Empowerment of Teachers in Implementing Thematic Learning Method

Abstract

The way of looking at something in the present era is different from the past era. In the past era, something is looked at partially. The effect of this situation is harm for the life. At present era and the future, look at something should comprehensively and integral. The profile of human beings who are able to think comprehensively and integral may be designed by thematic learning method. Thematic learning method is an interesting issue to be studied. This research is focused in thematic learning method. This research is community based research, that is a research that based on empowerment activity.  So there are two main activities, they are research and empowerment. The implementation both programs are together.  During the empowerment program, there is a research (collecting data). Experts said that in community based research, there is an action research, so there is a categorization that community based research is include action research. The result of the research showed that empowerment to teachers in implementing thematic learning is not significant. The trend of competence is 0.152 + 0.716 Motivation (Competence =  0.152 + 0.716 Motivation). It can be explained that “Each increasing of 1 point of motivation can increases 0.716 of competence.

Keywords: Empowerment, Thematic learning