St. Y. Slamet

Teachers’ perception towards science process skills (SPS) in elementary schools

The purpose of this study is to describe teachers’ perceptions towards the application of SPS in Elementary Schools in accordance with the current curriculum in Indonesia, namely 2013 curriculum. SPS is an important skill to be mastered by students so that they can understand other science concepts. In addition, SPS is important to improve scientific attitude and to produce a science product. This research is a qualitative research. The method of data collection is using questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive and content analyses. The results showed that SPS has been facilitated in the 2013 curriculum and integrated with 21st century skills. Teachers understood the importance of SPS in Elementary Schools, and some teachers had tried to apply the learning that facilitates the SPS. However, they still had difficulties in setting up objective and valid assessment instruments in accordance with indicators of achievement. Therefore, it is necessary to develop assessment instrument in the form of tests to measure SPS.The purpose of this study is to describe teachers’ perceptions towards the application of SPS in Elementary Schools in accordance with the current curriculum in Indonesia, namely 2013 curriculum. SPS is an important skill to be mastered by students so that they can understand other science concepts. In addition, SPS is important to improve scientific attitude and to produce a science product. This research is a qualitative research. The method of data collection is using questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive and content analyses. The results showed that SPS has been facilitated in the 2013 curriculum and integrated with 21st century skills. Teachers understood the importance of SPS in Elementary Schools, and some teachers had tried to apply the learning that facilitates the SPS. However, they still had difficulties in setting up objective and valid assessment instruments in accordance with indicators of achievement. Therefore, it is necessary to develop assessment instrument in the form ...