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Practice is a learning activity through observation , exercise, or

investigation. Through this activity, students can get meaningful experience.
Practice can be done inside or outside laboratory. Practice subjects are

compulsory for all students of Biology,
Chemistry, and Physics in the Faculty of

Education (FKIP-UT) . Practices are
designed to be done independently by

students under supervision from
lecturers appointed by the UPBJJs . The

students do the practices either
ind ividually or in group.

In general , almost all UPBJJs do
not have their own laboratory. Practice is

carried out by using science kits, which
are rarely used due to limited number of

academic staff. Therefore , there should
a way to solve this problem, that is, by

cooperation with Supervising
Universities and District I Municipal

Practicum conducted by Students of Education Offices to determine the place
Basic Education Program 2 006 .2 at a
study group in Pameka san , suraba y a for practice and to recruit instructors and
supervisors. UPBJJ's tasks are to

register the students to do practice, to make announcement about it, to set the

fee, to make schedule, monitor its implementation, to maintain the quality of the
practice, to make a report about the activity, and to keep the record of the
activity.

Beside practice subjects, Teaching Competence Improvement (Pemantapan

Kemampuan Mengajar - PKM for short) and Professional Competence

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