The Effect of Using the iPusnas App (Digital Library) on Literacy Skills and Learning Outcomes of Year 11 Economics Students at SMA Negeri 8 Kupang

Yosinta Hartati Luhur — 2026-05-04

This investigation was precipitated by the deficient literacy competencies and suboptimal academic attainment observed among eleventh-grade students in Economics at SMA Negeri 8 Kupang. The study sought to ascertain the magnitude of influence exerted by the utilization of the iPusnas application on students' literacy proficiencies and scholastic outcomes in Economics at the aforementioned institution. The inquiry employed a quantitative paradigm underpinned by a survey-based design. The aggregate population encompassed 105 eleventh-grade students, from which a cohort of 83 respondents was delineated through proportional random sampling. Empirical data were garnered via systematic observation, structured questionnaire dissemination, and documentary corroboration. Analytical procedures were executed through Structural Equation Modeling Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS), operationalized through SmartPLS 4 software, encompassing the rigorous appraisal of both the outer and inner measurement constructs. The findings substantiated that the deployment of the iPusnas application exerted a positive and statistically consequential influence on students' literacy competencies. Concomitantly, literacy proficiency was found to bear a positive and significant bearing on academic attainment. Moreover, the utilization of the iPusnas application was independently corroborated to yield a positive and significant bearing on scholastic outcomes. Collectively, these findings affirm that the integration of the iPusnas application constitutes a demonstrably efficacious intervention in augmenting both literacy competencies and academic performance in the domain of Economics.

Improving the Poetry Writing Skills of Year 10 Culinary Students Through the Imaginative Suggestion Method at SMKN 1 Bojonegoro

Elviana Diah Rosmita — 2026-05-14

The skills of writing poetry is one of the basic competencies of Indonesian language taught in vocational schools. Based on observations and interviews conducted during the SFI at SMKN 1 Bojonegoro, students have difficulty writing poetry in terms of structural aspects, due to the use of methods and media that are less engaging, which leads to limitations in ideas and imagination. As a result, the average student score remains below the MPM of 75. This study aims to: (1) describe the application of the suggestion-imagination method, (2) examine the improvement of poetry writing skills, and (3) analyze student responses toward poetry writing learning, all conducted in Class X-Culinary 1 at SMKN 1 Bojonegoro through the suggestion-imagination method using song video clips by Moch. Arifin. This study uses the design of Kemmis and Mc. Taggart CAR models in two cycles with the subject of students X-Culinary 1 SMKN 1 Bojonegoro. The data collected consists of the activities of teacher and students, the value of poetry writing skills, and responses of students. The results showed that the activity of teacher increased from cycle I (75) to Cycle II (89), while students increased from cycle I (74) to Cycle II (88). The value of students increased from cycle I (72.84) to Cycle II (83.20) with a percentage of 80% completeness. Students give a positive response 90% with the category of strongly agree. This study concluded that the method of imagination suggestion with video clips of songs can improve students ' poetry writing skills.

TRANSFORMATIONAL LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW IN LEARNING

The Effect of Using the iPusnas App (Digital Library) on Literacy Skills and Learning Outcomes of Year 11 Economics Students at SMA Negeri 8 Kupang

Improving the Poetry Writing Skills of Year 10 Culinary Students Through the Imaginative Suggestion Method at SMKN 1 Bojonegoro