Use of Barcode Based Traditional Games in Improving Student Learning Outcomes in Learning Citizenship Education (Ppkn)

This study collaborates between traditional games and technology. The purpose of this study was to improve student learning outcomes in PPKN (Citizenship Education) learning through barcode-based traditional games tumbawa. This type of research is classroom action research. This research was conducted because based on preliminary observations, the results of students' daily tests in PPKn learning were still low, from 25 students, 25 students, only 12 people or 48% had good learning outcomes. The procedures used in this study consisted of planning, implementing, observing, reflecting. This research was conducted in two cycles of action. The data collection methods used were tests, observation, interviews, and documentation. In analyzing the data used a qualitative descriptive method assisted by the calculation of the percentage. The targeted research output is the national journal published in the internationally accredited journal 5. The level of technology readiness used is in the field of education (TKT 2). This research is expected to create a learning atmosphere and a learning process that attracts students' attention so that it provides better learning achievement than before.

Impact of Leverage, Performance Measures &Amp; Efficiency on Market Value Added Mva : Evidence from Pakistan

This research work explores the Impact of leverage, performance and efficiency measures on Market value added (MVA) using data of 120 firms listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange for a period of 6 years from 2011 to 2016. The main focus of this study is on manufacturing sector only because manufacturing sector is the major in the gross domestic product (GDP) of Pakistan. In this study leverage is found to be significant with MVA, similar results were found in regards to all performance measures e.g. Economic Value added (EVA), Return on Equity (ROE), Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) and Earning per share (EPS). Whereas, efficiency measure i.e. Sales to capital employed (SOCE) is insignificant contrary to Sales to Fixed assets (SOA) which is found to be significant with MVA. Contribution of this research will help the investors for decision making about investments in Pakistani firms.