Freedom Learning Management: Pedagogical Competence, Material Development and Teaching Skills of Primary School Teachers in Samarinda, Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to investigate teachers' perceptions of freedom of learning on Pedagogic Competence, Material Development and Teaching Skills in elementary schools in Samarinda City, Indonesia. The research design used is qualitative research. The findings reveal that the freedom of learning towards Pedagogic Competence, Material Development and Teaching Skills of teachers has not been fully felt by teachers in elementary schools in Samarinda City. The findings indicate that in practice, freedom of learning which should be a great opportunity in order to improve the skills of teachers is experiencing various obstacles in the field. As a result, material development is not optimal and teaching and learning interactions with students also do not work as expected. During the Covid 19 pandemic, teachers had difficulty adjusting the development of learning materials using technology. The expected implication is that the government can support freedom of learning by dedicating the budget in order to improve the quality of modern teachers in primary schools.