Puji Siswanto
Universitas Setia Budhi Rangkasbitung

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Investigating Causing Factors of Speaking Anxiety Arief Styo Nugroho; Roro Tunjung Sari; Habib Cahyono; Puji Siswanto; Obay Jambari
EDUKASIA: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran Vol. 4 No. 2 (2023): Edukasia: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran
Publisher : Ma'arif NU Janggan Magetan

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This research was conducted to find out what factors affect the English anxiety of 11th-grade students of AKL SMK PGRI Rangkasbitung. In particular, the researchers tried to identify the internal and external factors that can influence students' anxiety in learning English based on internal and external perspectives. The method used in this research is the descriptive qualitative method. Ten students were selected as participants. Data were collected through questionnaires. The results showed that students' anxiety was divided into internal and external factors. Shame, lack of self-confidence, memory dissociation, and stage fear are internal factors. Grammar ability, vocabulary, students' reading skills, and peers are included as external factors.
Using Whatsapp in Learning During Covid-19: Voices of Kindergarten Students’ Parents in Indonesia Puji Siswanto; Arief Styo Nugroho; Obay Jambari; Usmaedi Usmaedi; Habib Cahyono
Jurnal Educatio FKIP UNMA Vol. 10 No. 1 (2024)
Publisher : Universitas Majalengka

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The advancement of information and communication technology (ICT) has big effects on human life in many facets, one of them is in education. However, the use of this technology left some problems faced by its users. Therefore, this study aims to explore in-depth the kindergarten student parents’ perception of the use of WhatsApp in the teaching and learning process during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. The study employed the exploratory study which engaged twenty-nine students’ parents in Lebak - Indonesia where online learning using WhatsApp was implemented. Then, six participants were voluntarily involved in the interview. The questionnaire and semi-structured interview were administered in collecting the data. The data from the questionnaire were analyzed in percentage while the content analysis technique was used in analyzing the data from the semi-structured interview. From the data analysis, this study reveals two major research findings. Firstly, the use of WhatsApp helped students in learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and physical distancing, establishes student and teacher communication, Secondly, technical problems were found such as unstable internet connection, student-teacher communication and interaction are not maximized, and lastly, after a long period, the students got bored. In brief, the use of WhatsApp can be used as an alternative teaching platform in the COVID-19 age on the one hand, on the other hand, its’ usage faced barriers such as unstable internet connection.