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Alternative Learning Methods Employed by Language Teachers in the New Normal of COVID-19 Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra; Nengah Dwi Handayani; Anak Agung Istri Yudhi Pramawati
IJEE (Indonesian Journal of English Education) IJEE (INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF ENGLISH EDUCATION)| VOL. 8 | NO.2 | 2021
Publisher : Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University of Jakarta, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/ijee.v8i2.21135

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ABSTRACTLearning activities should be conducted effectively to create conducive learning conditions to develop students’ creativity and their higher learning competence. Through conducting appropriate and effective learning activities, the learning objectives and learning competencies are easier to achieve. To create effective learning activities, teachers are required to have adequate understanding and competence in employing learning methods. This study aims to explore effective learning methods to create more creative learning activities for the students. This study found several alternative learning methods that can be utilized in the time of the new normal of covid-19 to continually improve the students’ competence. This study implies that teachers should continually expose themselves to various learning methods to establish conducive learning conditions in the classroom. ABSTRAKKegiatan pembelajaran harus dilakukan secara efektif untuk menciptakan kondisi pembelajaran yang kondusif untuk mengembangkan kreativitas dan kompetensi belajar siswa yang lebih tinggi. Melalui pelaksanaan kegiatan pembelajaran yang tepat dan efektif, tujuan pembelajaran dan kompetensi pembelajaran lebih mudah dicapai. Untuk menciptakan kegiatan pembelajaran yang efektif, guru dituntut memiliki pemahaman dan kompetensi yang memadai dalam menggunakan metode pembelajaran. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggali metode pembelajaran yang efektif untuk menciptakan kegiatan belajar yang lebih kreatif bagi siswa. Penelitian ini menemukan beberapa metode pembelajaran alternatif yang dapat dimanfaatkan pada masa new normal covid-19 untuk terus meningkatkan kompetensi siswa. Studi ini menyiratkan bahwa guru harus terus-menerus mengekspos diri mereka kedalam berbagai metode pembelajaran untuk membangun kondisi pembelajaran yang kondusif di dalam kelas.
TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES PRACTICED BY LANGUAGE TEACHERS TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE THEIR STUDENTS IN LEARNING Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra; Ida Ayu Made Sri Widiastuti; I Nyoman Suparsa; Nengah Dwi Handayani
International Journal of Applied Science and Sustainable Development (IJASSD) Vol. 2 No. 2 (2020): International Journal of Applied Science and Sustainable Development (IJASSD)
Publisher : Unmas Press

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Teaching strategies are techniques used by teachers to help students become independent in learning and active strategic learners. Teaching strategies become learning strategies when students independently choose suitable ones and practice them effectively to achieve tasks or meet their learning goals. This study aims to examine the learning strategies applied by language teachers in language learning practices in the classroom to optimize students’ language skill acquisition. Data collection methods used are observation, interview, and documentation. The data analysis technique is descriptive qualitative analysis, namely data reduction, presentation, and concluding. The results showed that there are several favorable teaching strategies employed by language teachers to improve students' language skills. This research has implications for educational institutions to continually improve teachers’ skills to implement effective and innovative learning strategies.
LEVERAGING WHATSAPP GROUP AS A LEARNING DEVICE TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILLS Nengah Dwi Handayani; Ida Ayu Made Sri Widiastuti; Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra
International Journal of Applied Science and Sustainable Development (IJASSD) Vol. 3 No. 2 (2021): International Journal of Applied Science and Sustainable Development (IJASSD)
Publisher : Unmas Press

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The improvement of speaking skills is highly important to be intensified to continually develop students’ speaking skills. Speaking skills need special attention because a good speaking skill cannot be obtained automatically without appropriate learning activities and intensive practice. Language skills, especially speaking skills, can affect students' communication skills, therefore the efforts to improve students’ speaking skills become a priority in English language learning. This study was conducted on university students with the aim of developing their speaking skills through the WhatsApp group application. The study showed that the students’ speaking skills improved considerably high after the integration of WhatsApp group intro English language learning. Therefore, the study implies that the WhatsApp group can be utilized by the language teachers to improve their students speaking skills.
Problem-Based Learning and Project-Based Learning Integration in Online Learning to Enhance Students Critical and Creative Thinking Skills Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra; Nengah Dwi Handayani; Anak Agung Istri Yudhi Pramawati
Jurnal Pendidikan Progresif Vol 12, No 1 (2022): Jurnal Pendidikan Progresif
Publisher : Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Lampung

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Abstract: Effective online learning to develop students higher critical and creative thinking skills is highly important to be conducted in the classroom nowadays. Objectives: This study investigates the integration of problem-based learning and project-based learning implemented by the teachers in online learning to enhance students critical and creative thinking skills. Methods: Qualitative approach was used through conducting in-depth interviews with teachers and online classroom observation. Findings: This study revealed that problem-based learning and project-based learning were integrated into online learning to enhance students critical and creative thinking skills. Moreover, teachers used several learning platforms, such as Google Meet, Zoom, Google Classroom, and WhatsApp. Conclusions: Findings provide implications to enrich the body of knowledge relevant to the theories about effective learning models to develop students’ critical and creative thinking.Keywords: online learning, problem-based learning, project-based learning, critical and creative thinking skill.Abstrak: Pembelajaran online yang efektif untuk mengembangkan kemampuan berpikir kritis dan kreatif siswa yang lebih tinggi sangat penting dilakukan di kelas saat ini. Tujuan: Penelitian ini mengkaji integrasi pembelajaran berbasis masalah dan pembelajaran berbasis proyek yang diterapkan oleh guru dalam pembelajaran online untuk meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis dan kreatif siswa. Metode: Pendekatan kualitatif digunakan melalui wawancara mendalam dengan guru dan observasi kelas online. Temuan: Studi ini mengungkapkan bahwa pembelajaran berbasis masalah dan pembelajaran berbasis proyek diintegrasikan ke dalam pembelajaran online untuk meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis dan kreatif siswa. Selain itu, guru menggunakan beberapa platform pembelajaran, seperti Google Meet, Zoom, Google Classroom, dan WhatsApp. Kesimpulan: Temuan memberikan implikasi untuk memperkaya hazanah pengetahuan yang relevan dengan teori tentang model pembelajaran yang efektif untuk mengembangkan pemikiran kritis dan kreatif siswa.Kata kunci: pembelajaran daring, pembelajaran berbasis masalah, pembelajaran berbasis proyek, keterampilan berpikir kritis dan kreatif. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23960/jpp.v12.i1.202215
Online Learning Strategies amid New Normal Era in Indonesia Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra; Nengah Dwi Handayani; Anak Agung Istri Yudhi Pramawati
SOSHUM : Jurnal Sosial dan Humaniora Vol. 12 No. 1 (2022): March 2022
Publisher : Unit Publikasi Ilmiah, P3M, Politeknik Negeri Bali

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Many aspects of life have to be reorganized as an impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The application of physical distancing for the world of education forced the learning activities to be conducted through online systems. In the beginning, online learning was a highly difficult challenge for most educators, because they were unfamiliar with online learning and some of them were doubtful about the effectiveness of online learning. Consequently, many teachers implemented whatever learning strategies they thought to be effective to improve students’ learning achievement. This study explored effective learning strategies used by educators in Indonesia during the new normal era of Covid-19. This study used a mixed-method research design, and the data were collected by using a questionnaire and interviews. 216 respondents participated in this study consisting of university lecturers and schoolteachers. The collected data were then critically analysed, and the findings were described descriptively. This study revealed that educators mostly used online learning, blended learning, project-based learning, and limited face-to-face learning to continually enhance students’ learning competence. This study implies that teachers should creatively develop the existing teaching strategies to suit students’ learning conditions.
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN VOCABULARY MASTERY AND SPEAKING SKILL OF THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 1 KERAMBITAN IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 Desak Putu Novia Puspita Sari; Luh Ketut Sri Widhiasih; Nengah Dwi Handayani
Academic Journal on English Studies (AJOES) Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021): Volume 1 Number 1 April 2021
Publisher : Academic Journal on English Studies (AJOES)

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The aims of this present study were to find the correlation between vocabulary mastery andspeaking skill of the seventh grade students of SMPN 1 Kerambitan in academic year2020/2021. The samples were selected by applying cluster sampling methods by lottery systemso that there were two classes with total students is 66. In order to obtain the data, researchersused two tests; cloze task for measuring vocabulary mastery and picture description formeasuring speaking skill. Furthermore, data collected were analysed by mean of Normalitytest, Homogeneity test, Pearson product moment and T-testing. The data were analysed byusing SPSS version 23. The data analysis showed that there was a significant correlationbetween vocabulary mastery and speaking skill of the seventh grade students of SMPN 1Kerambitan in academic year 2020/2021.
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN VOCABULARY MASTERY AND READING COMPREHENSION OF THE SEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 2 KUTA UTARA IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/ 2021 Ni Komang Ayu Ningsih; Luh Ketut Sri Widhiasih; Nengah Dwi Handayani
Academic Journal on English Studies (AJOES) Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021): Volume 1 Number 2 October 2021
Publisher : Academic Journal on English Studies (AJOES)

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This study was designed in the form of ex-post facto research. It was aimed at finding out the correlation between vocabulary mastery and reading comprehension of the seventh-grade students of SMPN 2 Kuta Utara in academic year 2020/2021”. There were 68 seventh-grade students of SMPN 2 Kuta Utara in academic year 2020/2021 which was regarded as the samples under study. They were taken by using cluster random sampling technique with lottery system. Besides, the present study was conducted with two instruments those were short answer tasks that was used to assess reading comprehension and cloze tasks for vocabulary mastery test. Moreover, to find out the correlation between two variables, the obtained data were analysed by using Product Moment’s formula and analysed by using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 19. The results of the data analysis showed that there was a significant, and positive correlation between vocabulary mastery and reading comprehension of the seventh-grade students of SMP N 2 Kuta Utara in academic year 2020/2021.
IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH DIRECTED READING THINKING ACTIVITY (DRTA) STRATEGY WITH PICTURES OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 4 MENGWI IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 I Ketut Alit Ngurah Ardana; Nengah Dwi Handayani; Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra
Academic Journal on English Studies (AJOES) Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): Volume 2 Number 1 April 2022
Publisher : Academic Journal on English Studies (AJOES)

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Reading is considered as an essential skill in English that should be mastered by the students in all grades as well as in junior high school. On the other hand, many students faced many problems and difficulties in reading. The present classroom action research was mainly intended to figure out whether the subjects’ reading comprehension can be improved through Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) with picture. However, based on the preliminary investigation which was conducted in SMPN 4 Mengwi, it was found that most of the subjects’ reading comprehension was low and most of them could not pass the minimum passing grade, 75. It was supported by the result of pre-test which was carried out in the pre-cycle, there were 31 subjects who did the pre-test had low reading comprehension. The study was then carried out by implementing Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) With Picture in two cycles. The result of the post-test in each cycle clearly showed there was significant improvement concerning the subjects’ reading comprehension a narrative text. Furthermore, there were positive responses concerning the implementation of the technique which combined with teaching media in improving the subjects’ reading comprehension. In other words, the present study proved that reading comprehension of the eighth grade students of SMPN 4 Mengwi in academic year 2020/2021 can be improved through Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) Strategi with Picture.
IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH KWL STRATEGY I Gusti Agung Putri Wirastuti; Nengah Dwi Handayani; Ni Wayan Dian Utari
Journal on Studies in English Language Teaching (JOSELT) Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): JOSELT
Publisher : Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FKIP Universitas Mahasaraswati Denpasar

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Reading comprehension is a process of transferring information from the writer to the readers. The subjects of the present study had difficulty in identifying general information, specificinformation, textual meaning, and textual reference of reading texts. The objective of the present study was to find out whether or not reading comprehension of the eleventh grade students of SMA (SLUA) Saraswati 1 Denpasar can be improved through KWL Stragey. Therefore, to achieve the objective of the present study, the researcher administered the research instruments : pre-test, post-test and questionnaire. The students’ mean score had improved significantly from the pre-test was 61.63% to 76.35% in cycle I and 81.58 in cycle II. Based on the result in cycle II, the next cycle did not need to be conducted because the researcher expectation achieved in the cycle II. Besides, the result of the questionnaire indicated the students responded the application of KWL strategy in teaching reading comprehension positively. It could be seen that the result of the questionnaire showed the percentage more than 90% agreed on implementation KWL strategy to improve reading comprehension.
IMPROVING SPEAKING SKILLS THROUGH BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY STYLE DEBATE Anak Agung Ketut Rahadinatha; Ni Wayan Krismayani; Nengah Dwi Handayani
Journal on Studies in English Language Teaching (JOSELT) Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): JOSELT
Publisher : Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FKIP Universitas Mahasaraswati Denpasar

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Speaking is one of crucial language skills that must be mastered by language learners as well as in learning English. In this study, speaking became the main problem dealt by the students especially the eleventh grade students of SMA PGRI 6. The objective of this study was to figure out whether or not speaking skill could be improved by implementing British Parliamentary style debate in the teaching learning process. The results of the post-test in each cycle pointed out there were significant improvements on the subjects’ speaking after implementing British Parliamentary style debate. In addition, the mean figure of the reflection of each cycle, cycle I and II, was 64.93 in cycle I and 76.37 in cycle II. On the other hand, the subjects responded by giving positive responses toward the implementation of British Parliamentary style debate in teaching and learning process. Thus, the present classroom action research showed that speaking skill of the eleventh-grade students of SMA PGRI 6 Denpasar could be improved by implementing British Parliamentary style debate.