scholarly journals The analysis of teachers’ professional competence in utilizing information and communication technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-135
Author(s):  
Noven Aquilla Abkarin

This study is about the utilization of ICT in classroom learning to develop teacher’s professional competence. Nowadays, COVID-19 pandemic has already spread around the world. It brings bad impacts on many sectors, especially the education sector. Based on the issue, this study aims to investigate teacher’s familiarity with the use of ICT, to find out teachers’ professional competence in utilizing ICT in classroom learning, and to obtain supporting and inhibiting factors of teachers’ professional competence in utilizing ICT. A qualitative approach was used as a method of this study. Data collection was conducted by distributing questionnaires, carrying out structured interviews, and documentation addressed to ten respondents consisting of English teachers from three schools in Wonosobo, Central Java, Indonesia. This study reveals that ten teachers were familiar with using ICT in classroom learning. They claimed that the use of ICT can help their works in the teaching and learning process. Second, the teacher’s professional competence can improve ICT utilization in teaching and learning classrooms. The use of ICT also can improve teachers’ professional competence because ICT usage is easier and more effective to deliver materials. Third, some supporting factors of the use of ICT were found in this study. They were making teaching and learning process easier, increasing students’ motivation, and improving teachers’ professional competence. The use of ICT also could make teachers easily take part in this digital era.

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-101
Author(s):  
Rasid Rasid

Under an assumption that in the present days information and communication technology plays an important role in teaching and learning process, this article discusses how ICT can support the attainment of learning achievement. Based on the empirical studies, it recommends the educators and the supporting staff of non-formal education to improve their skills in using ICT in non-formal education and apply them in the instructional activities.


Author(s):  
Isep Nursamsi

<em>The use of Information and Communication Technology continues to experience developments, for example the use of blogs in supporting the learning process. Blog is a web service application created to make it easier for users to publish information through writing in the form of blog posts consisting of text, images, videos, audio, links and other files. In making a blog it is very easy and free for example blogger, the steps to create a blog on blogger are the first to create a gmail account, login and register to blogger.com, specify the blog name, blog address, choose and customize the blog template as desired. The use of blogs as an alternative learning media aims to enable students to explore the material posted by teachers in blogs that can be studied more flexibly and differently from conventional learning processes, so that blogs are the right learning media in a more effective and attractive teaching and learning process.</em>


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. 569
Author(s):  
Sunarti Suly Eraku ◽  
Mohamad Karmin Baruadi ◽  
Samuel PD Anantadjaya ◽  
Siti Fadjarajani ◽  
Ucup Supriatna ◽  
...  

From the teacher's approach to students to the use of media in learning, the learning process has changed dramatically in this digital era. Islamic Religious Education teachers must improve their competence due to the stigma that they are "old teachers" who have difficulty keeping up with developments in the world of information and technology in learning. The purpose of this research is to describe the competence of Islamic Religious Education teachers in the digital age. As a result, the study clearly discusses the competence of teachers and learning in the digital era, as well as the challenges, as well as the strategies of Islamic Religious Education teachers in overcoming the challenges of learning in the digital era. A literature review from several journals and related references was used to demonstrate how a teacher should be in the digital era. Teachers in the digital age must be able to use an information and communication technology-based learning approach to make it easier for students to follow because the information they receive from cyberspace is extremely fast. Finally, Islamic Religious Education teachers must improve their ability to use technology and information-based learning media in the classroom and move away from textbooks. So that the learning process achieves its objectives and provides students with numerous opportunities to develop their learning creativity.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maimunah Maimunah

The teacher plays a very important role both in planning and implementing the learning process. The teacher must have professional competence that can support the ability in planning and implementing in the learning process. this research was conducted at SDN 001 Sungai Pinang. The purpose of this study was to determine how much the professional competence of teachers at SDN 001 Sungai Pinang. From the results of the study showed that the teacher's professional competency viewed from the Indicators mastering the competency standards and basic competencies obtained an average percentage of 71.5% in the good category. Indicators of developing learning materials that are taught creatively, obtained an average percentage of 75.7% good category. Indicators of developing professionalism in a sustainable manner can be seen that the average percentage reaches 80.6% good category. Indicators utilizing information and communication technology, obtained an average percentage of 81.4% in the excellent category. Based on the results of the above research, it can be concluded that the professional competence of SDN 001 Sungai Pinang Teachers, Hulu Kuantan District, Kuantan Singingi Regency is classified as good.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 827
Author(s):  
Rifdan Rifdan

This research is motivated by the weakness of teachers in the use of information and communication technology(ICT) media in the teaching and learning process. This research was conducted at SMPN 2 Teluk Kuantan. Thisstudy uses a school action research design consisting of 2 cycles. Each cycle consists of 4 stages, namely,planning, implementation, observation and reflection. From the results of the first cycle research, indicators ofteacher attendance, from 39 teachers, 30 or 76.92% of teachers attended, in cycle II it increased to 39 teachersor 100%. Leptop readiness indicator, 20 or 51.28% of teachers are in the ready category, in the second cyclebecomes 77 or 94.87%. Indicators of physical and mental readiness, 26 or 66.66% of teachers categorized asready, in cycle II to be 39 or 100%. Judging from the observations of teachers in the use of ICT as a medium ofteaching, in cycle I, word processing indicators scored 65 or 55.55% in the sufficient category, the second cycleincreased to 101 or 86.32% in the very good category. Indicators process spreadsheets and graphics, in the firstcycle 74 or 63.24% in the good category, in the second cycle it becomes 103 or 88.03% in the very goodcategory. Indicators of making interactive presentations using power points, 69 cycles or 58.97% are sufficientcategories, cycle II becomes 110 or 94.01% with very good categories. It can be concluded that theimplementation of ICT workshops can improve the ability of teachers in the use of ICT as a teaching medium atSMPN 2 Teluk Kuantan.


2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adams O. U Onuka ◽  
Esther O. Durowoju

Higher Education is the climax of the process of providing knowledge, changing learners attitude and inculcating specialized skills in individuals preparatory to taking a life-long employment with intent to earning a living and equally contributing to national economic growth and development. The Teaching and learning process is cardinal to the realization of the educational objectives of any nation. The advent of information and communication technology has made teaching and learning easier and beyond the traditional face to face interaction between the teacher and the learner. E-learning basically involving the transfer of skills and knowledge through an electronic device aims at improving the teaching/learning process. In spite of the benefits of e-learning to both regular students and distance learners, e-learning has been fraught with some challenges in Africa. Therefore, this paper discusses some of the challenges facing e-learning in Africa particularly in the Nigerian higher education system. These among others are epileptic power supply, high cost of procurement of computer hardware, inadequate infrastructure, and resistance to change on the part of the instructors, inability of learners to make use of ICT infrastructure, inadequate skilled manpower ICT, and corruption of computer storage device through viruses. Effectively managing the identified challenges means that the government would have to ensure regular power supply, lecturers and learners should be trained in the use of ICT infrastructure, and the government should evolve viable ICT policy as well as control or subsidise the price of the s of ICT infrastructure to make it affordable for both lecturers and learners. Keywords - Education, Challenges, Information and Communication Technology, National Educational Objectives, University system, Descriptive Research, Ibadan, Nigeria


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Towip Towip ◽  
Yuyun Estriyanto ◽  
Ngatou Rohman ◽  
Suharno Suharno

<em>The covid-19 pandemic has changed the culture of teaching and learning activities in the schools. Learning activities are conducted online with the use of e-learning. Generally, Vocational High Schools (SMK) already have supporting facilities for the implementation of e-learning such as computer laboratories and adequate internet networks. However, most of the teachers in the schools are still not ready for the massive use of e-learning. For this reason, schools need training for teachers to optimize the use and integration of information and communication technology (ICT) in learning activities. The purpose of this community service is to provide training to teachers of SMK Muhammadiyah Delanggu to make e-learning and implement it in the learning process. This activity involved all teachers of SMK Muhammadiyah Delanggu. The stages of this training are: a) introduction to the concept of online learning (e-learning), b) workshop of creating e-learning, and c) application of e-learning into the subjects taught by each teacher. The results of this training: a) the teachers have been able to make learning packages, materials, and activities in the e-learning, b) Pedagogical competences of teachers have increased showed by a readiness to integrate ICT in the learning process, and c) The readiness of the school to optimize the application of e-learning to improve the learning process.</em>


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Taufiq Subhanul Qodr ◽  
Agus Efendi ◽  
Akhmad Arif Musadad

The development of information and communication technology in the digital era encourages the use of smartphones in various fields of life, such as the field of education. This condition opens up opportunities for the use of smartphones in teaching and learning activities. This study was conducted to identify opportunities for using smartphones to make it easier for students to learn, especially in understanding sociology learning materials in high school. This type of research is descriptive qualitative research. The research subjects were social studies students of class X SMA with a total of 149 students. Data collection methods in this study were surveys and interviews using questionnaires and interview guidelines as research instruments. Data analysis was carried out in four stages, namely (1) data collection, (2) data reduction, (3) data presentation, and (4) drawing conclusions. The results of this study indicate that there is a great opportunity for the use of smartphones in the digital era in the learning process, especially sociology in high school. The opportunity is the implementation of game-based mobile learning or Mobile Game-Based Learning (MGBL). It is known that the use of smartphones by students is most dominantly used to play games with a percentage of 32.90%. Thus, Mobile Game-Based Learning (MGBL) as a learning medium is an opportunity to use smartphones to make it easier for students to learn sociology because it encourages students to be more active, creative, and innovative in the learning process. The conclusion of this study is that Mobile Game-Based Learning (MGBL) is a great opportunity for using smartphones in the digital era to make it easier for students to learn sociology in high school.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 270-276
Author(s):  
Muhammad Khoiro ◽  
I Nyoman Ruja ◽  
Siti Malikhah Towaf

Learning today can be facilitated with the help of technology that can be utilized by teachers in presenting learning materials in the teaching and learning process. In order to facilitate teachers in carrying out the teaching and learning process can use the main learning media based on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). But the phenomenon that occurs, teachers experience a lot of problems when developing ICT-based learning media. Qualitative research method of phenomenological approach can be understood that the results of research in SMP BSS show; 1) The awareness of IPS teachers in SMP BSS the importance of ICT-based learning media; 2) Teacher problems in developing ICT-based learning media in the form of, how to operate media software and follow the development of technology; 3) factors of problematika emergence, namely, age factors, lack of skills mentoring, differences learned between generations, overload of additional tasks, and lack of opportunities in the division of time to learn; 4) addressing the problems that arise, ips teachers at SMP BSS take a stand by doing time management, and also the spirit of continuing to learn ICT-based learning media; 5) the hope of ips teachers in SMP BSS is that there is a paya fulfillment of facilities from the agency so that the problems they face can be resolved. Pembelajaran saat ini dapat dipermudah dengan bantuan teknologi yang bisa dimanfaatkan oleh guru dalam menyajikan materi pembelajaran dalam proses belajar mengajar. Guna mempernudah guru dalam melaksanakan proses belajar mengajar dapat menggunakan media pembelajaran utamanya berbasis Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (TIK). Namun fenomena yang terjadi, guru banyak mengalami problematika ketika mengembangkan media pembelajaran berbasis TIK. Metode penelitian kualitatif pendekatan fenomenologi dapat dipahami bahwa hasil penelitian di SMP BSS menunjukkan; 1) Adanya kesadaran guru IPS di SMP BSS pentingnya media pembelajaran berbasis TIK; 2) Permasalahan guru dalam mengembangkan media pembelajaran berbasis TIK berupa, cara pengoperasian software media dan mengikuti perkembangan teknology; 3) factor munculnya problematika yakni, factor usia, tidak adanya pendampingan keterampilan, perbedaan yang dipelajari antar generasi, overload tugas tambahan, dan kurangnya kesempatan dalam pembagian waktu untuk belajar; 4) menyikapi problematika yang muncul, guru IPS di SMP BSS mengambil sikap dengan melakukan manajemen waktu, dan juga semangat terus belajar media pembelajaran berbasis TIK; 5) harapan guru IPS di SMP BSS yakni ada paya pemenuhan fasilitas dari instansi agar problematika yang mereka hadapi dapat teratasi.


Author(s):  
Hazrul Affendi Mohmad Razali

<p><span lang="EN-US">The use of <em>Information and Communication Technology</em> (ICT) has provided great benefits in many fields including education. Lifestyle changes and the need to make the teaching and learning process more interesting and effective have driven the application of ICT in teaching. This paper aims to explain the influence of teacher knowledge and the process of implementing ICT in teaching. This process of implementing ICT requires teachers to be constantly aware and competitive with the changes that occur in teaching and learning. The impact of this paper is the change in teachers 'attitudes towards the need for ICT applications in teaching and teachers' thinking to cope with ever-changing technology.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p>


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