Increasing Teacher Innovation To Support 21st Century Learning

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find ways and strategies to improve teacher innovation by analyzing other variables that positively affect teacher innovation. These variables are reading culture and technological literacy. This research method uses a mix method by combining qualitative and quantitative research with a path analysis approach. The research time is April – August 2023. This research was conducted in Depok City by involving all elementary school teachers in Depok City with a population of 1740 with an affordable population of 541. The first stage is proportional random sampling in 5 sub-districts, the second stage is proportional random sampling in 45 schools. With Taro Yamane's formula, a sample of 231 teachers was obtained as research subjects. The results showed that strengthening teacher innovation can be done by developing a reading culture as an exogeneous variable with technological literacy as an intervening variable. There is a positive direct influence of reading culture on teacher innovation with a path coefficient of 0,316 so that the development of reading culture can strengthen teacher innovation and there is a positive direct influence of technological literacy on teacher innovation with a path coefficient of 0,084 so that increasing technological literacy can strengthen teacher innovation and there is a positive direct influence of reading culture on technological literacy with a path coefficient of 0,750 so that Improving reading culture can strengthen technological literacy.