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How to cite: Suryawati, E., Syafrinal, S., Mahdiyah, E., Hermandra, H., Muwardi, D., & Musfar, T. F. (2023). Community assistance for mover teachers
through the lesson study-based opening class movement. Journal of Community Service and Empowerment, 4(1), 196-204.
https://doi.org/10.22219/jcse/v4i1.23995
INTRODUCTION
The efforts to improve the quality of education in Indonesia must be aligned with the efforts to improve the teachers’
quality. Even though teachers are not the only party that has an important role in improving education quality, a teacher
carries the most essential role in innovation. Improvement of education quality can start in a classroom through
innovative learning processes. As a part of education, learning is the spearhead of determining whether or not
educational goals are achieved. Thus, the quality of learning is closely related to the quality of education. Learning is a
program that has the characteristics of being systematic, systemic and planned. Various components in learning include
students, materials, methods, learning resources, teachers, and the interconnected and interdependent environment
that take place in a planned and systemic manner. A program consists of a series of actions or events that have been
planned and arranged through a well-established thinking process. Therefore, learning is a series of events that are
systematic and systemic, which are designed and managed deliberately and carefully, so the learning processes apply.
Improving the quality of education can be initiated by improving the teachers’ quality in teaching and behaving
professionally. One of the forms is a teacher training. However, this frequently does not leave an imprint on the teacher's
daily activities. This is what underlies the need for improvements that focus on real conditions in the field, starting from
conditions in classrooms, schools and teachers. The effort of continuous improvement must begin from the bottom, not
only from the school demand.
One model of a teacher development program to achieve learning quality in schools is lesson study. Lesson study is a
model for teachers’ development through collaborative and continuous learning assessment based on the principles of
collegiality and mutual learning to build a learning community (Sumar, 2006; Suryaningtyas et al., 2014). Lesson Study is
carried out in three stages, namely Plan (planning), Do (implementing), and See (reflecting). In other words, lesson study
is a way to improve the education quality that never ends. Lesson study was first developed in Japan and became a well-
known model in efforts to improve the quality of education through improving the quality of learning. Starting in 1995,
lesson study spread to various countries, including the United States, through the activities of The Third International
Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). In Indonesia, Lesson Study was developed through Indonesian Mathematics and
Science Teacher Education Project (IMSTEP). The implementation started in 1998 in three IKIP (Institut Keguruan dan Ilmu
Pendidikan – the Institute of Teachers Training and Education), which are IKIP Bandung (UPI), IKIP Yogyakarta (UNY) , dan
IKIP Malang (UM) . This development program is also in partnership with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Teachers’ quality is a crucial factor that affects the academic quality (Anom, 2020; Hardianto, 2018; Mastra, 2019).
The current problem is that Indonesia has many unresolved various problems, and one of the problems is the teachers.
One of the teaching issues faced by Indonesia is the teachers’ quality (Mangkunegara & Puspitasari, 2015; Sophuan, 2018;
Susanto, 2012). Many teachers in Indonesia are not yet capable enough to teach the subjects they are in charge of. Many
of them do not even have a linear educational background, and this issue will absolutely bring problems in the future.
Understanding this situation, the Indonesian government has held a number of programs and efforts to assist teachers
in improving their skills and abilities (Fani Prastikawati, et al., 2021; Khoeriyah et al., 2018; Rosy et al., 2018). To develop
their professionalism, teachers can take several actions, such as attending seminars or teacher training, conducting
research, continuing studies, participating in various activities related to improving the quality of education for students,
etc. Another activity that can be applied as a solution to this problem is Lesson Study.
Lesson Study is believed to be successful in improving the practice of implementing learning where the teacher will
plan, conduct, and reflect on the teaching that will be used as a further teaching improvement (Juano et al., 2019; Sarjani,
2020). Lesson Study is a collaborative process among teachers in identifying learning problems, planning a learning
improvement, implementing learning, evaluating and revising the learning, teaching the revised learning, re-evaluating,
and sharing (disseminating) the results with other teachers (Ahmadi et al., 2017; Hikmawati et al., 2018). Lesson Study is
also interpreted as a professional process involving a communities of teachers who plan, observe, and improve their
learning (Ario, 2018; Suryaningtyas et al., 2014).
Lesson study is a way to overcome the problem of implementing learning practices that have not been effective. The
advantages of lesson study are that it can make students easier to understand what will be learned and improve the
teaching method of the teachers (Nugroho et al., 2011; Nuraeni et al., 2017). The previous research states that lesson
study is able to improve learning quality (Hidayat et al., 2019). Another research finding also states that the
implementation of lesson study can improve teachers' teaching abilities (Effendi M, 2016).
Lesson study can function as an effort to implement in-service training programs for teachers. This effort is carried
out collaboratively and continuously. Its implementation is in the classroom with the aim of understanding students
better. Lesson study is carried out jointly among teachers. Lesson study is learning in a lesson. A teacher can learn about
certain learning through existing learning displays (live/real or video recordings). Teachers can adopt to learning methods,
techniques or strategies, use of media, and others, that are created by a performing teacher to be imitated or developed
in their respective classes. Other teachers as observers need to do an analysis to find positive or negative sides of the
lesson from minute to minute. The results of this analysis are needed as feedback for the performing teacher to improve.
In addition, through this learning profile, the observing teachers can learn from learning innovations carried out by the
other teachers.
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The plan stage began with the model teacher and the core team together designed innovative learning that integrated
PjBL-STEM. Teachers groups facilitated learning to produce innovative products. One of them was making a literacy
garden from ecobricks by utilizing plastic waste. It is hoped that this product will motivate students to take 3R actions
(Reduce, Reuse, Recycle). At SMPN 23 this environmental literacy movement is held every Saturday.
Despite its being a simple idea, lesson study is a complex process. Lesson study is a process that leads to teachers’
collaboration in small groups to plan, teach, observe, review and report results on the implementation of individual
teaching. The innovative teaching-learning process designed and developed in the lesson study is active, practical, fun,
and effective. In practice, the lesson study activities are not instructive or patronizing, but they are conducted
collaboratively between lecturers-teachers and teachers-teachers. This assistance activity for the teacher community
aimed to increase the ability of teachers to design, implement and reflect on innovative, interactive and collaborative
learning in learning communities based on lesson study stage.
METHOD
The assistance of the mover teacher (guru penggerak) community at SMPN 23 Pekanbaru took place from May to
mid-September 2022. This assistance involved 32 teachers who acted as model teachers and observers. This assistance
was based on lesson study, which includes Planning, Doing (implementing), and Seeing (reflecting) which was sustainable
and continuous. The assistance schedule that had been implemented can be seen in the following table.
The first step was to plan a lesson that would be carried out in the classroom. This activity began with an analysis of
the problems encountered in learning which could be in the form of subject matter or how to explain a concept,
pedagogic aspects regarding appropriate learning methods that lead to effective and efficient lesson, or learning facilities
that cover how to cope with the lack of learning facilities. Furthermore, teachers jointly searched for solutions to the
problems that they face, then they included the solutions in the lesson plan, teaching materials (in the form of learning
media and student worksheets), as well as evaluation methods.
Meetings were frequently held by the teachers in the context of doing the lesson-planning. As a result, it formed
collegiality or partnerships between one teacher to another, so no superiority or inferiority of status resulted. They shared
experiences and learned from each other. Therefore, through various activities within the framework of lesson study, it
was expected that mutual learning situations would form, namely situations where these communities could learn from
each other.
The second step in lesson study was the implementation (Do) of learning, which was to conduct the learning plans
that had been jointly formulated in real classes. This step aimed to test the effectiveness of the learning model that has
been designed. In this activity, one educator acted as a teacher, while another educator acted as an observer (observer)
of the learning. The principal could also be involved in this activity as an activity guide and learning observer. The focus
of the observation in lesson study was aimed at the interactions among students, between students and teaching
materials, between students and teachers, and between students and their environment. The observer could record the
learning activities through a video camera or digital photos for documentation purposes and further study material. The
purpose of the observer’s presence in the classroom, besides gathering information and evaluating the model teacher,
was also to learn from the ongoing learning process.
The third step in this lesson study was to reflect (See). After the lesson was completed, a discussion was immediately
held between the teacher who acted as the model teacher and the observer who was guided by the principal or
designated personnel to discuss the learning activities that had been conducted. The model teacher began the discussion
by conveying their impressions in carrying out the learning activities. Furthermore, observers were asked to deliver
comments and the lessons learned from the conducted learning, especially with regard to student activities. Criticism and
suggestions from observers must be delivered wisely and constructively. Conversely, model teachers should be able to
receive input from observers for the improvement of subsequent learning. Based on the feedback in this discussion, the
teacher could design a better lesson for the next occasion. In principle, everyone who was involved in lesson study
activities must have obtained some learned lessons. Therefore, the impact was the establishment of a learning
community through lesson study. The open class movement that had been carried out by teachers at SMPN 23 Pekanbaru
was scheduled in the Table 2.
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Lesson Study is one of the teacher professional development strategies. Group teachers develop learning together. A
teacher acts as a model teacher in carrying out learning. Meanwhile, other teachers observe the student learning process.
This process is carried out during the learning process. The open-class movement at SMPN 23 was held from June to
August 2022. The total number of teachers provided with assistance was 32 teachers with the profiles in the Table 3.
Table 3. Teachers’ Profile
No Profiles N (%)
1 Male Teachers 4 (12.5)
2 Female Teachers 28 (87.5)
3 Employment Status (Civil Servant) 22 (68.8)
4 Employment Status (Non-Civil Servant) 10 (31.2)
5 Certified Teachers 20 (62.5)
The results of the lesson study activities carried out at SMPN 23 are the mentoring of the mover teacher community
at this school starting from the Plan, Do, and See stages. Lesson study activities start from the planning stage which aims
to design learning that can teach students how to enable students to actively participate in the learning process. A good
planning is not done alone but done together. Several teachers can collaborate to enrich learning design ideas
Planning begins with an analysis of the problems encountered in learning. Problems can be in the form of subject
matter, misconceptions, and pedagogic issues. The pedagogic issues refer to how to develop appropriate learning
methods so that learning is more effective and efficien. Another problem is about facility problems, namely how to get
around the lack of learning facilities. Furthermore, the teachers jointly look for solutions to the problems faced which are
outlined in the lesson plan, teaching materials in the form of learning media and student worksheets as well as evaluation
methods. Learning design activities can be seen in the Figure 1.
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Figue 1. Designing Lesson Plans (Lesson Design of Science Subject for Science Class, Grade VIII)
The Plan stage is assisting teachers to design learning that can encourage students to learn in a pleasant atmosphere,
so that the desired goals can be achieved effectively through active and creative learning activities. Good planning is not
done alone but done together. Several teachers collaborated in this activity, so that the ideas developed were more
varied. In the Plan activities it is agreed that it will be carried out in the Do stage (Figure 2).
Figure 2. Open Class Activities (Do) for Human Excretory System Material
The open class movement was carried out by the teacher at the Do stage by implementing learning innovations that
had been designed with the core team. The learning process was observed by fellow teachers as observers. Learning was
carried out using student-centered learning and students were actively involved in learning. At the end of learning
students presented the results of their learning. In closing the implementation activities, students wrote down their
impressions after participating in learning. The students feelt that learning is more fun and students became more
enthusiastic in learning. The observer teacher observed and made notes as input on the learning carried out by the
teacher and students during learning activities. Students showed their learning outcomes in each class opening
movement as seen in Figure 3 and Figure 4.
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Figure 4. Presentation of students’ learning outcomes by the students’ of the Movement to open the class of
Mathematics Subject
The opening class movement was also attended by the parents of the students. They see directly the process of
student activities participating in learning with the teacher. With the open class movement, parents have the opportunity
to provide input on learning and appreciate learning innovations that have been implemented by teachers. The open
class movement attended by parents of students can be seen in Figure 5.
Figure 5. Open Class Movement for the practice of washing death bodies (jenazah)
attended by the chairman of the committee as a parent representative
The See stage was carried out by reflection after the class opening movement is done. Students’ activities that have
been observed by observer teachers in learning activities are expressed by each observer teacher. The observer teacher
said that it was seen that students were more enthusiastic about participating in learning and were more responsible for
completing assignments given by the teacher. The observer teachers also exchange constructive opinions in order to
improve learning in the next class open movement. Reflection activities after learning can be seen in Figure 6.
Assistance for the Open Class Movement at SMPN 23 Pekanbaru is very beneficial for teachers. Teachers have been
assisted in planning, implementing and evaluating the learning so that they could design andproduce and interesting
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learning. The teacher observers provided input to the teacher and student learning activities. This activity will build a
community of practice. Students are also enthusiastic in learning and give their impressions during learning.
Teaching and learning activities become interesting for teachers with preparation and implementation based on
lesson study. At the end of the activity, the teachers gathered and asked questions about the lessons learned, revised
and arranged the next lesson based on the results of the discussion. Through this open-class movement, teachers' self-
directed learning skills are also trained in planning, implementing and reflecting on learning. The results of self-directed
learning for SMPN 23 Pekanbaru teachers after receiving assistance based on gender can be seen in Figure 7.
Male Female
Figure 7 shows that the awareness aspect of male teachers gets a score of 4.17, and that of female teachers gets a
score of 4.58; the learning strategy of male teachers shows a score of 4.16 and that of female teachers is 4.63; learning
activities for male teachers score is 4.07 and female teachers is 4.33; the evaluation aspect of male teachers shows a
score of 4.14 and 4.29 for female teachers; the interpersonal skill aspect of male teachers shows a value of 4.15 and 4.58
for female teachers, the average score of Self-Directed Learning of female teachers was higher. According to Bayındır &
Dagal (2016) self-directed learning known as self-planned learning, self-education, self-regulative learning, independent
learning and open learning. It refers to a process whereby taking individual responsibility by controlling cognitive (self-
monitoring) and contextual processes (self-management). Overall it was found that the teacher's self-directed learning
was in the low category. This shows that teachers still need ongoing assistance to improve their performance as
professional teachers. The continued empowerment of the learning community, especially at SMPN 23 which has been
and will be carried out with various activities to support the school literacy movement by making information barcodes
on plants around schools, growing mini rice fields, various ecobrick-based ergonomic working tools like tables, chairs, etc
(Figure 8).
Figure 8. (a) Processing of plastic waste into ecobricks; (b) Ecobricks; (c) Literacy garden from ecobricks at SMPN 23
Pekanbaru.
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CONCLUSION
Assistance to teachers at SMPN 23 Pekanbaru based on lesson study has been found very useful for improving and
transforming the learning and teaching strategies from both teachers and students. This assistance is expected to improve
the instructional quality at this school. The students were actively involved and enthusiastic in every activity provided by
the teacher. It has been observed that they had no significant difficulties. Teachers can collaborate with colleagues to
carry out learning in class by prioritizing active, creative, effective, innovative, and fun learning. The open-class movement
will be continuously carried out so that the entire subject teacher community at SMPN 23 Pekanbaru can become mover
teacherss and be able to work together in the learning community to improve the quality of learning in the
Implementation of the Independent Curriculum, especially by the Mover Teachers at SMPN 23 Pekanbaru.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We would like to thank Universitas Riau that has funded this project through DIPA LPPM-PIU AKSI ADB following
the agreement on the implementation of the activity No. 1669/UN.19.5.1.3/PT.01.03/2022 under the Scheme of Campus
Intellectual Product Business Program. We also thank our partners, schools, and all related parties who have supported
and assisted the implementation of this community service activity.
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