TEACHER PROFESSIONALISM IN USING MEDIA AS AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LEARNING

Abstract

The research method used in this research is a correlational approach which aims to find out whether there is a relationship between teacher professionalism in developing instructional media and the quality of early childhood learning. The teacher's task is not only to teach but also to educate, foster, guide and shape the personality of students to prepare and develop the resources that each student has. Professional teachers must make students who are moral, creative and innovative in technology. Technology does not only cover the use of hard technology but also soft technology related to lesson planning, innovative learning models for PAUD and other supporting skills. In efforts to master these two aspects, PAUD teachers as learning technology developers, together look for the right model or media in learning that will be applied inside and outside the classroom. This research was conducted at Nurul Iman Kindergarten in Banda Aceh City. The time for the research to be carried out is in the first semester of the 2022/2023 school year, September 12, 2022. The population in this study were all teachers and group B children of Kindergarten Nurul Iman Banda Aceh. There were all 6 teachers in total and 25 students in total out of a total of 55 students in the same academic year.

Keywords: Teacher professionalism, media, learning quality