IMPACT OF TEACHER CERTIFICATION TOWARDS LEARNING QUALITY: A CASE STUDY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Linda Setiawati
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to obtain an overview of the impact of teacher certification on improving the quality of learning. This study used a qualitative descriptive method with the research instrument used was a questionnaire and interview. The respondents in this study were 50 certified elementary school teachers in northern Bandung and central Bandung. The results of the study showed that teacher certification has not had a significant effect on improving the quality of learning, this can be seen from: a lack of teacher understanding of learning models; teachers lack mastery in thematic learning material; communication between teachers and parents is still not good, and; coordination between teachers and schools to get support for facilities is still not good. Therefore it is necessary to improve the quality of teacher competencies such as pedagogic competence, professional competence, competence, social competence and personality competence.
Keywords: Teacher Certification, Learning quality, elementary school, teacher competencies
Topic: Management