Mathematical Modelling of the Number of Philippines Population

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The population of the Philippines keep increasing and many other aspects that affects from the growth of the population. This study focused on what best fits models being used to predict the main variable which the population in specific year. The researcher uses different statistical tool that is available in Microsoft Excel Data Analysis ToolPack to create a model. From that result, the researcher easily chooses where the best fit model is and predicts the main variable. Also, the researcher uses simple linear regression and multiple linear regressions to determine if the main variable has statistically significant relationship to the other variable. Based on the results, the best fit models are the polynomial which is sextic. As a result, the research found out that every year the population increase inconsistently.

The Effect of Minimum Wage on Employment Opportunity with Quality of Human Resources as Moderating Variables in Central Java

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The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of the influence between the minimum wage and employment opportunities and the quality of human resources as a moderation variable. This study uses secondary data obtained from the Central Bureau Statistics (BPS). In this study, the data collected is panel data consisting of ten regencies/cities with the highest LFPR levels and ten regencies/cities with the lowest LFPR levels in Central Java Province within a span of 5 years, starting from 2016 – 2020. This research uses a quantitative approach by converting the results of all observations into numerical which is then analyzed through statistics. Based on the effect of research and data analysis using t-tests showed that: (1) There is the influence of GRDP on LFPR of Central Java Province, (2) There is an Effect of Minimum Wage on LFPR of Central Java Province, (3) There is no quality of human resources influence on LFPR central Java Province, (4) there is an influence of GRDP moderated by quality of human resources on LFPR of Central Java Province, and (5) and there is no effect of minimum wage moderated by quality of human resources on LFPR Central Java Province.

The Model of Educational Management to Promote Learning of Pali Language at Mahamakut Buddhist University Lanna Campus, Thailand

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This research was aimed at 1) investigating the educational management model to promote Pali language learning at Mahamakut Buddhist University, 2) investigating the educational management model to promote Pali language learning at Mahamakut Buddhist University; Lanna Campus, and 3) investigating the results of using this educational management model. Relevant documents were examined, and data were collected from in-depth interviews. Target groups included 1) eight full-time course instructors and 2) three subject instructors. The tool used for data collection was a structured interview form, and data were analyzed using descriptive content analysis.

The results of the study were as follows: 1) The educational management model to promote Pali language learning at Mahamakut Buddhist University was implemented in accordance with the course manual to promote learning that allowed instructors to clearly define the framework of teaching content in their subjects; 2) The educational management model to promote Pali language learning at Mahamakut Buddhist University; Lanna Campus was implemented in accordance with the subject’s teaching plan to expand the framework of teaching content, enabling instructors to organize their teaching activities to cover all contents; and 3) The results of using this educational management model indicated that students got the “B” grade at the highest level and their satisfaction with teaching was at a high level. This played an important role in allowing instructors to know and improve their teaching strengths and weaknesses.

Errors in Writing Paragraph of Non-English Majors at Tay Do University

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Most non-English major students faced many problems with writing skills, especially writing paragraphs. This study was carried out to find out the mistakes that make it difficult to write paragraphs for non-English major students at Tay Do University. In this research, the participants were 6 freshmen majored in Tourism at Tay Do University. The investigation was assessed through an interview. The results showed that non-English major students encountered 3 basic errors when writing paragraphs: grammatical errors, layout errors and vocabulary errors. From the research results, a number of measures have been proposed for students to overcome and practice.

Survey of Leading Products of Weaving Fabric of SMEs in Sukarara Village, Jonggat District, Central Lombok Regency

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This study aims to analyze the production costs and efficiency of the woven fabric business of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Sukarare Village, Jonggat District, Central Lombok Regency. The research method used is quantitative and qualitative research methods, where the determination of respondents is carried out purposively.

Agroindustry as one of the subsystems that need to be developed in agribusiness, because it has the potential to encourage high economic growth, The income of the weaving agroindustry in Jonggat District, Central Lombok Regency has an average income of Rp. 4.720,000. The value of the R/C ratio in the Woven Fabrics agroindustry in Jonggat District is more than one. This figure shows that the Woven Fabric Agroindustry Business in Jonggat District, Central Lombok Regency is feasible to run.

To increase the production and income of the woven fabric business in the future, further research is needed for the development of traditional weaving activities and efforts to improve superior agro-industrial products/woven fabrics in Sukarara village, Jonggat district, Central Lombok district.

Ma’had Planning Management in Improving the Quality of Madrasah Education in Man 4 Jombang Indonesia

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This research is motivated by the phenomenon of the rise of madrasas trying to improve the quality of education through the development of ma’had.  Although the idea of ​​ma’had is identified with pesantren, the characteristics of ma’had born from madrasas are certainly different from ma’had which gave birth to madrasas.  Management’s accuracy or error in understanding these characteristics will determine the position of ma’had as the basis for quality improvement or even increase the burden and distance the madrasa from the ideal quality.  This study took place at MAN 4 Jombang intending to find answers on how to plan the development of ma’had in improving the quality of madrasa education in MAN 4 Jombang.

This research is qualitative research with a phenomenological approach.  The research location is Ma’had Hasbullah Said MANPK MAN 4 Jombang.  The data collection technique used observation, interview,w, and documentation techniques.  Data analysis includes single case analysis and case analysis with data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion analysis techniques.

The results of the ma’had planning management research are the formulation of curriculum and student targets, as well as strategies for procurement, recruitment, and management of educators, curriculum, and financing; The findings of this study strengthen Robbins & Coulter’s theory of management functions that the leading function is more effective than the actuating function.  Strengthen the theory of Total Quality Management (TQM) Sallis.  Supports Crosby’s theory of quality policy.

Utilization of Interactive Board in the Teaching and Learning of Depreciation Accounts in Senior Secondary Schools

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The study is on the utilization of interactive board for the teaching and learning of depreciation accounts in Senior Secondary Schools. The study was carried out in some selected secondary schools in educational district V of Lagos state. The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the interactive board in the teaching and learning of depreciation account. The study also looked at the constraints in the utilization of the interactive board for teaching depreciation account. Two hypotheses and two research questions were raised for the study. 138 respondents (75 experimental and 63 control) participated in the study. They were assigned to experimental and control groups, respectively. One instrument was used in this study: the Achievement Test on Depreciation (ATD), the reliability of the instrument was tested through a test retest method and reliability index of 0.87 was obtained. The Depreciation Account Lesson (DAL) was presented to the experimental group through the interactive Board, while the conventional lecture method was used for the presentation of the depreciation account lesson to the control group. The results obtained showed that learners exposed to the utilization of the interactive board for learning depreciation account performed significantly better than the control group [F(1, 135) = 251.02 p < .05]. The results also showed that the interactive board is an effective tool for learning depreciation accounting. The study concluded that the interactive board helped to develop cognitive dimensions, reinforcing learning and also encouraging organization of activities. It was therefore recommended that teachers should be trained and equally encouraged to acquire ICT skills. Teachers should also utilize modern instructional materials for classroom teaching and it should be innovative.

Effects of the Use of Yoruba Language as a Medium of Instruction on Pupils Performance in Science and Mathematics

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The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of the use of Yoruba language as a medium of instruction on pupils performance in Science and Mathematics. The population of the study comprises all primary three schools pupils selected from primary schools in Ibadan, Oyo State. The sample for this study were 40 participants selected from the population. The sampling technique for this study was multi-stage technique. The instrument used for data collection was Academic Performance Achievement Test (APAT). The instrument was validated by researcher’s supervisor and other lecturers in the Department for content and face validly. All suggestions and corrections made were effected. The reliability of the instrument was carried out using the test-retest method. A total of 10 pupils from St Michael Primary School, Iyana Iba Lagos who were not part of the population were selected for reliability test. Data collected from the first week administration of the instrument was correlated with the first week questionnaire. The two data collected was analysed with Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficients [PPMCC] which yielded 0.84 coefficient after computation. Researcher with four assistants administered the Academic performance Achievement test (APAT) to the two groups before the treatment. The experimental group was exposed to four weeks teaching in Yoruba language while the control group was not be expose to any treatment. Data collected was analysed with frequency counts and simple percentage for demographic data of respondents while the inferential statistics of t-test was used to test all the stated hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings from the study revealed that the use of Yoruba language as a medium of instruction had effect on pupil’s performance in Science, Mathematics in primary schools in Oyo State. The study also found gender difference on the effect of the use of Yoruba language as a medium of instruction on pupil’s performance in Science and Mathematics in primary schools in Oyo state. It was recommended that Teachers in primary school s in Oyo State should use the pupil’s mother tongue to teach science based subjects, and Mathematics and should give equal right to both females and male to learn Science and Mathematics in their mother tongue without fear, favour or discrimination.

Mainstreaming Environmental Education in the School and Teacher Education Curriculum in Zambia

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Environmental Education (EE) as a subject or field of specialization is still in its infancy in the curriculum both at teacher training and school teaching levels in Zambia. The curriculum at both levels does not provide coverage on EE as the subject is treated as a cross-cutting issue. At primary and secondary school levels there are very few experts trained in EE as a discipline. Since EE is integrated in subject teaching, issues affecting the environment are taught at the discretion of a teacher. Teaching EE is still a challenge on the part of teachers in schools in Zambia. Pupils’ understanding of EE in sampled schools was still at very low ebb. There were variations in responses between pupils coming from the low, middle and high social class areas on issues of the environment. As the Ministry of Education in Zambia is reviewing the school and teacher education curriculum, EE should be broadened in scope in order to contribute to the pupil’s overall development as well as the promotion of education for sustainable development at national level. In order to foster transformative and strong sustainability, EE under the current integrated approach is rather conservative and weak in terms of sustainability. If the curriculum is overloaded, curriculum experts should identify and remove the dead wood from the curriculum and replace it with EE. To strengthen EE in the schools and teacher education curriculum, the Ministry of Education should consider retraining teachers in appropriate methodologies in EE for sustainable development as well as developing a citizenry that is conscious and motivated to develop and manage its own environment in a sustainable manner.

Strategies for Forming the Wh-Interrogative in Najdi Arabic

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This paper examines the four strategies for forming the wh-interrogative described by Aoun, Benmamoun, and Choeiri (2010): the gap strategy, the resumptive strategy, the class II resumptive strategy, and the in-situ strategy in the Najdi Arabic dialect. Aoun et al. (2010) investigated these strategies in standard Arabic and Lebanese Arabic. Some Arabic dialects use a subset of these strategies, while others use all four, at least in specific contexts. The contribution of this paper is to shed light on how Najdi Arabic employs these strategies in forming wh-interrogatives in terms of their syntactic properties. With respect to the distribution of wh-interrogatives into arguments and adjuncts, all argumental wh-interrogatives can be utilized in the gap, the class II resumptive, and the in-situ strategies, while a subset can be used in the resumptive strategy. On the other hand, all adjunct wh-interrogatives are employed in the gap and in-situ strategies, but only one selective adjunct wh-word can be applied in the resumptive strategy and the class II resumptive strategy.