Elementary School Teacher Training: Workshop Designing Creative Learning for Elementary School Students

Abstract

The aim of the research as follows: 1). To produce a proven manual elementary teacher workshop-based teacher training; 2). To improve the ability of teachers in designing, creating, and implementing creative learning. This research method is research and development to produce products that have been tested. The research technique is accompaniment of elementary school teacher in the form of workshop designing creative learning. The test subjects are 20 teachers. Instruments used: a). Instrument validation rubric of teacher training manual validated by 5 experts; b). Test creative thinking skills of teachers; c). Sheet of learning design analysis; d). Observation sheet; e). Video recording designing creative materials. The research procedure is as follows: preliminary study stage, program development, and testing. Data analysis of preliminary study phase was analyzed descriptively, analysis of program development data was analyzed descriptively for program improvement, analysis of test data was tested by difference of two mean to know significance of program implementation. The results of the study as follows: 1). Elementary workshopbased teacher training manual which contains a set of workshop activities designing creative learning complete with its instruments; 2). Increased ability of elementary school teachers in designing, creating, and implementing creative learning respectively in 30%, 40%, and 28%. Research recommendation: designing creative learning needs to be continued, educational institutions and educational staff can elaborate the accompaniment pattern done in this research, this workshop can be applied in elementary school teacher education.