Increasing Teacher’s Competencies through Empowerment of Madrasah Teachers Forum

Name of Author : No’man Afandi & Abdul Wafi & Muthmainnah

Abstract: It is a School Action Research with two cycles where each cycle consists of four stages; they are Planning, Implementing corrective actions, Observing, and Reflecting. It aims to find out the improvement of teachers competencies through Madrasah Teachers Forum known as MGMP. This research was conducted in Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Pamekasan East Java, Indonesia. It involved six Mathematic teachers, four Physics teachers and three Biology teachers as research subjects. The results showed that there was an increase in the competencies of the member of teachers forum at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Pamekasan. This can be seen from the results of observations in two cycles, as well as on the results of the tests carried out. It can be seen that the results of the posttest significantly increased. In the distribution of the questionnaire conducted to find out teachers perceptions and opinions on the Madrasah Teachers Forum, the results of the questionnaire were at a value of 85%; thus, teachers felt the direct benefits of the Madrasah Teachers Forum to increase their competencies. Based on the results of the study, the researcher recommends to teachers participating in the Madrasah Teachers Forum to: 1. Utilize Madrasah Teachers Forum activities as an empowerment forum to update and upgrade their professional competencies and 2. Utilize Madrasah Teachers Forum to establish strong solidarity among teachers.

Keywords : Teachers Competencies; Madrasah Teachers Forum; solidarity

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