"The emergency curriculum is attested to reduce the impact of the loss of learning and opportunities due to the pandemic. In our count, the difference (from the 2013 curriculum) is approximately four months in time," secretary general of the ministry, Suharti, said during a briefing on the development of humans and culture entitled 'Realizing Advanced Indonesia Top Human Resources', here on Wednesday.
Based on a survey of 18,370 students at 612 schools conducted by the ministry, there was a significant difference in learning outcomes between the 2013 curriculum and the emergency curriculum, she informed.
According to the survey, had the pandemic and learning loss never happened, numeracy should have reached 522 points, she noted. However, because of the pandemic and the application of the emergency curriculum, numeracy increased to 517 points, she pointed out. Meanwhile, the 2013 curriculum gained 482 points in the same field, she said.
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In terms of literacy, the achievement should have been 583, but due to the pandemic and the intervention of the emergency curriculum, it reached 570, while the achievement of the 2013 curriculum was 532, she added.
"The score difference between the 2013 and the emergency curriculum in both literacy and numeracy reached four months," Suharti said.
Therefore, students who study based on the emergency curriculum got better learning achievements than the full 2013 curriculum users, regardless of their socio-economic background, she added.
In addition, the ministry provided several forms of support to aid students' learning during the pandemic, such as free Internet quotas for educators and learners, single tuition (UKT) assistance, wage subsidies for non-civil servant teachers, distribution of learning modules, learning from home programs, development of digital education platforms, and Kampus Mengajar program.
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Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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