Profile of the ability of teachers in planning and carrying out 4C skills-oriented science teaching

Abstract

The aim of this research is to get the depiction of the ability of science teachers in planning and carrying out 4C (critical, creative, collaborative and communication) skills-oriented science teaching. The research method used is quantitative descriptive. The subjects of the research were 12 science teachers (7 female and 5 male) from several junior high schools in West Bandung district of West Java province. The instrument used for data collection is the teaching plan assessment rubric and the assessment rubric of real teaching that was adapted from the assessment rubric used for the performance test of the teacher profession program. Data analysis was carried out by reviewing; gender, teaching experience and teacher education background. The results showed that: 1) most of science teachers who were the subjects of the research had low ability to plan and implement of 4C skills-oriented science teaching, 2) there was no gender bias, no teaching experience bias and no teacher's educational background bias in the ability to planing and carrying out of 4C-oriented science teaching. The low ability of the science teachers indicates the need to increase teacher competency through relevant training programs.