One of the traits of professional teachers is to possess good pedagogic competence. Primary school teachers in Indonesia are required to possess good pedagogic competence and to integrate technology into learning processes. Primary school teachers should be able to utilize Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching process. The present study yields a pedagogic competence and classroom management profile of primary school teachers. This study employs survey method to obtain data from primary school teachers. Data is processed using percentage calculation and descriptive analysis. The result of analysis shows that the number of primary school teachers who possess good pedagogic competence is only less than half (32%). They only do conventional classroom management and have not optimally utilized ICT for learning activities in primary schools. Thus, this paper will discuss the importance of ICT competence and how to develop it for primary school teachers.

Perubahan dunia secara global turut menghadirkan pelbagai alat-alat teknologi yang semakin canggih, termasuk dalam dunia pendidikan. Dibutuhkan peningkatan kualitas guru sebagai penyeimbang kemajuan pendidikan 4.0 ini, salah satunya adalah meningkatkan kompetensi digital guru. Namun, kenyataan di lapangan masih terdapat kondisi ketertinggalan teknologi. Penelitian ini memfokuskan untuk (1) mengetahui intensitas penggunaan perangkat digital dalam pembelajaran, (2) mengetahui program aplikasi komputer yang paling sering digunakan dalam pembelajaran, dan (3) mengetahui penguasaan guru dalam menggunakan program aplikasi komputer untuk pembelajaran. Penelitian ini menggunakan deskriptif survei dengan melibatkan 70 guru sekolah dasar dengan teknik secara acak. Instrumen pengumpulan data berupa angket didampingi pula dengan penjaringan data melalui kegiatan wawancara dan observasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa; (1) Intensitas penggunaan perangkat digital menunjukkan angka 53% guru sudah menggunakannya setiap mengajar, 31% berselangan dan 16% tidak pernah menggunakan. (2) Program aplikasi komputer yang sering digunakan adalah melalui media sosial (68%) dan video conference (59%) yang merupakan media paling sering digunakan untuk alternatif komunikasi pembelajaran. (3) Sebanyak 44% guru berada pada tingkat sangat mampu dalam penguasaan menggunakan program aplikasi komputer untuk pembelajaran.

Children generally have a high level of curiosity, hence they often ask many questions repeatedly. Their high level of curiosity is ought to be developed by adults, which includes their parents and teachers. However, in reality, the older the children get, the more reluctant they become to ask questions due to many reasons. This results in the weakening their confidence to ask questions and diminishing their problem posing skill. By employing ADDIE (Analyzing, Designing, Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating) method, this research was conducted to illustrate elementary school students’ problem posing skill. The respondents comprised elementary school students aged 10-12 years. The research discovered that the students’ problem posing skill still needs to be developed by providing a certain facilitation that allows the students to be more confident to ask questions. The research also found that the confidence to ask questions can be encouraged with the utilization of a student worksheet that provide situations instead of problems.

The advancement of this modern day has required primary school teachers to utilize Information and Communication Technology (ICT) devices in the classroom. Therefore, it is imperative that teachers possess the skills to use ICT. Several studies have shown that teaching process (instruction) using ICT provides more optimal result for the students. This paper will discuss the result of a study aiming to develop an ICT training curriculum for professional teachers. The data for this study has been collected since 2017 to 2018 through surveys to explain need analysis of ICT skill for teaching. The product of this study is a curriculum structure in the form of training materials that primary school teachers need to improve their skills in utilizing ICT in teaching activities. This training curriculum is expected to lead to an effective training because it is developed based on teachers’ needs in implementing ICT in primary school.

Pada pembelajaran sehari-hari dalam kelas, peneliti merasakan adanya rasa enggan pada sebagian besar peserta didik untuk turut berpartisipasi dalam pembelajaran, terutama di saat berlatih keterampilan menulis. Peneliti melakukan penelitian dengan melibatkan metode picture and picture. Metode ini membuat para siswa agar lebih tertarik pada pembelajaran menulis. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah melatih dan meningkatkan keterampilan peserta didik dalam menuangkan ide dan gagasannya menjadi sebuah karangan hanya dalam satu kelas saja. Adapun metode yang dipakai dalam penelitian ini adalah metode pre-experimental dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dengan dilakukannya pretest ditemukan kemampuan awal menulis karangan siswa kelas V SDN Arjasari 02 pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia masih kurang. Setelah dilakukan pembelajaran dengan perlakuan metode picture & picture kemudian dilakukan posttest didapatkan bahwa adanya peningkatkan kemampuan menulis karangan siswa pada mata pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia dari kurang menjadi cukup. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa dengan metode picture and picture dapat meningkatkan kemampuan menulis karangan kelas V SDN Arjasari 02.