Angga PradiptaYudha

XII Science 3

Number 04

Hortatory Exposition

Theme : Why should the national examination must be held ?

The national examination is final to receive graduation certificate. The national examination is
not effective in evaluating students learning abilities. National exam only gives burden to the
students. Governments should remove the national exam as the sole determinant of graduation
requirements, because of good reason.

First, differences quality of teaching and quality of education in every school and region is still
being problem that has not been resolved. Quality and facilities of urban school will different
with school in isolated areas. Question for the national exam is made for common standards for
all students in Indonesian. Yhis is certainly not fair to school that has lower quality.

Second, the national examination is not able to map the achievement of competence or education
quality control tested for only three to five days. That is nbot consistent with the substance of
legislation in the sphere of national education standards.

Third, the national examination to ignore intelligence, potential and abilities of students who are
multi-level and ignore the advantages and special abilities. Very unfair if the hardwork of the
school for 3 years only specified within 6 days.

Fourth, many fraud and corruption occurs during the national exam, so that the result obtained
are not purely of their own students’ abilities. Many smart students who do not pass the exam,
while the less intelligent students who can pass,even with a high enough value.

Fifith, the national examination is not assessed in accordance with the basic education program,
causing nine years counterproductive. Law on national education system states that basic is
elementary and junior high so as not appropriate to apply the national examination for high
school too.

Besides lack of graduates would cause frustration among students. Many students stress just
because do not pass the national exam. In fact, many cases of students killing themselves
because they do not pass the national exam.
Education is directed to developing attitudes and skills a child’s personality, talents, mental and
physical abilities to achieve their optimum potential. Therefore the government should evaluate
and improve the quality of education in Indonesian.

It is time for a variety of skills from the students valued more positively, and the long process of
education should not only relativized away with the national examination that it was time to
remove.