Journal of Indonesian Progressive Education

Exploring Students' Experiences in Using YouTube Videos as a Medium for English Listening Practice

Nur Aulia Amalia Alimuddin — 2025-12-30

This study explores students’ experiences in using YouTube videos as a medium for English listening practice. The research was conducted to understand how students utilize YouTube to improve their listening skills, the factors that influence its effectiveness, and the challenges they encounter during the learning process. Using a qualitative case study approach, data were collected through semi-structured interviews and non-participant observations involving eight non-English major students from STAI Al-Furqan Makassar. The findings reveal that YouTube provides students with authentic listening materials, flexible learning opportunities, and increased motivation due to its engaging and varied content. Students reported using strategies such as note-taking, repetition, and the use of English subtitles to enhance comprehension. However, challenges such as understanding diverse accents, maintaining focus, and ensuring consistent access to stable internet connections were also identified. Despite these limitations, YouTube proves to be an effective medium for developing students’ listening comprehension and fostering autonomous learning in a digital learning environment. The study recommends that educators provide structured guidance to maximize the pedagogical potential of YouTube as an interactive and learner-centered tool in English language learning.

Literature Study on the Integration of Local Language and Culture in Urban Education in Makassar

Rahmawati Rahmawati — 2025-12-30

This study aims to analyze the integration of local language and culture in the urban education system in Makassar City through a library research approach with qualitative methods. The city of Makassar as a multicultural region faces the challenges of modernization and globalization which has led to a shift in the use of regional languages and the weakening of local cultural values such as siri' na pacce, sipakatau, and sipakainge. Based on the results of the literature analysis, it was found that local language and culture have a strategic role in shaping students' identities, strengthening character, and increasing the relevance of learning. This integration can be done through the application of local content based on ethnopedagogy, the development of contextual teaching materials, and collaboration between schools, cultural communities, and local governments. However, its implementation still faces challenges in the form of limited national curriculum, low teacher competence in implementing local cultural values, and lack of education policy support. Therefore, a policy strategy is needed that supports a curriculum based on local wisdom and increases the capacity of teachers to create contextual and culturally rooted learning. The results of this study are expected to make a theoretical and practical contribution to the development of ethnopedagogy-based education in urban areas such as Makassar.

The Influence of Learning Facilities, Learning Motivation and Learning Methods on Student Learning Achievement at Darul Ulum Waru Sidoarjo Junior High School

Sabrina Salwa — 2025-12-30

Student learning achievement is a benchmark for the quality of education in Indonesia. Various internal and external factors influence the current decline in the quality of education in Indonesia. The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of learning facilities, learning motivation, and learning methods on student learning achievement at Darul Ulum Waru Middle School, Sidoarjo. A quantitative explanatory survey was applied in this study with 255 respondents at Darul Ulum Waru Middle School, Sidoarjo. The 255 students who constitute the population were also used as the research sample. Primary and secondary data are the sources of this research obtained through the distribution of questionnaires in the form of Google Forms, while secondary data were obtained from written sources, such as previous surveys. This study collected data through interviews with the Deputy Curriculum at Darul Ulum Waru Middle School, Sidoarjo, and by reviewing documents related to this study, such as lists of academic and non-academic achievements. The data obtained will be tested using the multiple linear regression method. The results of the study illustrate that three factors contribute to student achievement at Darul Ulum Waru Sidoarjo Middle School: learning motivation has a significant effect on student achievement, learning facilities do not have a significant effect on student achievement, and learning methods have a significant effect on student achievement.

Analysis of the Principal's Leadership Strategy in Overcoming the Decline in Discipline of State Elementary School

Siti Kholizah — 2026-01-01

The principal's leadership strategy plays an important role in shaping a culture of discipline in the elementary school environment. In the face of the phenomenon of declining student discipline, school principals are required to apply a leadership style that is appropriate, collaborative, and responsive to the dynamics of students. This study aims to analyze the principal's leadership strategy in overcoming the decline in student discipline. This study uses a descriptive approach. Data collection methods with observation, interviews and documentation. The data analysis techniques are data reduction, data display, and data verification. The results of the study show that the leadership style strategy of the principal of SDN 0723 Parmainan uses democratic leadership, namely by providing examples or examples, giving advice, awards or sanctions. Participate in activities to provide guidance, supervision and direction. The level of discipline of students arriving on time was 47.30% while the level of discipline in dressing was 65.75%. In this case, the level of discipline based on the democratic leadership style is the right standard in overcoming the decline in discipline of public elementary school students 0723 Parmainan.