A Study of Mentor Teachers’ Satisfaction towards the Quality of Pre-Service Teachers in The College of Dramatic Arts

Abstract

This research aimed to study mentor teachers’ satisfaction towards the quality of pre-service teachers in The College of Dramatic Arts. The population was 21 mentor teachers in the network schools of teaching professional experience training in which pre-service teachers of the senior year in drama education under The College of Dramatic Arts in semester 2, academic year 2022. The research was survey research in which the instrument for data collection included a satisfaction questionnaire of mentor teachers towards the quality of pre-service teachers in The College of Dramatic Arts, which used a five-level rating scale of 46 items and consisted of six elements: 1) knowledge in specialized subjects, 2) teaching and learning management process, 3) working together with others, 4) discipline in performing work, 5) responsibility for the assigned duties, and 6) personalities. The data was analyzed via calculations of mean (µ) and standard deviation (σ). It was found that overall satisfaction of mentor teachers towards the quality of pre-service teachers in The College of Dramatic Arts was at the highest level ( µ = 4.79, σ = 0.43) in which student teachers were outstanding in working together with others ( µ = 4.94, σ = 0.42), followed by personalities (µ = 4.88, σ = 0.33), responsibility for the assigned duties (µ = 4.87, σ = 0.34), discipline in performing work (µ = 4.83, σ = 0.39), teaching and learning management process (µ = 4.70, σ = 0.53), and knowledge in specialized subjects (µ = 4.53, σ = 0.53), respectively.