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UTAMAX : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education
Published by Universitas Lancang Kuning
ISSN : 26850540     EISSN : 26854252     DOI : https://doi.org/10.31849
Core Subject : Education,
Education
Utamax: This is International journal publishing about education matters that covers a broad spectrum in education, aiming to build bridges between research and policy and to address issues of concern to the different levels and types of education, transversal topics and ‘big issues’ for policy agendas. This includes an active and on-going discussion of national and international education policy. The Journal welcomes cross-disciplinary approaches within the education sector and with other sectors. ULTIMAX is a triannual publication journal, published every March, July and November every year. It is a multidisciplinary journal, committed to no single approach, discipline, methodology or paradigm. It is concerned with teaching and teacher education in general and devoted to all concerned with Education.
Arjuna Subject : Ilmu Sosial - Pendidikan
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Persuasive Communication: What Do Existing Literature Tells Us About Persuasive Communication Among Students? Tatum Derin; Mutia Sari Nursafira; Ratih Saltri Yudar; Nofita Sari Gowasa; Budianto Hamuddin
Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education Vol. 2 No. 1 (2020): Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education
Publisher : LPPM Universitas Lancang Kuning. Pekanbaru. Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (236.94 KB) | DOI: 10.31849/utamax.v2i1.3468

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In comparison to studies on the improvement of students’ motivation to learn in class, there is a lack of studies on the improvement of students’ ability to motivate others to learn in class by persuasion. Meanwhile, Education Department students who are future teachers are expected and evaluated on their ability to be persuasive. As a first step to address this gap, this present study aims to review the current literature on the persuasiveness of students. Specifically, this study proposed the research question “What do existing literature tells us about persuasive communication among students?” Using keyword-based search as a basis for the library research method, from 269,000 results from Google Scholar this qualitative study collected a total of 76 as raw data over 3 months from October to December 2019. With NVivo 12 software, this present study selected only the most relevant studies to the research question to be analyzed. Analysis on the remaining 16 studies indicated that research interest in persuasive communication among students is increasing during the last five years. Many of the students’ involved in such studies, however, are mainly English, Business, or English Business students. There is still room to explore and learn more about persuasive communication with other types of variable and demography.
English as Foreign Language (EFL) Teacher’s Questioning Strategies in Classroom Interaction Nashruddin Nashruddin; Putri Rahmawati Ningtyas
Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education Vol. 2 No. 1 (2020): Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (350.414 KB) | DOI: 10.31849/utamax.v2i1.3720

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ABSTRACT The objectives of this research were to find out the teacher’s questioning strategies, types of the questions, and the reasons of using the questioning strategies in classroom interaction.. This qualitative research using discourse analysis approach. The sample of this study was a teacher of SMPN 1 Tanete Riaja, Barru Regency Data collection of this research was conducted through recording, observation, and interview. The data collected were analyzed through conversational analysis that was used in analyzing teacher's questioning strategies, types of the teacher's questions, and the reasons for using questioning strategies in EFL classroom. The research findings showed that the teacher used questioning strategies by applying some types of questions. The open/ closed questions and knowledge questions were used dominantly by the teacher. It depends on the material that the teacher transferred to the students. Otherwise, synthesis and evaluation questions were used only a few times by teacher. The teacher also applied some strategies, namely questioning in the opening session, questioning in the middle of teaching, prompting the questions, probing the question, and gave reinforcement to the students. The research finding indicated the positive effects of questioning strategies which were applied by the teachers toward EFL Classroom. It was proved by the students’ participation in learning. Moreover, it was shown by the observation sheets that the teacher and all students did a good interaction teaching-learning process.
Raising Students’ Motivation and Learning Interest Through Discipline: SMP Negeri 1 Barru Context Abdul Kahar Yunus; Nurafiyat Ekamurti
Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education Vol. 2 No. 1 (2020): Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (348.381 KB) | DOI: 10.31849/utamax.v2i1.3721

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This study aims to examine how the application of discipline to improve students’ motivation and learning interest at SMP Negeri 1 Barru. The sample in this quantitative study was taken through proportional random sampling. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that there is a significant influence of the application of discipline to the increase of students’ motivation and learning interest at SMP Negeri 1 Barru. This can be seen in the significance value of the value of tcount and ttable namely tcount (3.5) is higher than ttable (1.99). The strength of the influence of the application of discipline to students' motivation and interest in learning at SMP Negeri 1 Barru reached 0.4 level, which means it is in a good category
Writing News Item in English Language Teaching Context: Line Apps Platform for Senior High School Students Tia Dwi Risani
Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education Vol. 2 No. 1 (2020): Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (259.981 KB) | DOI: 10.31849/utamax.v2i1.3761

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Learning English nowadays is a process of giving learners not just skills its also an innovative learning technique, and creative ways are needed as well. The Information Communication Technology (ICT) device such as social media, i.e., Line provides students to explore more in learning English. This research aimed at proving social media such as Line today can be used as virtual support for English language Teaching (ELT) process of writing news item in senior high school. This descriptive qualitative research was conducted on classroom during the subject news item. In this study, the research belongs to the interpretivism paradigm or related to the explaining or understanding the meaning of a sentence or passage. The result of this research is using a virtual or electronic device not only could help students as a learner but the essential things in learning process namely teachers also need virtual to support teaching process and even virtual assessment help teachers and even students to develop learning process especially by using Line apps for writing news item.
The Gamifying Teaching Elementary English: Word Search Game to Reach Vocabulary Mastery: Devi Novita Sari Simatupang; Tatum Derin
Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education Vol. 2 No. 2 (2020): Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/utamax.v2i2.3060

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The purpose of the research is to find out whether there is any significant effect of the word search game compared to the board game towards the students’ vocabulary mastery at the fourth grade SD Swasta Karya Tani Kandis. The design used in this research is experimental research. The location for this research was at SD Swasta Karya Tani Kandis. The vocabulary test was used to find out the students’ ability in vocabulary. The result of this research shown that the data obtained from the students’ pre-test to find the homogeneity to see the equal ability from both classes. and post-test scores of experimental classes 1 and 2 to know the different scores of two experimental classes. The test was to answer the questions based on the vocabulary test. Before treatment, the researcher gave the pre-test to IVA (experiment class 1) and IVB (experiment class 2). The researcher taught within 6 (Six) meetings including pre-test and post-test. Based on the data analysis it can be seen that Sig < 0,000. The value of sig (2-tailed) was 0.03 and it was lower than significant probabilities 5% (P< 0.05) in post-test experimental classes 1 and 2. Furthermore, there is a significant effect of using Word Search Game toward students’ vocabulary mastery fourth grade SD Swasta Karya Tani Kandis between experimental groups 1 and 2. In conclusion, there was a significant effect of using Word Search Game toward students’ vocabulary mastery.
The Investigation of Students’ Knowledge on a Novel Learning Strategy: What is Interesting about Blended Learning for EFL University Students? Riska Yuliana; Marwa Marwa; Budianto Hamuddin
Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education Vol. 2 No. 2 (2020): Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/utamax.v2i2.3067

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This research aimed at exploring students’ interest and knowledge in blended learning context at English Education Department in Universitas Lancang Kuning (Unilak). This descriptive quantitative research involved 27 out of 135 students as the samples as they are part of a class that uses blended learning actively through their entire semester. These 27 students were selected by using random sampling technique from fourth, sixth, and eight semester in regular class. The questionnaire used as the main instrument to collect the data. The data analyzed descriptively in term of mean and standard deviation then interpreted descriptively. The result of the findings revealed that the majority of students’ have High level of students’ interest and knowledge in blended learning context. It was probed by their mean score, interest students’ score 3.71 and the students’ knowledge score 3.67. The standard deviation to interest was 6,83 and knowledge was 5.28. This is means that the blended learning which employed during these 2 years seems in a high interest and knowledge level among the students at English Language Education Department.
An Investigation on How University Students’ View Lecturers’ Usage of Speech Acts in ELT context Mutiara Shasqia; Aulia Anggraini
Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education Vol. 2 No. 2 (2020): Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/utamax.v2i2.3764

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Teachers and lecturers alike understand that they must consciously use a variety of speech acts to force students to follow their instructions and be motivated to learn on their own. This paper reports the findings of a study designed to investigate the notion of the perlocutionary effect of university students in the classroom resulted from lecturers’ illocutionary acts. The acts were then analyzed the illocutionary act of the lecturers’ talk or speech during specific time using Austin’s speech act theory. This present study built its investigation from data collection on both lecturers and university students through interview and field notes. This study manage to reveals that lecturers freely use speech acts of persuading, angering, and commanding. This study believes that illocutionary acts will still have happened in our interaction's life or communication in many-many context including classroom interaction between lecturer-students communication context.
The Updating Status in Facebook: The Interference of English among Users in Academic Context Roslina Roslina; Nurhayati Nurhayati
Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education Vol. 2 No. 2 (2020): Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/utamax.v2i2.4039

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This study investigates the interference of English use made by Facebook users in writing status on their account. The researchers formulated two research questions: 1) what types of interferences are found on Facebook status; 2) what factors cause interference on Facebook status. The purpose of this study is to find out the interferences and the factors that cause the interference. This research uses descriptive qualitative method. The descriptive qualitative was used to elaborate, describe and disclose kinds of interference and also the factors of interference that Facebook users produced in updating status. The research showed that the way of the Facebook users in transferring their source language to target language tends to be negative transfer or it is called as language interference. The negative transfers made by Facebook users are semantic and grammatical interference. While, the factors that cause the interference are bilingualism background, disloyalty target language, limited vocabularies of TL mastered by a learner, prestige and style, interlingual factor, overextension of analogy, and transfer of structure.
The Effect of Reward, Punishment, Interpersonal Communication and Discipline: Economic Course for Social Students Context Destri Yaldi; Jumerli Ariati
Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education Vol. 2 No. 2 (2020): Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/utamax.v2i2.4069

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The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Reward, Punishment, Interpersonal Communication and discipline to social student achievement in economic subject at senior high school Rumbai Pekanbaru. The population in this study as many as 744 students. The sampling technique used was Random Sampling thus obtained a sample of 261 student. The research instrument used in the form of a questionnaire. Analysis of the data in this study using Path Aalysis using program SPSS 16.00 for windows. The results of this study show reward significant and positive impact on the discipline, punishment significant and positive impact on the discipline, interpersonal communication significant and positive impact on the discipline, reward significant and positive impact on the student achievement, punishment significant and positive impact on the student achievement, interpersonal communication significant and positive impact on the student achievement, and discipline significant and positive impact on the student achievement.
A Closer Look on Selected Educational Institution: Are There Any Institutional or Academic Problems? Dwi Vita Lestari S.
Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education Vol. 2 No. 2 (2020): Utamax : Journal of Ultimate Research and Trends in Education
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/utamax.v2i2.4272

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This study aims to identify the management and academic quality problems of Muhammadiyah Tanjungpinang education institutions in the Riau Islands. This research was conducted at schools within the auspices of Muhammadiyah institutional in Eastern Tanjungpinang District. This descriptive study collected data through question and answer sessions in interview sessions with school administrators and managers. The data then triangulate with observation and field notes. The analysis in this study managed to reveal that it seems there are problems and some weaknesses in the management of institutions and academics. It can be seen from the lack of long, medium, and short term implementation programs in carrying out institutional management activities education. However, this problem is a general problem that can be found in many educational institutions around the globe. Therefore. This study sees it urgent to increase human resources with experiences in institutional and academic management to fix existing problems.

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