A mobile application assessing knowledge analysis and creative thinking skills of science teachers

Abstract

Teachers with a good level of assessment literacy will bring their students towards good learning, because assessment and learning are two integrated concepts. The purpose of this study is to describe the pre-service elementary school teachers’ ability in understanding the concept of creative thinking assessment literacy in science subject. The method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive method. And the research sample are 25 pre-service elementary school teachers of 7th semester elementary school teacher education major. The instruments used were multiple choice test instruments about assessment of creative thinking literacy in science subjects. The results of the analysis show that the understanding of pre-service elementary school teachers about creative thinking assessment literacy in science subjects is 68% and is in the “fair” category, while the understanding of assessment literacy in science subjects is based on seven indicators of assessment literacy standards which are 70.86% and are in the “very good” category, and the understanding of creative thinking in science subjects based on four indicators of creative thinking is 73.25% and is in the “very good” category. Pre-service elementary school teachers must have better pedagogical and professional competence so that it is easier to carry out learning and assessment that is suitable for the development of elementary school students.