ANALYSIS OF TEACHER COMPETENCE AND LEARNING FACILITIES IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE TEACHER PERFORMANCE

Abstract

This study aims to describe teacher competencies (pedagogic, personality, social and professional), the constraints faced related to the competencies possessed, learning facilities and efforts to improve teacher performance at Public Primary School number 1 Wedung, Wedung District, Demak Regency. This research is a qualitative research. Respondents in this study were principals, teachers, asset managers and students of class II-VI Public Primary School number 1 Wedun, Wedung District, Demak Regency. Collecting data using observation, interviews, questionnaires and documentation. The data analysis in this study used descriptive qualitative with the stages of data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification. The results of the study obtained 1) the competence of the Public Primary School number 1 Wedung, teacher was good; 2) the obstacles faced are related to the competencies possessed, namely difficulties in understanding characteristics, lack of ability to understand various learning strategies, limitations of teaching aids, lack of ability to use ICT, lack of mastery of teaching methods, limited time in designing learning tools, large funding in developing the curriculum, there are still teachers who only use the lecture method without teaching aids, do not understand the preparation of CAR, the limited training activities that are followed, and communication with parents who are less productive; 3) The learning facilities at Public Primary School number 1 Wedung are well maintained and complete. 4) The performance of Public Primary School number 1 Wedung teachers in lesson planning, learning implementation and learning evaluation is good. However, efforts are needed to improve teacher performance through teacher performance coaching, teacher performance monitoring, providing motivation, fulfilling learning facilities, evaluating teacher performance.