Email this article Implication of Constructivism Philosophy on Teacher Professional Development: A Literature Review
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Abstract: Implication of Constructivism Philosophy on Teacher Professional Development: A Literature Review. Objectives: aim of the current study is exploring implication of constructivism on teacher professional development. Methods: This is a literature review conducted by selecting, evaluating, and synthesizing findings from previous research. Information found are analyzed by employing thematic approach. Findings: Constructivism views learning as active processes through which human grow by developing effective behavior in creating suitable adaptation to their environment. Implications of constructivism views on teacher professional development are growth is the ultimate purpose of teacher professional development, problem-based professional development, evaluation-integrated professional development, and ongoing professional development through learning by doing. Conclusion: Those implications can be seen as general principles in creating effective professional learning for teachers. The principles need to be investigated further in order to assess its efficacy against teachers working conditions.
Keywords: constructivism, teacher professional development, teacher professional learning.
Abstrak: Dampak Filosofi Konstruktivisme pada Pengembangan Profesi Guru: Suatu Kajian Literatur. Tujuan: Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi implikasi filsafat konstruktifisme terhadap pengembangan profesional guru. Metode: Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kepustakaan yang dilakukan dengan menyeleksi, mengevaluasi, dan mensintesis temuan penelitian sebelumnya. Informasi yang terkumpul kemudian dianalisis dengan pendekatan tematik. Temuan: Konstruktifisme memandang belajar sebagai proses aktif yang melaluinya manusia tumbuh dengan mengembangkan perilaku yang efektif untuk menyesuaikan diri dengan lingkungannya. Implikasi pandangan konstruktifisme tersebut bagi pengembangan professional guru adalah pertumbuhan merupakan tujuan akhir dari pengembangan professional guru, pengembangan professional berbasis masalah, pengembangan professional terintegrasi dengan evaluasi, dan pengembangan professional berkelanjutan dengan belajar melalui tindakan. Kesimpulan: Implikasi-implikasi tersebut bisa dilihat sebagai prinsip umum dalam menciptakan lingkungan belajar yang efektif bagi guru. Prinsip-prinsip tersebut perlu dikaji lebih jauh untuk melihat kemanjurannya di dalam lingkungan kerja guru.
Kata kunci: konstruktifisme, pengembangan professional guru, pembelajaran professional guru.
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