10 assessment criteria, there are three kinds of assessment in Curriculum 2013,
namely cognitive, affective, and psychomotor assessment. Thus, the analysis of assessment in this research
includes the teachers’ perception on the implementation of assessment forms in Curriculum 2013.
4. Curriculum 2013
Arifin 2011 states that curriculum is the entire school programs and all of the people which are involved in it. Meanwhile, Kelly 2004 states that
curriculum is used for many different kinds of teaching programs and instructions. Based on those definitions, curriculum means a set of teaching program and
instruction which is designed to develop the educational system in a country. Besides, a curriculum is being practiced by the entire school programs and all of
the parties which are involved in it. Related to this research, Curriculum 2013 is a set of teaching program and instruction, which is designed by the Ministry of
Education and Culture in 2013, to develop the educational system, and implemented by the all of the national school in Indonesia.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
This chapter presents the theoretical description and the theoretical framework. The theoretical description presents the theories related to this
research. Meanwhile, the theoretical framework presents some relevant theories which help the researcher to answer the research questions.
A. Theoretical Description
Beside a brief explanation about curriculum in general and curriculum in Indonesia, this section reviews five other theories which are related to this
research, namely perception theory, self-agency theory, teacher professionalism, pedagogical content knowledge, and adult learning theory.
1. Curriculum Definition
Etymologically, the word curr iculum comes from Greek “curir”, which
mea ns “the runner”. Meanwhile, “curere” means “the running field”. On the other
language, French, as an example, curriculum comes from the word “courier” which means “to run”. Thus, curriculum is a distance which is taken by the runner
from the starting line until the finish line to achieve the medals in order to be a winner.
