There are varying perspectives among educators regarding the most effective methods for improving student learning. Numerous studies in higher education have employed Korthagen's onion model to elucidate the ways in which instructors' perspectives can influence their teaching practices. The model encompasses both external (environment, behavior, competencies) and internal (beliefs, identity, and mission) components, interconnected across six layers. This study aimed to acquire a comprehensive understanding of the teacher's perspective on the facilitation of student learning.
We used the SCPT questionnaire with 58 teachers to assess their thoughts on the six Onion model teaching features. We evaluated each item on a five-point Likert scale, with each point corresponding to one (strongly disagree) to five (strongly concur). Higher scores indicated a greater degree of student-centeredness. Higher scores indicated higher levels of student-centeredness. We compared the lowest teachers' perspective scores using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).
We obtained the highest averages in the group of identity aspects (20.9), behavioral 14.67, competence (10.68), belief (7.39), mission (7.34), and environment (7.08). There are three attributes with the lowest average scores: environment, trust, and mission, but according to the anova test results, there are no significant differences between the three aspects.
Although the survey shows that the lecturers already have a student-centered learning perspective, they still need reinforcement in some aspects of the environment, beliefs, and mission. By recognizing how specific circumstances can affect instructors development, institutions can tailor faculty development programs to their unique educational needs.

Authors:
Vivi Meidianawaty, Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati, Indonesia
Alya Maharani, Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati, Indonesia
Tissa Octavira Permatasari, Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati, Indonesia

About the Presenter(s)
Vivi Meidianawaty, MD, MMedEd is currently a medical educationalist in Faculty of Medicine Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati Indonesia.

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