ujian nasional

Are We still need the national exam ?

debate appears not just because wisdom the national exam hold socialization minimum national education department and closed, but more in matter has fundamental juridical and pedagogical.

from education coalition study result, at least there four anomaly with hold the national exam.
1, pedagogical aspect. in science education, entrant ability educates to include three aspects, that is erudition (cognate), know-how (psychomotor), and attitude (affective). but that evaluated in un only one ability aspect, that is cognate, while second aspect other not test as pass determinant.

2, juridical aspect. several paragraphs in the rule number national education system 20 year 2003 breached, paragraph for example 35 article 1 that declare that is education national standard consists of standard contents, process, graduate competence, energy, tool and infrastructure, management, financing, and education evaluation, must be increased according to plan and periodically. un only measures erudition ability and education standard determination that is determined unilaterally by government.

3, social aspect and psychologies. in mechanism the national exam hold, government take standard pass value 3,01 in the year 2002/2003 has been 4,01 in the year 2003/2004 and 4,25 in the year 2004/2005. this evoke anxiety psychologies for entrant educates and student parents. student will be forced to memorized lessons that at -un- at school and at home.

4, economy aspect. economically, execution national exam squander cost. last year, fund that take from APBN achieve 260 milliards, not yet augmenting fund from APBN and society. in 2005 really mentioned financing un come from government, but the source ill defined, so that very will make society will return be loaded cost. besides, not yet made clear system to prevent fund financial anomaly un. management system during the time still very closed and the responsibility ill defined. this condition makes the happening of anomaly (corruption) fund national exam.

this school year is that is school year most cause consternation for intermediate level student, where is there great regulation made them at educational to change a little standard pass at intermediate level school. this word actually just I hear, that is that begin this school year (2008/2009) is standard to national pass examination includes 6 subject that is Indonesian, English, mathematics, and subject that be education program individuality.
national test: result more important than process?
momentarily, begin from elementary, junior high, and senior high school, will carry out un (national test). The national test this will follow plan will be held by a independent institution that quit of government. even, newest decision mentions that result un not again influence pass, but only upon which deliberation. so far, there is no marking hold the national test different from national test last year. up to now, standard pass stills permanent 4,25 because there is no government regulation that regulate problem un. till now also there is no independent body the plan will carry out un.

various reason be proposed so that un this can permanent be carried out. committee 10 initially averse execution plan un, final approve. while, from year to year, execution un still not yet can give contribution that mean for our national education. see fact that government determines standard pass a student. while in rule mentioned that pass factor a student not merely in value final, but also include process from student study. can fair if a student be declared not pass just because test value final be 4,25.

apparently, government thinking stills focus in end result. this matter also that decreased to also student. not aware, pupils begin to depress to get value above standard pass, however its way, rightful and ill gotten.