Ari Widodo

Dual-mode teacher professional development: challenges and re-visioning future TPD in Indonesia

This paper presents the results of a two-year research project aimed at developing a teacher professional development (TPD) model in Indonesia. New government policies in this nation, its archipelagic nature, vast numbers of teachers and scarcity of support resources present a unique challenge to TPD. A needs assessment was conducted to identify teachers’ professional needs. Based on the results of this assessment, a dual-mode TPD that combines face-to-face sessions and online sessions was developed. Participation in face-to-face sessions was relatively high but the participation rate in online sessions was very low. Incentives, teachers’ autonomy as professional learners, ICT skills and infrastructure are important considerations when designing TPD in Indonesia. This study and an analysis of TPD policy allow us to suggest future directions for TPD in Indonesia.

Pattern of students’ conceptual change on magnetic field based on students’ mental models

Students understanding about natural phenomena can be identified by analyzing their mental model. Changes in students’ mental model are good indicator of students’ conceptual change. This research aims at identifying students’ conceptual change by analyzing changes in students’ mental model. Participants of the study were twenty five elementary school students. Data were collected through throughout the lessons (prior to the lessons, during the lessons and after the lessons) based on students’ written responses and individual interviews. Lessons were designed to facilitate students’ conceptual change by allowing students to work in groups of students who have the similar ideas. Therefore, lessons were students-directed. Changes of students’ ideas in every stage of the lessons were identified and analyzed. The results showed that there are three patterns of students’ mental models, namely type of scientific (44%), analogous to everyday life (52%), and intuitive (4%). Further analyses of the pattern of thei...

Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Integrated Approach

The integrated approach refers to the stages of pupils psychological development. Unfortunately, the competences which are designed into the curriculum is not appropriate with the child development. This Manuscript presents PCK (pedagogical content knowledge) of teachers who teach science content utilizing an integrated approach. The data has been collected by using CoRe, PaP-eR, and interviews from six elementary teachers who teach science. The paper informs that high and stable teacher PCKs have an impact on how teachers present integrated teaching. Because it is influenced by the selection of important content that must be submitted to the students, the depth of the content, the reasons for choosing the teaching procedures and some other things. So for teachers to be able to integrate teaching, they should have a balanced PCK.

ANALISIS PENGUASAAN KONSEP DAN KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KREATIF SISWA SD MELALUI PROJECT BASED LEARNING

Abstract : Learning science is not just memorize the concepts, but learn how to process and mastery of the scientific attitude. Actually, learning is still centered on the teacher, so that students can develop the knowledge and skills of thinking. Knowledge and thinking skills students can experience a change in the proper way, one way that can be done by applying the model of project-based learning. This study aims to determine whether there is a difference mastery of concepts and creative thinking skills between classes that implement learning model project based learning and classroom rather than project-based learning on water recycling materials. The research design used in this study was Quasi Experimental Design devoted no pattern Nonequivalent Control Group Design This design consists of two groups: the experimental group and the control group. Furthermore, each class were given a pretest and posttest study with mastery test questions using the concept of multiple choice questions of 15 questions and test creative thinking skills with five essay questions on each test. Classroom learning experiment treated with a model project based learning and classroom learning with no control got projet models based learning. The results showed in general there are significant differences in mastery of concepts (p = 0.00) between the experimental class learning by applying the model of project-based learning in the learning process (the average N-gain = 0.477) in the medium category, with students learning by applying rather than project-based learning (the average N-gain = 0.290) in the low category. There is no difference in the ability to think creatively (p = 0.22) between the experimental class and control class, with an average N-gain the experimental class 0,075 while the control class is 0.060 which both are in the low category. Keywords : project based learning, mastery of concepts, creative Abstrak : Belajar IPA bukan hanya menghafal konsep-konsep, akan tetapi belajar bagaimana proses dan penguasaan sikap ilmiah. Kenyatanyaan pembelajaran masih berpusat pada guru, sehingga siswa tidak dapat mengembangkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan berpikirnya. Pengetahuan dan keterampilan berpikir siswa dapat mengalami perubahan dengan cara yang tepat, salah satu cara yang dapat dilakukan dengan menerapkan model project based learning. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui ada tidaknya perbedaan penguasaan konsep dan keterampilan berpikir kreatif antar kelas yang menerapkan model pembelajaran project based learning dan kelas yang bukan project based learning pada materi daur air . Desain penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Quasi Experimental Design yang dikhususkan ada pola Nonequivalent Control Group Design Rancangan ini terdiri dari dua kelompok yakni kelompok eksperimen dan kelompok kontrol. Selanjutnya masing-masing kelas penelitian diberi pretest dan posttest dengan soal tes penguasan konsep menggunakan soal pilihan ganda sebanyak 15 soal dan tes keterampilan berpikir kreatif dengan 5 soal essay pada setiap tes. Kelas eksperimen diberi perlakuan pembelajaran dengan model project based learning dan kelas kontrol mendapat pembelajaran dengan bukan model projet based learning . Hasil penelitian menunjukan secara umum terdapat perbedaan penguasaan konsep yang signifikan (p= 0,00) antara kelas eksperimen yang belajar dengan menerapkan model project based learning pada proses pembelajarannya (rata-rata N-gain = 0,477) pada kategori sedang,xa0 dengan siswa yang belajar dengan menerapkan bukan project based learning (rata-rata N-gain = 0,290) pada kategori rendah. Tidak ada perbedaan kemampuan berpikir kreatif (p=0,22) antara kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol, dengan rata-rata N-gain pada kelas eksperimen 0,075 sedangkan pada kelas kontrol sebesar 0,060 yang mana keduanya berada pada kategori rendah. Kata kunci : project based learning , penguasan konsep, kreatif

PREFERENSI DAN PERSEPSI PERSONAL PESERTA TERHADAP KONTEN BIOLOGI YANG MENJADI FOKUS PENELITIAN SELAMA MENGIKUTI PENDIDIKAN PROFESI GURU

This paper presents results of study on the development of professional training program participants’ personal perceptions and preferences toward biology content which were used as their research subject along the program. This longitudinal study was carried out in one of universities which conducted professional training program. As many as 23 participants have an undergraduate degree in biology and did have not educational research experience. The main data source for this sequential exploratory research design was participants’ classroom action research document which was analyzed along the program. Questionnaire on biological content capabilities was used as an additional instrument to identify participant’s personal perception. Results showed that biology content themes used are always changing. Personal perception of participants according to biology content also varied. In addition, biology content chosen as research focus was not related with the level of complexity of the content and participants self-efficacy. ABSTRAK Artikel ini menyajikan hasil penelitian tentang perkembangan preferensi dan persepsi personal peserta program pendidikan profesi guru. Penelitian longitudinal ini dilakukan di salah satu universitas penyelenggara pendidikan profesi guru biologi di Indonesia selama satu setengah tahun. Sejumlah 23 peserta program pendidikan profesi guru biologi yang menjadi subyek penelitian ini memiliki latar belakang akademik sarjana biologi dan tidak memiliki pengalaman melaksanakan penelitian pendidikan. Dokumen rancangan dan laporan penelitian tindakan kelas peserta selama mengikuti pendidikan profesi guru merupakan sumber data utama penelitian yang menggunakan desain penelitian campuran tipe eksploratori sekuensial. Kuesioner tentang kemampuan konten biologi merupakan instrumen pendukung yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa preferensi tema konten biologi peserta selalu berubah. Persepsi personal peserta terhadap konten biologi yang dipilihnya sebagai fokus penelitian juga bervariasi. Sebagai tambahan, pemilihan konten yang dijadikan fokus penelitian tidak terkait dengan kepercayaan diri peserta terhadap pemahaman konten yang dimilikinya.

KONSEPSI CALON GURU BIOLOGI TENTANG IPA, BELAJAR, DAN MENGAJAR (CONCEPTION OF BIOLOGY STUDENT TEACHERS’ ABOUT SCIENCE, LEARNING, AND TEACHING)

A study for one semester in Teaching learning strategy course was carried out to get the profile of biology student teachers conception about science, learning, and science teaching, as we know that constructivist paradigm in education is not just studied as a theory, but needs to be implemented in real teaching learning processes. A number of Biology education students (n =29) were involved as subjects. Their free essay were used as source and were organized through coding and then recoding using specific program (NUD.IST). It was found that there are five categories for their conception about science (i.e. study about nature, collection of knowledge or concepts, research method, the single truth, to worship their Creator); five categories their conception about learning (i.e. changing process, knowledge improvement, conceptual change, thinking process, interaction with environment); and three catagories for their conception aboutxa0 science teaching (i.e. as fasilitating, knowledge transfer, interaction between teacher and students). Most of biology students have more than one conception (two or three), but none of them has a complete conception about science, learning and science teaching.xa0 Biology student teachers conception about teaching (mostly as knowledge transfer) is paralel with their conception about science (mostly as study about nature) and about learning (mostly as knowledge improvement).xa0 These findings give implication to their supervisor to pay attention more seriously on the students conception abot science, learning, and teaching. Because the way they teach will be influenced by their conception about those things. One suggestion to handle is by giving the student teachers to express their opinion about those things so that they are aware to other conceptions and in turn they will be aware to accept (and apply) conception based on constructivist reference or paradigm. Keywords:xa0 conception, student teacher, science, learning, teaching.