Knowledge Of Pg-Paud Study Program Students Towards Merdeka Curriculum

Abstract

Curriculum changes must be made following the changing times. In 2022 the Indonesian government is introducing a Merdeka curriculum. Although it is not yet mandatory for its implementation as a student of the early childhood education teacher education (PG-PAUD) study program, it is mandatory to know this change so that students are ready to carry out their duties as teachers after graduation. This study aims to determine how much students know about curriculum components, including objectives, content, methods, and evaluations. The sample in this study was 62 students of the PG-PAUD study program who were taking a course in developing the ecce curriculum. This type of research is quantitative descriptive research with data collection techniques using written tests. Data analysis using percentage formulas. The results showed that student knowledge was included in the category of lacking with a percentage value of 33.98%, meaning that some students still lacked knowledge about the Merdeka curriculum.