Abstract
This study offers an effective approach in determining the needs of training of the teachers using the Training Needs Analysis (TNA). The objectives of the study were to obtain evidence an actual pedagogic competence of the natural sciences teachers, to obtain needs and training priorities, and proposing recommendations on the effectiveness of training method. Surveys, interviews, and FGD were conducted to get primary data. Survey was carried on 165 natural science teachers of SMP Negeri Pekanbaru using self-evaluation questionnaire. Results showed that actual pedagogic competence of the teachers was below the ideal competence. There were five priorities of training program, namely : training of ICT, classroom action research, theory and principles of learning on integrated natural science, curriculum development, and understanding of pupils’ characteristics. It is suggested that In House Training, specific training, and short courses are worth applied as effective training methods to improve pedagocical competence of the teachers. Â
Highlights
People believe that teachers have in-depth knowledge and skills in a particular field of science
Similar result was obtained in this study (Table 1), which indicated that pedagogical competence mastered by natural science teachers of SMP Negeri Pekanbaru (APC) was below the required pedagogic competence (IPC) standard
The level of actual pedagogic competence of natural science teachers of SMP Negeri Pekanbaru is below the ideal standard of pedagogic competence
Summary
People believe that teachers have in-depth knowledge and skills in a particular field of science. The knowledge and skills are not enough to make them able to teach well (Turnuklu & Yesildere, 2007). They need to have teaching skill or pedagogical competence (Hotaman, 2010). Recent researches showed that pedagogical competence directly and significantly affected the success of teachers in teaching (Hotaman, 2010) and teachers' commitment and job satisfaction (Sumantri, 2012). An increase in pedagogical competence will be followed by an increase in commitment, job satisfaction, creativity, and performance of teachers that influence the success of teachers in teaching
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