Model Observasi dan Simulasi (OBSIM) untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Mahasiswa Pendidikan Fisika dalam Mengajar

Abstract

Observation and Simulation Model (OBSIM Model) to Improve the Teaching Ability of Physics Education Students. A study on “Observation and Simulation Model (Obsim Model) to Improve Teaching Ability of Physics Education Students” was carried out for two purposes. First, to describe how Obsim Model can improve student ability in designing physics lesson plan. Second, to describe how the Obsim Model can increase student skill in implementing physics lesson plan. The subjects of this study were 43 physics education students taking the subject of Physics Instructional Planning. The students were studying in Physics Educational Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Jember University, fifth semester year 2008/2009. This study was designed as classroom action research. Observation, authentic assessment, and interview were used to get data. The results of data collection were analysed by using descriptive statistics, by using normalized gain. The findings reveal that Obsim Model is able to improve student ability in designing physics lesson plan and implementing the lesson plan from middle to high category as long as teaching simulations which are given by the lecturer presented clearly, students participateactively in class discussion, the task of designing a lesson plan and teaching practice areoften done by students, and the feedback is always given after students presentation.