Are You a Zaman-Now Teacher?: The correlation between work experience and meaning of work with the accuracy of selecting learning methods in early childhood education

摘要

At the present time, the role of early childhood teachers is not just as teachers but also lesson designers. The current phenomenon shows that the accuracy of selecting a learning method is supported by work experience and work interpretation. The purpose of this research is to explore the phenomenon and test the correlation. From 129 teachers, it was obtained a result that the phenomenon was correlated with F value 1.667, R2 0.256 (25.6%). Meanwhile, the partial correlation of work experience was 0.444 and the work interpretation was 0.392. Based on the results of this study, the teachers are expected to join the training consistently and periodically in the appropriation of the working length and also construct self-discipline in running their role as teachers. Such a way will give positive effects on the quality of work performance and improvement of work effort, that can be seen from the satisfaction and loyalty bond to always become a teacher.