The Achievement of National Education Standards of the Private Islamic Senior High School (Madrasah Aliyah) in West Lombok During the Period of Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The attainment of national education standards for Private Islamic Senior High schools in rural areas is a serious matter due to limited resources. This research aims to analyze the achievement of national education standards of process, staff and teacher, and school management in Private Islamic Senior High School. This study used a qualitative approach, data were collected through interviews, documents, observations and analyzed descriptively. The results showed that Private Islamic Senior High School in general met national standards through an evaluation of the external quality assurance system. Competency standards of process, staff and teacher, and school management are not achieved well because they are influenced by many other factors, including the fulfillment of facilities and educator standards during the COVID-19 pandemic despite peer online mentors. The fulfillment of these three standards cannot be carried out according to the challenge because students are learning from home and face problems related to the internet connection. As for management and financial standards, there were slight differences in Private Islamic Senior High School with the intervention from the foundation. The standards of educators and education personnel have not been thoroughly fulfilled due to the limited number of certified staff both teaching and education personnel. The achievement of national education standards in Private Islamic Senior High School still needs to be improved about process standards, management and teacher also the educational staff.