MPR unveils improvements to scoring system for Four Pillars quiz competition
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Acting Secretary General of the MPR RI, Siti Fauata, has revealed several improvements and updates for the implementation of the 2026 MPR RI Four Pillars Quiz Competition (LCC).
These innovations include the refinement of the assessment system, the strengthening of oversight mechanisms, and the addition of new award categories to improve the quality of the competition.
“In the current LCC championship, there is a monitoring system. If there are problems or disagreements in the assessment, we can review the recording. Furthermore, we are involving more regional judges,” said Titi, her familiar nickname, in a statement in Jakarta on Sunday.
One of the changes implemented is the use of a monitoring system that allows the board of judges and the committee to conduct reviews if differences in opinion arise during the assessment process.
Titi made these remarks after presenting trophies and medals to SMAN 2 Katingan Kuala as the first-place winner of the MPR RI Four Pillars LCC at the high school level for Central Kalimantan Province at the Kalawa Convention Hall, Palangka Raya, on Saturday (13/6).
According to her, a thorough evaluation is being conducted across various technical aspects of the competition to ensure that the LCC implementation is more transparent, objective, and accountable.
Additionally, the MPR RI now requires all members of the judging panel to use monitoring headphones during the competition. This step is taken to ensure that every participant’s answer can be heard clearly, thereby minimising the potential for assessment errors.
“Many technical aspects of the competition are being evaluated. Judges must now use headphones. This is mandatory to ensure they can hear the participants’ answers more clearly,” she said.
The current LCC implementation also introduces a new category: appreciation for the best chant (yel-yel). This award is given to participants who can demonstrate creativity and national spirit through the chants performed at the start of the competition.
Titi explained that the assessment focuses not only on the enthusiasm shown by participants but also considers elements of regional culture, nationalism, and the ability to appropriately blend the use of regional languages, Indonesian, and foreign languages.
“We are now assessing these chants with the hope that participants will showcase creations that reflect regional, national, and international flavours. Personally, I have observed the good use of regional, foreign, and Indonesian languages in the materials presented,” she noted.
In the Central Kalimantan Province level of the 2022 MPR RI Four Pillars LCC, the appreciation for the best chant in the first preliminary round was awarded to SMAN 1 Pangkalan Bun, the second preliminary round to SMAN 1 Kuala Kurun, and the third preliminary round to SMAN 1 Buntok.
Titi hopes that this category will be maintained through to the grand final of the MPR RI Four Pillars LCC in Jakarta, serving as a space for participants to express creativity while strengthening their understanding of national values.
“It is our hope that this appreciation for the best chant will continue until the grand final in Jakarta,” she said.