Project Work Model of Lectures in the Department of Special Needs Education

摘要

Teaching is a professional job that demands complex abilities, especially for special education teachers, so that not everyone can do the job properly. There is a set of abilities that special education teachers must possess which are known as teacher competencies, one of which is pedagogical competence. Pedagogical competence is concerned with the ability to actualize various potentials in the learning of special needs students. To actualize competencies for prospective teachers (students), the special education study program approaches the project work in the lecture process. The application of this approach in lectures is intended to build the knowledge, understanding, and skills of prospective special education teachers (students) in their real experience by applying various theories to then be reviewed and developed in a multi-layered manner so that alternative solutions are found to teach learners with special needs and reach according to the needs of each student. The method used in this study is qualitative with descriptive analysis with research subjects being special education study program for students in the course development of children with disabilities, assessment, learning and early intervention. Results of this study indicate that through the project works approach students have an understanding and skills in implementing the learning process both in inclusive education settings and in special schools with products produced in the form of assessment guides and programs that are ready to be disseminated to various schools inclusive in the form of community service.