Govt to reveal exams' materials<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: In a bid to help more students pass final exams, the Ministry of
\nNational Education will let the students know beforehand all of
\nthe material that will appear on next year's tests, an
\nunprecedented effort deemed counterproductive by at least one
\nobserver.<\/p>\n
"We will explain the material directly to the students in
\nDecember. In the past, we just told the schools," the ministry's
\ndirector general for basic and secondary education, Indra Jati
\nSidi, said on Saturday<\/p>\n
He said the policy would give students a better chance of
\nachieving good results on their final exams, so more students
\nwould graduate next year than in previous years.<\/p>\n
He also said there would be some changes to the format of the
\nexams next year.<\/p>\n
"In the past, the grade for theory and application were
\ncombined. Next year they will be separated," he was quoted by
\nAntara as saying.<\/p>\n
Education observer Darmaningtyas lashed out at the plan to
\ntell students what material would be on the finals, saying it
\nwould reduce the quality of graduates.<\/p>\n
"Announcing the material is unnecessary if the students are
\ndiligent and eager to learn their lessons," Darmaningtyas said,
\nadding that knowing the materials beforehand would not encourage
\nthe students to learn other subjects. -JP<\/p>",
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