Elementaria: Journal of Educational Research

Implications of Educational Digital Media Scratch Games in Social Sciences Learning for Primary School Student Motivation

Faddyasinta Sahnabila Rahmadika — 2024-07-30

Effective education is the key to developing students to face life's challenges. Learning motivation serves as a push for students to be active in their learning activities, greatly influenced by the level of effort and abilities they possess. Students with stronger learning motivation tend to be more diligent and always pay attention to teacher instructions during the learning process. Student learning motivation can be honed through educational games. Digital media such as Scratch has attracted the attention of educators as an innovative tool to enhance learning in various fields, including Social Sciences. This research uses a qualitative approach to understand the implications of Scratch in Social Sciences learning. Scratch, as a visual programming language, facilitates various creative projects. Its use in elementary schools has shown increased student motivation, including engagement, creativity, and collaboration. With proper implementation, Scratch can reinforce cognitive learning, programming skills, and collaboration. Its positive implications include increasing interest in learning, student participation, and digital competence. The use of Scratch has great potential to enhance student motivation and develop their various competencies. In the educational context, Scratch is a powerful tool to facilitate enjoyable and meaningful learning for students. For successful implementation, appropriate steps are needed, including platform introduction, understanding basic programming concepts, and providing feedback. In conclusion, Scratch can be an effective tool in enhancing Social Sciences learning in elementary schools, with a positive impact on student motivation and competency development.

Research Trends on Leadership in Indonesian Schools: Bibliometric Analysis (2008-2024)

Brilliant Dwi Izzulhaq — 2024-08-04

This research aims to analyze research trends regarding leadership in Indonesian schools on the Scopus database. Using the PRISMA method, the author analyzed documents to obtain 111 documents which were analyzed using the R Program and Vosviewer. From the results of the analysis that has been carried out, it can be concluded that research on Leadership in Indonesian schools started from 2008 to 2024, with an 8-fold increase in the last six years. Malang State University ranks first with the highest contribution in research on leadership in Indonesian schools, producing 45 publications or 40.54% of the total. Cakrawala Pendidikan, published by Yogyakarta State University, holds the top position with an h-index of 3, signifying its significant impact in the field of educational research. Maulana Amirul Adha from Jakarta State University holds the top position with an h-index of 4, reflecting his significant impact in educational research. The highest citation obtained by the article (Wiyono, 2018) with a total of 47 citations. The results obtained are 20 keywords with five groups, with the words “School Principal,” “Teacher,” and “Servant Leadership” stand out as areas worthy of further research regarding the topic of leadership in Indonesian schools.

Implementation of Moral Education in Adolescents

Dian Shintia Afrina — 2024-08-04

Moral education plays a vital role in shaping the character and maturity of students, especially during adolescence which is a critical development period. This research uses literature study methods to analyze various aspects of moral education, including the importance of instilling moral values from an early age, the role of family and school, as well as the impact of technology and mass media. The research results show that the moral development of adolescents is greatly influenced by the environment and the people around them. Teachers and parents play a key role in providing consistent and effective guidance to support adolescents' moral development. It is hoped that the implementation of a curriculum that emphasizes moral development, as well as quality planning and programs in schools, can form a generation with good morals, noble character and social responsibility.

Cultivating Independent Attitudes in Early Childhood Through Project Based Learning

Devika Fatma Hidayat — 2024-08-06

Independence is a condition where a person is able to stand alone without depending on others. Instilling an independent attitude in early childhood can be done using project-based learning methods. Project-based learning is learning that uses projects or activities as media. This research uses a literature review with data collection sources coming from journal articles, internet articles, books, papers and other sources of information that are in line with the research topic. The aim of this research is to explore information about the effectiveness of project-based learning on children's independent attitudes. The research results show that project-based learning can be an effective strategy in developing independence in young children.

Character Transformation through Islamic Education: Literature Study of Al-Ghazali and Ibnu Miskawaih's Thoughts

Bunaya Bunaya — 2024-08-07

Education is an important component for every human being, especially in the realm of Islam. Basically, Islamic education directs humans towards a complete life or becoming a human being, with the hope of becoming one of the foundations of life in the afterlife, so that humans will know the nature of their existence with a religious mindset. This research aims to analyze the thoughts of Imam Al-Ghazali and Ibnu Miskawaih regarding Islamic Educational Thought. The research method used is library research (library study). Primary data used are books, journal articles, while secondary data is from websites, news and so on. The results of this research explain that Islamic education is human education consisting of body and spirit which has the potential to follow, where this will change due to educational patterns. In this way, education forms a religious human person or what is known as isabah al-khuluq al-syarif or a person who is noble in a substantial and essential way.

Identification and Analysis of Difficulty Factors in Learning Multiplication in Class III Students: Case Study at SD Negeri Pati Wetan 01

Dhelia Anggita Ningrum — 2024-08-09

This research is to provide an explanation of the difficulties associated with learning to calculate multiplication material. Descriptive qualitative research was conducted at SD Negeri Pati Wetan 01 in Pati District, Pati Regency in November 2023. From the data obtained in class III, there were 30 students who experienced difficulties, 6 students experienced difficulties. Tests, observations, and interviews are the data collection methods used in this research. The data is then analyzed through reduction, presentation and drawing conclusions. The results of the analysis found that students in class III at SD Negeri Pati Wetan 01 faced several obstacles in learning multiplication mathematics. Students have difficulty in basic multiplication, often make mistakes when writing numbers, have difficulty placing values in two-fold multiplications, have difficulty finding two-fold multiplications when calculating with the right steps, and have difficulty finding two-fold multiplications when calculating with the right steps.

The Use of Emotional Language in Communication Between Adolescents in Bandung City: A Psycholinguistic Approach

Ramadhan Attalarik Iskandar — 2024-08-10

The problem put forward concerns the development of teenagers' use of emotional language in the city of Bandung. This research aims to determine the emotional language in the form of feelings of anger, sadness, fear, enjoyment, love, annoyance, shame, honesty, enthusiasm, desire, and joy. The emotional language theory applied according to Goleman and Sarlito W. Sarwono. The method used is a mixed method by combining qualitative and quantitative descriptive approaches. Data was obtained through an emotional language questionnaire from 42 teenagers. The research results obtained state that the use of emotional language by teenagers in Bandung City has 2 gender classifications consisting of 3 age and phase classifications, then produces 11 types of emotional language categories, namely: anger (2.53%), sadness (17.11 %), fear (6.14%), enjoyment (9.64%), love (7.95%), annoyance (7.23%), shame (5.54%), honesty (6.02%), enthusiasm (17.47%), desire (11.57%), and excitement (8.80%). The conclusion confirms that the emotional language of enthusiasm is most often felt by 42 teenagers in the city of Bandung, giving rise to a positive impression on the Indonesian generation.

Machine Learning for Database Management and Query Optimization

M.M.F. Fahima — 2024-08-12

In the present day, Traditional database management methods are becoming more inadequate for effective data processing as the volume of data created by systems grows. Machine learning approaches have shown promise in optimizing database queries and enhancing database administration functions such as query optimization, workload management, indexing, and data quality assurance to solve this problem. We investigate the different machine learning algorithms used for query optimization and database management in this comprehensive literature review. Our review shows that machine learning approaches such as Deep Learning (DL), Reinforcement learning (RL), supervised learning, natural language processing (NLP), and unsupervised learning, among others, may be employed for query analysis, execution, and assessment. It is feasible to increase query performance and react to changing conditions by introducing machine learning techniques into database management systems.