Tahap Pengetahuan, Pemahaman, dan Kesediaan Pelajar IPGK Terhadap Pelaksanaan Pendekatan Design Thinking dalam Pengajaran Dan Pemudahcaraan

The Design Thinking (DT) approach is recognized as an effective pedagogical strategy for building 21st-century skills such as creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving. However, the level of knowledge, understanding, and readiness of teacher education students at the Teacher Education Institutes (IPG) to integrate DT into teaching and facilitation (PdPc) remains underexplored. This quantitative survey study aimed to explore the level of (1) knowledge, (2) understanding, and (3) readiness of IPG teacher education students towards DT, and to analyze the relationship between these three variables. A total of 153 teacher education students participated as respondents through a questionnaire instrument. Data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially. Findings indicate that the level of students' knowledge, understanding, and readiness towards DT is high. Correlation analysis further revealed a significant relationship among students' knowledge, understanding, and readiness to apply DT. Although the overall level is high, there is variation in the practical implementation aspects of DT, suggesting a need for improvement. The implications of this study emphasize the importance of early exposure, structured training, and the reinforcement of basic DT concepts within the teacher education curriculum to ensure a more effective integration of DT in future PdPc.