Teacher Readiness on Promoting Merdeka Curriculum Considering Experience on Implementing Science Process Skill and Scientific Literacy Learning Yusran Khery1a, Sukainil Ahzan2, Ismail Efendi3, Baiq Asma Nufida1, I Wayan Dasna4, Fourin Indhira Megapratiwi5,6, Lilis Cahayani1, Nadia Febriani1
1 Chemistry Department, Universitas Pendidikan Mandalika, Jalan Pemuda 59 A, Mataram, Indonesia
2 Physics Department, Universitas Pendidikan Mandalika, Jalan Pemuda 59 A, Mataram, Indonesia
3 Biology Department, Universitas Pendidikan Mandalika, Jalan Pemuda 59 A, Mataram, Indonesia
4 Universitas Negeri Malang, Jalan Semarang 5 Malang 6514.
5 MGMP IPA Kabupaten Lombok Barat
6 SMPN 4 Gerung, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman, Dasan Geres, Kec. Gerung, Kabupaten Lombok Barat, Nusa Tenggara Bar. 83363
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the readiness of science teachers in West Lombok Regency to apply the Merdeka Curriculum and to describe their experiences in implementing learning oriented to the development of process skills and scientific literacy in the classroom. This research was carried out using an ex post facto approach. This study involved 24 science teachers and 256 students consisting of 93 seventh grade students, 108 eighth grade students and 64 ninth grade students as respondents spread across 10 State Junior High Schools in West Lombok Regency in the academic year 2021-2022 which was collected by using a proportional random sampling. The data were obtained using three questionnaires, namely a questionnaire on teacher readiness to apply Independent Learning which was distributed to teachers, a questionnaire on the application of Science Process Skills learning and a questionnaire on the application of scientific literacy learning, each distributed to both teachers and students. Data were analyzed descriptively with percentage and category techniques. The results showed that the readiness of junior high school science teachers in West Lombok Regency to apply the Merdeka curriculum was in fair category with an average score of 50.08. Science teachers who have participated in the Guru Penggerak program have better readiness than those who are not with average score 66,68 and 46.28, respectively. The teachers considered that they had good experience on implemented the science process skills learning, while the students considered it fair with an average score of 73.33 and 59.26, respectively. The teacher^s response to how well they had applied scientific learning in the classroom was higher than the students with an average score of 65.88 and 60.97 in the good category, respectively. It appears that the teacher^s experience in applying science process skills and scientific literacy learning play role to readiness to apply the Merdeka curriculum.
Keywords: Merdeka Curriculum, Science Process Skill, Scientific Literacy
