An Analysis Of Mentor Teacher's Written Feedback In Teaching Practicum

Abstract

The study was conducted to find out the weaknesses of the student-teachers of the English Department at Satya Wacana Christian University. The participants of this study were the student-teachers who did teaching practicum in Satya Wacana Christian High School Salatiga in the second semester of 2012/2013. The data of this study were obtained by collecting the written feedback from the mentor teacher. The written feedback was analyzed based on eight aspects of teaching evaluation: preparation, teaching materials, language use, communication skills, lesson presentation/teaching technique, classroom management, use of teaching aid, and mastery of the materials. The result of this study showed that most of the student-teachers of the English Department had weaknesses in managing classroom, teaching technique, and designing teaching material. Some of them were still weak in communication skills, using teaching aids, and mastering the material. Only few of them were weak in language use and preparation. The result of the study can be used as an evaluation for the student-teachers to see whether they have qualified skills in teaching and what they need to improve their teaching skills. This research is also important for the English Department to evaluate their success in equipping their students with good teaching skills. Then, they can use this evaluation to create a good educational system in their study program in order to create qualified teachers.