The Effect of Personal Competence and Pedagogical-Didactical Competence of High School Economics Teachers in Media Literacy on Teaching Effectiveness

Abstract

The effectiveness of teaching Economics is highly dependent on the teachers. To increase the effectiveness of teaching, they must have personal and pedagogical-didactical competence in media literacy. This study investigates the effect of the personal and pedagogical-didactical competence of Economics teachers in the field of media literacy on their teaching effectiveness. The population of this study was the high school Economics teachers in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The number of research samples was 182 teachers. The data collection of this research was carried out using a closed questionnaire. The Google-Form questionnaire was delivered to high school Economics teachers as the respondents of this research. The data collected is then analyzed quantitatively (using multiple linear regression). The results of this study indicate that the personal and pedagogical-didactical competence of high school economics teachers in the field of media literacy have a significant effect on the effectiveness of their teaching. The results of the study indicate that school leaders or related education offices should improve the personal competence and pedagogical-didactical competence of high school Economics teachers through various, relevant, and structurally designed media training activities.