Individual Task 1: Evaluating Arguments

Name : Mala Kurniasari

Class :C

INSTRUCTION:
1. Read the article :
https://theconversation.com/how-will-independent-learning-paradigm-in-indonesias-highe
r-education-benefit-students-with-disabilities-171677
2. Find the arguments in the article
3. Write each argument you find in column 1 and determine which one is the claim and
which one is the premise(s)
4. Once you have determined the claim and the premise(s), evaluate them based on the
information shared in PPT

How will the ‘independent learning’ paradigm in Indonesia’s higher

education benefit students with disabilities?

Argument Claim Evaluation Premise Evaluation

The Indonesian The Indonesian Merdeka Belajar It’s a new The Minister of
government government is a policy paradigm in Education and
introduced introduced program from which Culture, Nadiem
Merdeka Belajar Merdeka Belajar the Ministry of educational Makarim said
(independent (independent Education and institutions that Merdeka
learning) last learning) last Culture of the deliver their Learning is a
year. It’s a new year. Republic of services in ways concept of
paradigm in Indonesia which that promote educational
which was proclaimed autonomous development in
educational by the Minister learning. which all
institutions of Education and stakeholders are
deliver their Culture of the expected to
services in ways Indonesian become agents
that promote Advanced of change.
autonomous Cabinet, Nadiem
learning. Anwar Makarim.

Under this students can students can These pathways In recent years,
program, now pursue now choose include there have been
students can different from eight off-campus examples of
now pursue pathways to unconventional experience with good and
different acquiring classroom educational and effective efforts
pathways to knowledge and learning paths. non-educational by universities to
acquiring skills. These include institutions and involve
knowledge and student industry. employers and
skills. These exchanges, industry in their
pathways internships, educational
include teaching aids, schemes.
off-campus research
experience with assistance,
educational and humanitarian
non-educational projects,
institutions and entrepreneurial
industry. projects,
independent
projects and
rural community
involvement.

Education plays Education plays The A 2016 law on Referring to Law

a pivotal role in a pivotal role in government's people with Number 8 of
elevating the elevating the concern with the disabilities 2016, every
quality of life of quality of life of existence of stipulates that person with
people with people with policies or laws inclusive disabilities has
disabilities as it disabilities as it and regulations education from the right to
is a pathway to is a pathway to regarding primary to obtain quality
employment. A employment persons with tertiary levels is education which
2016 law on disabilities is a the primary can be done
people with means of principle. through special
disabilities realizing equal education or
stipulates that rights and inclusive
inclusive opportunities for education.
education from persons with
primary to disabilities
tertiary levels is towards a life
the primary that is
principle. prosperous,
independent,
and without
discrimination.

Education is a The Merdeka Every citizen has It is a pathway to Persons with

social leveller. It Belajar program the right to social and disabilities are
is a pathway to offers students education as economic part of
social and with disabilities a guaranteed by independence Indonesian
economic chance to live a the government for all citizens. society who
independence meaningful life. in the 1945 have the same
for all citizens. Constitution position, rights,
The Merdeka Article 31 obligations and
Belajar program paragraph (1). roles as other
offers students Interpreting this Indonesians in
with disabilities a article, without their lives and
chance to live a exception, livelihoods.
meaningful life. children with
special needs
also have the
same right to
education and
have equal
rights and
opportunities as
stipulated in Law
no. 8 of 2016
concerning
persons with
disabilities.