The Ministry Of Education And Culture Explains The Matpel Choice Scheme After The Elimination Of The High School Department

JAKARTA - The Standard Agency, Curriculum and Education Assessment of the Ministry of Education and Culture explained that the selection mechanism for subject selection (matpel) was chosen after the official elimination of sections at the High School (SMA) level following the Merdeka Curriculum.

Plt. Head of the Center for Curriculum and Learning of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Yogi Anggraena, said that students at the high school level can now choose subjects according to their interests and talents for their respective advanced education since the elimination of the ipa, ips or language majors at the high school level.

"So first, when considering offering certain subjects clearly based on available human resources, in other words, considering the availability of supervisory teachers for each subject," Yogi said in a webinar entitled Deletion of Departments in SMA/MA organized by the Directorate of SMA Kemendikbudristek in Jakarta as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, August 1.

In addition, he also said the number of students in each class of selected subjects did not have to number in dozens to dozens of students as in class in general. Yogi said the class of selected subjects could run even though there were only three students who chose it.

Meanwhile, the teaching burden for teacher guardians of these selected subjects will also be calculated the same, taking into account the addition of teaching hours for one meeting. He gave an example from the previous meeting only 3 hours to an average of 4 to 5 hours.

"So the lack of teaching hours for teachers should be resolved. The study hours are increased to 4 to 5 hours while at least we lower students in the study group from 36 to three children," he explained.

The Ministry of Education and Culture hopes that when students are more flexible and focused on choosing selected subjects according to their interests, talents and abilities, they can be more optimal in developing their respective potentials so that they are better prepared to pursue further education.