THE EFFECT OF INTEREST IN BECOMING A TEACHER, SELF-EFFICACY AND TEACHING SKILLS PRACTICE (PKM) ON READINESS TO BECOME A TEACHER (A STUDY OF STUDENTS OF THE BACHELOR OF EDUCATION STUDY AT THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, STATE UNIVERSITY OF JAKARTA)

Abstract

This study examines whether interest in becoming a teacher, self-efficacy, and Teaching Skills Practice (PKM) are associated with readiness to become a teacher among students enrolled in bachelor of education programs at the Faculty of Economics, State University of Jakarta. The research design is a quantitative explanatory survey. The population comprises 344 students from the 2022 cohort across Economics Education, Business Education, and Office Administration Education. Proportionate random sampling produced a planned sample of 185 students. Interest, self-efficacy, and teacher readiness are measured with five-point Likert instruments, while the regression draft operationalizes PKM through the course-grade weight. Multiple linear regression is used after tests of normality, multicollinearity, and heteroskedasticity. The supplied thesis reports a provisional model in which interest (B = 0.388; β = 0.257; t = 4.463; p < 0.001), self-efficacy (B = 0.623; β = 0.436; t = 7.433; p < 0.001), and PKM performance (B = 4.713; β = 0.264; t = 4.683; p < 0.001) are positively associated with teacher readiness. The joint model is significant, F(3,181) = 48.732, p < 0.001, with R² = 0.447. Self-efficacy has the largest standardized coefficient. These figures must not be treated as verified empirical findings because the source manuscript explicitly identifies the Chapter IV–V dataset and conclusions as provisional and requires re-estimation using actual respondent data. Subject to that validation, the analytical pattern supports an integrated interpretation based on Social Cognitive Career Theory, the Theory of Planned Behavior, and Experiential Learning Theory: career interest provides direction, self-efficacy provides perceived capability, and teaching practice provides applied experience. The article therefore functions as a publication-format analytical draft whose numerical results, conclusions, and practical priorities must be updated after the real dataset is audited and analyzed.