PENDIDIKAN NONGRADASI: PENGAKUAN PERBEDAAN INDIVIDU
Abstract: The objective of
this researchis to develop a non-graded education model In this model,
curriculum materials are adapted into sequentially arranged materials. Students
aregrouped on the bases of their ages, it is possible to have a variety oflearning
materials and a variety of learning activities within one classroom at thesame
time. An individual mastery learning approach is implemented. The location of
research was in the town of Surakarta. The initial activity was adapting the existing
curriculum materials into sequential learning units. The non~gradedmodel was
tried out in grade 1 of SO Al Firdaus with 62 students (parallel classes).Research
results indicate: I)The initial levels of competence of students in aclassroom
are heterogeneous. 2) In terms of language and sequence of materials, the adapted
curriculum package was rated as excellent, but in appropriateness to the levels
of development, a few materials for lower grades need to be revised. 3)Teachers
and parents agreed on the heterogeneity of classes in schools, butdisagreed on
the feasibility of multilevel curriculum materials and multi-modality of
learning. The mtwo groups also agreed on the low competence of teachers inteaching
non-graded classrooms. 4) After one year in progress, the non-graded model
showed beneficial for fast and slow learners
Penulis: Sunardi
Kode Jurnal: jppendidikandd070016
