Prospective Elementary Teachers Research Articles

Developing Educators Of Strong Character Through Pancasila Courses For Elementary School Teacher Education Students

The aim of this community service activity is to enhance the understanding and application of Pancasila values among Elementary School Teacher Education (PGSD) students through the Pancasila course as an ethical system. The background of this activity arises from the need for a more practical and contextual approach to character education. The implementation method involves online group discussions with 21 prospective elementary school teachers. The findings indicate that approximately 80% of students have achieved a good level of understanding of Pancasila ethical concepts, with 85% actively participating in group discussions. A significant number of groups, around 75%, engaged in in-depth discussions and effective collaboration regarding the application of Pancasila values in daily life and educational environments. Good analytical skills were demonstrated by about 78% of students in detailing and applying Pancasila values to case studies. From this activity, students can provide significant benefits to society through improved character education. The conclusion of this activity emphasizes theoretical contributions to character education through the Pancasila course and suggests improvements such as increased use of technology, provision of more structured teaching materials, regular evaluations, and involvement of external stakeholders in future community service activities. Thus, this activity makes a positive contribution to shaping the character of PGSD students and strengthening community involvement in the learning process.

Prospective Elementary School Teachers Environmental Literacy: What, Why, and How?

Environmental literacy is one of the main subjects and themes in developing 21stcentury skills. Environmental literacy can be used as an effort to overcome problems related to environmental issues. This paper aims to provide an overview of the role of universities in producing prospective elementary school teachers who have good environmental literacy and are expected to be able to implement it in learning. For this purpose, there are 3 questions in this paper 1) What are the components of measuring environmental literacy from elementary school teacher’s prospective? Why is it necessary to develop environmental literacy in elementary school teacher’s prospective? How can environmental literacy be trained and improved? This study uses a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques used were literature documents such as international articles, national articles, and relevant books. The data analysis technique includes four stages, namely (1) data collection, (2) data presentation, (3) data reduction, and data inventory (4) data conclusion. The results of this study are in the form of information on measuring components of environmental literacy for prospective elementary school teachers, reasons why it is necessary to develop literacy, and alternative learning models that can be used to instill environmental literacy for prospective elementary school teachers. The results of this study can be used as reference material in training and developing the environmental literacy of students, especially in universities. Keywords: prospective, elementary school teachers, Environmental Literacy

LMS 성찰 글쓰기를 활용한 ‘뉴스포츠 실기 및 지도법’ 전공수업에 참여한 직전 교사의 경험과 시사점 탐색

Objectives The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of pre-service teachers who took the ‘new sports practical skills and teaching method’ using LMS reflection writing at universities.
 Methods For 15 weeks from March 2 to June 8, 2023, the reflective essays written by elementary school preparatory teachers who participated in the New Sports Practical Skills and Teaching Methods class using reflective writing for 2 hours a week and the data collected through one in-depth interview were inductively categorically analyzed.
 Results The experience of the primary pre-service teacher who participated in the new sports practical skills and teaching method class is as follows. First, elementary pre-service teachers with low motor skills were able to discover the charm of new sports as they participated in new sports with less pressure. Second, primary pre-service teachers have acquired the intrinsic and extrinsic value of new sports. Third, the pre-service teachers were able to expand their practical knowledge of new sports as well as their understanding of teaching methods in the course of class demonstration exercises, thereby increasing their perspective on lesson design and management. Fourth, it broke away from school physical education, which was limited to modern sports, and laid the foundation for the operation of various physical education classes. Fifth, through reflective writing, primary pre-service teachers were able to improve their expertise as a future teacher by repeatedly having active and subjective reflections on the process of class participation.
 Conclusions Because the new sports practice and teaching method using LMS reflective writing provides meaningful experience to prospective elementary school teachers, it is desirable for it to be operated in the physical education department curriculum of immediate teacher education institutions.

Cognitive Competence of Prospective Elementary Teachers on Realistic Mathematic Education through Cooperative Learning

Having cognitive competence in mastering learning theory and designing learning is one of the important competencies for prospective teachers to have. The description of prospective teacher competence is important for lectures to follow up. One approach to learning in mathematics is Realistic Mathematic Education (RME). RME is a student-centered approach to learning mathematics adopted from the Netherlands and holds to the principle that mathematics is a human activity. This learning approach has been implemented massively in the last few decades in Indonesia and has had a positive impact so this approach is important to teach. However, there are still many prospective elementary teachers who do not know and understand what and how to implement RME itself. Because of the importance of the cognitive competence that prospective elementary teachers must have regarding this RME approach, further research is needed on this matter. The aim of this study is to describe how the cognitive abilities of prospective elementary teachers on RME approach with the application of cooperative learning. The method used in this study was descriptive qualitative with observation and survey data collection techniques which were analyzed using cognitive levels according to PISA and Anderson on 50 prospective elementary teachers in Yogyakarta State University or in Bahasa Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) 4th semester students. The results of this study were that most students had a fairly good theoretical understanding of RME. Although to apply it in learning mathematics requires more training, especially in designing contextual problems and how to evaluate them with various other approaches in learning mathematics.

The Impact of Stem Integration in Pancasila Character-Oriented Learning on the Professional Competence of Indonesian Elementary School Teacher Candidates

Purpose: This research aims to develop a model of STEM integration in Pancasila character-oriented learning.   Method: This type of research is research and development model which consists of ten steps, namely research and information collecting, planning, initial product development, preliminary field test, main product revision, main field test, operational product revision, operational field test, final product revision, and dissemination.   Results and conclusion: The model involves six stages of activity with ten phases or steps, known as the ten M's. The validity of the model was rated highly by experts (average 4.29) and potential users (average 4.22). This model has advantages and innovations in the integration between STEM and Pancasila characters, which are the characters and identity of the Indonesian nation. The trial results showed a significant increase in the achievement of professional competence, increasing from 50.24% to 88.57% with an n-gain test of 76.73%. These results confirm that the use of STEM in Pancasila character-oriented learning is effective in improving the competence of elementary school teachers in Indonesia.   Implications of the research: The STEM integration model in Pancasila character-oriented learning can form prospective elementary school teachers with character that has its own characteristics and good validity so that it can be used to shape the character of future teachers.   Originality/value: This model has advantages and innovations in the integration between STEM and the Pancasila character which is the character and identity of the Indonesian nation.

EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF EDUCATIONAL ANDROID GAMES FOR PROSPECTIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS: A RESPONSE

This research aims to explore the responses of prospective elementary school teachers to training in developing Android-based educational games as an innovative learning tool. By distributing questionnaires to 121 prospective elementary school teachers in NTB, this research identified the needs, interests, motivations and challenges faced in participating in the training. The research results show that prospective elementary school teachers show a high interest in using educational games as a learning tool, but prospective elementary school teachers face challenges related to technical skills and integration in the curriculum. These findings provide important insights for training providers in designing programs that better suit the needs of prospective teachers, as well as highlighting the importance of continued support for the development of skills in using technology in education.

Development of an Ethnopedagogical LMS to Enhance the Creativity of Elementary School Teacher Candidates in Learning Science Course

This research aims to develop an ethnopedagogy-based LMS tool to increase the creativity of prospective teacher students. This research is included in development research that adopts the 4D model. In this research, an ethnopedagogy-based LMS tool was produced that is oriented towards the creativity of prospective elementary school teachers. The tools developed are semester learning plans, student assignment plans, teaching materials, student worksheets, and creativity test instruments. The learning tools developed are integrated into the LMS so that users can access them online. The validity testing stage of the device was carried out by three experts. The validation test results were then analyzed using Aiken's V to determine the validity index of the content of the device being developed. Based on the results of data analysis, it can be concluded that the device developed is valid for use. Ethnopedagogy-based LMS tools can be used to train the creativity of prospective teacher students in elementary school science learning.

DEVELOPING HOTS-BASED MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS TO IMPROVE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS OF PROSPECTIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

The current reality is that most teachers have not developed their students' Higher Order Thinking (HOTS) skills. This is because the teachers themselves do not understand HOTS well. This research aims to develop HOTS-based mathematics assessment instruments for prospective elementary school teachers. The type and model of research conducted is research and development (R n D), Borg & Gall model. The product developed is a 10-item HOTS question. The questions that have been compiled are validated by three validators. Valid questions were tested on students who took Mathematics Learning courses. The trial was conducted with the aim of determining the quality of the instrument using classical test theory, namely validity, reliability, difficulty index, and distinguishing power. The results showed that the HOTS-based mathematics assessment instrument met the criteria of a quality instrument, namely very valid, high reliability, with good differentiation and difficulty levels. Thus, the instrument developed is suitable to be used to measure the HOTS ability of prospective teacher students. From the results of the test analysis, it was found that the students' ability to solve HOTS-based problems obtained an average of 74.65 was in the moderate category and the results of the analysis of students' critical thinking skills obtained 62.89% also in the moderate category. So it can be concluded that students' ability to solve HOTS-based questions is directly proportional to students' critical thinking skills. Thus, it can be concluded that HOTS-based assessment instruments can improve the critical thinking skills of prospective elementary school teachers.

DEVELOPMENT OF E-BOOKS INTEGRATED WITH HABIST OF MIND AND ISLAMIC CHARACTERS IN IMPROVING ALGEBRAIC THINKING SKILLS OF PROSPECTIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

Algebraic thinking skills are important for students because algebraic thinking will promote ways to interpret mathematics. The results of preliminary research on the algebraic thinking ability of PGMI students showed an average problem solving of 18.46, mathematical modelling of 18.26, reasoning ability of 5.54, analytical thinking of 8.8 and generalization of 17, with a maximum value of 20. These results indicate that for indicators of analytical thinking and reasoning students are still low. This study aims to develop an e-book of algebraic thinking skills integrated with habits of mind and Islamic characters for prospective elementary school teachers. This type of research is development research using the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation). The developed e-book was validated by several experts including media experts, material experts and Islamic experts to ensure the quality of the e-book produced before the field trial. Product trials were conducted on 230 PGMI students. Based on the results of the study, it is known that the feasibility of the algebraic thinking ability e-book integrated with habits of mind and Islamic characters is categorized as very good, with a value of 4.77 from a maximum scale of 5 while practicality obtained a score of 4.11 in the good category

Reference Book for Pancasila Learning Based on 21st Century Skills and Tri Kaya Parisudha Values

Character education and learning outcomes for elementary school students are still relatively low. One factor that ensures student success is the role of the teacher. Therefore, the relevant effort to be carried out is to provide an understanding to students as prospective elementary school teachers in designing and implementing learning innovations to form a generation that is intelligent and has character by the demands of 21st-century learning and implementing the Tri Kaya Parisudha concept. This research aims to develop a 21st-century-based Pancasila learning reference book containing Tri Kaya Parisudha for Elementary School Teacher Education Study Program students. This research is design and product development research (Design and Development) using the ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation) model. The subjects in this research were two experts, ten students, and eight elementary school teachers. The data analysis method used is the descriptive analysis method. The research results show that 21st-century learning containing the Tri Kaya Parisudha in the Pancasila learning reference book has very good validity for students in the Elementary School Teacher Education Study Program. It is proven by the results of data analysis of the validity test of language and content experts that obtain a very good category. Likewise, the responses of students and teachers in elementary schools show an average score (mean) in the very good category.

Professional learning of prospective elementary school teachers in supervised training

Abstract Professional learning has garnered considerable attention from researchers, as it forms a fundamental aspect of teachers’ professional development. Such learning encompasses a range of essential elements, including acquiring knowledge about curriculum content, teaching methods, core values, attitudes intrinsic to the teaching profession, and the nuances of professional culture. Notably, supervised training stands as a significant context for the professional learning of prospective teachers, offering direct exposure to the teaching profession and opportunities for critical reflection on theoretical and practical experiences. In this study, we undertake an investigation of the professional learning experiences of prospective teachers within the Early Years of Elementary Education, employing a qualitative and interpretative approach. To achieve this objective, we conducted in-depth research with ten female students enrolled in an Education Undergraduate Program at the Federal University of the Fronteira Sul, Erechim Campus. Our focus was on examining their learning encounters during supervised training. The empirical data for the study encompassed narratives shared by the ten interns during sessions dedicated to teaching in Elementary School, alongside textual productions prepared by the students throughout their training. The analysis of the gathered data has revealed noteworthy learning outcomes concerning teaching in various dimensions. Firstly, it shed light on the process of lesson planning, characterized by its reflective nature, theoretical underpinnings, and comprehensive approach to devising learning pathways for students. Secondly, the investigation illuminated the development of teaching skills, an intricate fusion of multiple elements that collectively facilitate effective classroom practices. Lastly, the study elucidated the dynamics of the school environment, perceived as an interactive, dynamic, pluralistic, and adaptable context conducive to the realization of successful teaching endeavors.

Professional learning of prospective elementary school teachers in supervised training

Resumo As aprendizagens profissionais têm interessado pesquisadores por constituírem uma das bases do desenvolvimento profissional de professores. Aprendizagens sobre o conteúdo curricular a ser ensinado, didática, valores e atitudes inerentes à profissão docente e aspectos da cultura profissional têm sido frequentemente associadas ao desenvolvimento profissional de professores. Um importante contexto de aprendizagens profissionais para futuros professores é o estágio supervisionado, concebido como contato direto com a profissão, de modo a refletir sobre as experiências teórico-práticas. Neste trabalho, dedicamo-nos a investigar, na perspectiva qualitativa e interpretativa de pesquisa, as aprendizagens profissionais de futuros professores dos anos iniciais do ensino fundamental. Para tanto, realizamos uma investigação[^3] com dez acadêmicas de um curso de licenciatura em pedagogia da Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS), Campus Erechim, examinando as aprendizagens realizadas no âmbito do estágio supervisionado. O material empírico do estudo constitui-se das narrativas de dez estagiárias, produzidas nos encontros de partilha de experiências sobre a docência nos anos iniciais, assim como das produções textuais das acadêmicas, elaboradas durante o estágio. A análise evidenciou aprendizagens relacionadas à docência nos seguintes aspectos: planejamento do ensino, que caracterizou o processo reflexivo, sustentado teoricamente e ampliado temporalmente, de planejar percursos de aprendizagem para os alunos; desenvolvimento do ensino, concretizado na interseção entre os diversos elementos que produzem as condições para a realização do trabalho em sala de aula; e a dinâmica escolar, compreendida como contexto interativo, dinâmico, plural e plástico de concretização da docência.

지속가능발전목표에 기초한 의생활 분야 교과서 분석 및 지속가능발전교육프로그램 적용 효과

In accordance with the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), this study analyzed the representation of content related to the SDGs in the clothing and living domains of the 2015 revised practical art education textbook. Based on this analysis, an Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) program was developed, implemented, and evaluated in the field of clothing and living for prospective elementary school teachers. The research results are as follows: First, the analysis revealed that the textbooks predominantly focused on an environmental perspective (50.9%), a social and cultural perspective (45.9%), and an economic perspective (3.2%). Within the social and cultural perspective, ‘health and well-being’ dominated at 74.2%, eclipsing other goals. Furthermore, the environmental perspective showed a more even distribution across goals, with ‘responsible consumption and production’ accounting for 33.2%. Considering the low percentage attributed to the economic perspective overall, the findings emphasize the need for the balanced inclusion of all three perspectives of the SDGs in the clothing and living areas.
 Second, prospective elementary school teachers’ evaluation of the ESD program in clothing and living demonstrated their ability to understand the significance of SDGs and the direction toward sustainability in this domain. The hands-on experience acquired in practical classes provided a concrete demonstration of their commitment to the SDGs, enabling these teachers to cultivate collaboration skills for the SDGs and enhance their integrated problem-solving capabilities. The program strengthened digital capabilities through diverse teaching and learning methods. Additionally, a lesson plan was prepared for future sustainable clothing and living education while offering opportunities to enhance cultural diversity through clothing culture education.
 The findings suggest the following. First, achieving a balance among environmental, social, cultural, and economic goals requires the development of content related to those topics. Second, considering the proven effectiveness of practice-oriented classes, elementary schools should develop interactive and learner-centered practical class content in addition to employing teaching and learning methods appropriate for the students’ level.

Local Wisdom Integration in Islamic Education: Empowering Professionalism of Future Elementary School Educators

This study aims to analyze the religious character and independence of elementary school teacher candidates through Project Based Learning (PjBL) and the effect of the PjBL model on religious character and independence. This research is a combination research (Mixed Methods). The combined method design model used in this research is a sequential exploratory design. The subjects in this study totaled 120 elementary school teacher candidates in semester 6 who were joined in three classes. The first stage is to use a qualitative approach using data collection techniques through observation, interviews, and documentation through project-based learning. Test the validity of the data using triangulation techniques. The data analysis technique for the Miles, Huberman, and Saldana model consists of three stages: data condensation, data display, and conclusions. The next stage is a quantitative study using a quasi-experimental type with a nonequivalent control group design. The sampling technique used was simple random sampling, so two classes were selected as the experimental class and one class as the control class. Data collection techniques using a questionnaire. The data analysis technique uses a statistical test, the Mann Withney-U test. The results of the analysis show that: 1) the project-based learning model can be used to strengthen the religious character and independence of prospective elementary school teachers as an effort to foster professionalism; 2) Project-based learning has a significant effect on the religious character and independence of prospective elementary school teachers with respective significance values of 0.002 and 0.003 meaning less than 0.05; 3) Religious character in terms of gender shows that women have a higher religious character than men; 4) Independence in terms of gender shows that men have higher independence than women

KEMAMPUAN NUMERASI AND NEWMAN PROCEDURE: ANALISIS KESALAHAN MAHASISWA CALON GURU SD DALAM MENYELESAIKAN MASALAH MATEMATIKA

Numeracy is an essential skill that must be possessed to be successful in the 21st century. Numeration contains complex problems that link mathematics to everyday life. It is necessary to know the numeracy abilities of prospective elementary school teacher students as an initial effort to develop the numeracy abilities of future elementary school teachers. Apart from that, knowing what errors arise in solving numeracy questions is necessary to know what actions to use to develop the numeracy of prospective elementary school teachers. One theory that can be used to see student errors in solving numeracy questions is based on Newman's Errors Analysis (NEA). This research used a qualitative approach involving 154 students, of which 124 experienced errors. The research results showed that there were student errors in Reading Errors (R) at 9.68%, Comprehension Errors (C) at 27.42%, Transformation Errors (T) at 22.58%, Process Skills Errors (P) at 35, 48%, and Encoding Errors (E) of 4.84%. These errors are caused by students not being able to understand the basic concept of fractions, incorrect conceptual understanding regarding the concept of fractions, and students not understanding how to write fraction symbols and what two fractions have in common

Application of the hybrid learning project STEAMER in science courses for prospective elementary school teachers: Computational thinking and creative thinking

This research aims to describe the application of the STEAMER hybrid learning project in training computational and creative thinking skills of prospective elementary school teacher students. The research used was classroom action research. The research subjects were 176 students at PGRI Kanjuruhan University, Malang. The instruments used consisted of observation sheets, test sheets, and interview guidelines. Analysis of the research data was carried out quantitative and descriptive qualitative analysis. The research results show that the application of the STEAMER hybrid learning project consists of the learning syntax Reflection, Research, Discovery, Application, Communication and Reflection. The results of the learning implementation show an increase in computational thinking abilities and creative thinking abilities in cycle I and cycle II through the application of the Hybrid Learning Project STEAMER learning model. Presenting problems and determining solutions in learning can develop computational thinking and creative thinking skills.

Patterns of Computational Thinking Skills for Elementary Prospectives Teacher in Science Learning: Gender Analysis Studies

The PISA data results show that computational thinking abilities are still lacking. Computational thinking ability is influenced by gender. This research aims to analyze patterns of computational thinking skills of prospective elementary school teachers based on gender at 8 universities in Indonesia. In this research, the components of computational thinking skills analyzed are abstraction, algorithmic, decomposition, and pattern recognition. This research is a mix method research with research subjects as many as 234 prospective elementary school teachers at 8 higher educational institutions. The instruments used were test and interviews. The data analysis technique used is a quantitative data analysis technique using SEM PLS and for qualitative data analysis using miles and Huberman. The research results show that computational thinking skills are still low on the decomposition and pattern recognition components. Based on the SEM PLS test results, it shows that computational thinking abilities are related to gender. In general, the computational thinking ability of female students is slightly higher in all sub-indicators than men and there are differences in the pattern of computational thinking ability between male and female elementary school teacher prospective. The ability of prospective female elementary school teachers to answer in more detail and more structured, while the answers of male prospective teachers are shorter and less comprehensive. Recommendations for developing computational thinking skills by developing problem-based learning, contextual project-based learning and STEAM based learning.

Developing an Integrated Mathematics and Science Module with Merdeka Curriculum for Elementary School

This study aims to develop mathematics and science modules that is intended for prospective elementary school teacher or PGSD Study Program students, to determine the validity of the STEM teaching modules that have been developed, and to find out the practicality of the STEM modules that have been developed. The method was a research and development model using the 4D development model, including the following Define, Design, Develop, and Disseminate. The tryout was carried out on PGSD UNP Kediri students. The data analysis techniques were qualitative and quantitative, embraced with expert and user validation instruments. The results of this study indicate that the STEM teaching modules developed is stated to be very valid or very good and can be used with a score of 3.62 based on the result of validating the math and science modules. To find out the practicality of the teaching modules, validation was carried out on users and tryout. The result shows that the teaching modules developed can be used with a score of 3.50.

Development of Prospective Elementary Teachers´ Beliefs About Mathematics During Their First Semester at University, and the Impact of Inquiry-Based Tasks

Development of Prospective Elementary Teachers´ Beliefs About Mathematics During Their First Semester at University, and the Impact of Inquiry-Based Tasks

Analisis Pengetahuan Mitigasi Bencana Abrasi untuk Calon Guru Sekolah Dasar

This study aims to describe the abrasion disaster mitigation knowledge of prospective elementary school teachers, namely FKIP UNRI elementary school teacher education students. The research subjects were elementary school teacher education students who had taken disaster mitigation courses in semester 2. The type of research is quantitative descriptive research. The data collection method in this study is in the form of a description test totaling eight questions consisting of 4 dimensions of knowledge. The data analysis technique in this study uses descriptive statistics in the form of calculating knowledge scores from 1-4 and then calculating the percentage. The results showed that the overall abrasion disaster mitigation knowledge of prospective elementary school teachers was in the sufficient category with an average of 71.31%. The results of each dimension of knowledge, namely the factual knowledge dimension in the sufficient category with an average value of 75.69. Conceptual indicators are in the insufficient category with an average value of 66.67. Procedural indicators get an average value of 72.92 which is in the sufficient category and metacognitive indicators get an average value of 69.68 in the insufficient category.