MODEL PROGRAM PENINGKATAN MUTU GURU BERBASIS KEBUTUHAN

Abstract

Teacher quality is one of important factors for good education.
Therefore, it is a demand to develop and implement effective quality
teacher improvement programs. Effective quality teacher improvement
programs should be based on need assessments. This study aims to
describe teacher quality improvement programs based on teachers’
needs by studying: 1) the profile of Junior High School teachers in
Banyumas which includes several teachers’ aspects: their career rank,
their academic qualification, and their mastery of teacher
competencies; 2) teachers’ opinions of teacher quality improvement
programs, and 3) teacher quality improvement programs based on
teacher needs.
This is a survey research of 607 Junior High School teachers who
were selected randomly. The research was conducted in Banyumas.
The study employed opened and closed questionarries to collect data.
The data analysis applied quantitative descriptive technique.
The profile of Junior High School teachers in Banyumas show that
none of teachers has been in IV/b career rank. However, most of
teachers have met the academic qualification requirement. Only a few
teachers hold Senior High School and D3 certificate and have
irrelevant education background with the subjects that they teach. The
teacher mastery of teacher competencies which are pedagogiec
competency, professional competency, and scientific writing
competency is fair. There are two programs needed to improve the
quality of Junior High School teachers in Banyumas: 1) program to
improve teacher’s academic qualification, and 2) program to improve
teacher’s competency. Teacher academic qualification improvement
program based on teachers’ needs should consider following aspect; it
should consist of undergraduate programs, D3 and S1, and graduate
program: S2. 2) The study program should be in education field and
relevant with the subjects that teachers teach. 3) The program should
take place near or within location in which teachers live. 4) The
program need to provide supports for teachers such as funding for
studying – tuition fee and operational costs-, and study permit or
dispensation to be free of or have only few teaching hours. Several
aspects also should be considered in the implementation of teacher
competency improvement program. According to teachers, training is the most suitable form to improve their competency besides workshop,
seminar, and shortcourse (1-3 months). The programs should address
a) teacher competency in subject matters which is needed by most of
teachers, b) teacher competency in teaching, and also c) teacher
competency in making a scientific writing. Implementing program in a
location where teachers live in will be very helpful for teachers.
Besides that, teachers need some supports such as money and also
permit to join the program.