International Journal of Pedagogy and Teacher Education
Vol 4, No 1 (2020): International Journal of Pedagogy and Teacher Education

Engaging EFL Teachers in Reflective Practice as A Way to Pursue Sustained Professional Development

Joko Nurkamto (FKIP Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Teguh Sarosa (Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FKIP UNS)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 May 2020

Abstract

Reflective practice has become a significant aspect in determining good teaching and learning practices and is an important part of professional practice and professional growth. However, English teachers in Indonesia has not been able to perform reflection on their teaching in order to improve their teaching practice. This study reports the results of an intensive training held by PKM UNS to help teachers develop a reflective teaching habit. The participants were 30 English teachers of Islamic Senior High School in Solo Raya. Observation field notes and teacher assignments were used as the main data collection method. From this program, it was found that the English teachers encountered plethora of challenges in developing reflective practice due to their lack of understanding of reflective teaching. However, the teachers show an improvement in implementing reflective teaching strategies after their participation in the training. Recommendations to include reflective practices in teacher professional development programs is drawn based on the findings.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijpte

Publisher

Subject

Education Social Sciences

Description

International Journal of Pedagogy and Teacher Education is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal emphasizes on the method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept. The journal is published by the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, ...