IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INDEPENDENT CURRICULUM AT AL-AZHAR ISLAMIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 16 CILACAP

Abstract

Education in Indonesia due to the COVID-19 virus is experiencing a new order change in the world of education in 2020, so that there is an emergency curriculum with face-to-face learning assisted by digital technology which then becomes the Free Learning Curriculum or Prototype Curriculum. SD Islam Al-Azhar 16 Cilacap is one of the elementary schools that has implemented an independent curriculum. The main policies of the independent curriculum can be implemented if there is cooperation between the role of the main subject of the role of the school, the role of students, and the role of the teacher or educator. Teachers play a vital role in enacting new policy changes because they can improve the quality of education in line with educational goals, apart from implementing them there will also be problems and solutions. This study uses qualitative research with descriptive data analysis techniques and data collection instruments, namely observation, interviews, and documentation. The purpose of this study is the analysis of implementation and constraints and solutions. The results of this study are analyzing the implementation of the independent curriculum on aspects of learning innovation that has begun to be implemented and optimized such as innovations in preparing lesson plans, implementing learning, and evaluating learning. The second is the obstacles encountered during the implementation of the independent curriculum and the school's solution. Sources of data were obtained from teachers, principals, and students.