Optimization of the sustainable professional development program to improve islamic education teachers' performance

Abstract

This study aims to identify the objectives of optimization and produce a new optimization program regarding the Islamic Education Teachers' Continuous Professional Development Program. Besides, this research will also analyze the success of Islamic education researchers' competence in the program. The research method used in this research is Research and Development. Data analysis in this study used qualitative and quantitative analysis. The results showed that the Professional Development Program could improve the competence of Islamic education teachers. The t-test calculation confirms this is greater than the t table as many as 2.43 points. This quality achievement shows that supervisors' training and mentoring in the Professional Development Program context to Islamic education teachers show promising results.