Deputy Chairman of the MPR RI, Lestari Moerdijat (Rerie), supports\nvarious efforts to enhance public literacy. This is aimed at confronting\nthe increasingly severe challenges of national life.<\/p>\n
\u201cLiteracy challenges in the current era are very heavy. Because it is\nnot just about creating a society that can merely read, but also must be\nable to think critically amid the torrent of information that exists,\u201d\nRerie stated in her remarks on Wednesday (25\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n
The results of the 2025 Academic Ability Test (TKA) released by the\nMinistry of Basic and Secondary Education (Kemendikdasmen) at the end of\nlast year recorded that textual comprehension (students\u2019 ability to\nunderstand vocabulary, story background, and text structure) was\nachieved by 49.21% of TKA participants.<\/p>\n
Additionally, students\u2019 inferential comprehension (ability to explain\nthe relationship of meanings between sentences\/paragraphs) was achieved\nby 43.21% of test participants. Then, the ability to adequately evaluate\nand appreciate texts was achieved by only 45.32% of TKA\nparticipants.<\/p>\n
These notes, according to Rerie, can be interpreted as more than half\nof the students not yet having a strong literacy foundation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not just a matter of numbers, but a real threat to the\nnation\u2019s competitiveness and sovereignty,\u201d Rerie emphasised.<\/p>\n
Rerie, who is also a member of Commission X of the DPR RI, opined\nthat several obstacles in enhancing public literacy, including extreme\nliteracy gaps between regions, the strength of oral culture compared to\nwritten culture, relatively expensive book prices, and lack of family\nenvironmental support, must be addressed together immediately.<\/p>\n
Steps that can be taken immediately, continued Rerie, include\nfacilitating public access to books through the availability of quality\nbooks in libraries spread across the country and the elimination of\nbook-related taxes such as VAT, as well as taxes on paper raw materials\nfor books.<\/p>\n
Rerie, who is also a legislator from Electoral District II of Central\nJava, revealed that currently Commission XIII of the DPR RI is pushing\nfor revisions to the Book Law to eliminate VAT on books.<\/p>\n
Additionally, emphasised Rerie, efforts to distribute quality\nteachers evenly in the regions must also be carried out immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cTeachers are one of the literacy commanders in the field, besides\nthe family. It is not enough to just send teachers to the regions, but\nit must also be ensured that they receive proper support and\nincentives,\u201d said the member of the NasDem Party\u2019s High Council.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Rerie urged that literacy enhancement efforts become a\nmeasurable national movement.<\/p>\n
Strong collaboration between the central and regional governments and\nthe community, she stressed, must be realised to implement that movement\nbecause literacy is the foundation of national sovereignty.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the next generation is unable to properly analyse the torrent of\nevery piece of information that comes, it has the potential to erode the\nsovereignty of the Motherland,\u201d Rerie concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mpr-deputy-chairman-urges-enhanced-literacy-to-address-challenges-of-national-life-1774443077", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }