The Pedagogical Communication Skill of Senior High School (SHS) Teachers in North Maluku Province, Indonesia

摘要

Teacher is an educator who is clearly recognized in Law of National Education System No 20 of 2003. Teachers' Competences consist of pedagogical competence, personality competence, social competence, and professional competence. One of the most important competencies that a teacher has is pedagogical competence. Teacher's success in teaching is affected by his pedagogical competence. Based on Indonesian Teachers Competency Test (TCT) of 2015, we found that teachers' pedagogical competence is low, especially in teaching. Teaching skill is affected by the communication skill between teachers and students. This research aims to describe the pedagogical communication skills of Senior High School teachers. This is a descriptive study using the descriptive technique as the data analyzing method. These research employes teachers from 8 Senior High Schools in North Maluku Indonesia as samples. North Maluku is selected because it is in the frontier area of Indonesia and has unique cultures as a representation of Indonesia. Questionnaires and observation guides are used as the data collecting method. The teachers' pedagogical communication aspects measured include: a) building rapport skill, b) teaching method variation, c) ability to motivate the students, d) ability to create a comfortable atmosphere in the classroom, e) ability to be a role model, and f) ability to develop learning media. This research showed that teachers in Senior High Schools in North Maluku have many patterns of communication skill depending on their culture. Their pedagogical communication skills are formed by their living area (coastal or inland), local wisdom, patterns of school leadership, and teacher qualifications.