Classroom Management, Motivation and Academic Performance: The Perspective of Students in Business English Classes at Ba Ria-Vung Tau University

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This study applied self-determination theory to understand the roles of teacher’s behavioral control and care in student learning outcomes. The research explored the relationship between components of classroom management and academic performance via the mediating role of motivation to learn of students in Business English classes at Ba Ria – Vung Tau University. By applying qualitative research combined with quantitative research (mixed method), this research tested the relationship between classroom management (teacher behavioral control, teacher care), motivation to learn and academic performance. The research results indicated that teacher behavioral control and teacher care have positive relationships with motivation to learn and academic performance; motivation to learn is positively related to academic performance. In addition, motivation to learn plays a partial mediator role between classroom management and academic performance. Finally, the study proposed some implications for administrators and teachers in improving classroom management to increase the motivation to learn and the academic performance of students in Business English classes at Ba Ria – Vung Tau University.

Improving Reading Comprehension through Context Clues Strategy for the Eleventh Grade Students at Vo Thi Sau High School

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The goal of this study is to find out how effective teachers use Context Clues Strategy to improve reading skills for students at a high school in Ba Ria – Vung Tau province, Vietnam. The eleventhgrade students at Vo Thi Sau high school were the participants. The research method was classroom action research. The quantitative data was gathered during the tests. According to the results, 11 students (14.6%) passed the Mastery Minimum Criteria on the pre-test, whereas 53 students (70.6%) passed the post-test. The findings showed that student’s performance on the post-test had significantly improved. The comparison between the pre-test score (4.86) and the post-test score (7.41) demonstrated this improvement. As a result, Context Clues Strategy was a useful tool for teaching students reading comprehension. Lastly, some limitations and recommendations for further research are also mentioned. 

Efficiency of Rhodopseudomonas faecalis in Increasing Digestion of Substrate in an Anaerobic Digester

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An anaerobic Purple Non Sulphur Bacteria (PNSB), Rhodopseudomonas faecalis was utilized as an inoculum to study the efficiency of a biogas digester. A 5 litre capacity anaerobic digester was prepared with 10% feed, 30 days of Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT) was studied using canteen waste as a substrate.  Parameters like pH, Temperature, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total Solids (TS), Volatile Solids (VS) and gas production were analyzed and recorded on every day. It was found that pH was decreased and temperature was varying. Increase in the digestion of the substrates was due to the addition of the bacterium eventually causing decrease in COD, TS & VS, was observed. This has increased the production of biogas in the digester.

Detection and Classification of Gastrointestinal Diseases by using Machine Learning: A Review

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Currently, gastrointestinal diseases claim the lives of up to two million people worldwide. GI disease treatment can be challenging, time-consuming, and expensive.  One of the most recent advancements in medical imaging is the use of video endoscopy to diagnose gastrointestinal illnesses such stomach ulcers, bleeding, and polyps. Doctors require a lot of time to review all the images produced by medical video endoscopy since there are so many of them. This makes manual diagnosis difficult and has encouraged research into computer-aided approaches to diagnose all of the generated images quickly and accurately. The innovative aspect of the suggested methodology is the creation of a system for the diagnosis of digestive disorders. Machine learning techniques have the potential to significantly lower the cost of examination procedures while increasing the accuracy and speed of diagnosis. This paper describes a method for classifying GI illnesses using machine learning techniques.

The Influence of Mother’s Parenting Patterns on Stunting Incidence in Children Aged 0-23 Months in Gorontalo District

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Parenting is one of the factors that are closely related to the growth and development of children, including several things, namely food, which is a source of nutrition, vaccination, exclusive breastfeeding, treatment when sick, and environmental cleanliness and clothing. This study aimed to determine the effect of maternal care patterns for stunting in children aged 0-23 months in the Gorontalo District. This type of descriptive-analytical research has a population of 1614 mothers under two and a sample of 188 mothers under two. The research results obtained were the effect of parenting style on the Incidence of stunting in children aged 0-23 months (p value=0.022) parenting health and sanitation parenting patterns on the Incidence of stunting in children aged 0-23 months (p-value = 0.000). The most influential factor is the factor of healthy parenting (p-value = 0.001). The conclusion from this study is that there is an influence of the mother’s parenting style on the Incidence of stunting in children aged 0-23 months in Gorontalo Regency, with the most dominant influencing factor, namely health parenting factors. Future researchers are expected to be able to conduct further research on stunting outside of other variables besides maternal parenting.

Determinants of the Risk Factors for Diarrhea in Toddlers at the Limboto Health Center, Gorontalo Regency

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Parenting is one of the factors that are closely related to the growth and development of children, including several things, namely food, which is a source of nutrition, vaccination, exclusive breastfeeding, treatment when sick, and environmental cleanliness and clothing. This study aims to determine the effect of maternal care patterns for stunting in children aged 0-23 months in the Gorontalo District. This type of descriptive-analytical research has a population of 1614 mothers under two and a sample of 188 mothers under two. The research results were the effect of parenting style on the incidence of stunting in children aged 0-23 months (p-value=0.022), parenting health, and sanitation parenting patterns on the incidence of stunting in children aged 0-23 months (p- value = 0.000). The most influential factor is the factor of healthy parenting (p-value = 0.001). This study concludes that the mother’s parenting style influences the incidence of stunting in children aged 0-23 months in Gorontalo Regency, with the most dominant influencing factor, namely health parenting factors. Future researchers are expected to be able to conduct further research on stunting outside of other variables besides maternal parenting.

Increasing Return of Marketing Investment (ROMI) Case of an Indonesian Fintech Startup Company

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During 2023 global economic recession, economic growth is forecasted to decrease from 6% in 2021 to 2,7% in 2023, causing higher inflation and decreasing consumers buying power. Therefore decreasing investors’ appetite for the private market. The Venture Capital (VC) investors are avoiding risky start-ups and opt a more secure investment, making start-ups are struggling to raise funds and expected to survive at least for the next few years. PT ABC is an Indonesian fintech start-up company, providing payment system that offers free interbank transfer service for more than 7 million users and hundreds of companies and SMEs to date. As a start-up company funded by Venture Capital investors, PT ABC is impacted directly by the decreasing of investor appetite to fund. The survival strategy of PT ABC is to shift the business goal from “market growth” to “revenue growth”, with the implementation of cost cutting and increasing revenue. The functions that get the most of cost cut is Marketing, as employee layoff is not an option in PT ABC. Currently, PT ABC’s CMO does not an existing method to justify the marketing spending and how it ties with annual revenue goal, therefore does not have any insight of which marketing channels are productive and unproductive to revenue gain, which is the basis to determine where the cost should be cut from.

Marketing Mix Modelling (MMM) is a multilinear regression with time series analysis that uses spending of each marketing channel as independent variable and sales revenue as dependent variable, with the purpose to determine the Return on Investment (ROI) as a measure of profitability, added with the Economic Value Added of Marketing (EVAM) as a measure of the production of shareholder value. This research is supported with AARRR framework to understand in which stage of the customer journey flow that requires the most support from marketing and sales. The solutions from MMM analysis are in the form of marketing budget proposals to boost revenue, also the implementation of MMM dashboard. From the AARRR framework, obtained the insight that PT ABC’s users took a longer time to understand the product value, however, once the users are activated, they tend to be loyal user. Therefore, the stage between Acquisition to Activation requires the most attention and support from the marketing and sales team.

Enhancing Collaborative English Speaking Skill Development for Primary Students of UK Academy Ba Ria: Strategies, Impact, And Future Directions

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The research paper titled ” Enhancing collaborative English speaking skill development for Primary students of UK Academy Ba Ria: strategies, impact, and future directions” investigates the efficacy of collaborative teaching methods in enhancing English speaking skill among primary students. Rooted in the socio-cultural theory of Vygotsky (1978) and the cooperative learning model of Johnson and Johnson (1999), this study delves into the collaborative efforts between native and Vietnamese teachers in a bilingual educational setting.

Through a mixed-methods approach involving classroom observations, teacher interviews, and student speaking assessments, the research underscores the pivotal role of collaborative teaching strategies in fostering a conducive environment for language skill development. The findings illuminate the positive impact of cooperative instruction on students’ speaking abilities, accentuating the importance of teacher collaboration and shared expertise.

The study sheds light on the specific strategies employed by teachers, such as co-planning, team teaching, and interactive activities, which create a language-rich environment conducive to speaking skill enhancement. The collaborative approach fosters students’ engagement, active participation, and confidence in using spoken English.

The implications of the research extend to curriculum design, teacher training, and educational policies, emphasizing the need for intercultural competencies and effective communication skill among educators. The study contributes to the body of knowledge in English language education and provides practical insights for enhancing language instruction and collaborative teaching practices in a bilingual primary school context.

Assessment of Awareness towards Millets Amongst the College going Girls – A Regional Survey

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We all are aware of the importance of diet in our daily life. A proper diet is essential for human beings to keep them fit and healthy. For a college going girl diet plays an important role to keep them fit and active. The nutrients iron, calcium, carbohydrate etc. are essential for the growth of girls. The current year 2023 is declared as Millet year. Millets (Ragi, Kodo, Bajra, etc.) contain many nutrients which are beneficial for the girls. A survey of 135 girls students of our college and nearby college of Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India was carried out through a Google form. The objective was to know their awareness towards millets and nutrients by the analysis of compiled data. Conclusions and suggestions have been given at the end of the paper.

Indonesian Village Owned Enterprises Accounting Information System, Social Capital and Sustainability Economics Post-Covid-19 Pandemic

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: Indonesian Village Owned Enterprises set up by mandatory from the central government. Hence, to be able to survive in the long run, it needs to maximize its social capital from its village citizen. Village citizens are the main stakeholders, suppliers, as well as consumers of Village Owner Enterprises. During the Covid-19 pandemic, many villages citizen lost their job due to social restrictions related to the disease. As the unemployment rate is higher, this could be an endangered Village’s economic sustainability. Based on that problem, this research examines the Village Owned Enterprises’ Accounting Information System (AIS) and Social Capital in order to achieve the village’s economic sustainability during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

This study type is survey research. Quantitative data are gathered using the questionnaires on 122 Village Owned Enterprises Managers in Indonesia. Data was then analyzed using Partial Least Square statistical models.

The empirical analysis results show that AIS has effect on Social Capital and Sustainable Economics. Hence, Social Entrepreneurship as one form of Social Capital has positive effects on village sustainable economics. AIS effect on sustainable economics is partially mediated by Social Capital. This is consistent with Resources Based View (RBV) Theory and Stakeholder Theory. The more Village Owned Enterprises could develop and maintain social capital, the higher sustainability economics in the villages as their stakeholders.