Child Education Journal

Journey of Language Instruction: An Autoethnographic Study on Teaching English to Young Learners in Indonesian Home-Schooling Environments

Abdul Hamid Aly — 2024-08-06

This autoethnographic study explores the dynamics of teaching English to two homeschool students, aged 6 and 13, within their home environment, focusing on personalized instructional strategies. The researcher, serving as both teacher and observer, examines the interplay of the students' unique learning styles, preferred teaching resources, and attention spans. Student A, a kinesthetic learner, benefits from interactive games and physical activities, while Student B, a visual learner, excels with structured lessons and visual aids. The use of diverse online resources, such as British Council and Duolingo, enhances engagement through gamification and multimedia elements. The study highlights the necessity of adaptable teaching methods to address varying attention spans, with Student A requiring frequent activity changes and Student B benefiting from periodic breaks during in-depth exploration. The findings underscore the effectiveness of tailored educational approaches in fostering student engagement and learning outcomes. By documenting and reflecting on these experiences, the study contributes to the broader field of educational research, advocating for the integration of personalized and technologically enriched teaching strategies in homeschooling settings. This research affirms the transformative potential of individualized instruction in nurturing academic growth and a lifelong love for learning.

Keywords: Autoethnography, homeschooling, English for Young Learners, personalized instruction, educational technology.

Early Childhood Education: Integrative Holistic Early Childhood Development Program Implementation

Chandra Apriyansyah — 2024-08-06

This study aims to observe how the Integrative Holistic Early Childhood Development Program is implemented in ECCE units. The survey's conclusion that Bogor Regency's use of Integrative Holistic ECCE is still subpar served as the impetus for this investigation. This study uses a descriptive, qualitative research design. The PAUD unit in Bogor Regency hosted the study for three months, from March to May 2024. This study includes principals and instructors as subjects. Qualitative descriptive analysis is the data analysis method that is applied. Data reduction, data visualization, conclusion drafting, and data verification are among the stages of data analysis. Using triangulation, the data's veracity is verified. According to the study's findings, principals and teachers have a positive attitude toward PAUD HI, employ effective strategies or methods in their programs, and work together with the government, non-governmental organizations, parents, and the private sector. However, one of the main challenges in putting PAUD HI programs into practice in ECCE units is the lack of funding, facilities, and teaching staff, as well as a lack of resources for the learning environment and parent involvement. The study's conclusion The Integrative Holistic Early Childhood Development (PAUD HI) program faces a number of obstacles during implementation. To overcome these obstacles, the community, government, and educational institutions must work together well, actively involve parents, improve infrastructure and human resources, and conduct periodic evaluations.

English Exposure in English-Speaking Environment to Vocabulary Acquisition in Junior High School.

Yusfiah Yasmin — 2024-10-03

English is a language that is needed in this day and age. Therefore, exposure is very necessary for students so that they are familiar with it for their future preparations. This research was conducted to determine the exposure of English students at Mts Bilingual Pucang to the acquisition of new vocabulary. Qualitative descriptive is the research method used in this research. The aim of this research is to describe exposure to English in an English-speaking environment on vocabulary acquisition. This research uses several instruments to collect data such as observation sheets to observe activities at school, questionnaires and interviews to determine students' perceptions of being in an English-speaking environment. The results of this research are based on observation data where students can acquire new vocabulary because they receive continuous exposure to English and are supported by an immersive environment. In addition, students are motivated to use English at school because of the positive impact they get, so that students enjoy the English-speaking environment.

The Influence of Busy Book Media on the Ability to Recognize Number Concepts in 5-6 Year Old Children at TK Islamiyah Pontianak Tenggara

Meri Sri Sugita — 2024-10-01

This study was conducted to determine: The Influence of Busy Book Media on Number Concept Recognition Ability in 5-6 Year Old Children at TK Islamiyah Pontianak Tenggara. The technique used in this research was a quantitative approach with an experimental research method, specifically using a pre-experimental design known as one group pretest-posttest. The subjects of the study were all children in group B at TK Islamiyah Pontianak Tenggara, totaling 12 children. Sample selection was done using Purposive Sampling technique from the entire population, ensuring that the chosen sample met the predefined criteria to aid the research process. Data collection techniques included test, observation, and documentation processes. Descriptive data analysis was used to determine mean, median, mode, and standard deviation. Prerequisite tests conducted were normality test and hypothesis testing. The pretest results (before using the busy book) had an average score of 5.53, while the posttest results (after using the busy book) showed an average score of 9.20. Based on the significant level of 5% (2.106), the paired sample t-test analysis resulted in a calculated t-value (6.862) that was greater than the critical t-value (2.160), with a significance (2-tailed) of 0.000 < 0.05. This indicates that the null hypothesis (H0) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. Therefore, it can be concluded that there is an influence of using busy book media on the ability to recognize number concepts at TK Islamiyah Pontianak Tenggara.

Teachers' Perceptions On The Use of Digital Games to Support Young Learners Vocabulary Learning

Sinta Urnila — 2024-10-01

Digital games are not only used as stress relievers but are often used as learning media. And one of the digital games used as a learning medium is wordwall. wordwall is a web-based digital game application that provides various features such as matching information, images, quizzes, wheel of fortune, puzzles, etc. and can be used for teaching, including teaching English vocabulary. And the aim of this research is to find out What games do teachers often use to support vocabulary learning, What is teacher's perception of the use and suitability of digital game content to support vocabulary learning, What obstacles do teachers face when using digital games to support vocabulary learning , What solutions can be done to overcome these obstacles. This research was carried out in 3 elementary schools in the city of Kediri, including: SD Negeri Kaliombo, SDN Ngronggo 3, and SDN Ngronggo 6. Apart from that, the method used in this research is a qualitative research method with the data collection techniques used are interviews, observation and documentation. The results of this research are that wordwall is a digital game that can be used to support vocabulary learning. And learning carried out using digital games is very effective and interesting with a variety of content available and appropriate to the level of students. Even so, there are still several obstacles when using digital games, such as: limited time, slow internet connection, and difficulty managing students. And to overcome these obstacles, teachers will organize as much time as possible to create lesson materials, provide personal internet data, and form students into small groups.

The Effectiveness of Using Augmented Reality to Improve Young Learners’ English Vocabulary Mastery

Nabila Putri Rahmadani — 2024-08-06

This research was conducted to examine the effectiveness of using Augmented Reality to improve young learners’ English vocabulary mastery and to find out the students’ perceptions after using Augmented Reality as a learning medium at one of elementary schools in Surabaya. This quantitative research used experimental design involving experimental and control groups. The data collected using pre-test, post-test and questionnaire. The results of the students' pre-test and post-test were analyzed using the independent sample t-test, and the results of the questionnaire data were collected from the students by questionnaire sheet. The result indicated that Augmented Reality effectively improved young learners' English vocabulary mastery with the mean scores in the experimental group increased notably from 37,6133 in the pre-test to 75,4000 in the post-test. According to the data of questionnaire, the students mostly agreed that their scores were improved because Augmented Reality offered interesting and enjoyable learning experience. This was an indication that using Augmented Reality not only significantly boosts vocabulary scores but also positively impacts students' perceptions of the learning process.