Analysis of Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) Writing Skills on Prospective Elementary School Teachers: A Preliminary Study

Nila Lestari; Iva Sarifah; Gusti Yarmi

doi:10.22437/proca.v1i3.50608

Authors

Nila Lestari Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Iva Sarifah Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Gusti Yarmi Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22437/proca.v1i3.50608

Keywords:

Content Knowledge, Elementary School Teacher, Indonesian Language Learning, Pedagogical Knowledge, Writing Skills

Abstract

Knowledge (PCK) is important for Elementary School Teacher Education (PGSD) students as the core competency of prospective teachers to be able to create in-depth learning. This study aims to analyze the PCK writing skills of PGSD students in the Language Learning Development in Elementary School course. The method used is descriptive with respondents of 134 sixth-semester PGSD students of Universitas Muslim Nusantara Al -Washliyah, consisting of 131 (97.8%) females and 3 (2.2%) males. Six students were randomly selected for teaching practice in grade IV of SDN 101886 Kiri Hilir, Deli Serdang Regency. The results of the study show that 70.1% of students had difficulty teaching narrative writing and 73.1% had difficulty writing descriptions. Conceptually, the test results indicate that students' mastery of Content Knowledge (CK) is quite good, with an adequate understanding of linguistic concepts and their relationship to the learning context. However, the application of this knowledge in teaching practice is not optimal. The integration of Pedagogical Knowledge (PK) and CK is only seen in efforts to create interesting learning through apperception and provocative questions, but this is not consistent and is not accompanied by systematic reflection and closure. Interview results reinforce the finding that students still have difficulty linking linguistic theory with effective pedagogical strategies, especially in teaching writing skills. Based on results study This so researchers will do study continuation focused on development PCK capabilities of PGSD students in Indonesian language learning, especially in skills write.

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