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is aimed at helping the teacher to conduct a better teaching and learning process. At the end of supervision, the supervisor will evaluate the process of teaching and
learning conducted by the teacher and give feedback to him so that he can improve the quality of his teaching. Moreover, Pidarta 1981: 5 also describes
supervision as a process of guiding from the leader, headmaster, to the teachers and other staffs who handle the students’ learning to make the teaching and
learning process better, so that the students can study effectively and they reach good achievement.
From the definitions above, it can be summarized that supervision is an attempt of guiding, stimulating, and giving direction which is done by the
headmaster towards the teachers who involve in the teaching and learning process in order to create a good teaching and learning process so that the students can
learn effectively.
2. The Goals and Uses of Teaching Supervision
The goal of teaching supervision actually has been stated in the definition of supervision itself. In general, teaching supervision is done to guide, stimulate,
and help the teachers to improve the quality of teaching and learning process. Sahertian 2000: 19 states as follows:
“Tujuan supervisi ialah memberikan layanan dan bantuan untuk meningkatkan kualitas mengajar guru di kelas yang pada gilirannya untuk
meningkatkan kualitas belajar siswa. Bukan saja memperbaiki kemampuan mengajar tapi juga untuk pengembangan potensi kualitas guru.
From the statement above, it can be seen that teaching supervision is done
to give guidance for teachers in improving their teaching quality in the classroom so that students’ learning quality will also improve.
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According to Sahertian 2000: 21, the main uses of teaching supervision are the improvement and the enhancement of teaching and learning quality. It
means that those two things are the result of supervision. By doing supervision teachers who are supervised by the supervisor are expected to be able to develop
and improve the quality of teaching and learning process. However, Briggs gives more details about the uses of teaching supervision. He says that teaching
supervision is not only to improve the teaching quality, but also to coordinate, stimulate, and drive the teachers towards teacher profession Briggs in Sahertian,
2000: 21. In addition, Swearingen in Sahertian 2000: 21 states that supervision has
eight uses in teaching and learning process. They are ; a coordinating the school work, b completing the school leadership, c extending the teachers’ experience,
d stimulating the creative work, e giving facilities and evaluating continuously, f analyzing the teaching and learning situation, g transferring knowledge and
skill to each staffs, h giving a broader concept and enhancing the teachers’ competency.
3. The Principles of Teaching Supervision
