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On November 5-7, 2020, a meeting of the LAM-DIK instrument drafting team was held. The meeting took place on the 11th floor of the Rectorate Building at the State University of Surabaya. The agenda of the meeting was to continue drafting the LAM-DIK instrument guidebook/manual. This event was attended by the chairman and board members…

Efforts to improve the quality of education in Indonesia have been ongoing for a long time. Various programs, projects, and breakthroughs have been tried, whether they are regional initiatives, national initiatives, assistance from foreign experts, or educational institution managers. However, the results have not been encouraging. Data from the National Examination (which will soon be…

On Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at 19:00, a follow-up meeting on drafting the LAMDIK Instrument Guidebook was held online. The meeting was attended by the chairman of the board and his deputy (Prof. Dr. Muchlas Samani and Prof. Dr. Joko Harun Prayitno). Also present were board members Dr. Muhdi, chairman of the advisory board Prof.…

When giving presentations about learning in the COVID-19 pandemic era, I always say that perhaps COVID-19 is part of Allah's way of teaching educators a lesson. Haven't we already experienced the use of digital technology (IT) in other fields? We almost never withdraw money from the bank anymore because it's more convenient to use an…

Friday, October 23, 2018, a meeting was held between the LAM DIK Board of Directors and the Accreditation Instrument Drafting Team. The Chairman of the Board, Prof. Dr. Muchlas Samani, M.Pd, and the Vice Chairman, Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, discussed various matters related to the accreditation instrument with the instrument team, including Prof. Dr.…

I don't remember when the term HOTS (high order thinking skills) started to become popular among teachers and educators in Indonesia. What is clear is that it has now become one of the important vocabulary in the world of education. Teachers are required to develop HOTS in their students. It is said that the questions…

Surabaya, 15 October 2020 The Board of Directors, together with the LAMDIK Instrument Team, which has a distinctive educational focus, has completed the full academic manuscript (NA) and the LAMDIK Instrument (I-LAMDIK) to 90%. Both achievements were plenary discussed with the BAN PT Accreditation Council on October 8, 2020, and again with the Board of…

Jakarta, 2 January 2020 After a process that began in 2013, LAM Kependidikan has officially become a legal entity under the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemenkumham RI) on December 17, 2019. This is stated in the Decree of Kemenkumham RI Number AHU-0018765-AH-01-04 dated December 17, 2019, concerning the…

Jakarta, 21 November 2019 The Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education (Kemristek Dikti) and BAN PT have continuously supported the establishment of LAM-Dik up to the implementation stage. This effort is a strong commitment from the ministry to ensure that LAM-Dik becomes a trusted, independent, and professional external quality assurance agency for educational institutions…

Surabaya, 21 September 2019. The Independent Accreditation Agency for Education (LAM KEPENDIDIKAN), which was ratified through the Kemristek Dikti Decree No. T/497/M/OT.00.0012019 dated August 2, 2019, and launched by the Minister of Research, Technology, and Higher Education in Bali on August 26, 2019, held a follow-up coordination meeting at the Unesa Campus Surabaya on September…