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TOJNED - Volume 12 - Issue 4 - October 2022

BOOK DEVELOPMENT IN TEACHING MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES

Agung Listiadi, Joni Susilowibowo, Suci Rohayati, Han Tantri Hardini, Irin Widayati

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Learning is an activity that is inseparable from human life. By learning, humans are able to develop the potential that they were born with so that they will be able to adapt to meet their needs. By learning, it is hoped that there will be changes in behaviour in accordance with the expected goals. However, sometimes the expected changes in behaviour do not occur and are not even in accordance with the expected goals, so learning difficulties are born. To help solve the problem of learning difficulties, one of them is by compiling interesting and interactive textbooks. Along with the development of teaching materials, the Teaching Material Development Textbook is absolutely necessary to be a solution in overcoming the lack of motivation and learning difficulties. This research produces a product in the form of a Contextual Teaching Material Development Textbook. Meanwhile, in developing the Teaching Material Development Textbook, the ADDIE development research design is used, namely a development model consisting of the Analysis stage, Design stage, Develop stage, Implementation and Evaluation stage. Evaluation of learning books is one of the evaluation functions that requires procedures and competencies that are higher than the role of the lecturer as an evaluator. Textbook evaluation is an evaluation that has a special emphasis on the user-oriented of the textbook.

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DO EQUITY/DIVERSITY LEADERS MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN SCHOOL DIVISIONS?

Deran R Whitney

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Schools throughout the country have begun to consider how students can best be served, equitably. Varieties of initiatives have been considered, such as professional development for teachers, curriculum audits and changes, and an analysis of disaggregated data. Many school divisions have created new positions to serve in division-wide leadership roles to address equity and embrace diversity to improve all students’ performance. Have these equity/diversity leadership roles in school divisions actually made a significant difference as far as closing academic achievement gaps, decreasing discipline gaps and enhancing the performance of marginalized students? A review of randomly selected school divisions in the Commonwealth of Virginia including those divisions that have a division equity/diversity leader compared to those school divisions that do not have a division equity/diversity leader were selected. The researcher aimed at determining if division equity/diversity leaders make a significant difference regarding parameters such as culture, behavioral gaps and discipline gaps of marginalized groups. This group comparison study analyzed data obtained from the Virginia Department of Education. Research-based strategies will also be shared that have proven to improve school environments by focusing on equity and embracing diversity.

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ESP CLASSROOM INTERACTION :IDENTIFYING TEACHER AND STUDENTS’ ROLES

Aissa Hanifi

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It is not only an effective element in the enhancement of the learners’ communicative skills , but it also helps the the teaching and learning process run smoothly .Interaction as a classroom activity is becoming more and more in English learning.Indeed, language learning is the outcome of the process where learners interact with each other and their teacher and expose different language forms.With regard to current study , more focus will be on the interaction process in ESP classroom and this would differ partially or totally from interaction in General English class.To achiev such aim, the study is going to investigate the issue of interaction from different perspective such as the teacher , the student , the text book and the learning environment and evaluate how all these elements together would overlap in the process of ESP classroom interaction .As being the core element in the shaping of ESP course , more talk will be devoted to the importance of the students’ needs identifcation( Needs Analysis) since learners generally show more interaction and are highly motivated to topics that revolve around thier field of study.

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EXPLORING LEADERSHIP PRACTICES IN A MULTICULTURAL SCHOOL- A MALTESE CASE STUDY

Brian Vassallo

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The study seeks to explore leadership praxis in response to the increasing multicultural influxes in Maltese schools. It looks into the complexity of multicultural leadership praxis exemplified by a self-professed multicultural school leader in her quest to transform vision into reality by combining the expectations and aspirations of the various stakeholders who actively involve themselves in the school. Aiming to provide scholarship into what constitutes effective multicultural leadership practices, the author opted for a qualitative research design as the major methodological approach. The main research instrument employed in the study was a semi-structured interview targeting the school leader and parents. However, a quality assurance report together with a questionnaire for educators and a series of observations, triangulated findings obtained from the semi-structured interviews. Data was analysed by categorising into relevant themes as mirrored by literature review. Bronfenbrenner's (1979) ecological theory served as a conceptual framework to analyse the evidence and examine the research aims. The findings highlight the complexity of Multicultural Education Leadership praxis and the influence that each stakeholder exerts on transforming vision into practice. Moreover, the research highlights effective multicultural school leadership practices and provides readers with avenues towards furthering the critical debate surrounding multicultural education.

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PSYCHO-SOCIAL EVALUATION OF PATIENTS APPLYING TO AESTHETIC SURGERY

Demet KARAKARTAL

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In today's world, where physical attractiveness gains importance in every part of the society, it can be seen that the number of people who are not satisfied with their physical appearance is increasing and they apply to plastic surgery. After plastic surgery; while positive results emerge in terms of appearance in the body and at the self-image of the patients, many negative results may occur in terms of psycho-social aspects. These problems can occur before aesthetic surgery as well as during and after aesthetic surgery. It is reported that it can lead to new problems such as adaptation problems, dissatisfaction with the result of the surgery, and the behavior of harming themselves and health personnel. As the demand for plastic surgery increases, choosing the appropriate patient may be more important than the surgical process, and considering that the goals, purposes, reasons for applying to plastic surgery and expectations from plastic surgery of each patient who apply for aesthetic surgery are different from each other, psycho-social evaluation of patients; It can be important in terms of preventing and reducing psycho-social problems and increasing patient satisfaction accordingly. The findings of the study on this subject reveals that psycho-social evaluation is as important as the surgery itself.

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STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS AND SATISFACTION TOWARDS COOPERATIVE LEARNING IN A UNIVERSITY COURSE IN CHINA

Yvonne Marie Tiandem-Adamou, Jace Hargis

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This study aimed to explore Chinese students' perceptions and satisfaction with cooperative learning (CL) in a University Course. The researchers employed qualitative data using teacher observation and notes, students' end-of-course reflective papers, and a survey questionnaire asking about students' satisfaction with the group activities to gain insight into participants' perspectives. The results revealed that although students were unfamiliar with cooperative learning methods at first, they later enjoyed learning while working in groups. A composite scale of all ten satisfaction survey questions showed a mean score of 4.392 and a standard deviation of .69259 to establish overall student satisfaction with CL methods. Cooperative learning is an efficient method to promote students’ engagement, help students form a social bond, and improves students' communication skills with enhanced confidence and autonomy. Some challenges of the cooperative learning methods were attributed to time constraints, standardized curriculum, group dynamics, and scheduling issues. Nevertheless, students' perceptions and satisfaction with cooperative learning were positive.

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