Proactive Competency-Based Learning Management Model To Enhance The Teacher’s Competencies In The Digital Age For Teacher Students

Abstract

This research aimed to develop the proactive competency-based learning management model to enhance teacher’s competencies in the digital age for professional teacher students using the research and development process. The research process is divided into 4 steps; 1) study of information, concepts, theories from papers and researches, 2) development of the proactive competency-based learning management model, 3) implementation of learning management model, and 4) assessment of the effectiveness of the learning management model. The sample consisted of 30 students in the 4th year of General Science program using the simple random sampling. The research tools were the digital age teacher competency appraisal forms and the questionnaires of students’ opinion on learning management model. The data was analyzed using statistics, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test and content analysis. The research results revealed that 1) the proactive competency-based learning management model to enhance the teacher’s competencies in the digital age of teacher students consisted of 5 components; principles, objectives, process of proactive competency-based learning management, implementation of model and the condition for the success. The 3 competencies which should be enhanced for being teachers in the digital age are being the teacher to guide and inspire, being the teacher to apply digital technology for learning management, and being the teacher with morality and ethics. 2) The results of experiment with students showed that after the experiment, the students had higher teachers’ competencies than before the experiment with the statistical significance at level .05. 3) The students were satisfied with the overall proactive competency-based learning management model at a high level in all aspects.