TEACHERS' DIFFICULTIES IN MAKING STUDENTS' WORKSHEETS (LKPD) OF MERDEKA CURRICULUM (STUDY AT SMKN 7 KOTA BENGKULU)

The study aims to describe the difficulties of teachers in making LKPD in the
Merdeka Curriculum in Bengkulu City vocational schools. The study was a
mixed methods approach. Data collection was carried out through
questionnaires and interviews. Data analysis uses formulas and descriptions,
with four categories: Very Good, Good, Poor, and Very Poor. The data source
was four teachers at a vocational school in Bengkulu Province. The results of
the study showed that the four teachers experienced difficulty in making LKPD
on two main indicators, namely Didactics with an average score of 3.00 and
Construction with an average score of 2.72, both of which were included in the
poor category. In conclusion, the English teacher at the school experienced
difficulties in creating LKPD following the Merdeka Curriculum, especially in
adapting LKPD to students' initial abilities and compiling clear and structured
content. This finding is expected to provide insight for educational practitioners
to overcome these difficulties and improve the quality of LKPD in the Merdeka
curriculum. Future research should consider expanding the sample size to
include a more diverse group of teachers from various vocational schools across
different regions, which would provide a more comprehensive understanding of
the challenges teachers face.
Keywords: Merdeka Curriculum, Student Worksheets, Teacher Difficulties