Evaluation Input of Early Childhood Teacher Education Curriculum Faculty of Education Universitas Negeri Padang

摘要

The purpose of this article is to describe the evaluation input of early childhood teacher education study program curriculum. Input evaluation is intended to find alternative strategies for curriculum implementation. The quality and quantity of inputs as raw materials have a major effect on the transformation of early childhood teachers' education. This study use descriptive qualitative method in early childhood teacher education curriculum faculty of education Universitas Negeri Padang 2017. Input evaluation procedures include; 1) inventory and analyze available learning resources, 2) analysis of budget proposal and schedule, 3) analysis of solution strategies, and 4) program implementation plans. Data were obtained from relevant elements of curriculum input evaluation, and then analyzed based on the evaluation principle. The results show that educational curriculum inputs of early childhood teacher education refer to national education standards and consistently consider the goals of faculty and universities until 2020. Continuing study programs of early childhood teacher education curriculum increase the input of available learning resources to achieve a functional curriculum.