Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Cooperative Script Dalam Meningkatkan Kemampuan Membaca Intensif Siswa

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan kemampuan siswa membaca intensif dengan menerapkan model Cooperative Script. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Penelitian Tindakan Kelas dengan prosedur pelaksanaannya adalah (1). Perencanaan, (2). Tindakan, (3). Observasi, dan (4). Refleksi. Kegiatan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas ini dilaksanakan dua siklus dengan menggunakan teknik pengumpulan data, lembar observasi dan lembar penilaian. Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIII-D yang berjumlah 33 orang dengan jumlah laki-laki 18 orang dan jumlah perempuan 15 orang. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, peningkatan hasil kemampuan siswa membaca intensif dengan menggunakan model cooperative script pada siklus I dengan nilai terendah 49 dan nilai tertinggi 75, 69 dengan nilai rata-rata 59, 03. Sedangkan, siklus II nilai terendah 76, 69 dan nilai tertinggi 90 dengan nilai rata-rata 81, 74. Hasil observasi peneliti siklus I pertemuan pertama 56, 94% dan pertemuan kedua sebesar 70, 83%. Sedangkan hasil observasi peneliti siklus II pertemuan pertama sebesar 77, 33% dan pertemuan kedua sebesar 90, 27%. Hasil observasi siswa siklus I pertemuan pertama sebesar 51, 51% dan pertemuan kedua 70, 83% sedangkan pada siklus II pertemuan pertama sebesar 91, 28% dan pertemuan kedua 94, 69%.

Digital Technology and its Impact on Library and Information Services and Resources in the Public Sector Universities of Pakistan

This research project is a case study of the public sector university libraries in Pakistan. This thesis investigates and documents the impact of digital technology on library and information services and resources in the public sector universities of the country. All 73 public sector universities in Pakistan have been covered. Questionnaires, interviews, observation, web analyses and documentary sources of information were the major data collection techniques. The findings of the study reveal that the implementations of emerging library technologies have positive impact on library services and resources in the public sector universities in Pakistan. It was pinpointed that inadequate funding for library automation, lack of skilled library professionals, lack of user education programs on emerging library technologies, frequent power failure are the major barriers to the implementation of latest technologies in university libraries of the country. The findings also reflect that public sector university libraries of Islamabad and Punjab are far ahead in modernization of library services and resources as compared with Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir& Northern Areas. Recommendations are given at the end. Among other things, it is suggested that separate budget for automation and digitization, recruitment of IT skilled human resources, supply of powerful generators/ UPS, provision of latest hardware and standardized library software, revision of LIS curriculum, systematic planning for modernization of university libraries, digitization of library own publications, provision of high bandwidth of internet speed connections , effective periodic training for library professionals and continuing user education on modern library trends for library users are the tools which can be used for the improvement of modern library culture in the universities of Pakistan .