of business and industry. 3) The success of the plus skills program in Madrasas aims to equip students who do not continue their studies to be independent/or entrepreneurship, Madrasas must have a strong networking team to build networks in an effort to improve the quality of Madrasas as well as diversification of Industrial cooperation with the televaned Business World and Industrial World with skills programs implemented in Madrasahs. 4) In terms of evaluation of the program that is launched, there are 2 basic things that can be implemented by Madrasahs both internally and externally. Internally, it can be seen from the mastery of student skills through competency tests that work well with BLK and DU/DI who have collaborated, while for externally it can be seen how many students are accepted to work in DU/DI who have collaborated or other agencies or who work independently in accordance with skills that students choose when studying.

This study sought to determine the effects of counseling on self-efficacy among senior high school students of a private Catholic secondary school in the City of Santiago, Philippines. It employed a quantitative, cross-sectional research design using the General Self-Efficacy Scale (Sherer, 1982) to gather data from two hundred fifteen (215) respondents. The results of the study showed that the majority of respondents were female, and had one to two counseling sessions attended in the Guidance and Counseling Center of the study site. The respondents’ level of self-efficacy was found to be “high” or 3.02. The t-test findings showed sex differences, where males have significantly higher level of self-efficacy than females after attending counseling sessions. Further, students who attended 1-2 sessions and 3 and above did not show any significant differences in their self-efficacy. The study recommends that the Guidance and Counseling Center shall explore these findings to enhance the provision of counseling services and evaluate the effects of counseling on their clientele.

Recent researchers found that undergraduate medical students experience academic pressure due to less support from teachers and little recreation time. Therefore, the current study aimed at examining the important relationship between perceived autonomy support, physical fitness, and academic performance among medical students. Since, numerous researches raised the concern of poor academic performance of undergraduate medical students. A total of 503 data was collected using stratified random sampling from 4 medical university. Data was gathered using standardized measures. Descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment Analysis were run using SPSS software. Results revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between perceived autonomy support, physical fitness, and academic performance. Studies present useful insight for policy makers, stakeholders, and teachers.