Table 1

The evolution of teacher professional development programs in Indonesia

TPD programINPRES (Thair and Treagust, 2003)PKG (Thair and Treagust, 2003; Somerset, 1988)Sanggar PKG (Thair and Treagust, 2003)KKG/MGMP (Van der Werf et al., 2000; Chang et al., 2014)PLPG (Jalal et al., 2009; World Bank, 2015)PKB
First implemented1970s1980s1982199320072013 (some changes in 2015)
ObjectiveEquip teachers without teacher training experienceSupport teachers to implement student-centered learningScale-up PKG to district-level implementationFacilitate teacher learning within a school cluster
  • (1)

    Remedial program for teachers who did not pass Teacher Certification

  • (2)

    From 2010 to 2017, PLPG is mandatory in Teacher Certification program

  • (1)

    Remedial program for teachers who scored low in the National teacher competence test

  • (2)

    TPD activities to earn credit points for civil servant promotion

Duration and formsThree weeks of in-service trainingA total of 16 weeks (in-service training and classroom coaching)One week of in-service trainingOne day every monthA total of 90 h of in-service training Total of 60 h of in service training
TPD modelCascade modelIntensive coaching programCascade modelTeacher working groupCentralized by Teacher Training InstitutionsCascade model
Targeting based on teaching experienceNo differentiation for novice or experienced teachers
Involving teaching practice activityTwo cycles of two-week lesson observation1–3 lesson observationPeer-teaching as part of final assessment

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