Dharmas Education Journal (DE_Journal)
Vol 7 No 02 (2026): DE_Journal

Assessment Practices in the Indonesian Merdeka Curriculum: A Literature Review

Riyadi Saputra (Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Dharmas Indonesia)
Yetti Zainil (Ilmu Keguruan Bahasa, Universitas Negeri Padang)
Fitrawati Fitrawati (Ilmu Keguruan Bahasa, Universitas Negeri Padang)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Oct 2026

Abstract

Curriculum changes in Indonesia place assessment as a key supporting factor in the learning process, as it provides authentic information on student competency development and helps teachers design more effective and targeted learning. This study aims to describe the English language assessment process in the Merdeka curriculum, which includes diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments. The approach used included a literature review, gathering information through exploration of various sources. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. The research findings revealed that in addition to the form of English assessment, there were also changes in assessment: non-cognitive diagnostic assessment and cognitive assessment were removed at the beginning of the 2021 Merdeka curriculum implementation in the second year, 2022. Formative and summative assessments were then continued in the first year of the Merdeka curriculum implementation in 2021 until 2025 using an in-depth learning approach. Formative assessments are conducted during the learning process, while summative assessments are conducted after a certain learning period. Teachers must conduct diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments to understand the strengths and weaknesses of student learning throughout the learning process and adapt teaching to each student's abilities and characteristics. The research results can be used as a reference for implementing assessment in the Merdeka curriculum

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de_journal

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Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Public Health Other

Description

DE_JOURNAL (Dharmas Education Journal) merupakan jurnal ilmiah yang diterbitkan oleh Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Dharmas Indonesia, dan sebagai sarana publikasi hasil penelitian serta berbagi perkembangan ilmu tentang pendidikan. Jurnal ini memuat artikel yang belum pernah ...