An Analysis of Understanding Teacher Profesional Competence: Students Participation in Kampus Mengajar Program and Teaching Experiences

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of students' participation in the Kampus Mengajar and teaching experience on the understanding of teachers' professional competence. This study uses quantitative research methods with a correlational design. The sample in the study consisted of 195 respondents from the students of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education with Quota Purposive Random Sampling sampling. The data analysis technique used multiple regression with the help of SPSS 23 for Windows. The results showed that:(1) student participation in the Kampus Mengajar affected the understanding of teachers' professional competence by 26.4% with a significance value of 0.000 < 0.10, (2) teaching experience influenced the understanding of teacher professional competence by 34.8%. With a significance value of 0.000 < 0.10, (3) students' participation in the Kampus Mengajar and teaching experience affects students' understanding of teacher professional competence by 41.3% with a significance value of 0.000 < 0.10.