DEVELOPING MATHEMATICS EDUCATION IN INDONESIA




By: Dr. Marsigit, M.A.
Reviewed by: Kholida Agustin

Dalam Pembukaan UUD 1945 disebutkan bahwa salah satu cita-cita negara adalah mensejahterakan dan mencerdaskan rakyat Indonesia.  Sejak tahun 2003, pemerintah telah berusaha keras dengan meningkatkan standard kelulusan dan kompetensi serta kurikulum yang disesuaikan dengan perkembangan jaman.
Namun, gambaran pedidikan yang diperoleh secara umum guru hanya menerangkan dan tidak memberi kesempatan pada siswa untuk berkembang. Kegagalan yang dialami diindikasi disebabkan oleh: kerumitan dunia pendidikan, kurangnya anggaran pendidikan, kurangnya sumber ajar dan fasilitas dan juga kekurangtahuan guru mengenai teori ajar dan implementasinya di kelas.
Terdapat indikasi bahwa pendidikan matematika dan sains di Indonesia tergolong rendah. Hal ini diakibatkan oleh beberapah hal di antaranya adanya ketidakcocokan objek pendidikan, kurikulum dan evaluasi. Hal lain yang juga berpengaruh adalah masukan dari LPTK yang berupa guru berkemampuan rendah. Banyaknya guru yang masih menemukan kesulitan dalam menganalisa GBPP dan menyusun garis besar bahan ajar juga merupakan hal yang ikut menyumbang rendahnya kualitas peserta didik.
Hasil dari beberapa penelitian memberikan beberapa masukan antara lain: penerapan kurikulum disesuaikan kondisi lapangan, menentukan kembali peran guru, peran supervise dan juga peran sekolah itu sendiri, peningkatan autonomy guru dalam penerapan inovasi pengajaran, serta  kerjasama yang lebih baik antara sekolah dan perguruan tinggi.
Pemerintah Indonesia telah berusaha dengan sungguh-sungguh mengatasi isu-isu pendiidkan yang beredar dan mengambil kebijakan untuk mengimplementasikan kurikulum baru-KTSP. Kebijakan in secara logis akan mempengaruhi aspek autonomi program, pengembangan silabus, peningkatan kemampuan siswa, fasilitas pendidikan anggaran pendidikan, dan juga system evaluasi dan juga penilaian.
Masih ada halangan yang ditemui dalam penerapan kurikulum ini yaitu motivasi dan kompetensi dari pendidik itu sendiri.
   

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