Abstract

This research was stimulated by the situation of Indonesian curriculum especially in physics that requiring the balancing between basic competence of knowledge and skills. Currently, the main problem is the basic competence of skills become the second orientation, therefore, it should be more attention. Physics laboratory is the essential room in supporting the implementation of new curriculum, K13. Through a qualitative study, this research used interview process to pre-service and in-service physics teachers in East Java Indonesia. Totally, 4 in-service physics teachers and 9 pre-service-physics teachers were invited in the semi-structured interview process by utilising photo voice approach. The research captured seven factors as well as the attitudes towards new physics curriculum, which categorised into: practical application, curriculum content, academic anxiety, need analysis, globalisation effect, assessment effect, and government policy. Meanwhile, each factor was implicated to other factors.

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