A Feasibility Study of Competency-Based Approaches in Teacher Education Program

Abstract

The development of the teaching profession is important in developing and preparing young people to face the changes of the future world. This research aims to find out the feasibility a program to enhance the competency of teacher students. The method is the synthesis of information obtained from the study of documents, concept, and theories related to the development of student teacher competencies. The target audience is 23 qualified experts drafting the tentative program. The tools used in the research were the outline of the student teacher capacity building program and the questionnaire. The statistics used in the data analysis are mean and standard deviation. The results showed that the composition of the program consisted of 7 elements include:  importance, objectives, goal, methods, program structure, teaching and learning management, and measurement and evaluation. The results of the evaluation of the feasibility of the program in 2 rounds showed that each topic was evaluated at the level of high suitable and highest suitable. The improvement in the second round shows the increased consistency and acceptance of variance evaluators. This indicates that the evaluators have a more consistent opinion. The results of the evaluation reflect that the program is appropriate and has been developed according to the opinions of the experts.