Early Childhood Educator Pedagogic Competency Analysis in Learning Development

Abstract

Pedagogy is the study of how to educate and guide children according to their development. Pedagogic competence is basically the ability of teachers to manage student learning and the distinctive competencies that will distinguish teachers from other professions will also determine the level of success of the process and learning outcomes of their students. The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the pedagogic competencies possessed by early childhood educators in developing learning in early childhood education programs. The method used in this research is a descriptive qualitative approach with a literature review method, data collection techniques carried out by researchers are the results of previous studies in the form of Scopus indexed international journals and National journals with a reputation for Sinta 2 and relevant to the research topic. The data analysis technique used is content analysis. The findings from the data analysis showed that the pedagogic competence of educators includes the implementation of further learning, namely the achievement of learning objectives which means that the learning that has been designed by educators is able to develop aspects of child development such as religious and moral values, physical-motor, language, cognitive, art, and social-emotional as outlined through the learning objectives. Quality educators are educators who have many abilities, especially in terms of teaching and learning, therefore educators need to develop their quality by continuing to hone their abilities