Management of Initial Assessment Implementation in Independent Early Childhood Education Curriculum

Abstract

One of the characteristics of implementing an independent curriculum is student-centered learning. The term in the independent curriculum is closely related to the philosophy of Education Ki Hajar Dewantara, namely the curriculum that servitudes children. This philosophy starts from the learning objectives, planning, implementation, and assessment system as well as the evaluation of Learning in the Early Childhood Education environment is the responsibility of the teacher for the results of activities achieved by students. The teacher is tasked with measuring whether students have achieved proper development from 5 (five) aspects of basic skills, including religious and moral, cognitive, social-emotional, language, and physical motor also child growth, including weight, height, head circumference, and upper arm circumference. The initial assessment aims to uncover and recognize the characteristics of learners, identifying learners' competencies, strengths, and weaknesses. The results are used by educators as a reference to plan a learning process according to learning needs. This research shows that the initial management of 'School Mover' and 'Non-School Mover' requires management in its implementation and it is integrated part of the learning process in realizing the Pancasila Student Profiles.