Professional Leaning Community (Plc) to Enhance Teachers’ Competencies in Active Learning Management in Private Educational Institutions

Abstract

          The purposes of this research were 1) to implement the professional learning community management process to enhance active learning competencies of primary school teachers in private educational institutions, and 2) to study the effects of implementing this process. This research uses a experimental and quantitative research methods. The target group selected using purposive selection, size was 52 teachers and 240 fifth-grade students from three private schools of varying sizes (large, medium, and small). The research instruments were 6 evaluation forms. The statistics used to analyze the data to analytic induction and basic statistics, including percentage, frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation, analysis of variance, and pairwise comparisons using Post Hoc Test with LSD.
          The results of the research showed that: 1) the professional learning community management process to enhance active learning competencies of primary school teachers, developed using the POSDC principle as a management framework, consists of an 8-step process based on administrative support, called the "6PLC Managing Procedure with AMCS". 2) The implementation of this professional learning community management process to enhance active learning competencies of primary school teachers showed that: Teachers demonstrated good levels of knowledge, skills, and positive attitudes towards active learning management. And Students exhibited high levels of problem-solving abilities and positive attitudes towards learning. The results of this research are beneficial for administrators in further developing and enhancing the competencies of both teachers and students.