NAME: SALMA AZZAHRA

NIM: 190107092
CLASS: TBI V C

National examination: two sided essays.

“modern education system does not recommend national exam as educators are
increasingly aware that education is not for testing, while others assert that the national
exam may be used to gauge students’ success in learning”.

Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Please use this synthesis grid to extract the keypoints from the readings. You don’t have to
use all the extracted information for your essay, but you need to critically examine and
think whether it is strong argument or not. Remember use claim, reasons and evidence.

Authors Original texts Paraphrased texts Remark

Wirawan (2014) I am in favor of exams. The
absence of standardized national
exams would mean no indicators
of knowledge or competency
among students. Accordingly,
there would be no feedback for
education policies.
Prof. Har tilaar The national scandal agency is a
(2012) designation for the agency
national education standards have
spent 600 billion on state
administration examination. In
fact, the funds can be used for
improve education in eastern
indonesia.
H. Karso(2013) Several arguments were put
forward in an effort to reject the
national exam: 1. Judging from
law no. 20 of 2003 concerning
the national education system, in
article 8 paragraph 1. “evaluation
of student learning outcomes is
Omitting the national Pro
examination may result
in the absence of
knowledge and skills
measurement for
students and feedback
for the government to
initiate certain
educational policies.
The national scandal Cont
agency is a moniker for
the agency national
education standards,
which has spent 600
billion dollars on state
administration
examination. The cash,
in reality, may be
utilized to promote
education in eastern
indonesia.
Several reasons were Cont
advanced in an attempt
to defeat the national
exam: 1. According to
article 8 paragraph 1 of
law no. 20 of 2003
concerning the national
 carried out by educators to education system.
monitor processes, abilities, and "educators evaluate
improve student learning student learning results
outcomes on an ongoing basis. 2. on a continuous basis to
The existence of disapproval of assess procedures,
other subjects where the national abilities, and enhance
exam is only in certain subjects. student learning
The national exam also only tests outcomes." 2. The
the intellectual aspect, not being presence of disapproval
able to measure all aspects of of other courses where
education as a whole. 3. the national test is only
According to some test experts, in a few. The national
the national examination in its exam, likewise,
current state is against the rules of primarily examines the
education itself. In the rules of intellectual part of
education, tests are used to ensure education and is unable
the quality of students, not punish to assess all aspects of
them education as a whole. 3.
According to certain test
specialists, the national
examination in its
existing form violates
educational regulations.
Mohammed For school students basic, upsr The upsr exam is not Cont
Zakaria B Mohd exam is not a requirement to go required for basic school
Noor(2014) up to the level of education next, students to advance to
but to see student achievement. the next level of
On a higher level pmr test height education, but it is used
was also performed but used for to assess student
admission and select students achievement. On a
who graduate according to their higher level, the pmr test
majors. height was also
performed, but it was
only used for admission
and selecting students
who graduate based on
their majors.