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and policies. Besides, it should be changed in line with the development of

knowledge and technology, which are always renewed. Even, Herry Widyastono,
Chairman of Curriculum Center of Research and Development Centre, said that the

governmental system is changed, the number of the provinces in Indonesia is
changed, the way the weather changing is also changed and computer program is

no longer using WS-4 and WS-7 (Word Star) but Windows.

The latest curriculum is what so called as KTSP, Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan

Pendidikan (Curriculum based on each Units of Education). This type of curriculum is
one of the products of down to top system, which is decentralized. It is stated at the

UU No.2 Thn. 2003 tentang Sisdiknas Bab X Pasal 38, that curriculum for the basic

and intermediate level of education is developed based on its relevance to each
educational units and school committee and under the supervision of the City Office

of Education for the basic level and Province Office of Education for the intermediate
level. It means that the one who is in charge of composing curriculum is each unit of

education while the local government is to coordinate and to supervise. In addition,
Peraturan Pemerintah No. 19/2005 added that the KTSP and its syllabus are using

basic frame of curriculum and graduate competency standard.

Giving authority to school and its committee to compose its own curriculum is an

implementation of autonomous policy in education management in order to form a
school based management. However, the autonomy is not the one with no limitation

and reference. Instead, it must refer to curriculum basic frame and graduate
competency standard. It reflects unity in policy and diversity in application. The frame

and the standard are developed by BSNP (Badan Standar Nasional Pendidikan), an

institution which standardize the National Education, and is legalized by National
Education Minister.

Internal and External Assessment
The KTSP requires two kinds of assessment. They are Internal assessment, which is

done by teachers and school, and External assessment, which involves government
and industry. The latest is used as quality controller.

The Internal Assessment must be continuously and include all basic competencies. It
is used to monitor the process, improvement and remedial of the subject taught. It

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