ENHANCING TEACHER PROFESSIONALISM THROUGH TRAINING OF LIVEWORKSHEETS TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF MERDEKA CURRICULUM.

Abstract

This research aims to determine the increase in teacher professionalism through training in making interactive LKPD with Liveworksheets to support the implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum. This research is motivated by the existence of a new paradigm in the implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum in schools where teachers in carrying out learning must be in accordance with the nature of nature and the nature of the times. One of them is the application of technology in learning. The use of technology in the learning process at SMP Negeri 19 Tegal just uses PowerPoint as a media for presenting learning material. Meanwhile, for worksheets and assessments in the learning process, conventional methods are still used, so training needs to be held to enhance professionalism. This type of research is quantitative descriptive. The research subjects were teachers at SMP N 19 Tegal. Data collection in this research used observation, interviews, questionnaires and documentation studies. The data analysis techniques used are data reduction, data percentage, and drawing conclusions. If the teacher's response to training is above 70%, then the training carried out can increase teacher professionalism. The results of the calculation of the questionnaire given showed that the teacher response to the training provided was 92%, which means that the training increased teacher professionalism, especially in the use of IT in the classroom.