Teachers’ Perception on an ICT-Based Lesson Plan Workshop: Does It Improve Their Pedagogical Competence?

Abstract

In this digital era, it is proper for all parts of education providers to have skills in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) which are continuously honed and developed. ICT is the right choice as a tool to move the face-toface learning process to an online platform when the government takes policies to study, work, and worship at home. Unfortunately, teachers in schools are already comfortable with conventional teaching methods, with the characteristics of the teaching and evaluation process being carried out face-to-face, materials, practice questions and text-based exams and the lack of use of ICT giving a role in the classroom. A workshop is then needed in order to improve the teachers competence in implementing ICT into their online teaching and learning process. This article discusses the perception of the teachers in regards of the workshop and its role in improving their pedagogical competence. Data were obtained from questionnaire and interview done to 15 Junior High School English teachers at the Regency of Pasaman, West Sumatra. The findings of the research indicate the fact that almost all teachers agree that the ICT-based lesson plan workshop does improve and enhance their pedagogical competence in terms of making suitable lesson plan, selecting and developing learning materials, and designing classroom activities. The workshop helps them to have better qualities that will evitably improve the implementation of their teaching later on.