The Importance of Understanding Individual Differences (Individual Difference) for Prospective Teachers Elementary School

Abstract

^{The teacher is one of the most important elements in the realization of the curriculum. Teachers who are directly related to the object of education, namely students. Individual students have unique differences. These individual differences include many things consisting of physical, intelligence levels, personality, psychology, differences in language skills and learning styles. Students as prospective teachers are ready and able to understand these individual differences so that students develop according to their potential. he has. There are several aspects that constitute individual differences, namely physical differences, intelligence, personality, differences in language skills, psychology and student learning styles. So that students are able to become professional teacher candidates based on educational competency standards, namely pedagogical competency, personality competency, social competency and professional competency.As a prospective primary school teacher, this aspect is very important to understand because these individual differences will be clearly seen during elementary school. The individual differences in students as expressed above have implications for the way teachers manage the learning process for students at school. This research was conducted with the literature study method to determine the importance of understanding individual differences for prospective elementary school teachers. For this reason, the courses that are given as a basis for understanding individual differences should be an important concern for prospective teachers, especially elementary schools.}