Preservice Science Teachers Teaching Model: Analysis in Education University

Abstract

The development of preservice science teachers is an essential process in producing professional science teachers. The teaching model used by university needs to be oriented towards the appropriate competence of science teachers. The aim of the study was to analyze the teaching model in several university in Indonesia that generated science teachers. This study was conducted in April 2022 that used qualitative research to obtain information about the teaching model in education university. This research involved science lecturers in six universities in Indonesia. The data was obtained by interview techniques. This study found that the development program of preservice science teachers still were obstacles in several aspects. The aspects were the use of teaching models, teaching steps, preparing lesson plans, advantages of teaching patterns, deficiencies of teaching patterns, obstacles to mastery of the scientific method, and challenges in teaching science teacher candidates. These finding can be used as a model for teaching in universities to develop preservice science teachers.