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2. The Researcher
The researcher will also receive some advantages by conducting this research. When the researcher succeeds in answering the research problems, the
researcher can see the reality of the Curriculum 2013 implementation, the strength and weakness of Curriculum 2013, differences between the School-based
Curriculum and Curriculum 2013, and the teachers’ preparation to implement
Curriculum 2013. Later, the result can give some suggestions to the teacher candidates to be more prepared in implementing Curriculum 2013.
3. The Government
The researcher hopes that this research can be a critic for the implementation of the Curriculum 2013. Hence, the government can improve the
implementation of Curriculum 2013. Besides, the researcher hopes that the government will maintain the strengths of Curriculum 2013.
F. Definition of terms
The researcher provides the definition of terms as follows:
1. Perception
According to Huffman and Vernoy 1997, perception is the process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting sensory data into useable mental
representation of the world. On the other hand, according to Worchel and Shebilske 1998, perception is the process of interpreting something. From the
definition above, perception is an action of interpreting something, which is
9 happened in the psychological mindset in the form of response or opinion. In this
research, perception means the opinion of the Senior High School English teachers on the implementation of Curriculum 2013, including the implementation
of assessment requirements. The teachers will also give their suggestion about the implementation of the Curriculum 2013 as well.
2. Implementation
Rouse 2007 states that implementation is the carrying out, execution or practice of a plan, a method, or any design for doing something. Implementation
is the action that must follow any preliminary thinking in order for something to actually happen
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As such, implementation is the action that must follow any preliminary thinking order for something which actually happen. In this research,
implementation is a set of activities to plan and execute the Curriculum 2013 into the learning and teaching activity in the school.
3. Assessment
Purwanto 2009 claims that assessment is “the decision making based on
the criteria provided” p. 4. Beside, Priestley 1982 defined that assessment program is a unified approach to assessment for a specific purpose. Therefore,
assessment program includes a number of requirements. All of the requirements are designed to assess the students from various aspects.
In this research, the researcher uses the term of assessment for the assessment forms which are included in Curriculum 2013. Based on the
10 assessment criteria, there are three kinds of assessment in Curriculum 2013,
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