A STUDY ON PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCE OF 2015 PPL STUDENTS OF ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM OF FKIP UNIVERSITY OF RIAU

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of thisreseach is to acknowledge the ability on
pedagogical competence of 2015 practice teaching of (PPL) students of English Study
Program of FKIP University of Riau. The research is a descriptive research method.
This research consists of one variable, that is teachers’ pedagogical competence. It is
hoped that this research can be used in motivating students in learning English. The
population of this research is the seventh semester students at English Study Program of
FKIP of University of Riau Pekanbaru and there were 50 students of class A, B and C.
The questionnaire of the research cover 28 items about teachers pedagogical
competence with 4 options of 7 indicators. Through the questionnaire, the data were
collected and then analyzed by using M. Ali’s (1993) formulae. Based on the data
analysis, it was found that the English students’ pedagogical competence is in the level
of good. In detail, the most dominant problem faced the students is in interrelationship
among school, family, community, national education and educational innovation. The
effort of the English students should be sustained in the part of educational institutions,
principals, and teacher in order to improve the quality of the student-teachers’
pedagogical competence.

Key Words : Pedagogical Competence, Practice Teaching (PPL), and English Students
Ability in Teaching class.