IMPROVING THE ABILITY OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETENCY BASED ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS IN TEACHER WORKING GROUP , NORTH BOGOR CITY

Abstract

Education is a conscious effort that is deliberately designed to achieve predetermined goals. Education aims to improve the quality of human resources. One of the efforts to improve the quality of human resources is through the learning process in schools. In an effort to improve the quality of educational resources, teachers are a component of human resources that must be nurtured and developed continuously. The formation of the teaching profession is carried out through pre-service education programs and in-service programs. Not all teachers who are educated in educational institutions are properly trained and qualified. The potential of teacher resources needs to continue to grow and develop in order to be able to carry out its function potentially. In addition, the effect of fast-paced changes encourages teachers to continually learn to adapt to developments in science and technology and the mobility of society. The preparation of assessment instruments in schools must be carried out by all educators, so they must be able to carry out various supervision and controls to improve teacher performance. Supervision and control are preventive measures to prevent teachers from committing irregularities and to be more careful in carrying out their work as educators. Therefore, the implementation of this Community Service will help improve teacher competence in analyzing the questions used in assessing student learning outcomes. This activity is carried out for several cycles. Activities. The activities carried out by this Community Service are 1. Focus of Community Service activities Educational evaluation carried out in schools can be identified into two things, namely; training activities related to teacher administration and teaching and learning process activities, 2. This community service activity will be very helpful for teachers in solving educational problems faced by teachers during learning, and can provide motivation for teachers to always improve their knowledge to become teachers who are professional in carrying out learning, 3. Through this community service obstacles in activities can be resolved with several joint solutions.