MPORTANCE OF SUPERVISION AS AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE EDUCATION TEACHER PROFESSIONALISM

     Definition of Supervision Modern supervisory concepts formulated by Kimball Wiles (1967) as follows: "Supervision is assistance in the devolepment of a better teaching learning situation."Supervision is to help in developing a better learning situation. This formula implies that the service covers the overall supervision of teaching and learning situation (goal, material, technique, method, teacher, student, an envirovment). This learning situation should be improved and enhanced through service activities supervision. Thus, these supervision services covering all aspects of the conduct of education and teaching. The concept of supervision can not be equated with the inspections, inspections and more emphasis on authoritarian rule, while supervising more emphasis to the friendship which is based on service delivery and better cooperation among the teachers, because it is democratic. The term supervision of education can be explained either by the origin (etymology), the form of words (morphology), or the content contained in these words (semantics). 

Read more »

8 Teaching Skills

Turney (1973) revealed 8 (eight) basic skills teaching, namely: 

First, the skills required to ask the teacher must master the technique of asking intelligent questions, either ask the basic skills and advanced skills of asking 

      Second, provide reinforcement of skills. A teacher needs to master the skills to provide reinforcement for strengthening the impetus for students to improve attention. 

Third, the skills held a variety of both variations in teaching style, use of media and learning materials, and patterns of interaction and activity 

Read more »

Implementation of Classroom Action Research

Implementation of Classroom Action Research Action Research Class (PTK) has great potential to improve learning when implemented properly. Implemented well here means the parties involved (lecturers and teachers) try to consciously develop the ability to detect and solve the problems of education and learning through meaningful action. 

It can be taken into account in solving the problem or improve the situation and then carefully observe its implementation to measure success. Implemented with the right means in accordance with the rules of action research. 

This paper discusses how the implementation of classroom action research to improve the quality of learning that includes the diagnosis and determining the problem you want solved, form and action scenarios, the development of instruments for measuring kebehasilan action, as well as procedures for analysis and interpretation of research data.

Read more »

Creative Methods of Teaching Mathematics

Here are some activities in the classroom to foster creativity in teaching math. In teaching, frequently ask critical questions like "Did you try this?" "What would happen if any of this?" "Can you?" To increase students understanding of the ideas and vocabulary of mathematics. Here are some activities that may be practiced in class: Use dramatization. Invite students to pretend to be in a ball (sphere) or box (prism), feel the sides, edges, and corners and dramatize a simple arithmetic problems such as: Three frogs jumped in the pool and so on.

Read more »