This study is intended to understand teaching quality of English student teachers when they conduct their teaching practicum. Teaching quality is conceptualized based on the principles of effective teaching resulted by teacher effectiveness studies. Thes IRJE | Vol.3 | No. 1| Year 2019 |ISSN: 2580-5711 2 Indonesian Research Journal in Education (IRJE) | Vol. 3 | No. 1|Year 2019 The mission of the Indonesian Research Journal in Education (IRJE) is to serve as a vital and international forum for a different group of scholars and researchers who are of interest in exchanging ideas in order to enrich the theory, policy, and practice of education in Indonesia and around the world and who can grasp a noteworthy voice in discussions and decision-making around issues of education. IRJE is a FREE, twice-yearly, open access, peer-reviewed, international, and e-journal, published in Indonesia, which accepts unpublished, high quality, and original research manuscripts in English, resulting primarily from quantitative, qualitative, and mixed research methodology related to or associated with education. All research articles appearing in IRJE have undergone a thoroughly peer-review. Editorial Team Lead Editor Amirul Mukminin, Jambi University, Indonesia Managing Editors Akhmad Habibi, Jambi University, Indonesia Dairabi Kamil, State Islamic University of Kerinci, Indonesia Muhaimin, Jambi University, Indonesia Mukhlash Abrar, Jambi University, Indonesia Assistant Editors Ferdiaz Saudagar, Jambi University, Indonesia Masbirorotni, Jambi University, Indonesia Siti Rahma Sari, Jambi University, Indonesia Failasofah, Jambi University, Indonesia Nunung Fajaryani, Jambi University, Indonesia International Editorial Board Jeffrey Ayala Milligan, the Florida State University, USA Thomas F. Luschei, Claremont Graduate University, USA Shen Chen, University of Newcastle, Australia Abdul Jalil Bin Othman, University of Malaya, Malaysia Tiago Neves, University of Porto, Portugal Saedah Siraj, University of Malaya, Malaysia Judit Navracsics, University of Pannonia, Hungary Irina Golubeva, University of Miskolc, Hungary Pedro Sanchez Escobedo, Universidad Autónoma De Yucatán (UADY), Mexico https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-jksvt8AAAAJ&hl=en https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IP8-BOsAAAAJ&hl=en https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4lk2yUMAAAAJ&hl=en https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Failasofah_Failasofah https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nunung_Fajaryani https://umexpert.um.edu.my/jalil https://umexpert.um.edu.my/saedah IRJE | Vol.3 | No. 1| Year 2019 |ISSN: 2580-5711 3 Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan, University of Science, Malaysia Jennifer Elsden-Clifton, Griffith University, Australia Farrah Dina Binti Yusof, University of Malaya, Malaysia Dina Belluigi, Queen's University Belfast, North Ireland, UK. Florante P. Ibarra, Central Luzon State University, the Philippines Abang Ismail Bin Abang Julhi, Teacher Education Institute of Malaysia Yunisrina Qismullah Yusuf, Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia Rafiza Binti Abdul Razak, University of Malaya, Malaysia Lourdes Villardon, University of Deusto, Spain Nor Azmi Mostafa, Sultan Idris Education University, Malaysia Mohd Rashid Bin Mohd Saad, University of Malaya, Malaysia Hadiyanto, Jambi University, Indonesia Muazza, Jambi University, Indonesia Anton Widyanto, Ar-Raniry State Islamic University, Indonesia Eddy Haryanto, Jambi University, Indonesia Mohd Faiz Mohd Yaakob,Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia Layout Editors Robin Pratama, Jambi University Robi Hendra, Jambi University Focus and Scope The Indonesian Research Journal in Education (IRJE) accepts unpublished, high quality, and original research manuscripts in English, resulting primarily from quantitative, qualitative, or mixed research methodology related to or associated with education. These issues include, but not limited to, practices, policies, and research in education from early childhood education to higher education which cover the areas of instruction, learning, teaching, curriculum development, educational policy, language education and policy, bilingual education, multicultural education, art education, teacher education, educational technology, educational developments, educational psychology, and international education in Indonesia and other parts of the world. Publication frequency IRJE is published 2 times per year (June and December) by Jambi University, the Graduate School, Doctoral Program in Education. Publisher Indonesian Research Journal in Education The Graduate School, Doctoral Program in Education Jambi University, Jl. Raden Mattaher No.16, Jambi, Indonesia 36113 ISSN 2580-5711-E-mail: irje@unja.ac.id https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=K5sKd70AAAAJ&hl=en https://umexpert.um.edu.my/rafiza https://umexpert.um.edu.my/msaadmr https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=OhvkFOcAAAAJ&hl=en mailto:irje@unja.ac.id IRJE | Vol.3 | No. 1| Year 2019 |ISSN: 2580-5711 4 Content 5 Editorial 6 Alignment of Classroom Instruction with Indonesian National Standards RUMTINI SUWARNO, E. VANCE RANDALL, AND JULIE M. HITE 29 ICT-Pedagogy Integration in Elementary Classrooms: Unpacking the Pre-service Teachers’ TPACK MARK GILL M. MERCADO, FLORANTE P IBARRA 57 Looking at the Link between Study Habits and Academic Achievement: The Case of Indonesian EFL Student Teachers LENNY MARZULINA, DIAN ERLINA, NOVA LINGGA PITALOKA, FLORENSIA ANGGARDE PARAMIKA 77 The Comparison between Native Speakers of Indonesian and BIPA Learners in Producing Email Requests ANDIKA EKO PRASETIYO 91 The Power of Questioning: Teacher’s Questioning Strategies in the EFL Classrooms ANISSA ASTRID, RIZQY DWI AMRINA, DETA DESVITASARI, UCI FITRIANI, AISYAH SHAHAB 107 The Kindergarten Teachers’ Pedagogical Competences: A Case Study MUHAMAD TARIDI, AMRIN DONO 120 Making a Rhombicosidodecahedron: Mathematical Thinking Revisited ÖZLEM ÇEZIKTÜRK, SINEM İNCE, GÜLAY YALIM, KÜBRA KARADENIZ, ZÜLAL KENAR 141 Indonesia’s Local Content Curriculum (LCC) Initiative: Decentralization and Perspectives from High School Classrooms in Banten MICHAEL SEAN YOUNG 168 Vocational Education in Indonesia Facing ASEAN Economic Community KASIM YAHIJI, CHOIRUL MAHFUD, MUHAMMAD ARFAN MU'AMMAR 177 Perceived Effectiveness on the Use of English Language in Teaching Mathematics and Science HUSARIDA, ROLANDO DOLLETE 199 The Inclusive Education Program in Jambi: Voices from Insiders ROSMIATI, ABDOEL GHAFAR, TABRONI, ADITYA RAHMAN IRJE | Vol.3 | No. 1| Year 2019 |ISSN: 2580-5711 5 Editorial In this volume (3 and issue 1), the Indonesian Research Journal in Education (IRJE) provides readers with eleven articles that explore various themes on education in Indonesia and other countries. This volume commences with the article “Alignment of Classroom Instruction with Indonesian National Standards” by RUMTINI SUWARNO, E. VANCE RANDALL, and JULIE M. HITE. This study examines the degree of alignment between classroom instruction and national curriculum standards involving 501 junior secondary school teachers from three western provinces in Indonesia (Lampung, Jakarta, and East Java). For the second article, MARK GILL M. MERCADO and FLORANTE P IBARRA concentrates on “ICT-Pedagogy Integration in Elementary Classrooms: Unpacking the Pre-service Teachers’ TPACK.” This study aimed to investigate the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) self-efficacy and ICT integration skills of elementary pre-service teachers in elementary classrooms. Another thought-provoking article offered by LENNY MARZULINA, DIAN ERLINA, NOVA LINGGA PITALOKA, FLORENSIA ANGGARDE PARAMIKA, is entitled “Looking at the Link between Study Habits and Academic Achievement: The Case of Indonesian EFL Student Teachers.” The other attention-grabbing article, “The Comparison between Native Speakers of Indonesian and BIPA Learners in Producing Email Requests” is authored by ANDIKA EKO PRASETIYO. One eye-catching article is from ANISSA ASTRID, RIZQY DWI AMRINA, DETA DESVITASARI, UCI FITRIANI, AISYAH SHAHAB, “The Power of Questioning: Teacher’s Questioning Strategies in the EFL Classrooms.” The sixth article is “The Kindergarten Teachers’ Pedagogical Competences: A Case Study” authored by MUHAMAD TARIDI and AMRIN DONO. One interesting article, “Making a Rhombicosidodecahedron: Mathematical Thinking Revisited” is from Turkey and authored by ÖZLEM ÇEZIKTÜRK, SINEM İNCE, GÜLAY YALIM, KÜBRA KARADENIZ, ZÜLAL KENAR. In this volume, IRJE publishes article on Local Content Curriculum which is written by MICHAEL SEAN YOUNG, “Indonesia’s Local Content Curriculum (LCC) Initiative: Decentralization and Perspectives from High School Classrooms in Banten.” In this volume, KASIM YAHIJI, CHOIRUL MAHFUD, MUHAMMAD ARFAN MU'AMMAR contritube an article to IRJE, “Vocational Education in Indonesia Facing ASEAN Economic Community.” The tenth article is from Central Luzon State University, the Philippines, “Perceived Effectiveness on the Use of English Language in Teaching Mathematics and Science,” authored by HUSARIDA, ROLANDO DOLLETE. The last article, “The Inclusive Education Program in Jambi: Voices from Insiders,” is authored by ROSMIATI, ABDOEL GHAFAR, TABRONI, ADITYA RAHMAN. Their study was aimed at exploring the inclusive education programs developed by the government including inclusion-education curriculum, special mentor recruitment, and infrastructure facilities in the schools.