Weaving Edu Tapestry

  INTRODUCTION A. Background Since the beginning of 2020, the covid-19 pandemic has been a global public health catastrophe. It has been disrupting almost all sectors, including education. To contain the spread of the virus, practicing social distancing is indispensable and schools are forced to create a big change in the system. In Indonesia, the ministry of education had proposed to shift the offline classes into online classes at every level of education since March 2020. Applying online learning (henceforth is abbreviated OL) or e-learning has become the most feasible solution during the pandemic because it enables students to access and learn the materials anytime and anywhere. It also allows students and teachers to communicate from a distance. Students can also read and respond every time (Lim 2017). OL is classified into a triad of synchronous, asynchronous, and hybrid or blended learning (Perveen, 2016; Dorsah & Alhassan, 2021). Synchronous OL, such as live students pr...

  In a research proposal, the methods section refers to the segment describing how you will conduct your research. In general, the research method section of a proposal and the research method section of an article (report) are similar. The only difference is that the research method section of a proposal is written in future tenses, while the research method section of an article is written in past tenses. For instance, if the research method section of a proposal states, “This study will involve 30 students consisting of 10 tenth graders, 10 eleventh graders, and 10 twelfth graders of Global High School”, the research method section of its article will state, “This study will involve 30 students consisting of 10 tenth graders, …” Additionally, if the proposal states, “Data will be collected using a set of questionnaire …”, the article (report) will state, “Data was collected using a set of questionnaire …” This research method section is written to is to convince the research com...

  Research is essentially a problem-driven process. It starts and focuses on a specific problem or phenomenon. During the research process, data is collected and theories are elaborated to explain the problem. In other words, identifying and determining the problem to study is the first and the most important aspect to deal with in undertaking research. Thus, the research problem is the foundation of a research project. If the foundation is shaky the entire project is doomed to failure. Despite its critical importance, identifying and stating a research problem are the most challenging aspects of undertaking research, especially for novice researchers. This might be due to an insufficient understanding of how to identify and write for a study. This article describes research problem identification as the first step of a research process. It starts by describing what a research problem is, how to identify it, and where to obtain it. Then it briefly probes the criteria for determinin...