Created by Rina Khafizah
Topic:
STANDARDIZED TEST
Issue:
Examination standards are still warm to discuss. after the discourse from the Ministry of Education and Culture stated that the NATIONAL EXAM would be a determinant of graduation for each student, many people regretted it. not to mention the standard set was high enough to be achieved by students. many students complain about this because it is considered too harsh to make them stressful and difficult to focus on learning.
Pro:
in our opinion, the standard of the test does not have to be determined. Why? first, because with the set of standard values for the exam, the student concerned will be stressed and also expect more on the national exam so that he does not focus on other exams. second, not all students are able to balance the ability of other students to get the same score. there could be students who are only able to get a score below the standard even though he has studied earnestly. thirdly, there is an inner pressure that makes students always think to learn and study continuously and end up not maintaining their health. not to mention, the standardized tests set by the government are so high that it costs a lot of money. Indeed it may be true, these standards can improve the value of education in Indonesia, but can only be applied to a number of schools that have met the standards. therefore, we strongly support our argument.
Kontra:
in our opinion, the standardized test set by the government is not too high. it can make students who were lazy be able to study hard. with the standardized test scores set by the government, it can be an encouragement to motivate students to undergo exams with the aim of being able to enter their favorite universities. especially with the issue that national examinations area determinant of graduation, students are encouraged to look for material that they need to face exams, moreover with the development of current information technology, facilitate them in finding material or even discuss online with their friends to discuss the same material. For health factors, of course there are parents and teachers who will not push them too hard in learning. if you want to go to a favorite college, then they have to struggle to get it. after all, national examinations can be a benchmark to where students' abilities, by knowing where they are and in what areas they are mastering, will make it easier for them to take an education level that suits them. therefore we strongly support our argument.
Conclusion:
The exam aims to measure the ability of a student and test the knowledge he has obtained during school. With the existence of a national examination, each student can self-assess how they are, what they remember and what they know. Moreover, the existence of a national examination standard can trigger students to pursue their dreams, but indeed the standard set should not be too high. Then with the discourse that the national exam will be the determination of graduation can make students expect big on the exam and prefer to focus on the exam rather than on assignments or even school exams. this of course disrupts the quality of student learning. not to mention if the student is too late in learning, then he will forget his own health and make him sick. If students get sick, naturally the learning process will be disrupted. so in our opinion, the conclusions that we can take are the test standards are indeed good for encouraging students to be more active in learning, but students need to be reminded also to relax for a moment and not be stressed due to the monotonous learning process.
