Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education\n(Kemendikdasmen) said the 2026 Academic Ability Test (TKA) would be a\ngovernment initiative to map students\u2019 academic abilities objectively\nthrough nationally standardised measurement.<\/p>\n
Rahmawati, head of the ministry\u2019s Centre for Educational Assessment,\nsaid in Jakarta on Wednesday that the TKA would measure students\u2019\nlearning outcomes against the same standards across Indonesia, giving a\nmore objective picture of their academic abilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe curriculum is the same from Sabang to Merauke, and the learning\ntargets are uniform too. Through the TKA, we want to see how far\nstudents have progressed. There have been assessments before, but they\nwere subjective because the standards varied depending on the school or\nteacher,\u201d Rahmawati said.<\/p>\n
She said the TKA was designed to provide a picture of students\u2019\nlearning outcomes that could be compared against national standards,\nunlike assessments that had depended on the standards set by individual\nschools or teachers.<\/p>\n
The TKA will be computer-based and use a variety of questions\ndesigned to measure students\u2019 understanding, ability to process\ninformation and capacity to apply their knowledge.<\/p>\n
\u201cLearning should reach the point where students understand, can put\nwhat they have learnt into practice and are able to reason. That is the\nway of thinking we want to encourage through the TKA,\u201d Rahmawati\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The test is scheduled to take place from 26 October to 8 November\n2026, followed by make-up sessions from 16 to 29 November.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith TKA questions, students first need the stamina to read the\nmaterial provided. Once they have developed reading stamina, they can\ndraw out and extract information,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Dewi also stressed the importance of protecting students\u2019\npsychological wellbeing so they do not view the TKA as a threat. The\nschool holds special support sessions every Friday.<\/p>\n
Through these weekly sessions, students are becoming familiar with\nmultiple-answer multiple-choice questions, in which more than one answer\nmay be correct.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/education-ministry-academic-test-to-objectively-map-students-abilities-1792554731", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }