Pembelajaran Daring Ulumul Hadits: Respon Mahasiswa Dan Dampaknya Terhadap Nilai Akhir Semester

This study aims to identify the students' response in Ulumul Hadis online learning and its effect toward their achievement. The method used was descriptive qualitative. The research subjects were students at semester four of Islamic Education Department in STIT Al Marhalah Al 'Ulya. The data was obtained from google form questionnaires sent to students who joined Ulumul Hadis class and from interviewing to some students. Data analysis technique used are reduction, data display, and verification. The result is that students' response during having Ulumul Hadis online learning using Whatsapp media is categorized by "agree", meanwhile from interview shows "positive" responses and they declare agreement. The use of Whatsapp in Ulumul Hadis online learning gain the significant or positive effect toward students' achievement proved by the students average score i.e. 80 to 90 (A), both morning and evening class. Have a positive impact because student feel that the benefits of WhatsApp media make it easy for them, especially in uploading paper assignments and are not too burdensome in terms of internet quota packages

49 Longitudinal Change of Sleep in the Elderly and Its Associations with Health

Introduction In elderly populations, sleep quality deteriorates and sleep time shifts towards earlier times. These sleep characteristics have been associated with cardiovascular, metabolic and psychiatric disorders, cognitive decline and mortality. Our aims are to examine longitudinal changes of sleep in older adults and to investigate the relationship between sleep variations, general health and mortality. Methods The University of Manchester Longitudinal Study of Cognition in Normal Healthy Old Age cohort (6,375 participants, recruited in the North of England, between 1983 and 1993) was used. Mixed models were used to investigate individual sleep trajectories (5 waves in 30-year period). Sleep timing and efficiency trajectories were clustered using latent class analysis and analysed against daily habits, health and mortality. Results Older adults have decreased sleep efficiency (~20%) and early sleep time (~30 min) between 40 and 100 years of age. Those in the high sleep efficiency latent class had minimal decrease in their sleep efficiency as they aged. Belonging to the high sleep efficiency latent class was associated with having lower prevalence of hypertension, circulatory problems, arthritis, breathing problems and recurrent depression compared to the low efficiency latent class. Results showed a higher risk of hypertension and metabolic syndrome in the evening-type latent class compared to morning-type individuals. Evening class was associated with traits related to lower health such as reduced sport participation, increased risk of depression and psychoticism personality, late eating, increased smoking and alcohol usage. Survival analysis revealed that individuals in the evening class had 1.15-fold increased risk of all-cause mortality compared to those with morning preferences. Conclusion Ageing is associated with decreased sleep efficiency and early sleep timing. However, there are detectable subgroups of sleep traits that are related to prevalence of different diseases and longevity. Understating these subgroups may pave the way for new treatments for healthy sleeping habits in older population.

Richmond

Born in 1922 in Richmond, Virginia, Nell Blaine was a rebellious only child, a loner fussed over by her mother. Her early years were plagued by serious vision problems, finally corrected in her teens. She was active in extracurricular clubs in both high school and college, where she encountered avant-garde art for the first time. Although she had to drop out of college after two years for financial reasons, she took an evening class in painting that helped her connect with new ideas in art. Meanwhile, she worked at an advertising agency, gaining experience that would stand her in good stead years later when she needed to earn a living. At age twenty, she left for Manhattan, ignoring the pleas and threats of her mother.

Strategies Designed To Promote Active Learning And Student Satisfaction

Four strategies designed to promote active learning and student satisfaction were employed with two classes of undergraduate students, one day and one evening, in a course in adolescent development. They included the use of small group collaborative testing; face-to-face interviews with adolescents and oral presentations of the results; naturalistic field observations with reports and discussion; and PowerPoint slide presentations with handouts. The students anonymously rated each of the strategies using a likert-type scale at the end of the semester. The evaluations were very positive with 89% to 97% of the students rating the strategies as “liked it very much” or “liked it” for all of the strategies. The average grade achieved in both classes was a “B”. Means for the day class were compared to the evening class and no significant differences were found, suggesting similar positive ratings by both classes. Findings add support to the literature regarding student preferences for the use of active learning methods, involvement in cooperative learning activities, and collaborative test taking compared to lectures “straight from the podium” and individual testing.

Large group didactic CBT classes for common mental health problems

Chapter 32 explores large group didactic CBT classes for common mental health problems (CMHPs), using the example of the Stress Control evening class program. The session program is outlined, along with challenges to providing large-groups interventions and other issues that may be faced.

Technology Tips: Using Spreadsheets to Analyze the Historical Perspectives of Apportionment

One topic that I cover in my evening class for liberal arts students is the mathematics of apportionment. Even when done with a calculator, the investigations with this problem setting are often tedious, and the students quickly become bored with what appeared to be mundane arithmetic calculations. In an attempt to quell this counterproductive attitude, I turned to the computer lab, where students can use a spreadsheet to do the calculations. This decision proved to be extremely productive, as the students' attitudes became positive and the quality of work showed a level of excellence associated with highly motivated students. When I introduced this technique of using a spreadsheet and computer into my secondary-level classroom, the results were equally gratifying.