Elementary School teachers competencies in the era of technology disruption
Mai Sri Lena, Netriwati, Ermayenti, Ulfah Putri Efendi, Ismaniar

Universitas Negeri Padang

Abstract

This research aimed to discover teachers^ understanding of the competencies of teacher in the era of technology disruption, the competencies that Elementary schools have in the era of technology disruption, challenges that teachers face in mastering the competencies of teacher in the era of technology disruption as well as strategies to improve teacher competences in the era of technology disruption. This study was a descriptive quantitative research design. The data of this study was gathered from 1409 elementary school teachers via questionnaires, then analyzed using descriptive quantitative data analysis. This research showed that 76.8% respondents understand the competencies of teachers in the era of technology disruption, and most teachers had educational competence in internet-based learning (98.2%). 34.4% respondents reported that they have difficulty in mastering technological commercialization competence because of the lack of facilities(36.8% respondents). Therefore, teachers believed that joining training and seminar is an effective strategy to improve the teachers^ competencies.

Keywords: Competencies, Teachers, Elementary school, Technology disruption

Topic: Opportunities and Challenges for Future Teachers