Menyambut Kurikulum Paradigma Baru: Pendampingan Pembelajaran IPA Berbasis STEM-PjBL Lahan Basah dengan Pendekatan Human Centred Design
Authors: Yulinda Ratna , Sauqina Sauqina , Hafizah Ellyna 
Published: November 2022

Implementasi Kurikulum Paradigma Baru pada Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP) mengalami banyak kendala. Masalah yang ditemukan pada mitra pengabdian ini yakni kurang meratanya pendampingan dan pelatihan dari pemerintah bagi guru-guru, khususnya memberikan pendampingan dan pelatihan di SMP Negeri 1 Belawang dalam menyambut Kurikulum Paradigma Baru. Ciri dari kurikulum baru ini yakni pembelajaran diberikan kepada peserta didik melalui model Project Based Learning (PjBL) dan adanya kebebasan pengelolaan pengaturan jam belajar dalam proses pembelajaran per tahunnya. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini memiliki tujuan memberikan pemahaman dan persiapan kepada guru-guru dalam mengimplementasikan kurikulum paradigma baru melalui pembuatan modul ajar. Pengabdian ini menggunakan pendekatan program Human Centered Design (HCD) dengan tiga tahapan utama Inspiration, Ideation, Implementation. Kegiatan pengabdian ini dilaksanakan pada tanggal 22–23 Juni 2022 secara luring dan dilanjutkan dengan tugas mandiri. Kegiatan ini diikuti oleh guru yang berjumlah 13 orang serta peserta didik kelas VIII di SMP Negeri 1 Belawang. Hasil pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian di SMP Negeri 1 Belawang diantaranya: (1) guru-guru telah memahami tentang implementasi kurikulum paradigma baru serta mampu menyiapkan modul ajar; (2) guru IPA memiliki kesiapan dalam mengimplementasikan paradigma baru, pembelajaran STEM PjBL berupa Lembar Kegiatan Peserta Didik (LKPD) serta alat evaluasi dan penilaiannya. Berdasarkan hasil pelaksanaan kegiatan, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa kegiatan pengabdian ini telah berhasil memberikan pemahaman dan persiapan kepada guru-guru dalam mengimplementasikan kurikulum paradigma baru melalui pembuatan modul ajar. Implementing the New Paradigm Curriculum in Junior High Schools has encountered many obstacles.The problem in the target school for the community service project is the lack of attention from the government as a stakeholder in the education sector to provide assistance and training for teachers, especially at SMP Negeri 1 Belawang in implementing the New Paradigm Curriculum. The characteristics of this new curriculum are that learning is given to students through the Project Based Learning (PjBL) model and the freedom for the teacher to design the curriculum for a whole year. This community service activity aims to provide the understanding and prepare teachers to implement the New Paradigm Curriculum through developing a teaching module. This service uses a Human Centered Design (HCD) approach program with three main stages: Inspiration, Ideation, and Implementation. This service activity was carried out offline on 22 – 23 June 2022 and continued with independent assignments. This activity was attended by teachers who gathered 11 people and class VIII students at SMP Negeri 1 Belawang. The results of the implementation of service at SMP Negeri 1 Belawang include: (1) teachers have an understanding of the implementation of the New Paradigm Curriculum and can prepare open modules; (2) training the teachers, especially science teachers, in designing PjBL STEM learning in the form of Student Activity Sheets (LKPD) as well as evaluation and assessment tools. Based on the implementation of the activity, it can be said that it has succeeded in providing understanding to and preparing teachers to implement the New Paradigm Curriculum through the creation of teaching modules.