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4 students have critical attitude 5 students make justification of the theory
Therefore, the students should have some characteristics in learning. They are expected to be more active in searching and transferring the knowledge
in their mind because the nature of learning is that the students are educated to think scientifically and purposely.
B. Competency-Based Curriculum
1. Definition of Competency
According to Mc.Ashan 1981: 45, a competency is knowledge, skills and abilities or capabilities that
one‘s achieved, which becomes part of his or her being to the extent he or she can satisfactory, perform particular cognitive,
affective and psychomotor behavior. Moreover, competency is basic ability that student
do in
the stages
of knowledge,
skills and
attitude http:www.orgorgerieeldigestRodgers.htm
Based on Association K.U. Leuven, a competency is an integration of knowledge, skills and behavior that makes the possibility to do work effectively.
Furthermore, Robert A. Roe 2001 stated a definition of competency: ―Competency is defined as the ability to adequately perform a task, duty
or role. Competency integrates knowledge, skills, personal values and attitudes. Competency builds on knowledge and skills and is acquired
through work experience and learning by doing”
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In addition, Hall and Jones 1976: 29 argued that competency is comprehensive performance descriptions of a certain ability, which is consisted of
combination between knowledge and competency that can be observed and measured http:www.ditpertais.netswarawarta17-03.asp.
In short, a competency is a set of one‘s ability consisting of knowledge, skills and abilities, personal values and attitudes or capabilities
achieved to do a task, duty or role in order to perform particular cognitive, affective and psychomotor domain.
2. Definition of Competency Based Curriculum
Competency Based Curriculum is a set of planning and rules about competency and learning outcomes that should be achieved by the students,
evaluation system, learning activity and the sources of education capacity in curriculum development. This curriculum concerns more on the development of
competency that should be possessed by the students. In the line with that opinion, Mulyasa 2006 argued the definition of
Competency Based Curriculum is: ―KBK dapat diartikan sebagai suatu konsep yang menekankan pada
pengembangan kemampuan melakukan kompetensi tugas-tugas dengan standar performasi tertentu sehingga hasilnya dapat dirasakan oleh peserta
didik berupa penguasaan terhadap seperangkat kompetensi tertentu”
Based on that definition, the concept of Competency Based Curriculum emphasizes on the student
‘s development ability to do the tasks based on the
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standard of its certain performance; therefore, in mastering that competency, the students acknowledge the result of certain competency.
In short, Competency Based Curriculum is a set of planning and rules about competency and learning outcomes that should be achieve by the students,
the evaluation system, learning activity and the sources of educational capacity consisting of basic knowledge, skill, attitudes and values essential to competency.
3. The Characteristics of Competency Based Curriculum
