Competency Standards Research Articles

TEACHER`S PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCE IN TEACHING AND THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

This study tried to portray EFL teachers’ pedagogical competence and their development strategy. It aimed to analyze EFL teachers’ pedagogical competence in an Islamic boarding school in East Java and investigate their development strategy for developing their pedagogical competence. This research used descriptive qualitative. The data were collected through semi-structured interview, open-ended questionnaires and observation. The findings showed that based on the respondents’ questionnaire over teachers’ competence stipulated by The Decree of the Minister of National Education No.16, 2007 on the Standards of Academic Qualifications and Competencies of Teachers (SAQ-CT), the teachers’ competencies were categorized ‘good’, as well as their professional development to improve their pedagogical.

Model Pengembangan SKL Berbasis SPMI untuk Meningkatkan Mutu Pendidikan di SDIT Nurul Ishlah Kota Banda Aceh

This research aims to develop SKL (Graduate Competency Standards) based on SPMI (Internal Quality Assurance System). This research was conducted at Nurul Ishlah Integrated Islamic Elementary School in Banda Aceh City. This research uses the Research and Development (R&D) method, which is a process or steps to develop a new product or perfect an existing product. The data collection techniques used in this study were through observation, questionnaires, and interviews. Data analysis was carried out descriptively to obtain data on SPMI-based SKL. The results of the study proved that the SPMI-Based SKL Development Model to Improve the Quality of Education at SDIT Nurul Ishlah in Banda Aceh city, which was compiled by the school in addition to referring to the Minister of National Education Regulation number 20 of 2016, also refers to the quality standard curriculum of Integrated Islamic Schools (SIT) which is then used as Quality Assurance for graduates at SDIT Nurul Ishlah, involving 2 categories, namely akhlak karimah (prayer with awareness, fond of reading the Quran, devoted to parents, discipline, confident, polite and polite, clean and healthy culture, honest) and optimal academic achievement (tartil reading the Quran, complete the field of study, memorize the three juz of the Quran, communicate well and read effectively

Assessing the need for pre-mental health competencies in undergraduate education: insights from graduate faculty surveys.

Despite the value of clinical competencies for masters- and doctoral-level practitioners as well as the tremendous variability in preparedness for graduate school and at graduation from graduate school, there are no competency standards for students pursuing mental healthcare careers prior to graduate study. This study aimed to identify potential pre-mental health competency standards for undergraduates pursuing mental healthcare careers. Faculty at masters and doctoral programs in a range of mental healthcare fields were asked to rate their expectations of entry-level competence and the perceived entry-level competence of their first-year, bachelor-level graduate students on 42 sub-competencies derived from the APA's Competency Benchmarks in Professional Psychology. Faculty of both masters (N = 320) and doctoral (N = 220) programs reported high expectations of first-year graduate students for 11 competency categories (professional values/attitudes; relationships; management-administration; interdisciplinary systems; individual/cultural diversity; advocacy; scientific knowledge and methods; reflective practice, self-assessment, and self-care; ethical standards and policy; supervision, and research/evaluation) and 25 sub-competencies. Faculty in masters programs rated students as not meeting their expectations in 28 sub-competencies, while faculty in doctoral programs rated students as not meeting their expectations in 17 sub-competencies. Faculty recommended internships as well as improvement in writing, counseling skills, professional behavior, diversity, equity, and inclusion, cultural competence and humility, research methods, reading research, connecting research to practice, and education about the different mental healthcare professions. Our findings suggest that students would benefit from intentional training in multiple pre-mental health competency areas at the undergraduate level to facilitate graduate-level training in mental healthcare and to better prepare our future clinicians.

Prehospital Standards for Point of Care Ultrasound

Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) has become an increasingly recognized tool for the rapid bedside assessment of undifferentiated patients. With the advent of affordable portable devices, this tool has expanded to the prehospital world, offering an opportunity to improve patient care prior to arrival in the emergency department. To assess how this tool has become incorporated into paramedical care in Canada, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of paramedical licensing bodies across Canada investigating POCUS accreditation, licensing, scope of practice, and quality assurance regulation for paramedics. Overall, few provincial paramedical licensing bodies include POCUS in the scope of practice for prehospital practitioners, and those who do are not involved with POCUS training, licensing, or quality assurance. Our findings highlight the need for defined competence standards and quality assurance metrics to ensure safe and effective use of this bedside tool.

ANALISIS KEBUTUHAN PENGEMBANGAN KOMPETENSI (AKPK) PEGAWAI PUSKESMAS SERPONG 2 TANGERANG SELATAN

ABSTRACT Competency development is an effort to fulfill ASN competency needs. Every ASN has the right to obtain competency development. ASN competency standards are an embodiment of a description of the knowledge, skills, and behavior needed by an ASN in carrying out their duties. This competency includes 3 elements, namely Technical Competence, Managerial Competence, and Socio-Cultural Competence. The aim of this study is to describe Managerial competencies (Integrity, Teamwork, Communication, Orientation on Results, Public Service, Development of self and others, Managing Change, and Decision Making) and Social-Cultural Competence (Perekat Bangsa) to then be analyzed in order to obtain appropriate competence development results for employees. The research method used is Quantitative Descriptive. The sample in this study were 29 respondents with total sampling technique using inclusion criteria. Data were collected using the questionnaire method from the 2017 Permenpan & Rb competency dictionary. The analysis used in this study was univariate analysis. The results showed that there were employees who had not reached the good criteria in Managerial Competency in the category of cooperation with 1 employee, communication with 2 employees, orientation towards results 1 employee, public service with 1 employee, self-development and other people with 2 employees, managing change with 1 Employees and several recommendations for competency development for these employees are training for work team development, training for effective communication, training for organizational performance through learning, training for public services for government agencies, training for self-development and ASN professionalism, and training for adaptability.Keywords:

JobEdKG: An uncertain knowledge graph-based approach for recommending online courses and predicting in-demand skills based on career choices

Modern job markets often require an intricate combination of multi-disciplinary skills or specialist and technical knowledge, even for entry-level positions. Such requirements pose increased pressure on students, new graduates, and job seekers to find suitable sources of information to enhance their employability. Unlike standard competence management systems, this paper presents JobEdKG, which helps job seekers from various backgrounds choose online courses based on their prospective careers in addition to predicting different skills that may be required in their chosen career path. While existing solutions focus on internal institutional data, such as previous student experiences and a fixed set of skills provided by curated datasets, JobEdKG considers external data, recommending online courses that best cover the knowledge and skills required by selected job roles, in addition to extracting and predicting skills of that particular job roles. To achieve this, we first extract skills from job postings and online courses. These skills are linked to job titles, online courses, and other concepts in order to create a knowledge graph (KG). We assign an uncertainty score to each fact in the KG based on the prevalence of the fact in the source data (i.e. job listings and online courses), which results in an uncertain KG (UKG). Finally, we model the constructed UKG in order to infer different relations between the different concepts. The code and the data are available on our GitHub repository (https://github.com/team611/JobEd) and a user interface to browse the KG is available at (http://jobed.datanets.org/).

Model Pengembangan Kemampuan Auditor Dalam Tantangan Era Sosiety 5.0 Di Indonesia

The development of technology-based scientific knowledge has led to digitization in all aspects, giving rise to the era of Society 5.0, which emphasizes the integration of human life with artificial intelligence technology, including business processes. Auditors, as one of the independent professions with a crucial role in maintaining the balance of business processes by ensuring transparency and compliance with agreed-upon procedures, must understand the Society 5.0 era. This understanding can be translated into the form of competency standards, which are the skills and abilities that auditors must possess to fulfill their duties and responsibilities inherent to their profession. The aim of this research is to identify the challenges faced by auditors in the Society 5.0 era and how to adapt the competency standards that need to be met. The research method used is qualitative with a scoping review approach and content analysis techniques in descriptive data. The research results show that the challenges for auditors in the Society 5.0 era include intense competition with artificial intelligence, which can replace audit functions. Therefore, auditor competency standards need to be enhanced in terms of mastering these technological systems to ensure effective control. Recommendations for future research could involve different methods and specify certain types of audits.

Juridical Analysis of Disciplinary Enforcement of State Civil Servants within the Batam City Government

The government has established regulations related to discipline, namely Government Regulation Number 94 of 2021 concerning Civil Servant Discipline. This regulation is intended to create employees with moral integrity, professionalism and accountability so that it can be used as a guide in enforcing discipline. However, the reality in the field is that disciplinary violations among ASN within the Batam City Government still occur frequently and repeatedly.This research aims to find out how the implementation of discipline enforcement of State Civil Apparatus within the Batam City Government. This research uses a qualitative type of research. The research method is empirical normative research, namely examining the factual implementation or implementation of positive legal provisions and contracts in each specific legal event, so this research requires primary data and secondary data. Data sources were obtained from primary, secondary and tertiary legal materials.The obstacles faced in enforcing discipline are caused by lessthan optimal supervision, guidance and leadership not being firm in imposing disciplinary sanctions, a less conducive work environment, low awareness of the importance of discipline by ASN, a lack of sense of responsibility in carrying out their duties/work, and low emotional intelligence. influenced by the level of education. The solution to facing obstacles to enforcing discipline is by giving sanctions or firm action to employees who are proven to have committed disciplinary violations, providing rewards or awards, socializing disciplinary regulations, placing employees through transfers, rotating based on assessment results and in accordance with competency standards as well as interests and talents. employees, as well as improving education so that emotional intelligence increases. The research results show that the implementation of enforcement of disciplinary sanctions in the Batam City Order Environment has been running according to the applicable mechanism but has not been implemented optimally. While legal arrangements regarding enforcement of discipline for civil servants already exist, sanctions for violations of medium level disciplinary penalties have not been effectively implemented because government regulations have not yet been issued as supporting regulations in accordance with the mandate of article 42 of Government Regulation Number 94 of 2021. The government is expected to immediately issue government regulations as regulations supporter in determining sanctions for moderate level disciplinary violations.

Strategy for Teachers Management in Binhai School in Xiashan District, Zhanjiang

Focusing on teacher management in private basic education schools in China, this paper makes it clear that the stable development of teachers, as the core resources of the school and the sowers of human civilization, is crucial to the sustainable development of private schools. The authors emphasize that for private schools to achieve long-term development, it is essential to build a team of teachers with strong professional competence and high business standards. Problems in teacher management include insufficient talent pool, unstable team building, unfair salary and remuneration, and unstandardized management system, which originate from the government and social environment as well as the school’s own management level. This article proposes guiding principles for teacher management, which are mainly divided into four aspects: teacher tenure system, teacher training system, teacher incentive mechanism and teacher evaluation system. The article concludes that teachers determine the quality of education and the quality of talents produced, and that private schools must develop good guidelines for teacher management in order to achieve sustainable development. For private schools, teacher management is a project that requires long-term persistence and systematic practice, involving various aspects of work. Given the limited number of years available for the study, it is recommended that guidelines for medium- and long-term teacher management in private basic education schools be further explored in the context of teacher development planning.

Why should Medical Societies increasingly attend to their Specialist Title exams and why should medical professionals obtain it?

Medical societies must maintain high standards of competence and quality when awarding specialist titles, defining the certification criteria, taking into account the needs and realities of the health system and medical practice.

REDCap as an accreditation tool for academic programs in clinical research: A case study

Abstract The Master of Science in Clinical Research Management program at Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences underwent significant restructuring aligned with the Clinical and Translational Science Award funding parameters. This evolution necessitated formal evaluation through accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. The years-long accreditation process posed challenges, particularly regarding the collection of course learning outcomes data aligned with accreditation competency standards. The objective of this special communication is to report the rationale behind pursuing accreditation for clinical research degrees, the data collection challenges during the accreditation process, and a potential solution. In order to address existing university metric data gaps, Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) software was used to develop a data collection tool that streamlined the accreditation process and reduced the administrative burden. REDCap was effective in allowing faculty to self-report 3 years of course outcomes data for accreditation. There was an elevated level of user satisfaction compared to alternative data collection methods. A SWOT analysis identified the strengths and weaknesses of using REDCap, emphasizing strengths in functionality that include customizability, data validation, and compliance with regulatory standards. Overall, the advantages of leveraging REDCap for accreditation data collection, including customization, data security, and user-friendliness outweigh the key disadvantage of REDCap, which is its limited reporting capabilities.

Cognitive Test Instruments to Measure Student Mathematics Ability in Elementary School: Rasch Analysis

The purpose of this study was to describe the quality of cognitive instruments to measure students' ability in mathematics at the elementary school level. Quantitative type research to validate the mathematical test instrument on fractional arithmetic operations material which has 22 items. The purposive sampling technique was obtained by respondents totaling 65 students from 3 elementary schools in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Rasch Model analysis reveals that item validity corresponds to the MNSQ outfit (0.59 to 1.57), ZSTD outfit (-1.04 to 1.65), and Pt Measure Corr. (0.50 to 0.70) are met. The reliability of the instrument was fulfilled based on the aspects of person reliability (0.83; 2.23), item reliability (0.82; 2.15), and CA (0.93). There are two questions with high difficulty Q7 (δ = 1.42) and Q12 (δ = 1.09), 17 questions in the medium category, two questions in the easy category, namely Q22 (δ = -1.20) and Q8 (δ = -1.72), and one question very easy category, namely Q12 (δ = -2.14). The DIF analysis showed that all items did not contain a gender bias (ρ = 0.057-1.00), so there was no difference in the level of difficulty between men and women working on cognitive test questions. Cognitive test instruments are prepared according to national competency standards for grade five elementary school material levels that can be used as good quality question banks.

Optimalisasi Teknologi Dalam Pembelajaran Komputer Akuntansi Pada Siswa dan Guru SMK di Dhamasraya

Over the past five years the development of technology has experienced rapid growth and development, including computerization in the field of accounting. With the use of technology, all financial management can be done quickly, precisely and accurately. One software that is widely used by small and medium industries that is used for bookkeeping financial statements of various types of companies is the accurate accounting application. This application in the future will be tested on vocational students in the form of a Skills Competency Test (UKK). UKK results for students will be an indicator of achieving graduation competency standards. Meanwhile, for stakeholders, the UKK results are used as a source of information on the competencies possessed by prospective workers. However, currently there are still many teachers and students who cannot operate the accounting application, including at SMKN 1 Pulau Punjung school. Therefore, the community service team of the accounting department of Padang State Polytechnic had the opportunity to visit SMKN 1 Pulau Punjung, Dhamasraya Regency, to carry out training and assistance to teachers and students, so that these students have the competencies expected by the industry. In addition, an evaluation was also carried out to see the extent of the increase in students' understanding and skills in optimizing the accurate accounting application in managing financial data after the training was given, so that the knowledge provided was truly useful and could be used even though this service activity ended.

Ekosistem Halal Rumah Potong Hewan

Slaughter person has an important role in determining the halalness and quality of the meat. Slaughterperson competence has been regulated in SKKNI No. 196 of 2014 concerning Indonesian national work competency standards for the categories of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, main groups of livestock support services in the field of halal animal slaughter. However, what happens between understanding the material during training and practice in the field is not easy to implement. This study aims to explore the understanding gaps of halal butchers about the critical points of halal slaughter in poultry at UD Dragon Broiler, Bantul and Sinar Raya Abadi, Sleman. The research method used was qualitative through observational data collection techniques and direct interviews with the butchers in charge of slaughtering at the slaughterhouse. The results of the study found that UD Dragon Broiler already has a certified halal slaughterman but acts as a supervisor, not a slaughterman, there are no banners containing procedures for the halal slaughter system, it's just that there is the word bismilah allahu akbar, and the competence of the slaughterers is based on experience, while RPA Sinar Raya Abadi do not yet have a certified halal slaughterman, there is a SOP for halal slaughter but it is very small, and the competence of the slaughterer is based on experience.

Government Supervision in the Duties of Independent Licensed Practical Nurses: A Normative Analysis of Competency Standards and Public Rights Protection

Government Supervision in the Duties of Independent Licensed Practical Nurses: A Normative Analysis of Competency Standards and Public Rights Protection

Telepalliative Care in Home-Based Nursing Care for Older Adults With Metastatic Cancer Post COVID-19: An Ethnoscientific Study.

The post-COVID-19 pandemic caused the whole world to make several changes to the nursing healthcare system. This sudden shift raised questions about telepalliative care in home-based nursing care in the context of healthcare utilization, including meeting the needs of older adults with metastatic cancer. The evidence suggests that telepalliative care in home-based nursing care is acceptable to most advanced practice nurses, but the extent of their use for metastatic cancer patients has not been defined. To explore the use of telepalliative care in home-based nursing care for older adults with metastatic cancer in central Thailand following the post-COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative approach with an ethnoscientific design was used to collect data from a purposive sample of 15 advanced practice nurses from May to September 2023. The interview transcripts were analyzed using componential analysis (core coding, categorizing, theme, and emerging theory). The componential analysis revealed two themes of telepalliative care in home-based nursing care for older adults with metastatic cancer in the post COVID-19 pandemic. The first theme is telepalliative care delivery, with subthemes of delivering practice, nurse-mediated feedback and supportive care, remote monitoring of real-time emergencies, and transferring medical data. The second theme is advanced practice nurses' (APN) role in telepalliative nursing care, including the subthemes of virtual monitoring, life-threatening cancer, side effects, caregiving capacity, continuity of care, and long-term care services. The study found that caregiving capacity, continuity of care, and long-term care services were formed of telepalliative care in home-based nursing care for cancer patients following the COVID-19 pandemic. Telepalliative care in home-based nursing care is effective in delivering services to older adults with metastatic cancer during the post-COVID-19 pandemic. The findings suggested that remote monitoring of real-time emergencies, life-threatening cancer, and long-term care services are part of telepalliative care in home-based nursing care. Adapting the telepalliative competency standards of advanced practice nurses is needed to ensure high-quality healthcare access for older adults with metastatic cancer during the post-COVID-19 pandemic.

Educating residents in spine surgery: A study of Entrustable professional activities in neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery.

Surgery for spinal disorders represents some of the commonest surgical procedures performed in many countries worldwide, carried out by neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons. Residency training is shifting to competency-based medical education, which requires setting standards for graduating residents and their assessments. However, gaps exist in the literature regarding the parameters used for assessment and the mastery levels expected of graduating residents in the performance of common spinal procedures as defined in Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). The objectives of the study were to describe the assessment parameters used for residents, identify the standard of performance expected of graduating residents of EPAs of spinal procedures, and identify factors predicting the expected standard of competent performance of graduating residents. The survey was sent to neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery Faculty requesting their recommendations on parameters of assessment and the expected standard competence performance for EPAs related to spinal procedures using our entrustment scale (A-E). Based on total responses, the recommended number of assessments and assessors for each EPA was 5 and 2, respectively. Regarding each specialty, there was no significant difference in the recommended number of assessments for each EPA. However, neurosurgery Faculty recommended higher number of assessors(n = 3) than orthopedic surgery Faculty(n = 2) for both posterior spinal decompression EPA(PSD) (p = 0.01) and spinal instrumentation EPA(SI) (p = 0.04). Based on total responses, 83% felt PSD was appropriate to the general practice, 86.8% considered it not too broad, and 62.3% expected entrustment level E as a graduation target. The proportions of these ratings were slightly lower for SI at 58.5%, 71.7% and 56.6%, respectively. Both specialties indicated that the EPAs were not too broad. In contrast, neurosurgery Faculty were more likely to consider these EPAs appropriate for general practice than orthopedic surgery Faculty for both PSD (94.7% vs 53.3%, p = 0.0003) and SI (68.4% vs 33.3%, p = 0.02). Moreover, neurosurgery Faculty had a higher expected standard of performance as a graduation target for both PSD (Level E 76.3% vs 26.7%, p = 0.001) and SI (Level E 65.8% vs 33.3%, p = 0.03) than orthopedic surgery Faculty. Expectations of entrustment level E for PSD was associated with the belief that the current EPA was appropriate for the general practice of their specialty with an odds ratio of 8.35 (p = 0.01, 95%CI 1.53-45.67). A difference exists in parameters of assessment and expected standard competence performance of spine procedures among spinal surgery specialties. In our opinion, there should be efforts to develop consensus between specialties for the sake of uniform delivery of high-quality care for patients regardless of the specialty of their surgeon. Our results will be particularly valuable to certification bodies in the assessment of spinal milestones. This study has important implications for the design of residency and fellowship education in spinal surgery internationally.

KONSEP DASAR PENGEMBANGAN KURIKULUM

The curriculum is a tool used to achieve educational goals and provides guidance in implementing learning at all levels of education. The curriculum must be in line with the values of Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution which reflect the vision of a nation. A country's education system, from early childhood education to tertiary education, greatly influences the goals and patterns of life of that country. Changes in the government or education system can have an impact on changes in the applicable curriculum. As the main guideline, the curriculum has a strategic role in all educational activities. Therefore, curriculum preparation and development requires a strong understanding of the basic concepts of the curriculum. The national curriculum covers basic subjects with the aim of achieving the same competency standards throughout Indonesia, while curriculum development in each school is carried out specifically. Therefore, all parties involved in the world of education must have a deep understanding of the basic concepts of the curriculum, which are then used as a practical guide in implementing the curriculum at the school level.

The online evaluation of the teacher certification program using the CIPP Model

The Teacher Certification Program (PPG) is a government program to support competency improvement and standardization of teachers in Indonesia. Program organizers are LPTKs that have met the requirements for further preparation and fulfillment of human resources, infrastructure, and supporting policies. Evaluation of the PPG Program is essential, especially for LPTKs still new to implementation. Evaluation of the PPG Program is carried out using the CIPP Model, an evaluation model in terms of Context, Input, Process, and Product. The evaluation was carried out using a qualitative descriptive approach using observation, documentation, interviews, and survey instruments. The PPG program on the subject was carried out on 204 students involving 28 lecturers and 38 teachers for 94 days. The evaluation results show that the PPG Program implemented on subjects is a good and excellent value, with a context assessment directly proportional to the process and product. It is excellent, and the input assessment is good value with a comparison of students and human resources, which are still in minimum control. These results indicate that the program will be implemented very well if it fulfills the content and process aspects which are also very good for producing a product that is also very good. At the same time, the input, which consists of the number of students and human resources who have an unbalanced ratio, is not an obstacle if the implementation control is carried out as well as possible.

The Impact of Social Media on Standard Indonesian Language Competency: A Comparative Analysis Across Age and Educational Levels

The Impact of Social Media on Standard Indonesian Language Competency: A Comparative Analysis Across Age and Educational Levels