Learning support system is essential for students learning at a distance. It is believed taht the qualities of learning support will greatly influence the total number of students. This article describes students perception of the learning supports offered by the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science of Universitas Terbuka. The result shows that students were not satisfied with the servise…
Gender issue becomes an interesting concern in education for there has been cultural bias and gender inequalities that unconsiously spread out through teaching and learning activities. Some learning materials, especially in elementary and secondary schools, still show gender bias on occupation of women in general. This article will describe some pictures and illistrations in learning materials …
This article is written based on the research about tutorial. The research is aimed to uncover student's perception of the effectiveness of face to face tutorial with semi block system conducted in UPBJJ-UT Pangkal Pinang at the first semester of 2007. Date were gathered from 114 respondents using questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive analysis. The research found that Student have no dif…
Unde conventional approach currently practiced in elementary schools, some subjects are delivered in both partial and integrated model. Partial model is addressed to strengthen student understanding concerning the structure of subject matter. While integrated model is addressed to strengthen the student understanding concerning in the connection among related subject matters. This model will cr…
Science is a matter of both content and process. Hence, during teaching these two aspects should be developed simultananeously. In connection with this issue, inquiry approach is believed as relevant and effective strategy to be employed in both aspects [content and process] during teaching science session. However, this approach is not familiar among educational communities yet science they ar…
This study aimed to describe find out the influence of using problems solving method towards students' rational thinking ability in economic learning. This study use quasi experiment method with nonequivalent group pretest-posttest design. The study population is class XI students of social study departement, even semester, 2008/2009 academic year. Sample is determined randomly. Experiment clas…
Early children are basically active learners. They posses high curiosity and creativity have natural tendency to fancy themselves as somebody, and fond of doing experiment and exploration upon their natural surroundings. A school that supposed to become a place for developing the mind to a maximum ability, finally only become a slaughter house upon early child creativity that blocked thinking …
21 st century has created social life more competitive in politic, social, culture, and education. The competition development finally forces university as a high education caretaker to give maximum quality to society, because if it does not give the maximum quality so that people will leave it. Applying the concept of Total Quality Service [TQS] is one of the efforts to give the best quality f…
This research aim is to know muslims life who live in YSS housing [founded by Catholic church parish Semarang], also to find the growth of Islamic institution likes Majlis Taklim, Musholla founding and TPQ. Informans of this research are elite figure from RW, local Islamic teacher [who leads majlis taklim] and Muhammad Abadi, priest from outside which especially invited. Methods used are deep i…
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan aktivitas belajar siswa kelas VIII SMP Sekolah Alam dan Sains Aljannah pada pembelajaran kimia menggunakan penelitian portofolio melalui implementasi lesson study. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Penilaian portofolio dilakukan dalam empat kali proses pembelajaran pada materi pokok zat aditif makanan, dan zat aditif…