THE EFFECTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 2013 CURRICULUM TO STUDENTS’ ENGLISH LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT AT SMAN 1 ALLA’ ENREKANG

Nur Humairatul Ulya

doi:10.24252/eternal.v11.2015.a2

Abstract

The objective of this research was to find out whether or not the implementation of 2013 curriculum give effects to the development of students’ English achievement at the second grade of SMAN 1 Alla’ Enrekang. This research was a descriptive design using observation, questionnaires, and documentation conducted at the second year of SMAN 1 Alla’ Enrekang class MIA 1 and IIS 2 in academic year of 2014/2015. The total sample of this research consisted of 61 students. The data were collected through observation in the class when the learning process conducted to know how the implementation of the 2013 curriculum and questionnaire as supporting data from observation while documentation to know the students’ learning achievement that was analyzed by descriptive and statistic. The data analysis and interpretation indicated (1) The implementation of the 2013 curriculum in SMAN 1 Alla’ Enrekang was good. (2) Learning achievement using the 2013 curriculum and KTSP was good. (3) There is no difference between students’ English learning achievement using different curriculum. It could be concluded that the learning achievement was not only influenced by the curriculum, but also many other factors for example the teachers or the facilities. In other words, the 2013 curriculum did not give effect to students’ English learning achievement

Highlights

Curriculum is a fundamental guidance in teaching and learning process in education
The 2013 Curriculum is a curriculum that uses a scientific approach where the students do actively in the learning process that emphasizes on the process of observing, questioning, collecting information, associating, and communicating that focuses on the increase and the balance of soft skills and hard skills that consist of cognitive, affective, and psychomotor aspects
Based on data that obtained from research using observation and questionnaire, it ascertainable the implementation of the 2013 curriculum at SMAN 1 Alla’ Enrekang, while data obtained through documentation showed how the students’ learning achievement by using the 2013 curriculum and KTSP, and ttest to see the differences the students’ learning achievement by using the 2013 curriculum and KTSP

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Introduction

Curriculum is a fundamental guidance in teaching and learning process in education. Without curriculum, it is impossible for education to run well, efficiently, effectively in accordance with the objective of education itself. Education is to develop the students’ potential to become of faithful and piety to the Almighty God, to have good morals, knowledgeable, healthy, skillful, creative, independent, and become democratic citizen and accountable (Fadlillah, 2014: 13) These goals cannot be achieved without curriculum. In 2013 curriculum aims to balance the attitude, skill, and knowledge to built soft skills and hard skills This is needed because of the fact days, students competence in affective is lower than their cognitive competence. According to Johnson and Posner in Hamalik (2008), curriculum should not view as an activity, but it focuses on the intended learning outcomes This state emphasizes the changes of the way to look the curriculum, from curriculum as a means, become curriculum as the last objectives, or the ends

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