The Semester Credit System For Curriculum Design In Indonesian Islamic Schools

Abstract

Curriculum structure for Islamic schools in Indonesia is less competent compared to other schools due to lack of consideration from various stakeholder’s expectation in their curriculum content. Current learning lesson period seem a bit longer and only focusing on cognitive-oriented that purposely as the guidance for national examination. Therefore, restructuring current curriculum by reducing learning lesson and combined with student centered learning experience is capable to enhance student competency with other skills and knowledge.This study aims to provide a curriculum design model to match not only the expectations for students to graduate and acquire grades as the learning process outcomes, but also the competency required for them to furtherstudy in their desired higher learning institution and excel in various competitions and also to gain other excellence. The qualitative research method using in-depth interview collections, observations and documentations was applied while to analyze the data, interactive analysis was used. All the Aliyah Madrasah in East Java were selected in this research. This study suggests that the Semester Credit System (SCS)-based curriculum designs, which consisted of compacted curricula, resulted in a curriculum design that was met the stakeholder’s expectations and had succeeded in taking Aliyah madrasah as favorite madrasah.