Graduate Competency Standard

GRADUATE COMPETENCY STANDARD A. Graduation 1. Graduation for Students The graduation process is the final activity of student management. Graduation is a statement from an educational institution (school) about the completion of the educational program that must be followed by students. The meaning of the word graduation according to the Big Indonesian Dictionary (KBBI) is the act or condition of passing an exam and so on. Quoting Government Regulation Number 19 of 2005, Chapter X, Article 72 paragraph 1, students are declared to have graduated from an educational unit after completing the entire learning program if: a) Obtaining a minimum score of good in the final assessment for all subjects, the group of subjects of religion and noble morals, the group of subjects of citizenship and personality, the group of subjects of aesthetics, and the group of subjects of physical education, sports and health. b) Passing the school or madrasah exam for the group of subjects of knowledge and technology c) Passing the national exam.[1] After students have completed the entire series of educational program activities at an educational institution and successfully passed the final exam, the students are given a certificate of graduation or what is commonly known as a diploma or Certificate of Completion of Study (STTB). Efforts that can be made by students to graduate include increasing the portion of study, educational units increasing the consolidation program, and the government preparing regulations and legislation, standard operating procedures, juklak (implementation instructions) and juknis (technical instructions). These activities are to motivate students so that they can be declared to have passed the exam by the educational unit. The assessment by the educational unit aims to assess the achievement of graduate competency standards for all subjects according to their programs as a form of transparency, professionalism and accountability of the institution. In implementing this assessment, teachers consider the results of student assessments. Schools can determine the passing limit to be the same or greater than the limit formulated by the National Education Standards Agency (BSNP). The assessment is carried out for two weeks. The assessment by the government aims to assess the achievement of graduate competencies nationally in certain subjects. In its implementation, the government assigns BSNP to hold a national exam which is carried out for three days. The results are one of the considerations for mapping the quality of the program, the basis for selection to enter the next level of education, determining student graduation, coaching and providing assistance to schools in efforts to improve the quality of education. When students have graduated, the formal relationship between students and educational institutions (schools) has ended. However, it is hoped that the relationship between alumni and schools will continue. The relationship between schools and alumni can be maintained through meetings organized by alumni who are members of the IKA (Alumni Association) and usually carry out activities called "reunions". 2. Graduate Competency Standards (SKL) Graduate Competency Standards (SKL) are criteria regarding the qualification of graduate abilities that include attitudes, knowledge, and skills. In addition, SKL is also used as the main reference for developing content standards, process standards, education assessment standards, educator and education personnel standards, facility and infrastructure standards, management standards, and financing standards. SKL consists of criteria for qualification of student abilities that are expected to be achieved after completing their study period at an educational unit at the elementary and secondary education levels. SKL is a description of the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that every student who has completed a certain level of education dreams of having. SKL is a competency that must be mastered or possessed by students when graduating at a certain level. This means that SD SKL is a competency that must be mastered by students who have graduated from elementary school. SMP SKL is a competency that must be mastered by students who have graduated from junior high school. And SKL SMA is a competency that must be mastered by students who have lIn the National Education System Law, Chapter V concerning Graduate Competency Standards, Article 25 states: a) Graduate competency standards are used as assessment guidelines in determining the graduation of students from educational units. b) Graduate competency standards as referred to in paragraph (1) include competencies for all subjects or groups of subjects and courses or groups of courses. c) Graduate competencies for language subjects emphasize reading and writing skills that are appropriate to the level of education. d) Graduate competencies as referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) include attitudes, knowledge and skills. From the article it is known that graduate competencies must include attitudes (affective), knowledge (cognitive) and skills (psychomotor). These competency standards must be a reference for the government in determining graduation standards. However, there is a contradiction between the provisions and implementation in the field.