Pre-Service Secondary Mathematics and Physics Teachers’ Perceptions on Educational Research

Abstract

Educational research is very important in improving the quality of learning practices. The purpose of this research is to describe and analyze pre-service teachers' perspectives on educational research. This research is a quantitative research using survey method in collecting data. Data was collected from 39 pre-service secondary teachers, consisting of majors in mathematics education and physics education. The data collection instrument used was a questionnaire. Data analysis consisted of descriptive statistics and Pearson moment-product correlation test. The results showed that pre-service teachers' perspectives on the value of educational research were in the high category. In addition, the results of the study show that there is a significant positive correlation between the value of pre-service teachers' educational research aspects and the teacher's own involvement in research. Keywords: educational research, perspective on research, pre-service teacher. Abstrak: Educational research sangat penting dalam meningkatkan kualitas praktek pembelajaran. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan dan menganalisis pre-service teachers’ perspectives on educational research. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan menggunakan metode survei dalam mengumpulkan data. Data dikumpulkan dari 39 calon guru sekolah menengah, yang terdiri dari jurusan pendidikan matematika dan jurusan pendidikan fisika. Instrumen pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah kuisioner. Analisis data terdiri dari statistik deskriptif, dan uji korelasi Pearson moment-product. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan perspektif calon guru mengenai value of educational research berada pada kategori tinggi. Selain itu, hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat korelasi positif yang signifikan antar aspek “value of educational research calon guru” dan “teacher’s own involvement in research”. Kata kunci: penelitian pendidikan, perspektif atas penelitian, calon guru. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23960/jpmipa/v23i4.pp1635-1644