Research
A Model for Upgrading Teachers Competence on Operating Computer as Assistant of Instruction
This research based on a preliminary study that the quality of teachers in Indonesia nowadays not much different from 2007. The teachers did not apply ideal teaching strategy, they did not realize the change of school based curriculum into curriculum 2013. The result of preliminary observation revealed that the teachers could not operate computer as well, the national result of teachers’ competency test on August and October in 2012 was lowand also UNESCO (2011) stated that ICT in education policies have to tackle teacher competencies, learning materials, ICT equipment, student and teacher’s motivation. This study was aimed at implementing A Model for Upgrading Teacher’s Competence on Operating Computer as Assistant of Instruction. This study related to recent research at Saudi Arabia, Turkey, India, United State of America, Iran, Kenya and Tanzania that the computer assisted instruction as a supplementary instructional strategy in effective teaching, it includes providing teachers with professional development, and in order to successfully implement ICT in educational practice. A Research and Development (R&D) approach was conducted in this study. Ninety four (94) secondary school teachers were selected as sample by using purposive technique from five hundred fifty (550) populations that were used as pilot test to determine the effect of this model toward the teachers’ competence on operating computer. The findings revealed that a model was considered valid, practical and effective. This conclusion is relevance to both teachers and the educational policy in Indonesia. This research implies needs to be consideration not just of how to bolt and weld computer science into the curriculum, but also how to ensure that teachers remain equipped to teach pupils fundamental ICT skills
The Implementation of School based Curiculum (A Case at State High School 2 Padangsidimpuan)
This research was aimed to describe 1) the curriculum implementation at High School 2 Padangsidimpuan; 2) to describe the supporting factors and inhibiting factors of curriculum implementation at State High School 2 Padangsidimpuan; 3) to find the solution towards the factors inhibiting the curriculum implementation at State High School 2 Padangsidimpuan; 4)to describe the steps on curriculum development at State High School 2 Padangsidimpuan. This research was qualitative approach. The participants were the stakeholders of State High School 2 Padangsidimpuan. Observation and interview were used to collect the data. The findings showed that the implementation of curriculum at State High School2Padangsidimpuanwas not optimally implemented, due to lack of mastery the competence of teachers1)teachers cannot arrange learning planning based contextual; 2)the supporting factor of curriculum implementation at State High School 2Padangsidimpuanwere from quality achievement, availability of media and school gerographic. Meanwhile found the factors inhibiting the curriculum were lack of teachers’ pedagogy mastery, professional competence, and social competence;3)there were solutions towards the factors inhibiting the curriculum implementation at State High School 2Padangsidimpuansuch produce meaningful teaching, change the concept of curriculum paradigm, change the paradigm of teaching into based religious, and provide motivation for students; and 4) the steps were used to develop the curriculum such planning instruction, learning experiences, and learning outcomes assessment.
