SPESIALISASI MATERI AJAR SEBAGAI UPAYA PENGEMBANGAN PROFESIONALISME GURU
Abstract: The school-based
curriculum gives teachers freedom to design and develop all learning activities
for students by themselves, so it is expected that the teachers’ competence can
be improved optimally. Besides, teachers’ creativity and innovation can be developed
to increase their professionalism. But, the fact shows that the teachers’
responsibility is so heavy that they do not have enough time todevelop their
professionalism. Almost all SMPs/MTss and SMAs/MAs inIndonesia assign teachers
some duties based on classes. One of the ways toimprove teachers’ mastery can
be done by taking specialization in teaching materials. This method gives some
advantages to teachers and students as well. For the teachers, specialization
in teaching materials can make them: (1) concentrate on the teaching material
development; (2) plan learning strategies effectively; (3) look for references
easily and attentively; (4) write summaries and modules; (5) selectseminars and
workshops to attend; and (6) direct students based on their ability. For the
students, specialization in teaching materials can make them: (1) get theunity
of concepts from the same teacher; (2) avoid needless character adaptation from
different teachers; (3) detect self-ability; (4) look for references easily;
and (5) avoid from learning over-lapping concepts. It seems difficult to
implement specialization for teaching material, but by having a good intention
to increaselearning quality in Indonesia, all difficulties and obstacles can be
handled. Patience and seriousness are really needed to start a new thing.
Whatever the result is, this effort should be made.
Penulis: Das Salirawati
Kode Jurnal: jppendidikandd080078
