The Influence of Interest in Becoming a Teacher and Experience in Participating in the Campus Teaching Program on the Readiness of Prospective Professional Teachers of UMS FKIP Students

The purpose of this study was to see how the involvement of interest in becoming a teacher and the experience of participating in the Campus Teaching Program affect the readiness of prospective professional teachers of FKIP UMS students. This study is a correlational study and was conducted in the Campus 1 environment, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta. The population consisted of 325 students who had participated in the Campus Teaching program batch 6 and 7 , with a sample of 65 students. Information on the readiness of prospective professional teachers of students was obtained through a questionnaire. The t-test and F-test were used in data analysis to identify partial and simultaneous effects. The findings of the study indicate a strong and good correlation between interest in becoming a teacher, experience in participating in the Campus Teaching program, and the readiness of prospective professional teachers of students. Interest in becoming a teacher and experience in participating in the Campus Teaching program contributed 57,5% to the readiness of prospective professional teachers of students, while factors not included in this study contributed 42,5% to the variation. This study suggests looking at additional variables that influence the readiness of prospective professional teachers in more detail.