The Implementation of Literacy Culture Programs in Elementary School

This study aims to describe the implementation of literacy culture programs of elementary school. This study used phenomenology of a qualitative approach. The subjects were the headmaster, teachers, students who were selected by using purposive sampling technique. The validity data test used triangulation techniques by comparing the results of observations, interviews, and documentation. The results showed that: 1) The policy for implementing a literacy culture at elementary school by using the School Literacy Movement program of the government. It is based on Permendikbud No. 23, 2015 focusing on character development. (2) The implementation of literacy culture of elementary school. It is based on the habituation stage that carried out 10 minutes of reading Al Qur’an and storybooks before lessons. The development stage of the activities carried out the respond to the contents of reading books by reading independently, giving appreciation for student literacy achievements, and having a school literacy team. The learning stage is by getting used to reading textbooks and using various strategies that support learning.

Learning History Through Augmented Reality

History has been adapted as a compulsory subject since 1931 alongside math and science. However, learning history in Indonesia could be a challenge since Indonesia placed in the second lowest of literature behaviour. For the past decades, educators have been implementing the term of in class edutainment and gamification. One of the forms of edutainment could be accomplished by Augmented Reality. This project is conducted to provide an alternative learning tool in history learning, especially for elementary school students who tend to have a negative paradigm that learning history means reading textbooks. In addition, the function of Augmented Reality will be beneficial to students and teachers in order to support multiple learning styles without losing its substance as it is based on the K13 curriculum

Status of the Textbooks Used by the Dentistry Students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Iran (2018)

Background: The inappropriate use of pamphlets rather than textbooks is an educational problem faced by most students. Note-taking and reading pamphlets rather than reading textbooks regardless of defects and shortcomings with their own structure cannot cover the required materials for students. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the status of the textbooks used by the dentistry students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Iran. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on the students of the dentistry school of KUMS. In total, 148 students were selected via random sampling. Data were collected using a valid and reliable questionnaire. Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 18. Results: In total, 67.6% of the students used the content presented by professors in the class, and only 2% used the original English textbooks of dentistry. The analysis of the priorities of the type of resource indicated that the highest frequency belonged to the use of printed pamphlets (55.4%), and the lowest frequency belonged to the use of printed versions and electronic audio files (0.7%). Additionally, evaluation of access to resources showed the maximum frequency of a group pamphlet to be 35.8%, while the lowest frequency belonged to the pamphlet prepared by others (2.7%). Conclusions: According to the results, the students showed great interest in note-taking and reading pamphlets rather than reading textbooks. The insufficient fluency of students in English, high costs of reference books, and a large amount of resources made the students more likely to use pamphlets.

Designing Motion Comic About Information of Indonesian's Traditional Medicine

Jamu is an Indonesian traditional health beverage, but among young people it is deemed out-of-date and a drink for old people. These images take form because young people only get minimal exposure to jamu and because there are modern beverages that they prefer. In this project the theme of information about jamu will be presented in the form of a digital comic, because the interest of reading textbooks among young people has been gradually diminishing and they prefer reading entertainment books, such as comic books. This project uses literature study and interview study. The literature study is conducted to get information about the theme and the design theories that are going to help with the process of designing the project. The interview study is carried out to know more about the image of jamu among young people, which in turn helps with the script writing and the process of making the digital comic. The final product of this project is a motion comic. Visual research study and keywords are adjusted to the target audience of this project. The result of the research is used as a guidance in the while process of making the digital comic, from the pre-production to the post-production process. This paper focuses on discussing about the application of several design theories in the motion comic project

CHANGING METHODS & PATTERNS OF STUDY AMONG MEDICAL UNDERGRADUATES

Background: This article examines study patterns among medical undergraduates. Material & Method: A cross sectional study was carried out in 600 students of Rural Medical College, Loni. Stratied random Sampling method was used to select randomly select 50 boys and girls among (I, II, III, III/II and Interns) respectively. Written informed consent was taken. A semi structured questionnaire was developed and lled by the students. Descriptive statistical analysis was done using percentage values. Correlation and strength of association was determined by spearman's rank correlation. Results: Majority, 456 (76%) students felt they retained audio-visual data better than reading textbooks. COVID pandemic may also alter their study habits in short term as well as long term. Conclusion: Changing trends in how students prefer to study need to be taken into account while teaching them. Not all trends are positive. Habits like frequent phone browsing and reliance on unveried online study material must be discouraged.