Pesatnya perkembangan teknologi informasi dan telekomunikasi di era virtual seperti internet, adanya keterhubungan semua aspek kehidupan akses online 24 jam dan beragam informasi dalam bentuk koleksi digital telah memengaruhi tumbuhnya berbagai bentuk layanan baru di Perpustakaan perguruan tinggi. Bentuk layanan-layanan baru di perpustakaan seperti penyediaan akses online gratis ke internet, pe…
In this article, the author presents the result of her study on the use of information technology in a modern religious boarding school [pesantren modern] al Amanah in the village of Junwangi, Krian Sidoarjo, East Java. The focus on the study is on the availability of technological equipment, including hardware and software, internet access, and the use of such equipment for the teaching-learni…
The purpose of this research is to investigate the implementation of Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan [School Based Curriculum] in MTsN Yogyakarta II. Using descriptive qualitative method, the research successfully reveals that the MTsN II Yogyakarta provides some steps for implementing the School Based Curriculum: preparation, implementation, and evaluation. The first step, preparation, is …
Drawing on the findings of the survey conducted by Balai Litbang Agama Jakarta in 2007, the author describes the levels of Quran reading and comprehension abilities among the Muslims in the western part of Indonesia. Besides, the aspects of reading frequency and duration are also presented along with the sources from whom the Muslims learned to read the Quran for the first time. One of the inte…
This classroom action research was conducted in order 1)to create a vocabulary learning atmosphere which is more interesting and meaningful, and 2)to improve the students' vocabulary achievement through the application of computer assissted vocabulary games. The subjects were class 7C students of SMP Negeri 2 Jember in the 2007/2008 academic year. The research consisted of 2 cycles in which eac…
Pesantren [religious boarding schools] have been major centers of religious learning in Indonesia for decades. Pesantren have a wide range of features in terms of the learning methodology, materials of teaching, as well the capability of teachers, known as ustadz or kyai. Despite the variety of features characterizing pesantren, one common feature of pesantren is the study of the so called 'kit…
It is untrue, if there are some subject matters abandoned by students is caused by teachers who make the subject matter not interesting. The key to change the problem is teachers' way to teach the students in the classroom. Teachers should shift their paradigm that students come to class is to learn. How can they learn well if they don't feel happy? Feeling happy is the first important factor t…
The development of onformation technology recently has changed the paradigm of the community in seeking and obtaining information, in which it is no longer limitied only to the information of newspapers, audio-visual and electronic, but also other sources of information such as internet. It is generally understood that education is a process of delivering information from educators to learners.…
This study aims to investigative: 1)the influince of story telling learning through audiovisual media in the from of a story VCD and that of story texts, 2)the difference in the story telling ability between the male students, and 3)the interaction between the gender and the audiovisual media in the form of a story VCD. This study was a quasi-experimental study employing the Non-equivalent pret…
The strategic changes undertaken by the Ministry of National Education related with strategic planning program for college will result in any consequences, for instance the shift of vision and mission, the output goal, the arrangement of organization until the issue of standardization in all fields. One of the most important elements to note is that the standardization of the library quality. T…