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        "msgid": "ministry-of-basic-and-secondary-education-anticipates-various-challenges-in-implementing-smp-academic-ability-1775631157",
        "date": "2026-04-06 17:02:00",
        "title": "Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education Anticipates Various Challenges in Implementing SMP Academic Ability Test in 3T Regions and Disaster-Affected Areas",
        "author": "Cahya  Mulyana",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has prepared measures to address potential issues such as internet connectivity and power outages during the Academic Ability Test (TKA) for junior secondary schools in remote 3T (frontier, outermost, and disadvantaged) regions, including offline options and resource sharing among schools. Priority is now given to disaster-impacted areas, with follow-up tests scheduled to accommodate affected students without requiring retakes. This ensures high participation rates, nearing 98%, and maintains educational continuity amid unforeseen circumstances.",
        "content": "<p>Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Abdul Mu\u2019ti, stated that\nthe implementation of the Academic Ability Test (TKA) in 3T regions has\nbeen anticipated to avoid obstacles, including those related to internet\nand power outages. \u201cWe have anticipated everything, and not all\nquestions need to be online-based. There are computer-based questions\nthat do not require downloading. In areas without internet access, we\nhave prepared questions pre-installed on each computer. So, there are no\nproblems. Schools without computer labs can share with other schools,\nand this sharing does not have to be at the same level,\u201d he explained\nduring a visit to the TKA implementation at SMP Negeri 2 Curug,\nTangerang, on Monday (6\/4). \u201cSince the schedules are not simultaneous,\nfor example, if senior secondary schools are ready, they can share with\nthem. Junior secondary schools might also share with primary schools and\nso on. We prepared this well in advance of the implementation.\nInsyaAllah, there will be no issues,\u201d he added. Furthermore, the current\npriority for the Ministry in implementing the TKA is disaster-affected\nareas. \u201cWhat we are currently arranging are the disaster-impacted areas.\nJust recently, there was a school fire incident. This morning, I\nreceived news of a school affected by flooding in Bengkulu. For such\ncases, we will prepare follow-up exams. These are follow-up exams, not\nretakes, and we have already prepared for them,\u201d emphasised Abdul Mu\u2019ti.\n\u201cThat is why we made the schedule with a long range. This includes, for\ninstance, if children fall ill on the day. We have prepared, but if they\nget sick on the day or due to other force majeure factors, we have\nanticipated them with follow-up exams. So, InsyaAllah, everything will\nproceed as it should,\u201d he continued. At the same location, the Head of\nthe Education Standards, Curriculum, and Assessment Agency (BSKAP) of\nthe Ministry, Toni Toharudin, added that the follow-up TKA for the\njunior secondary level will be held in May 2026. \u201cIn May, we will have\nthe follow-up (TKA), according to the timeline I provided. After the\n(primary school level TKA),\u201d he said. He also assured that the TKA\nimplementation for the primary school level is ready to proceed.\nAccording to him, the participation rate for primary school TKA\nparticipants is nearly the same as for junior secondary, at 98 percent.\n\u201cEverything is ready; just waiting for execution. Infrastructure is also\nprepared, which schools are sharing and which are not. (Participation\nrate) is the same, nearly 98 percent approaching the population. For\neducational units, they are divided into those sharing and those not.\nThose sharing are not too many. But all have been accommodated,\u201d he\nstressed.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ministry-of-basic-and-secondary-education-anticipates-various-challenges-in-implementing-smp-academic-ability-1775631157",
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