Since the reform of the industry echoed, in the 18th century every aspect of the
organization require inspection activities. Entering the 19th century, following the
development of inspection terms changed to supervision. Supervision activities closely
related to management activities, particularly planning. The role and function of supervision
increasingly felt in all aspects of education are no exception.
In education the role of supervision is never simple, people who supervises we know
as "supervisor". As part of the education management, supervisors play a crutial role in the
achievement of responsibility and hard work more challenging, because in addition be
responsible for himself he is also responsible for other people.
In Indonesia, the activities Supervision entered first in the Dutch colonial era has
been progressing. Although relatively slow, slowly but surely finding its position as a
supervision activity "powerful tool" to achieve the vision and mission of National Education.
Improving the quality of education is not an easy task because it is influenced by
various factors such as the quality of educational inputs, the quality of education resources,
quality of teachers and education managers, the quality of learning, education management
capacity anticipate and handle a variety of influences environment education.
In addition, supervision is not only dealing with the professionalism of teachers but
also to the physical aspects such as fund management, personnel, buildings, equipment and
other facilities. Thus the more complex issues that arise in the field anyway. The most
obvious is the teacher as the target man's head supervisor supervisor himself even less aware
of the activities of supervision itself, coupled with the lack of optimal role in field supervisor.
Every implementation of educational programs in need of supervision or
supervision. On supervision affect the effectiveness of the program. Therefore, the
supervision must examine whether or not the conditions that will enable the achievement of
educational goals.
Departing from the reality of what happened, as already mentioned above, it would
require a detailed explanation and detailed supervision of education in order to understand
how educators need and importance of supervision in education.
A. Definition of Supervision
The term supervision has little understanding of different depend from the side
where people read, hear or interpret the term in accordance with the classification,
requirements and objectives.
The shift of meaning has taken place since the first appearance of "inspection" to
control, the latter controlling the terms of supervision. Next will be explained the
difference monitoring, control and supervision are summarized in the below.
Supervision
The term is related to administrative oversight. Observe and record any decree
anything that is in the field and then the results were taken and submitted to the Head of
School as an administrator. The results of the next record to be material for the
development of future teacher meetings
Control
Control term related to the management. Once the planning is completed and in the
organization, in active the personnel whose work is controlled. The word refers to the
activity directly controls the direction and correction when the members find wrong doing
in the field.
Supervision
Almost together with improved control for the faults found rectified immediately
after learning is complete. But it is different because it only happens Control coaching
teachers, especially in improving learning.
The concept of supervision can not be equated with the inspection, as the inspection
more emphasis on power and authoritarian, while supervision is more about friendship that
is based on the delivery of services and better co-operation between the teachers, because
it is democratic. The term educational supervision can be explained both by origin
(etymology), form words (morphology), and the content contained in these words
(semantics).
1. Etymology
The term supervision is taken in the English word "Supervision" means supervision in
education. People did supervise that is called a supervisor.
2. Morphological
Supervision can be explained by the form of words. Supervision consists of two words,
namely Super means above, over and Vision meaningful look, look, watch. A
supervisor is positioned above or having higher positions than those on supervision
3. Semantics
At the bottom of the content contained in the definition of a formula about something
depending on who defines it.
And expert understanding of the many education experts, it can be concluded that
supervision was: "Efforts to help, nurture, guide and direct the entire school staff so that
they can improve the ability to develop the teaching-learning situation better. Thus,
supervision apply to the creation or development of the teaching-learning situation better.
Since the main aspect is the teacher, the services and activities of the supervision
should be more directed towards efforts to improve and enhance the ability of teachers to
manage teaching and learning.
Not unlike the general supervision, supervision of Islamic education is an attempt
to help teachers and other school staff in all matters, especially those related to educational
activities and administrative implemented systematically, democratic, and cooperative
learning situations in order to achieve effective and efficient.
Supervision has a different function and purpose, as described in the table below;
Supervision Function
a. Helping schools to create high-quality graduates
b. Helping teachers work together in a professional
c. Help schools work with community
Supervision destination
a. Helping to create the optimal graduates in quality and quantity
b. Help teachers develop professional, personal, social
c. Principal helps in improving the quantity and quality of graduates
d. Come improve cooperation with the community or the school committee.
Supervising the activities of Islamic Education public school with more emphasis
on the technical aspects of education, while at the school includes technical terms and
technical education in order to help manage the administration of the school.
While the function and purpose of supervision of Islamic Education is not much
different from the supervision of Education. Islamic Education Supervision function is;
1). Assist schools in creating high-quality graduates
2). Helping teachers to work in a professional
3). Help schools work with community
Made Pidarta. 2009. Supervisi Pendidikan Kontekstual. Jakarta: Rineka Cipt, hal. 12
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