The Kindergarten Teachers’ Pedagogical Competences: A Case Study

Abstract

The study aimed to find out the pedagogical competence of teachers to carry out the interactions of the teaching and learning processes and to assess the development of the cognitive aspects of the children in one Indonesian kindergarten. This study used a qualitative method with the case study tradition. We highlighted the analysis of the data through transcription, coding, and thematic analyses. Findings of the study focused on three major themes including teachers’ competence for planning teaching and learning programs (planning activities for teaching and learning processes and care and protection programs), teacher competence in implementing interaction or managing teaching and learning processes (learning from various resources and doing evaluation on the method used in teaching), and teachers’ competence for conducting learning assessment and evaluation (test assessment and evaluation and non-test assessment and evaluation). Some recommendations for the betterment of Indonesian kindergarten education are proposed.

Strategi Guru dan Keterlibatan Orangtua dalam Pemahaman Konsep Sains Anak Selama Covid-19

“…Dapat dipahami bahwa strategi guru dalam upaya pemahaman konsep sains anak merupakan suatu konsep pemikiran guru yang di formulasikan dari berbagai pengalaman dan pemahamannya tentang pembelajaran sains pada anak usia dini untuk kemudian diterapkan saat proses belajar-mengajar. Diperlukan langkah-langkah yang matang bagi guru untuk memfasilitasi konteks pengajaran sains, mulai dari; perencanaan yang meliputi penyusunan program pembelajaran dan menciptakan lingkungan yang efektif; pelaksanaan melalui pengelolaan program perencanaan pembelajaran yang mengacu pada capaian perkembangan kurikulum, menentukan alat dan sumber belajar beserta metode atau strategi yang akan digunakan sehingga diharapkan anak dapat memahami konsep sains apa yang sedang ia pelajari, dengan begitu guru dapat mencapai target sesuai dengan tujuan pembelajaran sains pada saat itu (Barenthien et al, 2018;Taridi, M. & Dono, 2019).…”

Agreement Levels of Kindergarten Principals and Teachers to Determine Teaching Competencies and Performance

“…It involved a number of school teachers and principals. A number of previous studies have revealed the relation of teaching competencies and performance (Hamda, 2018;Taridi & Dono, 2019;Utami & Latiana, 2018;Wardoyo, 2015). However, Indonesia has not implemented the inclusion of a multi-respondent strategy in ECE-related research.…”