Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This study presents a comprehensive evaluation of a national virtual professional development (VPD) programme in Indonesia, lasting over four months and involving a diverse cohort of teachers. Utilising a sequential explanatory mixed method design within an interpretivist paradigm, it aimed to assess the programme’s effectiveness in enhancing in-service EFL teachers’ pedagogical skills. The participants of this study were 76 in-service EFL teachers attending the Teacher Profession Education Programme (TPEP) over four months at a reputable private university in Jakarta, Indonesia. The study combined quantitative analyses of surveys and test scores—using descriptive statistics to examine perceptions of the programme’s usefulness, content, design, and learning outcomes, and bivariate correlation to assess the relationships with test scores—with qualitative insights from the written interviews, which were analysed through deductive thematic analysis. Quantitative findings showed a high perceived efficacy of the TPEP (M = 3.96, SD = .55), with high ratings for perceived usefulness (M = 4.00, SD = .69), course content and design (M = 3.98, SD = .72), and learning outcomes (M = 3.91, SD = .55). However, no significant correlations were found between perceived efficacy and test scores (r = .06, p = .60) despite the strong correlations found among the perception variables themselves (e.g., usefulness and design: r = .88, p .001). Qualitative findings echoed these results, highlighting the programme’s flexibility, improved pedagogical knowledge, and confidence, alongside issues like inconsistent guidance and technological challenges.
Authors: Tri Wintolo Apoko, Budi Waluyo
Institutions: Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof Dr Hamka, Walailak University
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $160
OpenAlex ID: W4411502050