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may be written, oral, product, portfolio and observation, depends on the

characteristics of the material or competency assessed.
One type of this kind of assessment is that school examination. The subjects

assessed are those stated in the Permendiknas no.22/2006. They are Religion,
Civics, Indonesian Language, Health Education, Culture, Mathematics, English,

Science, Physics, Chemistry, Social, Computer skill, Entrepreneurship, and Local

Content. Local competency may differ from one area to other based on its potencies.
This examination is held before the National Examination.

The External Assessment is held by the government and representative of industry.

Based on Permen (Minister‟s Rules) No. 20/2007, National Examination is used by

the government as a referent of giving guidance and grant for each school in order to
increase its educational quality. In addition, the analysis of the score of the National

Examination is used for program quality mapping. Moreover, it is used as a
requirement of graduation and to entry the next level of education.

There were four subjects in National Examination for Vocational High School,
Indonesian Language, Mathematics, English, and Competency Mastery. The latest is

held and arranged by each school in coordination with the industry. It represents the

ability of the students in practicing the competencies that they have studied both at
school and industry (during apprenticeship). The representatives of the industry

involve in the process of assessment. They attend the examination, and score the
students performance. Also, they issue Competencies Assessment certificate for the

students. This certificate is very useful for the students in applying for a job.

In 2010, the government required one more subject for the National Examination,

that is theory of Competency Mastery. This subject shows how students master the
theory of the competencies.

The scores of the National Examination, what so called as NUN (Nilai Ujian

Nasional) are reported to schools and as one of the requirement of students
graduation. There are some rules dealing with the score, it must be more than 4.25

with the minimum average of 5.00. Otherwise, they are failed from the National
Examination and have to retake the examination on the following academic year.

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