Competency of pre-service biology teachers on the academic and pedagogical aspects

Abstract

This study aims to determine the academic and pedagogical competencies of undergraduate (undergrad) students of Biology Education Department FMIPA UNY. This research is a descriptive study with survey techniques. The populations in this study were all undergrad students of the Biology Education Study Program 2016/2017 academic year. Samples were taken purposively as many as 95 undergrad students who participated in the microteaching and Field Experience Program (PPL) activities in 2016. Instrument in this study included questionnaire on academic and pedagogic abilities. The subjects in this study were biology lecturers majoring in microteaching, undergad students who took microteaching courses in the 2016/2017 academic year, and biology teachers who guided the PPL in high schools in Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY). The results of the research data were analyzed descriptively by looking at the percentage of the academic and pedagogical abilities of the undergrad students. The results showed that Biology Education Study Program students had academic and pedagogical competencies in good categories.