Online Teaching Practice of Preservice Teachers during Pandemic COVID-19

Good-quality teacher is a crucial pillar of education system. An effort to develop professional competence of preservice teachers is carried out through teaching practice courses. This study aimed to uncover the policy and implementation of independent teaching practice, and its implications for the competence of students as preservice teachers. The data was collected through documentation of teaching practice manual and reports, and interviews with institutional leaders, management teams, supervisors, master teachers and students. The collected data was analyzed qualitatively according to model of Miles and Huberman that consists of data reduction, data display and drawing conclusion. Scoring of the students’ lesson plans and teaching via videos were conducted to measure the levels of students’ professional competencies. The results showed that: the teaching practice was implemented by referring to the government policies that prioritize public health and safety; the teaching practice was carried out independently-online by students, and collaborated with educational institutions adjacent to the student's home; based on the lesson plans and the teaching videos assessment, the professional competence of students during the pandemic had developed although not optimally.