Meta Skills, Soft Skills and Technical Skills Competencies of Co-curriculum Senior Assistants and their Relationship with Attitudes of Teachers

Abstract

This study aims to identify the level of competency of Co-curriculum Senior Assistants from the aspect of meta-skills, soft skills, and technical skills. This study also intends to identify the relationship of the Senior Assistants Curriculum with the attitude of teachers in the implementation of co-curriculum in the state of Negeri Sembilan. This quantitative study employed a survey method with a population of 6349 teachers and a sample size of 366 teachers. Analysis of the data was performed through data collection using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation test using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 25.0. Pearson Correlation Statistic was used to identify the relationships between the variables studied. The findings of the study show that the competency level of Co-curriculum Senior Assistants (GPK ko) is high (mean = 4.11, SD = .338) representing the technical skill dimension, followed by the meta-skills dimension (mean = 4.08 and SD = 334) and the lowest (mean = 4.02 and SD = .349) represents the soft skill dimension. There is a weak relationship between competencies and teachers’ attitudes on the aspects of meta-skills, soft skills and technical skills. This study intends to fill in the gaps in competency studies in a more focused manner and comprehensively from the aspect of skills of the Recreation Coaching Model and Outdoor Education (Brick Wall 1993) in the implementation of co-curriculum in educational organizations.