Assessing the Contribution of In-service Teacher Professional Training to Teachers’ Readiness to Implement the 2013 Curriculum (An analysis of the developmental progress of English teachers teaching skills in Sumbawa Regency)

DOI

10.2991/icollite-18.2019.7How to use a DOI?

Keywords

in-service teacher professional training; 2013 curriculum; teaching skills

Abstract

To complement with the implementation of the 2013 Curriculum, the Government of Indonesia has provided In-service Teacher Professional Training Program (TPETP a.k.a. PLPG) for English teachers in order that they can comply with the demands of the new curriculum. The current research attempts to reveal whether TPETP prepared for the implementation of the 2013 Curriculum has brought about effects on the development of teachers’ teaching skills in Sumbawa Regency. This study used a multiple case study approach with a qualitative descriptive method. This multiple case study is used to explain the contributions of the TPETP program on the ability of certified English teachers to implement the 2013 English Curriculum in Sumbawa District. The population of this study was all English teachers who had been certified throughout Sumbawa District. To obtain the data, a purposive sampling technique was used. Data analysis included data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion. This analysis was done iteratively through triangulation of data. Results of the study show that on the whole TPETP had positive contribution to the developmental progress of teachers’ teaching skills. Despite evidence of improved teaching practices, a number of teachers experienced hurdles. Some of them showed a tendency to return to their old teaching practices. The study concludes that the current method of TPETP delivery needs to be re-evaluated.

Copyright

© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

Download article (PDF)

TY  - CONF
AU  - Untung Waluyo
AU  - Henny Soepriyanti
AU  - Sudirman Wilian
AU  - Rizki Kurniawan
PY  - 2019/03
DA  - 2019/03
TI  - Assessing the Contribution of In-service Teacher Professional Training to Teachers’ Readiness to Implement the 2013 Curriculum (An analysis of the developmental progress of English teachers teaching skills in Sumbawa Regency)
BT  - Proceedings of the Second Conference on Language, Literature, Education, and Culture (ICOLLITE 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 37
EP  - 42
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icollite-18.2019.7
DO  - 10.2991/icollite-18.2019.7
ID  - Waluyo2019/03
ER  -