Teaching Practice in Distance Education Context

• Main Authors: Fatmasari Rhini, Suripto
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
• Series: SHS Web of Conferences
• Subjects: teaching practice; UT; UT Regional Office
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20184200099

Teaching practice is an activity designed to enable students in mastering teaching skills. This activity is very important to improve the ability of prospective teachers, because theoretical knowledge has not been able to equip the teaching practice. The practice of teaching at schools provides a real experience for students in the real class, because theoretical knowledge through the process of learning in the classroom can not equip the teaching practice. Faculty of Teacher Training and Education of Indonesia Open University (UT) with distance learning system has designed Teaching Practice through Praktek Kemampuan Mengajar (PKM) course with 3 credit score. PKM is implemented in the schools where they teach and are guided by two supervisors. The PKM exam is conducted at the designated centre schools at each UT Regional Office . This study is aimed to evaluate the activities of PKM students of Economic Education Studies Program FKIP UT in UT Regional Office. The study was conducted at 12 UT Regional Office samples involving respondents consisting of UT students and UT Regional Office staff. The results showed the level of independence of students doing PKM was quite high (72%). This level of independence needs to be supported by a 43% improvement in preparation and administrative services at UT Regional Office. In the implementation of teaching practice in schools, in average 53.14% Supervisor 1 and 63.86% Supervisor 2 always provide direction in accordance with UT standards. While 62.5% of Headmaster Sentra has role in accordance with its function.