Developing Professional Competency of Elementary School Prospective Teachers through Inductive Thinking Approach

Abstract

Professional competence which is the ability to communicate with students with broad knowledge, capabilities in the use of information technology and communicative attitudes in teaching. Teacher competence can be developed through several approaches, one of which is through an inductive thinking approach in developing higher-order thinking patterns and critical thinking. This study aims to describe the application of the inductive thinking approach in an effort to develop the competencies of prospective elementary school teachers, especially professional competencies. This research method is a quantitative method using pre-experimental design. The sample in this study used 78 prospective elementary school teacher students. The instrument used is a questionnaire of professional competence of primary school teachers who have been tested for validity and reliability showing high categories. Data analysis with descriptive analysis, then using SPSS applications with comparative analysis. The results showed that there was a significant increase in the professional competence of prospective elementary school teachers through an inductive thinking approach. The conclusion of this study, an effective inductive thinking approach is used to develop the professional competence of prospective elementary teachers. The inductive thinking approach model developed in this study can be implied in elementary school teachers on a wider scale to have more impactfull on professional competence in all elementary school teachers. Keywords: professional competency, prospective elementary school teachers’, inductive thinking approach