DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCE OF BORDER PATROL POLICE TEACHERS OF BORDER PATROL POLICE SCHOOL 43 IN SCIENCE BY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: 1) to compare border patrol police teachers in science learning management before and after using Professional Learning Community (PLC) process; and 2) to study the teachers’ satisfaction of using Professional Learning Community (PLC). The purposive target group was 30 science teachers. The research tools were 1) Teachers’ teaching competency assessment form 2) Professional Learning Community recording form 3)Teachers’satisfaction questionnaire form. The statistics used were mean and standard deviation.
The results were as follows.
1. Science teachers’ learning competence after having been developed using Professional Learning Community (PLC) was higher before having been developed. The results affecting the development the most was the opportunity given for learners in collaborating learning activities (1.11), followed by the selection of equipment, learning materials was related to learning activities, contents and situations (1.08); the incorporation of morality, ethics, and values during learning management (1.08); time planning was appropriate and related to learners’ learning (1.08) and learners’ interests and behavioral observation of learners (1.08).
2.The teachers’ satisfaction towards the use of Professional Learning Community was found that the overall satisfaction was the highest (M = 4.67, S.D. = .14) When each aspect was taken into consideration, it was found that the lecturer was at the highest (M = 5.00, S.D. = .00); time planning was at the highest (M = 4.80, S.D. = .16) and knowledge was at the high level (M = 4.38, S.D. = .29)