International Journal of Research in Counseling and Education
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The relationship between social support and psychological well-being of college students during Covid-19 pandemic
Full text linkOne of those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is college students. It made the learning process that was previously carried out face-to-face became online. This condition affects the psychological well-being of college students. One of the factors that influence psychological well-being is social support. The goal of this research is to investigate the relationship between social support and the psychological well-being of college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The method used in this research was a quantitative method with a correlational design. A total of 351 college students who attend lectures during the COVID-19 pandemic and studied in the city of Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia became a subject of this research. Measurement was carried out by adapting the scale and each scale has a reliability of .795 and .894. The results showed that social support was significantly related to the psychological well-being of college students during the COVID-19 pandemic which could be seen from the significance value of .00 (p<.05). The Pearson correlation value in the research was .668, this indicates that the relationship between social support and the psychological well-being of college students during the COVID-19 pandemic is in a strong category
PISA reading literacy assessment and senior high school reading literacy assessments: How do they differ?
Full text linkThe Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an international program assessment to evaluate and determine the education system's effectiveness by focusing on reading, mathematics, and science. This study aims to analyze the differences between PISA reading literacy assessment and senior high school reading literacy assessment in West Sumatera. Reading literacy is abilities and skills in reading needed in everyday life to develop students' knowledge and potential. The method of this study was comparative method. Data were taken from PISA reading literacy 2018, which OECD published, and reading tests made by English teachers from ten Senior High Schools in West Sumatera. In addition, this study used document analysis to collect the data. The differences between PISA reading literacy assessment and reading literacy assessment at senior high school were seen from eight indicators: cognitive process, form of text, types of text, form of test, situation, types of question, level of question, text medium, and text environment. It was found that PISA reading literacy assessment was more complex compared to reading literacy assessment at senior high school
The role of online learning environment on the students' basic psychological needs satisfaction during the Covid-19 pandemic
Full text linkThe transition of learning systems during pandemic is one of the factor causing the inability to fulfill psychological basic needs satisfaction that are oriented on the low level of student self-determination such as self-regulation, self-confidence and responsibility. The focus of study in this article to explain the role ofonline learning process towardstudents’ autonomy, competence and relatedness satisfaction based on the perspective of cognitive evaluation theory. This theory is used to find out how the online learning environment can facilitate and support students’ basic psychological needs satisfaction and the intrinsic motivation level influenced by exsternal, interpersonal and intrapersonal factors. The method in this article used narrative literature review. Through a literature review, researcher can determine what factors can build student self-determination in online learning process. The findings showed social context and teacher facilitating in online learning environment play important in encouraging and maintain students intrinsic motivation to fulfill the level of students’ autonomy, competence and relatedness satisfaction in doing online learning activity
Students' motivation to attend group guidance based on gender and ethnic
Full text linkAlthough group guidance is believed to be an effective and efficient service to facilitate the development of positive aspects and prevention of negative aspects of students, the frequency of its use for students is not optimal. This study aims to analyze student motivation to follow group guidance and differences in their motivation based on gender and ethnicity. The study used a comparative descriptive method. A total of 690 samples were involved in write-paper-and-pencil questionnaires, namely the students' motivation scale to attend group guidance, which was designed based on the Likert Scale model. We analyzed data using descriptive statistics and different test analysis using independent samples t-test and Bayesian method by applying JASP software. Analysis results showed that most students have the prime motivation to follow group guidance and there are significant differences in student motivation to follow group guidance based on gender, but in terms of ethnicity did not show any significant differences. School counselor can implement the findings of this study in determining group members in group guidance services
The development of interactive educational games to improve character values in early childhood
Full text linkBased on the preliminary study that the researcher did, the researcher saw that there were still many children's character values that were not good, such as the difficulty of queuing and social interaction while in the school environment.This study aims to produce educational games to improve the valuesof early childhood characters that are valid, practical, and effective. This study uses the Sugiyono model development method (potential and problems, data collection, product design, design validation, usage trials, product revisions, product trials, design revisions, product revisions and mass production). The resulting development products consist of 2 types, namely manuals on the use of educational games to increase character values and educational game software to improve character values for early childhood. In the initial development process, the developer consults with media experts to get input and suggestions about the developed media. To determine the validity of the product, expert validation tests of media experts, material expert validation and field expert validation tests (expert lecturers) were carried out. The instrument of this research is a questionnaire which is used to determine the validity of the product. The results of the assessment were analyzed using a descriptive percentage analysis technique. Informants in this study were teachers and children. Data collection techniques used consisted of questionnaires, and documentation. The data analysis technique uses validity analysis, practicality analysis and effectiveness analysis
Analysis of perception and emotional condition from distance learning among undergraduate student during Covid-19 pandemic
Full text linkEducation minister changes learning methodby distance learning to prevent the spread of Covid-19. This change has an impact on the mentality of students. This research aims to analysis perception and emotional mental health of undergraduate students at the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research is cross-sectional study and obtained 344 respondents using simple random sampling from May to December 2020. The distance learning evaluation use questionnaire in google form and the results are quantitative data; the emotional mental health condition use SRQ-20 and Microsoft Excel. This result show that all respondents experienced mental emotional disorders. The most frequently is cognitive symptoms, but some students still enjoy because closed to their family and cost saving although they have some obstacles observed, both in terms of devices, signal, and lack of interaction. All of students have mental health disorder but distance learning has been running well
Somatic distress, mental health and psychological resilience among cancer patients during the Covid-19 pandemic
No full textWe aimed to investigate the somatic distress and psychological symptoms levels of cancer patients, and analyze the influencing factors on somatic distress during COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional study included 216 eligible cancer patients. The Patient Health Questionnaire-15, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist for DSM-5, The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21, the Brief Resilience Scale, the Stressful Life Events List due to Pandemic were administered to the participants. The moderate to severe somatic distress rate was % 38 and probable PTSD rate was 20.4%. Depression, anxiety and stress symptoms were 36.1%, 49.1% and 45.4%, respectively, from mild to extremely severe. There were substantial association between somatic symptoms severity and high PTSD, anxiety, depression, and stress symptoms levels. Low education, high anxiety levels, high experience stressful life events, and low psychological resilience predicted high somatic distress. This study demonstrates the high risk of somatic distress, PTSD, depression, anxiety and stress in patients with cancer during the pandemic. In addition, somatic distress may indicate high levels of psychological symptoms, high experience stressful life events, and low psychological resilience. It underscores the need to assess psychological status during the pandemic, especially those with high level somatic symptoms
Web-based psychosocial interventions for survivors of child sex tourism and their families: a rethink of counselling
Full text linkDaily, in almost every part of the world, series of maltreatment are meted on the children. Because of their vulnerability, the time has come to take serious actions and unreserved measures to end this inhumane treatment and support the victims and their communities. Children are innocent beings and are the last hope of every community and nation and deserve a decent and safe environment to grow to the fullest. This is a fundamental human right as capsulated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), an international legal instrument of universal significance. A systematic review of the works of literature using information collected from different sources was actuated. Google search engine, google scholar, web of science, and Scopus database were used to search for these articles. During the search, combinations of words and phrases were used to ensure articles reflected the most current knowledge and scholarly works. The systematic searches beget varied and voluminous articles that had to be sieved not only to meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria but also to ensure the fundamental objectives of the study are wrangled. In summary, the potentials of web-counseling include but are not restricted to unlimited access and improved seeking behavior, affordability, convenience, limited pressure, permanent record availability, anonymity, independence and autonomy, empowerment, geographical barriers elimination, less feeling shy, freedom of expression, confidentiality, and privacy, efficiency and effectiveness improvement, all-time access to multiple therapists, resources with no transport cost and hassle, and client-driven therapy session
Prediction of the graduation rate of engineering education students using Artificial Neural Network Algorithms
Full text linkThe graduation rate of engineering education students on time dramatically affects the quality of learning. The purpose of this study is to predict the graduation rate of engineering education students. The method uses an artificial neural network algorithm combined with particle swarm optimization and forward selection, with 234 samples. The test results with Artificial Neural Network obtained 82.61% accuracy with predictions on time 149 and not on time 62. Artificial Neural Network with Particle Swarm Optimization obtained 91.30% accuracy with predictions on time 165, not on time 69. Furthermore, Artificial Neural Network with Particle Swarm Optimization and reduced by forwarding selection obtained 95.65% accuracy with predictions of the number of graduations on time 165 and not on time 69. Thus, the combination of the three algorithms can predict the graduation rate of engineering education students with high accuracy
English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI): A primary school teachers’ and students’ perceptions
Full text linkThe English language is becoming a global lingua franca, given its association with critical turns such as globalization, global economy, international communication, and the Internet. Many countries try to develop their countries start from the educational sector and put English as the language needed to learn in schools of many countries such as Indonesia. The use of English was becoming a global phenomenon that English is becoming a language of instruction in schools. The impact of utilizing English suggests that in a few universal academic settings, there is an apace developing inclination for English received as a medium of instruction (EMI). EMI applied in many educational levels started from the University, High School, and even in the early grade, such as Primary School. With the use of EMI in many educational systems, several issues rose related to its use in the classroom. Many of the studies found a lack of English proficiency, both from teachers and students in the use of EMI and several other problems. Related to this issue, the researcher conducted a study. Through a qualitative study in a case study design, the perception of teachers and pupils of a primary school in Palembang was explored and investigated. The participants of this study were the fifth-grade teachers and pupils in Paramount School Palembang. The data were collected by open-ended interviews with 3 Science teachers, 2 Mathematics teachers and 12 pupils in Paramount School Palembang. Thematic analysis was used in analyzing the data, and then the data were coded and classified into categories to form big themes based on the perceptions and information. The data analyzed revealed a consistency between teachers' and pupils' perceptions about EMI use in the classroom. The result mentioned that the teachers and pupils had positive perceptions because of the benefit of using English as a medium of instruction