Improving The Quality Of Competency Of Hindu Religion Teachers Through Teacher Working Group In Denpasar City

Ni Komang Sutriyanti,I Made Luwih

doi:10.25078/jpm.v5i1.671

Abstract

<p>Teachers have a very significant role in improving the quality of education, notably at the level of basic education that equips students with the ability to provide basic knowledge and skills. Teacher working group of Hinduism which is as a spot for teachers of Hinduism at the elementary school level in professional teacher training and helping to solve problems faced in carrying out the learning process needs to get the attention of various parties. Therefore, this paper attempted to examine the teacher's competency in relation to the teacher working group with the title of “Improving the Quality of Competency of Hindu Religion Teachers through Teacher Working Group in Denpasar City”. This paper used the qualitative research method, the location of the research was in the Hindu teacher working group spot in Denpasar City, the type of data was descriptive, with primary and secondary data sources, the informant determination techniques used purposive sampling technique, data collection methods used observation, interviews, literature studies, and documentation, as well as used data analysis techniques. The results of the study showed that, first, the form of activity of the Hindu Teachers Working Group in Denpasar, namely holding workshops, conducting routine meetings, and carrying out <em>Tirtayatra</em>. Second, the constraints and efforts made in improving the competence of Hinduism teachers are human resources and infrastructure. By Karen, the struggles made were to hold workshops as an effort to promote the human resources of teachers as professionals, and efforts to rent places and infrastructure so that activities could run well. Third, the role of the teacher working group in improving the competence of Hindu religion teachers is to play a role in four Hindu religious teacher competencies, namely pedagogical competence, personality competence, social competence, and professional competence.</p>

Highlights

The Law of the Republic of IndonesiaNumber 20 of 2003 concerning the National Education System, in Chapter II, formulates the basic, functions and objectives of national education in an effort to develop education in Indonesia for the better
The workshop activities on the preparation of the 2013 curriculum of the Hindu Religion Study Program certainly played a role in the pedagogical competence of the teachers, many of the benefits obtained by workshop participants could be implemented in the learning process at school
The teacher can fully understand the lesson plan of Hinduism which refers to the 2013 curriculum

Summary

Introduction

Number 20 of 2003 concerning the National Education System, in Chapter II, formulates the basic, functions and objectives of national education in an effort to develop education in Indonesia for the better. Referring to Article 3 of the Law on the National Education System, it is stated that National Education functions to develop capabilities and form a dignified character and national civilization in order to educate the life of the nation. National Education aims to develop the potential of students to become human beings who believe and fear the Almighty God, are noble, healthy, knowledgeable, capable, creative, independent, and become democratic and responsible citizens. Education must be able to adjust the dynamics that develop in society, especially the demands and needs of the community and this can be answered by the existence of human resources (Sudarsana, 2018). Teachers as one part of the education component are required to have adequate competence

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