Empowerment and Training on Making Minimum Competency Assessment (AKM) Questions Based on Reading Literacy and Numeracy for Chemistry Teachers throughout Tulungagung Regency

Abstract

Chemistry MGMP teachers in Tulungagung Regency need more knowledge to improve their competence in preparing literacy and numeracy-based chemistry AKM questions. This chemistry AKM participates in the National Assessment, so teachers need training and assistance in creating chemistry AKM questions and instruments. This community service activity aims to strengthen teacher competence in evaluating chemistry learning and providing strategies for preparing AKM chemistry questions. Community-based research (CBR) methods were conducted through training and practice involving 37 chemistry teacher participants. The service results showed an increase in N-Gain of 0.7, which was in the high category, so the teachers could write AKM chemistry questions based on reading literacy and numeracy. The questionnaire results also show that this community service activity is beneficial and provides valuable experience for teachers, with 90% of teachers answering strongly agree and considering that this training activity has been carried out.