Implementation of the Independent Curriculum: A Study of Teacher Competence in the Implementation of Learning

Abstract

The implementation of an independent curriculum is something new for educators in carrying out the learning process and in conducting evaluations. Not all educators or schools have received socialization of the implementation of the curriculum, so that it raises challenges for the teachers themselves, especially in the aspect of carrying out learning and conducting assessments. The purpose of this study is to measure the level of teacher competence in carrying out learning and how the teacher's skills in assessing students. In this study the data that the authors used were questionnaire, interview and documentation techniques carried out at MAN Kota Bengkulu. The results of the study were analyzed using triangulation. The result is that the application of this curriculum emphasizes the talents and interests of students in developing their potential. The independent curriculum structure at the MA level is divided into 2 phases, namely Phase E class X, Phase F class X and class XI. Education units at MAN Kota Bengkulu can arrange subjects using a subject approach. Assessment of the Independent Curriculum at MAN Kota Bengkulu, there is a written report to parents at least once every 6 months, which contains an overview of children's learning, and reports or verbal communication with parents can be done at any time. The evaluation of the independent curriculum is to strengthen the implementation of authentic evaluation, especially on projects that raise the student profile of Pancasila