GUIDELINES FOR ENHANCING DESIGN THINKING FOR STUDENT TEACHERS

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The world in the VUCA era is characterized by rapid technological changes, which have significant impacts on all sectors, especially the education sector, which needs to address human development. In the era of VUCA, a new generation of student teachers must be instilled with the qualities of “design thinking” in order to design and develop learning programs that keep up with the changes. This research, thus, aims to 1) assess the need regarding design thinking in student teachers, 2) analyze the process of managing teaching programs under the teacher training curriculum to promote design thinking in student teachers, and 3) develop guidelines for enhancing design thinking in student teachers. The research is divided into 3 stages. The first stage is the analysis and exploration. The research samples comprise a total of 264 student teachers selected from random sampling. The data were obtained using a 5-level rating scale as an assessment tool to measure the qualities of design thinking in student teachers. Then, the needs were analyzed using the Modified Priority Needs Index (PNI_modified). The second stage is the analysis of the process of managing teaching programs under the teacher training curriculum by interviewing 8 student teachers. The last stage is the development of guidelines for enhancing design thinking in student teachers by summarizing and analyzing the research findings at each stage and allow the experts to assess the suitability of the guidelines and refine them. The research found the following: 1) student teachers demonstrated the needs to develop the qualities of design thinking in all aspects, with design thinking skills requiring development the most, followed by the design thinking mindset, and 2) the process of managing the teaching programs under the teacher training curriculum, which encompasses the process of managing teaching programs and the process of professional teaching training, did not adequately enhance design thinking in student teachers, and 3) the guidelines for enhancing design thinking in student teachers, namely the 6-point action by the curriculum provider, the 2-point action by the teachers, and the 2-point action by teacher mentors and schools.