CHARACTERISTICS OF INDONESIAN LANGUAGE LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS

Abstract

Learning outcomes are the ultimate learning goals that students must have. In the independent curriculum-Kurikulum Merdeka, these achievements must be adjusted to the characteristics of the student, school, and learning environment so that the student can achieve optimal results. The objective of this study is to elucidate the features of learning outcomes in junior high schools as established by the ministry in accordance with the Republic of Indonesia Ministerial Decree Number 958 of 2020. A list of learning objectives that have been critically determined is the product of the qualitative content analysis research method, which is applied to documents that have been reviewed. Triangulation of theories about junior high school learning and student characteristics is used as validation. Indicators and learning objectives are created using learning outcomes as a guide, with the expectation that teachers will develop them to their full potential. Characteristics of learning outcomes in junior high schools include (1) optimization of projects as a learning method developed by teachers in the classroom so that students can produce reasonable oral and written discourse, (2) the complexity of learning outcomes means teachers do not concretely master the indicators, (3) learning outcomes provide flexibility for teachers to develop forms of learning according to student needs, and (4) in a learning outcome there is integration of language learning through listening, watching, speaking, reading and writing skills presented in stimulating oral/written discourse complexity of thinking. Learning outcomes as a central curriculum document can at least find learning needs optimally so that students think critically and solve the problems they face.