An Ideal Teachers’ Competence Exam
An average score of 8.0 in the teachers’ competence assessment has been deemed too difficult for teachers.
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A group of teachers visit the grave of Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI) chairman ME Subiandinata on Friday (24/11) at Taman Makam Pahlawan (Heroes’ Cemetery) in Kalibata, Jakarta. The grave visitation was part of a series of activities held to commemorate National Teachers Day, which fell on Nov. 25.
An average score of 80 in the teachers’ competence assessment has been deemed too difficult for teachers. An assessment that incorporates teaching experiences and skills along with teachers’ test scores must be formulated.
Apart from his acknowledgment that the standard assessment score was too high, Culture and Education Minister Muhadjir Effendy’s statement that teachers should be educators instead of mere instructors was old news (Kompas, 26/11/2017). It is just repeating what has often been said. For the 3.1 million teachers (including college lecturers) nationwide, the teachers competence test (UKG) seems more grounded and down to earth than any philosophical musings on the ideals of the teaching profession. The occasion of National Teachers’ Day on Nov. 25 came and went.