Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL), a learning approach which connects learning materials with real life applications within the context of students’ lives, encourages students to find the meaning of what they have learned on their own and the lecturer only act as a guide or facilitator, so the students are motivated to think critically. This study aims to describe the implementation of CTL approach to enhance students’ higher order thinking skill (HOTS) in writing ability of STKIP PGRI Sidoarjo, which has been found in preliminary observations to be lacking in this aspect. This quantitative research uses a quasi-experimental design through a pretest-posttest pattern. The research sample was 22 students of 2021 A class (Experimental Class) and 23 students of 2021 B class (Control Class). The data were collected through observation, test, and questionnaires. The higher order thinking skill includes: understanding problems (24,20%), making assumptions (28,17%), explaining in depth (25,13%), solving problems (23,25 %), and making conclusions (20,63%). From the table of t-test results, the results (α) = 0.004. It can be stated that (α) < 0.05, so it can be concluded that there is a significant difference in the students' higher order thinking skill in writing ability by using contextual teaching and learning approach. The findings revealed that the contextual teaching and learning approach was successful to enhance students’ higher order thinking skill in writing ability. Moreover, it is recommended that CTL and higher order thinking skill have significant influence toward writing ability.

Figurative language is used to express feelings by using particular style and dictions. It  exist in various way, but it can be identified clearly in literary works and songs. Doel Sumbang’s “Bulan Batu Hiu”, for example, contains various type of figurative language. Thus, this research is aimed to find out the types of figurative language and meanings of figurative language in the Doel Sumbang’s song Lyric “Bulan Batu Hiu”. The methodology of this research is qualitative research. Data are taken from the lyric song. To analyze the issue, this research is using Knickerbocker and Williard Reninger (1963) ideas on classification of figurative language. As the result, Doel Sumbang’s song Lyric “Bulan Batu Hiu” has  two types of figurative language, personofocations and hyperboles. There are three personifications and three hyperboles types which describe connotative meaning.

Background: Medial sphenoid wing meningiomas involved to the anterior clinoid process (APC) and located medial on the lesser and greater wing of the sphenoid. Surgical planning of medial sphenoid wing meningiomas must be carefully considered, which in skull base surgery has emphasized the essential of venous preserving and the morbidity when accidentally sacrificed. Objective: This study aimed to understand the characteristic venous drainage pattern of medial sphenoid wing meningiomas and correlate with surgical planning Methods: A retrospective analysis evaluation was performed on 7 patients with medial sphenoid wing meningiomas using digital subtraction angiography (DSA) to determine the venous drainage system characteristics before surgery. Classification of the venous drainage pattern from sylvian veins was divided into cortical type, sphenobasal type and cavernous type. Clinical information and postoperative complication were retrospectively reviewed using the patient's medical and surgical records. Results: Based on the 7 surgical cases, 5 cases found as cortical type, sphenobasal type was found in 2 cases and did not find the cavernous type. The average tumor volume of cortical and sphenobasal type was 47,7 cm 3 , 36 cm 3 respectively. In this study, one surgical complication was identified, frontal intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) from postoperative computed tomography (CT) scan evaluation in patients who diagnosed with sphenobasal type. Conclusion: Complication because venous damage in cases ofMedial sphenoid wing meningiomas was rare. However, surgical strategies that aimed to avoid venous complications influenced by venous preservation and a good understanding of venous characteristics.