Improving the Quality of UTBK Simulations at MA Al-Azhar Asy-Syarif Sumatera Utara through the Development of Adaptive Elearning for Teachers and Students

Abstract

To ensure that its graduates can be accepted at various leading universities in Indonesia and also on international campuses, MA Al-Azhar Asy-Syarif implements a Computer Based Written Examination (UTBK Simulation) simulation program which is held every week. However, the UTBK simulation exam held by MA Al-Azhar Asy-Syarif is still carried out manually and is not well managed, so it takes a lot of time and energy for the teachers and homeroom teachers to prepare for the UTBK simulation. Based on the problems faced by partners. the service team built a UTBK simulation system based on adaptive elearning. Where the system is built based on the Moodle elearning platform which allows the UTBK simulation exam to be managed quickly and easily by teachers and school IT admins. Management includes implementing UTBK simulations such as selecting questions based on departmental competency and question weight, generating random variations of questions, automatic grading, exam timing management and automatic analytics. The implementation of the service also includes training in using the UTBK simulation system which is attended by all teachers and also the school IT admin. Evaluation and follow-up are carried out by distributing user satisfaction surveys which are carried out by distributing questionnaires to training members. Based on the survey results, the majority of system user respondents, namely 81%, agreed that the UTBK simulation system that was built could increase the effectiveness of implementing UTBK simulations and also improve students' adaptive learning, while 19% expressed a neutral opinion and no respondents said this system was ineffective. Based on this, it can be concluded that the UTBK simulation system based on adaptive elearning can be implemented and is beneficial for partners.