Challenges in Developing Literacy Learning Models for Teachers to Develop Cognitive Strategies for Elementary School Students

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.201209.119How to use a DOI?

Keywords

cognitive, learning, reciprocal, teacher, elementary school

Abstract

Based on the awareness of the importance of literacy learning and the use of cognitive strategies, various countries have sought to develop various learning methods that are suitable for elementary school students. One of them is reciprocal teaching, which has been shown to improve students’ thinking abilities, especially when reading. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of reciprocal teaching for teachers in Indonesia, in order to develop cognitive strategies for elementary students. Researchers conducted Reciprocal teaching Training for teachers, which are expected to implement what they have learned for student learning. The study participants were 74 elementary school teachers, consisting of 64 teachers from Tanjungpandan, and 10 teachers from Salatiga. The training includes the provision of materials and reciprocal teaching practice. Data were collected through observation and interviews during the training, as well as questionnaires. The result indicates that 70% of the teachers utilized reciprocal teaching simulations as expected. However, the remaining 30% of teachers failed to utilize cognitive strategies flexibly. There are teachers who are fixated on the steps of implementing reciprocal teaching, resulting in them not being able to develop thoughts about reading material adequately. The implication of this finding is that there is still a need to develop a more appropriate alternative teacher training programs, especially for teachers in Indonesia who tend to be rigid in implementing reciprocal teaching methods.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sri Tiatri
AU  - Jap Tji Beng
AU  - Claudia Fiscarina
AU  - Hartinah Dinata
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/12
TI  - Challenges in Developing Literacy Learning Models for Teachers to Develop Cognitive Strategies for Elementary School Students
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd Tarumanagara International Conference on the Applications of Social Sciences and Humanities (TICASH 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 754
EP  - 758
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201209.119
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201209.119
ID  - Tiatri2020
ER  -