pros and cons deep learning emerged among educators after this learning approach was introduced by Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Abdoul Musi, Late last year.
Responding to this, Bukik Setiawan, Head of Teacher Learn Foundation, States that deep learning still in line with the essence of the Independent Curriculum. Therefore, educators don't have to worry about.
Bukik explained, with deep learning, students are not just learning in the academic sense (study), but also experienced a deeper and meaningful learning process (learn).
"Deep Learning is an effort to increase the relevance of education with real life,"He explained.
Difference between “Study” and “Learn”
Furthermore, The educational activist highlighted the Indonesian people who often still view the educational goals to be limited to receiving good test scores.
"Students are considered successful in learning when they get a good test score. A good value does show the success of "study" but not necessarily succeed "learning". The success of "learning" when students show mastery of competence,"Bukik said.
In education that focuses only on "study", Bukik mentions some characteristics, ie, (1) ready to go to school, (2) Pursue the value value, (3) standardized test (4) memorize, and (5) compliance.
"The school has been focused on" study ", This is an educational misconception. Students learn to be ready to continue to the next level by pursuing the value value. The test is standardized, how to pass the exam? Learn it low-order thinking, memorize and obey what adults say,he explained.
While "learning" is oriented towards mastery of competencies so that students are ready to live. Meaning tests are done to ensure the extent to which competence is achieved. Students not only memorize but reason and independently to achieve their goals.
"Study" Still Needs to Be Done
Nevertheless, Bukik asserted if there was nothing wrong with "study". However, "Study" should not be the ultimate goal of education.
"For example reasoning, it also requires the ability to memorize. But if it's just enough to memorize, means our students stop at ability low-order thinking. Even though from a baby, humans learn high-order thinking, Analyze the surroundings. A child's brain capacity is more than low,he explained.
"If the final goal is" study ", then what is needed is not school but tutoring. Deep learning is an effort to restore the role of teachers and schools khittah or its essence,"Close the bukik.
This coverage was previously published in February 2025.
