AbstractThe school-based curriculum gives teachers freedom to design and develop alllearning activities for students by themselves, so it is expected that the teachers’competence can be improved optimally. Besides, teachers’ creativity andinnovation can be developed to increase their professionalism. But, the fact showsthat the teachers’ responsibility is so heavy that they do not have enough time todevelop their professionalism. Almost all SMPs/MTss and SMAs/MAs inIndonesia assign teachers some duties based on classes. One of the ways toimprove teachers’ mastery can be done by taking specialization in teachingmaterials. This method gives some advantages to teachers and students as well. Forthe teachers, specialization in teaching materials can make them: (1) concentrate onthe teaching material development; (2) plan learning strategies effectively; (3) lookfor references easily and attentively; (4) write summaries and modules; (5) selectseminars and workshops to attend; and (6) direct students based on their ability.For the students, specialization in teaching materials can make them: (1) get theunity of concepts from the same teacher; (2) avoid needless character adaptationfrom different teachers; (3) detect self-ability; (4) look for references easily; and (5)avoid from learning over-lapping concepts. It seems difficult to implementspecialization for teaching material, but by having a good intention to increaselearning quality in Indonesia, all difficulties and obstacles can be handled. Patienceand seriousness are really needed to start a new thing. Whatever the result is, thiseffort should be made.Keywords : specialization, effort, professionalism, teacher

AbstractThe success of a faculty as a work unit in a university is determined by thequality of the given services than can be measured by the satisfaction of thestudents as its customers. The measurement of the service quality is an importantelement to provide better, more efficient and more effective services. This studyaims to investigate: (1) determinant factors of the students’ satisfaction of theservices in FMIPA Universitas Udayana; and (2) the dominant factor and itscharacteristics. The data were collected through a questionnaire administered to160 students of FMIPA Universitas Udayana to investigate their perceptions of thefaculty’s services. The data were analyzed using the descriptive technique and theconfirmatory factor analysis. The results show that, by percentage, no indicator isin the very good category, only one indicator is in the good category, 9 indicatorsare in the fairly good category, and 14 indicators are in the poor category. Theresults indicate that the faculty’s service quality needs improving. The results of thefactor analysis show that five determinant factors of the students’ satisfactioninclude tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy. By thepriority scale, the reliability factor should be improved first because it is dominantin determining the students’ satisfaction. Quality indicators constituting thereliability factor include (1) staff’s/employees’ professionalism; (2) employees’sociability; (3) comfortable services; (4) staff’s politeness; (5) clarity of theinformation given by the staff; and (6) accuracy of the grades in grade cards.Keywords: quality of service, descriptive technique, confirmatory factor analysis,reliability

AbstractIndonesian Government, putting into action the Educational System Law, isstarting its efforts this year to develop schools to reach international standardschools (SBI). The Educational System Law (2003), specifically act number 20, statesthat “The government and/or district develop at least one school in every level tobe promoted into an international standard school (SBI)”. That act arises manyquestions in the school level concerning the international standards school (SBI),such as what is SBI, what is the main goal, what is the requirement of schools to bepromoted as SBI, how can schools develop themselves to reach SBI, what is thecriterion of the success? Indeed, there are many ways for schools to developthemselves into an international level. Every school may use a different way thatsuitable to the school’s condition. This paper brings to mind the LearningOrganization (LO) as one of the generic promising ways to develop a school into aninternational level. LO is basically an organization that learns and doescontinuously improvement. LO comprises of five major components: (1) sharedvision, (2) system thinking, (3) personal mastery, (4) mental models, and (5) teamlearning. Besides, there are five subsystems where those components should bedeveloped in LO: (1) learning, (2) knowledge, (3) technology, (4) people, dan (5)organization.Keywords: SBI, organisasi belajar, learning organization

AbstractThis study aims to improve students’ learning outcomes in terms of students’conceptualization ability, students’ understanding of the concepts of Plant Tissueand Plant Morphology, effect size of learning, and students’ responses to learningthat applies the contextual approach emphasizing students’ role in learning. Thisstudy was an action research study involving Year X students of PHP SMKN 1Pandak, Bantul, Yogyakarta. This study consisted of Cycle I with the competencystandard of Plant Tissue and Cycle II with the competency standard of PlantMorphology. The data on the conceptualization ability were collected throughobservations and a written test, those on understanding of concepts through awritten test, values of the effect size and students’ reflection, and those on students’responses to learning through a student questionnaire. The data were analyzedusing the descriptive technique. The results of the study showed that, based onobservations, the students’ conceptualization ability improved in all aspects,including labeling objects, recording data, interpreting data, drawing conclusions,and treating objects. In the conceptualization ability obtained from the written test,more than 75% of the students had correct answers. The students’ understanding ofthe concepts of Plant Tissue and Plant Morphology in the aspects of differentiating,explaining, giving examples and drawing conclusions improved. The values of theeffect size describing the learning progress were relatively high, namely 2.58 inCycle I and 4.87 in Cycle II. The students’ responses to learning were good,indicated by expressions such as useful, expected, free to express ideas,challenging, satisfactory, making autonomous, enjoyable, and having enough time.Keywords: concept understanding, contextual approach

AbstractThis study aims to describe the profile of the physical fitness of Senior HighSchool students in Kulonprogo Regency, Yogyakarta Special Territory. The resultsof the study are expected to serve as inputs for physical education teachers in thelearning assessment. The results can also be used by educational policy makers inthe curriculum development to take into account of students’ needs. For students,the results can be used in the reflection to improve their physical fitness and thingsto consider in their active life. This study was a survey study employing a test. Theresearch population consisted of male and female students of Senior High Schoolsin Kulonprogo Regency, Yogyakarta Special Territory. The sample comprised 410students from private and public Senior High Schools, consisting of 235 malestudents and 175 female students. The sample was selected using the multistagerandom sampling technique. The research variable was the profile of the physicalfitness, which was collected using the Copper test by asking the students to runaround the field for the 2.4 km. The data were analyzed by the descriptivetechnique employing the percentage. The study concludes that the students’physical fitness is in the category of lack of physical fitness, occupied by 232students (56.6%). The following suggestions are proposed. First, further studiesshould involve other variables, not only the physical fitness, such as the profile ofthe health, including the variables on the body fat, level of glucose, tension andheartbeat. Second, further studies should use other instruments, such as theMultistage Fitness Test or the test of stepping up and down the bench as acomparison.Keywords: physical fitness, Cooper Test

AbstractHigher education students’ world reflects a life emphasizing academic morals.Unfortunately, there have been a lot of student fights triggered by trivial matters.This indicates a crisis in academic morals and stains campuses as centers foracademic life. If students as the intellectual young generation were continuouslyinvolved the culture of fight, the nation would be in danger. Therefore, it isnecessary to find a solution that can make use of students’ excessive energy todevelop their creative potentials and imaginations through academic activities tomake them mature and skillful. It is the responsibility of a higher educationinstitution to develop students’ potentials so that they can give positivecontributions to society through their activities. The Yogyakarta State Universityhas made a breakthrough by including Physical Education (PE) in the 2009Curriculum. It is an initial step to equip students with both hard skills and softskills. PE makes use of physical activities in an attempt to attain educational goals.PE provides students with essential values that they can utilize in their campus andsocial life. In this way, students will possess mental toughness necessary to live thecompetitive life at present.Keywords: Physical Education, essential values

AbstractThe aesthetic aspect in the Javanese wedding ceremony spoken discourse isvery important and even it can take the place of the semantic aspect. Speakersemphasize more on the former than on the latter. This is the uniqueness of theJavanese wedding ceremony spoken discourse. Such a phenomenon sometimesresults in a controversy between practitioners in the Javanese wedding ceremonyand the audience. This study on the aesthetic aspect in the Javanese weddingceremony spoken discourse was supported by empirical and reflective data. Theanalysis units included sounds, words, phrases, clauses, and sentences. On thebasis of the analysis, it can be concluded that (1) the aesthetic aspect of the Javanesewedding ceremony spoken discourse comprises the phraseology, figures ofspeech, idioms, and aesthetic diction; and ( 2)it shows a communication register.Keywords: aesthetic aspect, Javanese wedding ceremony spoken discourse,empirical and reflective data

AbstractThis study aims to investigate (1) whether the problem-based learning (PBL)method is effective to teach a theoretical subject, namely Personality Psychology I,and (2) how effective the PBL is in comparison with the traditional one. This studywas a quasi-experimental study in which two Personality Psychology I classes(Classes A and C) employed the PBL method in the learning process, and the otherclass (Class B) employed the traditional method. The effectiveness was measuredby the outcome-oriented assessment through an achievement test and the processorientedassessment through a learning satisfaction scale and the amount of worktime in groups. The hypothesis was tested by the independent sample t-test. Thestudy shows the following results. (1) There is no significant difference in the scoreof the achievement test between the students in the PBL class and those in thetraditional class. (2) In the process-oriented assessment, there are significantdifferences between the students in the PBL class and those in the traditional class,especially in the learning pleasure, learning difficulties, learning anxiety,perception of the subject matter mastery, and perception of fairness.Keywords: problem-based learning (PBL), traditional learning, outcome-orientedassessment, process-oriented assessment

Abstract: Debates on Educational Ideologies. The study of educational ideologiesderives from perspective debates between the formal system perspective and theprocess perspective. The formal educational ideology has applied the generalphilosophical system since 1950, whereas the process or problematic perspectiveusing the semantic, rational, and empirical methods has refused the former since1960. Today, this dispute is still going on. Based on O’Neill’s taxonomy, theeducational ideology in Indonesia can be classified as a conservative socialrevisionist ideology or liberal compromise ideology.Keywords: educational ideology, conservative social revisionist ideology, liberalcompromise ideology

Abstract: A Study on Teachers’ Knowledge of the Internet as a Reference Sourcefor Scientific Papers. This study aims to investigate the prior knowledge of theteachers of SMPN 3 Tabanan, Tabanan Regency, concerning the internet as one ofthe reference sources for scientific papers and to analyze the effectiveness of trainingin the improvement of their knowledge of ways to search references through theinternet. This study was a pre-experimental study employing the pretest andposttest group design. The data were collected using a pretest and a posttest.Training was conducted on ways to search references for scientific papers,employing presentation and demonstration. The research hypothesis was testedusing a paired sample t-test. The results of the analysis show a t-test value of –14.258(p < .01), indicating that the training is effective to improve the participants’knowledge of ways to search references for scientific papers through the internet.Keywords: teacher’s knowledge, the internet, reference sources

Abstract: ICT Implementation Potentials in Public Senior High Schools inYogyakarta City to Improve the Instructional Quality. This study aims to describeICT implementation potentials for learning in terms of: (1) the level of the students’and staff’s ICT competency, (2) the model employed in implementing ICT, and (3)the obstacles in implementing ICT. This study was a descriptive study involving341 respondents consisting of students, teachers, ICT personnel, clerical staff, andprincipals. They were selected randomly from 11 public senior high schools inYogyakarta City. The quantitative data were analyzed by descriptive statistics andthe qualitative data by an inductive technique. The results show that there are 8people (2.3%) of very low level, 54 people (15.8%) of low level, 115 people (33.5%)of medium level, 128 people (37.5%) of high level, and 36 people (10.6%) of veryhigh level. ICT has been systematically implemented through design, development,utilization, management, and evaluation. The obstacles in implementing ICT comefrom the lack of personnel, infrastructure, hardware, and software.Keywords: Information and Communication Technology, ICT implementation,instructional quality.

Abstract: Developing Science Module Models Based on the Problem SolvingMethod on the Basis of Students’ Learning Characteristics in SMP/MTs. Thisstudy aims to investigate the learning process in the laboratory using modulesbased on the problem solving method, effects of the module models on thestudents’ achievement, the effectiveness of the modules, and the evaluation systemin the modules. This study was a research and development study employing amodel by Borg and Gall. The research subjects comprised students, teachers, andprincipals. The data were collected through observations and interviews andanalyzed using the descriptive technique. The results show that the module models,namely experiment and non-experiment student work sheets based on the problemsolving method, and the evaluation system in science learning can be used as analternative.Keywords : science module models, problem solving method, and science teaching

Abstract: Developing a Culture-Based Integrated Learning Model to ImproveStudents’ Appreciation of Local Culture. This study aims to develop a social studylearning model for elementary school students that can help them master subjectmatters as an effort to improve their appreciation of local culture, using an R & Dapproach consisting of three steps: preliminary study, model development andmodel validation. The subjects were teachers and students of elementary schools inBengkulu Province, Sumatra. The results show that the Culture-Based IntegratedLearning Model (CBILM) is an appropriate learning model to help students mastersubject matters as an effort to improve their appreciation of local culture. CBILM ismore capable of significantly improving students’ appreciation of local culture andtheir mastery of subject matters than the currently existing learning model.Keywords: learning model, social studies for elementary schools, cultureappreciation

Abstract: Unacceptable Collocations by Learners of Indonesian as a ForeignLanguage and the Implication in Language Learning. Foreign language learners’ability to collocate words that are natural and acceptable in the target language isimportant in foreign language learning; however, it is notoriously difficult forforeign language learners and sometimes makes them frustrated. This studyattempts to describe the negative transfer of English collocations into Indonesiancollocations made by learners of Indonesian as a foreign language in their writingassignments. This study employed a qualitative descriptive method. The data werecollected from 36 writing assignments by 12 learners whose mother tongue isEnglish. They were trainee teachers with experience in teaching Indonesian inAustralia. The finding shows that there are 176 unnatural Indonesian collocations,some of which are negative transfers of learners’ mother tongue. This suggests thatdirect teaching of collocations should be given special emphasis in teachingIndonesian as a foreign language.Keywords: collocation, lexical collocation, grammatical collocation, languagelearning

Abstract: Work Preparation and Coaching Intensity to Improve MechanicalEngineering Students’ Academic Achievement in the Machinery Practicum in theEngineering Faculty of the Yogyakarta State University. This study aims to revealthe effects of the work preparation and coaching system for mechanical engineeringstudents of the Engineering Faculty of the Yogyakarta State University on the 3rdMachinery Practicum. This study was a classroom action research study. Thepopulation comprised all the students and the sample consisted of 19 3rd semesterstudents. The data were collected through questionnaires, observations, anddocuments and analyzed by quantitative and qualitative descriptive techniques.The results are as follows. 1) The work preparation and coaching system ran welland was conducted in 10 weeks (2 cycles). The work preparation was made by thestudents before the class started. They consulted the lecturer 10 minutes before. Thecoaching was effective if it was carried out every 30 minutes since that class started.2) The students passed this practicum if they obtained a score of 78.15 andsuccessfully finished 5 of 7 jobs. 3) The process ran well and the students showed agood attitude towards work and worked seriously.Keywords: work preparation, coaching intensity

Abstract: A Contrastive Analysis of the Lio and Indonesian Languages and ItsImplementation in a Second Language Learning Method. This study aims toidentify linguistic characteristics of the Lio and Indonesian languages and employthem in a second language learning model. This study employed an R & Dapproach consisting of two stages: linguistic characteristic identification andimplementation in a second language learning model. The data in the first stagewere collected through observations, discussions, and interviews. The contrastiveanalysis using the synchronic method was done to analyze them and those from thefocus group discussions were analyzed using the qualitative descriptive technique.The data from the second stage were analyzed using the quantitative technique.The results are as follows. First, both languages have similarities in terms of thephoneme system and phrase and sentence structures. Therefore, the students withthe Lio language and culture background find it easy to learn Indonesian in thebeginner stage. Second, both languages have similarities in phrase structure, i.e. HMand M-D, and in sentence structure, i.e. SVO. Third, because of such similarities,a contrastive learning model is appropriate for the Indonesian language learning inthe beginner stage for the students with the Lio language and culture background.Keywords: contrastive analysis, second language learning model

Abstract: Assessment of the Indonesian Language Learning Outcomes Using theCommunicative Approach. Since the 1994 Curriculum was launched up to now,the assessment of the Indonesian language learning outcomes has been directed tothe student’s ability to use Indonesian communicatively in real situations.However, many teachers still assess such an ability based on the students’theoretical knowledge, not on their communicative ability. This might happenbecause of the teacher’s lack of understanding about the use of the communicativeapproach in the Indonesian language learning. This article discusses the assessmentof the Indonesian language learning outcomes using the communicative approach.The discussion consists of the assessment philosophy, techniques and procedures,rubrics, and sample test items constructed based on the communicative approach.Keywords: assessment, communicative approach

Abstract: An Evaluation of the Implementation of the Geography LearningAssessment in Senior High Schools in Bantul Regency. This study aims toevaluate the implementation of geography assessment in senior high schools basedon the Regulation by the Minister of the National Education Number 20 Year 2007about the National Standard of Assessment. This study was an evaluation studyemploying the Stake’s model. The sample, selected by means of the simple randomsampling technique, consisted of 56 geography teachers in Years X, XI, and XII ofsenior high schools. The data were collected using a questionnaire and observationguide and analyzed using the descriptive analysis based on the predeterminedcriteria. The findings are as follows. 1) The antecedent phase, consisting ofassessment principles, is in the very good category. 2) The transaction phase,consisting of assessment techniques, is in the good category. The instruments,mechanisms, and processes of assessment are in the very good category. 3) Theoutcome phase shows that the assessment of geography learning is in the very goodcategory.Keywords: assessment, geography learning

Daftar Isi Cakrawala Pendidikan, Edisi November 2010, Th. XXIX, No. 3

Abstrak: Pengembangan Ranah Afektif: Kenyataan dan Harapan. Pendidik masakini mendambakan perhatian yang seimbang terhadap pengembangan ranah kognitif,psikomotorik dan afektif dalam mendidik generasi muda. Namun, di dalampelaksanaannya sedikit sekali penghargaan yang diberikan kepada anak-anak yangtelah menunjukkan perkembangan ranah afektif secara baik. Hal ini terjadi karenatolok ukur keberhasilan pendidikan selalu mengacu kepada prestasi siswa yangterkait dengan ranah kognitif atau psikomotorik. Selain itu, banyak contoh ambivalensidalam kehidupan nyata di masyarakat yang dapat melemahkan pondasibagi pengembangan ranah afektif. Apabila generasi muda diharapkan berkembangmenjadi manusia seutuhnya, penghargaan yang layak seharusnya diberikankepada mereka yang berhasil dalam mengembangkan ranah afektifnya, dan harusada teladan yang dapat mereka acu. Selain itu, pendampingan perlu dilakukan olehorang tua dan guru.