Indonesia berupaya meningkatkan pemerataan pendidikan melalui sistem zonasi yang mengatur penerimaan peserta didik didasarkan pada jarak sekolah dengan tempat tinggal calon peserta didik. Penerapan sistem tersebut pada Penerimaan Peserta Didik Baru (PPDB) tahun 2019 menuai pro-kontra yang tajam di tengah masyarakat. Untuk memahami pro-kontra tersebut, studi ini bertujuan mengkaji secara komprehensif latar historis penerapan sistem zonasi di beberapa negara, tujuan, keuntungan dan tantangan, serta solusi mengatasi persoalan penerapan sistem zonasi. Studi ini menggunakan metode narrative review dengan menghimpun, membuat sintesis, dan menganalisis hasil dari berbagai sumber dan data yang relevan. Hasil kajian mengungkapkan bahwa keberhasilan pelaksanaan sistem zonasi di negara-negara lain ditopang oleh keselarasan dengan kebijakan nasional pendidikan pendamping, seperti akselerasi pembangunan infrastruktur dan SDM guru.  Penerapan sistem zonasi tidak hanya bertujuan untuk pemerataan kualitas pendidikan, namun juga mendorong partisipasi aktif sekolah dan wali murid dalam perencanaan Pendidikan. Tantangan utama dalam penerapan kebijakan zonasi adalah kurangnya kesiapan pemangku kepentingan yang terimbas. Selain itu, penerapan sistem zonasi di Indonesia memerlukan pembenahan utamanya dalam pelaksanaan di tingkat lokal.  Solusi untuk merespon tantangan tersebut adalah dengan mengkampanyekan kebijakan sistem zonasi lebih dini dan melakukan penajaman kebijakan operasional di daerah.  Kesimpulan, Penerapan sistem zonasi menimbulkan tanggapan positif dan negatif bagi para pemangku kepentingan pendidikan, terutama siswa, orangtua, dan guru. Agar sistem zonasi dapat diterima masyarakat dan implementatif dalam jangka panjang,  pemerintah hendaknya menerjemahkan tujuan dan sasaran kebijakan sesuai dengan kondisi lokal, mengomunikasikan kebijakan zonasi secara akurat, dan melibatkan masyarakat melakukan  pemantauan dan evaluasi.  Indonesia strives for enhancing educational equality through a zoning system that regulates student admission based on the distance between school and student’s residence. However, the implementation of the system in 2019 caused pros and cons amongst Indonesian society. This study comprehensively reviews the historical backgrounds, objectives, advantages and challenges, as well as their solutions of implementing the zoning system. This study used the narrative review method by collecting, synthesizing, analyzing and analyzing the results from various sources and relevant data.The results revealed that the successful of zoning system implementation in other countries were supported by their alignment with other national education policies, such as infrastructure acceleration and teacher development. The implementation of the zoning system is not only for improving education quality, but also encouraging the active participation of schools and parents in education planning. The main challenge in implementing zoning system is the lack of readiness of affected stakeholders. In addition, the implementation of the zoning system requires improvement, particularly in its implementation at the local level.The solution to respond to these challenges is by earlier socialization of  zoning system and sharpening operational policies in the regions. To conclude,the application of the zoning system has caused positive and negative responses for education stakeholders. To achieve the acceptable and implementable of zoning system in the long term, the government should translate policy goals and objectives according to local conditions, communicate zoning policies accurately, and involve the community.

The Keyword Method (KWM) is a mnemonic method designed to assist learners in learning foreign vocabulary. The method encompasses two processes, namely, the similarity of the words in sound(s) or the similarity of the keyword spoken with foreign language words and created mental images. This case study of the intervention involved a 26 years old student who had newly commenced as a first-year Indonesian studies student at Flinders University, Adelaide. She is a locally born Australian student who speaks English as her native language. To interpret the result findings, the checklist method (consisting of correct, doubt, and no responses), descriptive analysis, and interviews, as well as observations, have been applied in the KWM implementation. The results proved that the KWM has successfully assisted the learner in improving her Bahasa Indonesia, both in acquisition and retention, in a more effective manner compared to her other study strategies. This was especially apparent after conducting the immediate and delayed comprehensive test. The subject was also able to generate self-regulated learning. This indicated that the subject is able to metacognitively, motivationally and behaviorally utilize her cognitive sources to control the tasks. Cognitive and metacognitive processes of the KWM implementation, involving the detailed information processing of the learner, are discussed here.