Evaluation of National Examination (UN) and National-Based School Examination (USBN) in Indonesia

• Main Authors: Undang Rosidin*, Herpratiwi, Wayan Suana, Rijal Firdaos
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: RU Publications 2019-07-01
• Series: European Journal of Educational Research
• Subjects: Evaluation; National Examination (UN); National-Based School Examination (UNBK)
• Online Access: http://eu-jer.com/EU-JER_8_3_827.pdf

This study was conducted to analyze (a) the suitability of National Examination (UN) and national-based school examination (USBN) implementation, which has been running on the current guidelines and efforts to improve students’ achievements, (b) the final examination system that is relevant in measuring student competency achievement based on graduate competence standard. It employed descriptive quantitative evaluation by using CIPP (context, input, process of implementation and product) evaluation model. Participants included the head of the Education and Culture Department, Ministry of Religion, Principals / Madrasas, teachers, and students. To collect the data, questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussions, and documentaries were undertaken. Additionally, the data analysis technique used quantitative and qualitative descriptive statistics. The findings indicate that (1) implementation of the UN and USBN, which has been ongoing, is in accordance with the standard operating procedure (SOP) that has been established by the board of national education standard (BNSP), (2) implementation of UN and USBN can be used to improve performance (3) the final examination system that is able to measure achievement of graduates' competency on certain subjects nationally by referring to the Graduate Competency Standard is computer-based national examination (UNBK). The concluding remarks are an attempt to contribute to the growth of future research in the field of UN and USBN implementation in Indonesia.