Motivation and Skills of Science Teachers’ Online Teaching through Online Learning Training in The Covid-19 Period in Pekanbaru Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the motivation and skills of science teachers' online teaching through online teaching mentoring training in Pekanbaru in the month of May-July 2020. The subject of this descriptive study was the teachers participating in the training. Online training materials include Google classroom, Google form, slides, and videos. The training used the methods of simulation, training, modeling, and production of science teachers' online teaching videos. The research parameters were that five indicators of science teachers' online teaching motivation and ten indicators of skills from 4 aspects, namely the concept of online learning, implementation of Google classroom in learning, modeling of online learning, and online learning video products. Data collection instruments used the Google questionnaire form pretest-posttest and portfolio. Data is presented and analyzed descriptively. The results obtained the average value of teachers' online teaching motivation increased from a mean score of 67.2 (pretest) to 81.8 (posttest) with N-Gain 0.44, which is classified as effective. Teachers' online learning skills increased from a mean score of 55 (pretest) to 78 (posttest) with an N-Gain of 0.56, which is classified as effective. In conclusion, online teaching mentoring training is effective in increasing the motivation and online teaching skills of science teachers during the COVID-19 period in Pekanbaru.