CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
This chapter discusses theoretical description and theoretical framework. Theoretical description discusses some theories related to this study, while
theoretical framework discusses major relevant theories which help to answer the research problem. The theoretical description is divided into three parts: 1
Definition of SBC, the principles of SBC development for Elementary School, and the syllabus development principles; 2 The role of English for elementary
school based on SBC; 3 Definition of perception and factors influencing someone in having his or her perception The second part is theoretical framework.
A. Theoritical Description
This section is concerned with related theories, which are used to support the accomplishment of this study.
1. School Based Curriculum SBC and Its Development Principles
In order to investigate the process of SBC development, here the researcher employs the definition of SBC, SBC components and some principles
of SBC development. In this section, the researcher also discusses the syllabus development and the principle of English learning in this curriculum as one of
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a. The Definition of SBC, Its Components and Curriculum Development Principles
Curriculum is a set of planning and arrangement about the purpose, the content, the instructional material and also the way which is used as the teaching
learning activities guideline to achieve a certain education purpose. This specific purpose includes national education purpose and the conformity with the
uniqueness, condition and regional potential, each education and learning participant. Based on those reasons, curriculum is designed by each education unit
in order to adjust educational program to the regional need and potential. The word “school-based” literally implies that all curricular decisions are
made at the school level Gopinathan and Deng, 2006:93 whereas in Indonesia, it is common called Kurikulum Tingkat satuan Pendidikan KTSP. SBC then
implies the meaning as the operational curriculum, which is designed and done by each education unit. SBC is developed based on the content standard and the
competence standard. Therefore, this curriculum still concerns with the certain competences in the implementation. It means the learning process still have the
competence as the basic and competence standard as the purpose as socialized in CBC 2004.
The development of SBC is entrusted to each education unit. This principle is implemented to empower the region and the school in planning,
implementing, managing, and also evaluating the learning process appropriate with their condition and aspiration. As Skilbeck 1984 defined it, the
development of SBC refers to the planning, designing, implementation and PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI