Analysis of “Merdeka Belajar - Kampus Merdeka“ program research in Scopus indexed journals: A critical review

Abstract

The “Merdeka Belajar - Kampus Merdeka“ (MBKM) program emphasizes learning relevant to the needs of workplace so that students can compete with their abilities. However, the lack of information regarding MBKM is an important note. The research aims to analyze and review Scopus-indexed MBKM documents critically. The research focus is research trends, crucial information, and research recommendations. The research method used is a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) supported by the VOSViewer application. SLR evaluates and analyzes documents systematically and VOSViewer visualizes relevant document results. Documents described from 2021 to 2024. The number of articles used was 29. The research results show that the number of documents related to MBKM has increased, indicating the great attention of researchers to this program. The MBKM program received a positive response from institutions and students. However, several aspects of implementing the MBKM program still require more attention. The bibliometric visualization results show that several clusters are not directly related to the MBKM program, which provides opportunities for future study. Apart from that, the quality of learning needs to be improved through various learning activities so that student's skills and abilities can be empowered more optimally, preparing them to face increasingly rapid developments.

Keywords

• curriculum
• learning model
• learning technology media
• merdeka belajar kampus merdeka