International Journal Corner of Educational Research

Unshadowing the Stories of Yesterday’s Failed Battle of Let Examinees

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This phenomenological study aimed to unshadow the failed experiences of the Licensure Examinations for Teachers (LET) examinees, how the examinees cope with the failed experience during the LET, and the insights they have on their experience. The study utilized a qualitative design using a descriptive phenomenology approach, with ten failed LET examinees selected through snowball sampling. The researchers used Colaizzi’s Method of Data Analysis as a data analysis tool. The results revealed that the experiences of failed LET examinees are associated with themes such as Time Management, Unpreparedness, Learning Environment, and The Effect of the Support System. Moreover, the study revealed the coping mechanism of failed LET examinees with the themes: Negative Reinforcement, Diverting attention to other things, and Good Support. Furthermore, the failed LET examinee’s insights showed the themes: Setting goals, Health and Expectations, and Integration of Optimism and Pessimism. The analyzed findings of this study unveil the various experiences encountered by the failed LET examinees and how they cope. Thus, this study contributes significant knowledge to examinees who will take the LET in the future and will retake the LET.

The Influence of Planning towards Educational Management in Realizing Madrasah Educational Governance

Yusuf Hidayat, Ani Herniawati, Jaja Jahari, Mohamad Erihadiana — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This study aims at discussing the influence of planning towards educational management in realizing madrasah educational governance at Madrasah PUI Ciamis. In the present study, the reseachers employed quantitative methodology under survey technique through reviewing rational relationships among planning, educational management, and madrasah educational governance. The research site of the present study was conducted at Madarasah Aliyah (Islamic High School) PUI Ciamis Regency with the total population of 30 respondents. The results of the study showed that based on statistical calculations, testing the main hypothesis (variable X® variable Y® variable Z) obtained F_count score of 13.8256 that is higher than F_table score of 3.3690. Based on these scores, it can be concluded that H₀ is rejected, meaning that there is a significant influence on planning towards educational management in realizing madrasah educational governance. The conclusion is to realize madrasah educational governance, it can be reached by optimizing planning and educational management.

Pop Culture and English Language Learning Motivation among Ab-English Students

Marie Franchesca Placer, Cristy Grace Ngo, Sonairah Nano, Aimae Calambro — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The study on Pop Culture and English Language Motivation was a descriptive correlational study conducted among the ninety-five (95) AB-English students at the University of Mindanao-Matina Campus, Davao City. This study aims to discover the prevalent relationship between the use of pop culture and English language learning motivation. Adopted questionnaires were utilized as a research instrument to gather the data, which were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and Pearson's r correlation. The study also used total population sampling to select the number of respondents. Based on the findings, there is a high level of pop culture use, particularly on other media platforms, such as English cinema, music, and mobile phones. Moreover, AB-English students have a very high integrative and instrumental motivation to learn the language. Finally, the overall correlation for both variables suggest a moderate positive correlation with a threshold of 0.567, implying that learners with a high-level use of pop culture media are more likely to be integratively and instrumentally motivated to learn English, especially when using other media platforms, such as English cinema, music, and mobile phones.

Empowering Reading Habit of English Fiction Books to Improve English Vocabulary: Evidence from Students in an Indonesian Higher Education

Sri Wahyuningsih, Anif Ludfiyani — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Low English literacy has a major impact on the education sector. In particular, it has an impact on less qualified human resources. This study aims to explore the students’ perception of reading habits on English fiction books to improve English vocabulary in Indonesian higher education. This study used a qualitative case study method. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with four students consisting of two female and two male students from the English Education Department. The results of the study reveal that students believe that reading fiction books can help them memorize English vocabulary, and English fiction books can enrich English vocabulary, especially new words. On the other hand, some challenges appear in reading English fiction books. These include the difficulty of understanding unfamiliar words in English fiction books among male students and the need for sufficient time to read English fiction books completely. Finally, the implication of this study was discussed.

ICT Engagement and Digital Competence of Preservice English Teachers

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The study on ICT Engagement and Digital Competence of Preservice English Teachers was a descriptive correlational study conducted among 103 preservice English teachers at the University of Mindanao-Matina Campus, Davao City. This study aimed to identify the levels of ICT engagement and digital competence of preservice English teachers and examine the prevalent relationship between the variables. In gathering the data, this study adopted questionnaires and sampled the total population. The data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and Pearson's r correlation. Based on the findings, the preservice English teachers have a high level of ICT engagement and a very high level of digital competence. Moreover, the correlation between the variables is moderate, positive, and direct with r-value of 0.427, which suggests that ICT engagement is a construct of digital competence—the more regulated to engage in ICT a person is, the more competent they would become in using ICT. Moreover, the results specify that ICT-related training and support given to language teachers must revolve around troubleshooting digital issues and digital content creation. This study, as a whole, further explored, quantified, and discussed emerging interests in the role of technology in language education, addressing its empirical gap.