Teacher Assistance in Planning IPAS Learning Practice-Based to Develop Students' Science Process Skills

Abstract

This community service activity aimed to strengthen teachers' competence in designing practice-based IPAS learning oriented toward the development of students' SPS. The activity was conducted at SDN 98/II Muara Bungo involving 14 teachers through three stages: preparation, implementation, and evaluation and reflection. An active learning and hands-on activity-based mentoring approach was adopted on the grounds that teacher competence develops more effectively through direct engagement; accordingly, the methods employed included material presentation, discussion, demonstration, teaching material development practice, learning simulation, and direct mentoring. The results demonstrated measurable improvements in teacher competence, with 78.6% of teachers successfully developing Science process skills-based lesson modules, student worksheets, and assessment rubrics of good quality and ready for implementation in IPAS classroom instruction. Program evaluation revealed that 86% of participants expressed satisfaction with the program's implementation, and 93% considered it beneficial for enhancing their professional competence. This activity yields practical implications in the form of SPS-based instructional materials that teachers can immediately use, while simultaneously serving as a professional development model that can be adapted by other elementary schools in implementing the Merdeka Curriculum more meaningfully.