This study aimed to improve students’ public speaking skills at the English Education Department (JTBI) of IAIN Batusangkar through the use of videotaped feedback. The research was a Classroom Action Research (CAR) whose participants were the fourth semester students. The data were collected through observation, test, and interviews and were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The findings shows that the use of videotaped feedback improved the students’ public speaking skills in which the average score  increased from 6.95714 (Mid Term Test) to 7.026 (Final Test). This implies that there was an increase in the ability of students from the level of need improvement to the satisfactory. Even in the aspects of Introduction, Body, Conclusion and Time, which were the focuses of this class action research, there were increases from 7.38, 7.1, 6,8, and 6.6 (UTS) to 8, 7.5, 7,3 and 7.2 (UAS) respectively. It also means that there were increases in students’ public speaking skills in all four aspects, which were from satisfactory (Introduction, Body), and need improvement (Conclusion, Time) to good (Introduction), and satisfactory (Body, Conclusion and Time). It is expected that the results of this study can be applied to other aspects of public speaking skills and other similar subjects.

One of the services that should be provided by early childhood education (henceforth PAUD) teachers in the holistic integrative program is group guidance and counseling. Therefore, a manual which can assist them in providing these services is needed. This research aims to develop manual for implementing group guidance and counseling through holistic integrative program. The design of the study was research and development by following the CID development model which consists of 4 stages, namely 1) Define, 2) Design, 3) Develop, and 4) Disseminate. The design was validated by two experts, each of whom was with a professional background in guidance and counseling, and early childhood education respectively. The validation results showed that each aspect of the material, presentation, language and graphics are very valid (82%), valid (76.25), valid (70%) and very valid (85%) respectively. The dissemination stage was conducted through trying out the manual for the implementation of guidance and counseling in PAUD-to-PAUD teachers throughout to get an idea of whether there are still improvements so that the use of this manual can achieve the expected goals

This research was aimed at conducting a piloting project on improving professional competency of guidance teacher in promoting smart character of Islamic Elementary School (MIN) Sungai Tarab). To achieve the goal, qualitative approach and collaborative action research were employed. The subjects of the research were a guidance teacher and other school personnels. The subjects were chosen by means of purposive sampling technique since they were chosen in line with the purpose of the research. Data were collected by following the principles qualitative paradigm where the researcher was the key instrument, and observation, interview and documentary study were used. The research steps basically followed those of action research. Those steps were: 1) Intial reflction, 2) Planning, 3) action and observation, dan 4) reflection. Data analysis was carried out during data collection by referring to Miles dan Huberman's which consisted of three main steps: 1) data reduction, 2) data display, and 3) conclusion/verification. The finding of this research show that the delopment took place for several indicators of professional competency of the guidance teacher in terms of improving her horizon and knowledge and skill in administering and following up inventory (AUM) while other indicators cannot be improve due to time constrains from the subject of the research. Kata kunci: kompetensi profesional, konselor, karakter cerdas, MIN Sungai Tarab PENDAHULUAN U Sisdiknas No 20 tahun 2003 pasal 3 menegaskan bahwa pendidikan nasional berfungsi mengembangkan kemampuan dan membentuk watak serta peradaban bangsa yang bermartabat dalam rangka mencerdaskan kehidupan bangsa, bertujuan untuk berkembangnya potensi peserta didik agar menjadi manusia yang beriman dan bertakwa kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Esa, berakhlak mulia, sehat, cakap, kreatif, mandiri dan menjadi warga Negara yang demokratis serta bertanggungjawab". Fungsi dan tujuan pendidikan nasional di atas menegaskan bahwa pendidikan, pada jenjang apapun, termasuk di Sekolah Dasar (SD), Madrasah Ibtidaiyah (MI) dan sederajat, harus dilaksanakan secara sistematis mengingat SD dan MI merupakan lembaga pendidikan formal pertama yang memberikan anak keterampilan-keterampilan dasar, seperti membaca, menulis dan berhitung. Di samping itu, U

The aim of this quantitative descriptive study is to describe the needs of primary school teachers in providing counseling services as the implementation Permenpan Number 16 of 2009, Permendiknas Number 35 of 2010 and POP BK SD. The population was primary school teachers throughout West Sumatera, totaling 129 people and were determined as the research sample. The data were collected by using questionnaire which assessed the obstacles faced by the teacher in the implementation of Guidance and Counseling, and the needs to overcome these obstacles. Scale measurement used the Guttman scale and distributed by using Google Form application. The research findings show that: 1) 96.9% of respondents had understood their responsibility to provide counseling services, 2) 86.8% had implemented counseling services. 3) The obstacles experienced in providing counseling services: a) lack of knowledge (61.2%). b) lack of skills in developing instruments (47.3%). c) lack of skills in processing instrument results (46.5%). d) lack of skills in implementing counseling services (48.1%) and e) lack of supporting infrastructure (66.7%). 4) The need to overcome the obstacles: a) increasing knowledge (71.3%), b) training in preparing need assessment instruments (58.1%), c) training in preparing counseling programs (58.9%) and d) skills training for providing counseling services (64.3%). It is expected that the findings of this study can be followed up by subsequent research so that the obstacles experienced by class teachers can be overcome and counseling services in primary schools can run optimally.