Studi Kasus Kuantitatif: Dampak Implementasi Kurikulum Merdeka terhadap Motivasi Belajar Siswa pada Mata Pelajaran Matematika Kelas 7 Mts Islamiyah Unggulan Balen

Abstract

Abstrak— pendidikan memiliki peran yang vital bagi negara maka dari itu perlu adanya sistem pendidikan yang baik, salah satunya penerapan kurikulum. Berdasarkan hasil riset terdapat 63% lembaga sekolah yang percaya diri menerpkan kurikulum merdeka dan 45% menunjukkan motivasi belajar siswa meningkat sebab adanya implementasi Kurikulum Merdeka. Namun banyak penelitian yang berfokus pada sekolah umum. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui bagaimana penerapan Kurikulum Merdeka berdampak pada  motivasi belajar siswa kelas VII di MTs Islamiyah Unggulan Balen, terutama pada mata pelajaran matematika. Untuk penelitian ini, meggunakan studi kasus kuantitatif, instrumen penelitian berbentuk angket, teknik pengambilan sampel non probability sampling diambil kelas VII D sebanyak 30 siswa dan populasinya seluruh siswa kelas VII. Implementasi kurikulum merdeka memiliki dampak yang signifikan terhadap motivasi belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran matematika; terdapat 67% motivasi belajar tinggi, 23% motivasi belajar sedang, 10% motivasi belajar rendah. Selain itu terdapat indikator yang mempengaruhi motivasi belajar yaitu semangat belajar siswa 64,15%, lingkungan belajar 44,43% dan 41,10% keberhasilan dalam tugas atau proyek. Maka dapat disimpulkan dampak implementasi Kurikulum Merdeka sangat berpengaruh yakni 67%. Namun motivasi belajar dipengaruhi oleh beberapa hal yaitu semangat siswa, lingkungan belajar, dan bimbingan guru dalam membimbing siswa dalam menyelesaikan proyek.

Kata kunci—kurikulum, kurikulum merdeka, motivasi belajar, matematika

Abstract- Education has a vital role for the country, therefore it is necessary to have a good education system, one of which is curriculum implementation. Based on the results of research, 63% of school institutions are confident in implementing an independent curriculum and 45% show that student learning motivation has increased due to the implementation of the Independent Curriculum. However, many studies focus on public schools. The purpose of this study is to determine how the implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum impacts the learning motivation of seventh grade students at MTs Islamiyah Unggulan Balen, especially in mathematics subjects. For this study, using a quantitative case study, the research instrument was a questionnaire, the sampling technique was non-probability sampling, class VII D was taken as many as 30 students and the population was all seventh grade students. The implementation of the independent curriculum has a significant impact on student learning motivation in mathematics; there are 67% high learning motivation, 23% medium learning motivation, 10% low learning motivation. In addition, there are indicators that affect learning motivation, namely student enthusiasm for learning 64.15%, learning environment 44.43% and 41.10% success in assignments or projects. So it can be concluded that the impact of implementing the Merdeka Curriculum is very influential, namely 67%. However, learning motivation is influenced by several things, namely student enthusiasm, learning environment, and teacher guidance in guiding students in completing projects.