A STUDY OF TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AT 3 TOP PUBLIC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN BENGKULU CITY

This study describes the activities and percentages of teacher professional
development activities which have been followed by professional English teachers
at 3 Top Public Senior High Schools in Bengkulu City. The study used a descriptive
quantitative in the form of survey 10 professional English teachers. An adapted
questionnaire is used in collecting the data consisting 35 items number and used a
Linkert scale. The results of the study show that there were 14 activities that
professional English teachers have been followed in their professionalism activities.
In professional development activities, there were 3 activities such as training,
seminar, and workshop education activities, participated in teacher subject
consultation activities (MGMP), and subscribed English education contents
(Journals, video paid learning, etc). In scientific publication activities, there were 5
activities such as disseminated of scientific work or being a speaker in a scientific
forum, did educational research, published research results, published innovative
ideas, and published research result (book, education module, education journal
form). Lastly, in innovative work activities, there were followed 6 activities such
as developed learning models and evaluation, created a literature collection by
students in English, published literaly works made by the teacher (novels, drama
scripts, picture books, specialized dictionaries, songs, short stories, etc), used
internet or multimedia tools in learning process, participated in RPP guidelines
preparation, and participated in compiled the question grid guidelines preparation
activities. Then, the persentages of each 3 core activities have been followed by
professional English teachers were in individual development activities is 48%, in
scientific publication activities is 22%, and in innovative work activities is 30%.
Keywords; teacher professional development activities, Professional English
teachers.