Team of community service from the Department of Development Economics, State University of Malang chaired by Sri Handayani, S.Pd., M.Pd., Ph.D. carried out service with the Overseas Community Partnership Program (PKMLN) scheme on July 24 to 30, 2024. With two department lecturers (Dr. Inayati Nuraini Dwiputri, S.Si., M.Sc., and Andy Prasetyo Wati, S.Pd., M.Pd., Ph.D.), this service consists of International Community Service with the topic ‘Optimizing Teacher Competencies in Designing Learning and Process Evaluation to Foster Student Global Literacy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia”, with Sekolah Indonesia Riyadh (SIR)’. This activity was carried out by the team by involving Mr. Badrus Sholeh, M.A., Ph.D. who is the Education and Culture Attaché (Atikbud) of the Indonesian Embassy in Riyadh and Mr. Mustajib, S.Pd., M.Pd. as the Principal of Indonesia Riyadh School (SIR) as a service partner.
Explanation of service material by Sri Handayani, S.Pd., M.Pd., Ph.D
This is motivated by fluctuations in the number of students who are highly dependent on the employees of the Indonesian Embassy and Indonesian citizens in Riyadh, coupled with the burden or demands of teachers who have to teach at multiple levels, multiple classes, and the need to improve the global literacy of students. The service team initiated the International Community Service with the aim of improving teacher competence at Sekolah Indonesia Riyadh (SIR) through various evaluation designs based on students’ global literacy, strengthening intercultural relationships and expanding cross-cultural understanding, as well as skill development by providing opportunities for service participants through experience. The Global Partnership is also implemented by the team with the aim of developing strong international networks and partnerships that support academic, research, and community development programs; the development of joint education programs in an effort to improve the quality of education in Riyadh while introducing a global perspective; and encouraging opportunities for student and lecturer exchanges between institutions in Riyadh and international partners.
Explanation of service material by Sri Handayani, S.Pd., M.Pd., Ph.D
This service is one of the concrete steps in improving the quality of education, especially at the Indonesia School Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This goal is relevant to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4 Quality Education, which is to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and increase lifelong learning opportunities for all. The SDGs 4 sub-points that are part of this activity include universal literacy and numeracy, as well as increasing the supply of quality teachers in developing countries.
Explanation of service material by service team members Dr. Inayati Nuraini Dwuputri.
Explanation of service material by service team members Andy Prasetywati, Ph.D
Presentation of Certificate from Mustajib, S.Pd., M.Pd. (Principal of Indonesia Riyadh, Partner of Service) To Sri Handayani, S.Pd., M.Pd., Ph.D. (Head of Service)
Discussion and FGD Preparation of Learning Evaluation Tools
The Focus Group Discussion (FGD) method and mentoring are used by the team to realize the goals of International Community Service. The chairman and members of the service carried out the FGD with socialization topics related to teacher professionalism in the R.I 4.0 era, global literacy, as well as learning tools and evaluation designs that focused on the global literacy framework. Then to provide a more concrete illustration, the service team compiled and introduced a book entitled ‘Improving Global Literacy of Students: Empowering Teacher Competencies through the Preparation of Learning Evaluation of the Independent Learning Framework’ which contains concepts, evaluation tools, and the implementation of the development of evaluation tools oriented to improving students’ global literacy (SH).
Together with the service participants, the head of the school and the Education Attaché of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The handing over of certificates to the participants of the activity