HYPOTHETICAL MODEL OF LEARNING CYCLE AS PEDAGOGICAL TRANSFORMATION IN BIOLOGY LEARNING TO IMPROVE PROFESSIONALISM OF BIOLOGY TEACHER CANDIDATES

Abstract

The 21
th
century as the era of globalization provides opportunities and challenges of living and
working in a diverse world and rapidly changing demand patterns of thinking and behaving to
information and challenges. Life challenges mainly include economic and social change in this
century called for a fundamental transformation in the skills, abilities, and attitudes. This
transformation can be done through learning (including learning biology). The main lesson in
pedagogy refers to the hue / teacher teaching styles which include: 1) The process of planning, 2)
The process of teaching, and 3) The process of assessing and evaluating.
The learning that is used for the transformation, particularly through the learning cycle models. The
learning model learning cycle in biology learning in order to improve the professionalism of teacher
candidates based on: 1) the development theory and the constructivist theory of Jean Piaget, 2) the
concept of Vygotsky's scaffolding learning, 3) reflection, and 4) immersion.
Keywords: Learning cycle, Pedagogic transformation, and Professionalism of biology teacher
candidate