PENGUASAAN GURU MATEMATIKA SEKOLAH MENENGAH TERHADAP PEMBELAJARAN INOVATIF BERBASIS PENELITIAN MELALUI KEGIATAN LESSON STUDY

Abstract

This is a descriptive study aimed to examine mathematics teachers’ ability to master various research-based innovative teaching approaches and their ability to plan, implementi, and assess their teaching and learning procesess. The subjects of this study are 16 mathematics teachers from four different districts in West Java who collaborated with 8 post-gradute students of STKIP Siliwangi Bandung as a part of Lesson Study program. The instruments of this study are an observation sheet and writen and oral interview with the teachers. The study revealed that:1) The teachers’ ability on mastering various innovative teaching learning approaches based on a research was at low level; 2) Teachers’ ability on planning, implementing, and assessing their teaching and learning process was at medium level; 3) There is high association between teachers’ ability on mastering various innovative teaching learning approaches based on a research and their abilities on planning and implementing teaching-learning process; 4) There is medium association between teachers’ ability on mastering various innovative teaching learning approaches based on a research and their ability on assessing their teaching-learning process; 5) Lesson Study Activities between teachers and students as an effort to share reseacrh outcomes of university lecturers with school teachers.