Pre-service Social Studies Teachers’ Perception of the Impact of Literacy on Teaching Quality

Maha Dewi Sabrina Nalle

Abstract


Indonesians’ literacy skills are left behind compared to other Asians countries. Literacy skills are essentials for social studies subject; hence, the teachers are compelled to prepare and improve their teaching quality to lead students increase their literacy skills. This study aims to examine the perception of pre-service social studies teachers regarding literacy and its impact to their teaching quality. This study uses a qualitative study approach, the data were collected from semi-structured interview of 6 pre-service social studies teachers chosen with purposive sampling. The results shown that pre-service teachers social studies perceive literacy play important role in enhancing teaching quality. The suggestion is pre-service teachers are educated by integrating technology-based literacy methods to enhance their critical reading skills and ultimately improve their future teaching quality.

 


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perception;pre-service teachers;literacy;social studies;teaching quality

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.58258/jime.v11i2.8623

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