The aim of this study was to explore students’ speaking challenges in a life skill program at an Islamic boarding school - Al-Fahd, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Through using a qualitative case study, we collected data by using in-depth interviews with participants at the research site. Our qualitative data were analyzed through thematic analyses by identifying, describing, organizing, and reporting them within a set of data in the form of themes. We structured our discussion around their viewpoints and the settings in which challenges they met appear. An exploration of the manuscripts or data revealed that major themes related to facing language boundaries, enjoying using mother tongue, coping with psychological issues, looking for interesting topics of conversation. The results of the study indicated that students were challenged by a variety of issues that had prevented them from having a good speaking skill in English although they were involving in a life skill program. Teachers and school leaders should provide them with a well-designed program in order to prepare them to face real life situations after finishing their program.

This study aims to describe how the metacognitive learning approach (MLA) helped a university's mathematics lecturer enhance students' Mathematical Critical Thinking Skills (MCTS) through mathematics learning. It is an experimental study using a pretest–posttest control group design. The subjects of this study were the students of Mathematics education at a university. The instrument used was the MCTS test. The data were analyzed using ANOVA at the level of significant 0.01. The results of data analysis showed that the MCTS of students who learned with an MLA is better than students who study conventionally, and learning using an MLA has the same effectiveness in increasing the MCTS of students from the low, medium, and high-level subgroups.

This study aims to determine and analyze the effect of significant employee loyalty to the promotion of positions at the Bima Regency Housing and Settlement Office. The type of research used is associative, with a sample of 68 respondents. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. Data collection using a questionnaire with a Likert measurement scale. Data analysis methods used are validity test, reliability test, simple linear regression, simple correlation, determination test and t test (two parties). The results of this study conclude that employee loyalty has a significant influence on the promotion of position in the Department of Housing and Settlements of Bima Regency, where the t value of 0.425 is greater than the value of t table of 1.996 (0.425> 1.996) with a significance value of 0,000 less than 0.05 (0,000 <0.05).Keywords: Employee loyalty, promotion

Maharat al-kalam is one of the most important language skills, because with this maharat someone communicates with one another, and also as a transmitter of information that someone wants to convey. However, not all institutions can implement daily learning activities using Arabic as has been implemented in SMP Alam Banyuwangi Islamic School. So that it is considered a role model for other institutions that want to implement maharat al-kalam due to its achievements so far in optimizing speaking Arabic in the learning process, even in everyday life. The research method used in this research is qualitative with case studies and data collection techniques through observation, documentation, and in-depth interviews. The research objectives in this article are: First, to analyze the implementation of mahārat al-kalām learning approaches, methods and techniques in SMP Alam Banyuwangi Islamic School Banyuwangi. Second, explain the problems of implementing the approach, method and technique of learning mahārat al-kalām at the institution. Third, solutions in the implementation of mahārat al-kalām learning approaches, methods and techniques at SMP Alam Banyuwangi Islamic School Banyuwangi.

The process stages of innovation evaluation using power points is begun by mudarris’ complaint about an inefficient assessment process because it uses an inappropriate instrument, until in 2018 a grading of assessment questions was formed. By continuing to be pursued, evaluated and developed, now the design of power point applications that can be used as an instrument in the implementation of assessments in Arabic learning of female students with implementation practices as follows; students listen to istima’ audio, then conclude about what they can understand from the audio they have listened, then students write words that they can remember from what they have listened before, read the qiro'ah texts that have been available on the power point, and finally answer some questions about qawaid. The results of this innovation design can be declared worthy of being a good instrument because it meets the criteria. In addition, the results of this design were also very successful in covering the implementation of the assessment when assessing the skills of the four language skills (maharah), and also the ability of understanding qawaid that students have.