The Implementation of ICARE Learning Model to Improve Professional Competence of Students as Economics Pre-Service Teachers in the Industrial Revolution Era 4.0: A Literature Review

摘要

The presence of professional teachers is one of the most important elements of education. Professional teachers are the deciding factor in the quality education process. Teachers are expected to perform their duties to educate, teach, and evaluate the students in achieving quality education. The Government always strives to improve the professionalism of teachers, one by providing incentives to teachers who have the professionalism in carrying out their duties. This form of incentive is teacher certification. Nevertheless, the Government's efforts have not been able to produce teachers who have the competence to expect. Padang State University as one of the university hat produce the future teachers as their graduates, certainly takes an important role in producing future teachers who have good professional competence. Along with the times, the demands of professional competencies that must be owned by the prospective teachers in the era of the 4.0 industrial Revolution are increasingly complex. Although the role of teachers as educators, teachers, and advisers in schools will not be replaced by the presence of technology, future teachers should upgrade their professional competencies according to the needs of the times, in order to be Produce human resources that are not only qualified but also appropriate. Nowadays, the existence of pre-service teachers in the era of 4.0 not only required to possess the material mastery skills but also must have critical and innovative thinking skills in problem-solving, communication skills and collaborative information and communication technology that will be expected to be integrated into the learning process. One of the linear learning models with 4.0 demands is the ICARE model. ICARE stands for Introduction, Connect, Apply, Reflect, and Extend. The stages of ICARE learning begin with the introduction of material to students. The implementation of this model is believed to improve the professional competence of students as a economics pre-service teachers in Era 4.0.