Level of Understanding of Elementary School Physical Education Teachers in Preparing Learning Plans

The purpose of this study is to determine the ability of physical education teachers in planning and implementing learning and to identify the obstacles faced by physical education teachers in planning and implementing learning in elementary schools. This study uses a mixed methods approach. The population in this study was 205 physical education teachers at elementary schools in South Aceh Regency. The data collection techniques used by researchers in this study were documentation collection techniques in the form of lesson plans, observation with video recordings, and interviews to determine the obstacles faced by teachers. The data analysis technique used in this study was descriptive analysis. The study results were as follows: 1) the preparation of learning obtained an average value of 5.37 in the less category with a percentage of 52.94%; 2) The analysis of learning implementation data for elementary school physical education teachers obtained an average value of 6.75 in the good category with a percentage of 80.56%. Based on the results of the percentage calculation above, it can be concluded that the ability of physical education teachers to compile learning plans is in the less category, while the results of the data analysis of the ability of physical education teachers to implement learning are in the good category. Furthermore, the obstacles faced are limited resources and relevant references, curriculum adjustments to curriculum changes, and various student needs that make it difficult to cover all needs.