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This research highlights the importance of collaboration between universities and schools in preparing student teachers to face modern educational trends through practical teaching experience in the field. The focus of the research is on the geography learning assessment process in three high schools in Medan (SMAN 1, SMAN 2, SMAN 3), including the creation of Learning Implementation Plans (RPP), evaluation, and the obstacles faced by teachers. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with observation, interviews and document analysis. The research results show that SMAN 1 Medan uses CBT-based formative and summative assessments, with some students facing health problems and a lack of gadgets. At SMAN 2 Medan, assessments integrate HOTS and digital applications such as Quizizz and Google Forms, but students experience impaired focus due to cellphone use in class. SMAN 3 Medan follows the 2013 Curriculum and Merdeka Curriculum guidelines in making lesson plans, with evaluation using digital tools and This research provides insight into the practices and challenges in assessing geography learning as well as suggestions for improving assessment methods and providing more comprehensive learning tools.  

Indonesia has experienced several curriculum changes from 1947 to 2013. These changes are related to how important and strategic the role of the curriculum is in implementing the national teaching system. The 2013 curriculum is an integrated competency and character-based curriculum which is a refinement of the Education Unit Level Curricum (KTSP). The 2013 curriculum places more emphasis on character education, especially at the basic level, which will become the foundation for the next level. This research is descriptive quantitative research which aims to describe or create an objective picture of a situation, starting from data collection and answering the research questions that have been asked. Descriptive quantitative research also aims to obtain broader and deeper information by summarizing various conditions, situations, phenomena, or various variables and circumstances that occurred during the research by presenting what actually happened. The research results show that the obstacles in implementing the 2013 Curriculum come from the government, institutions, teachers and students. This seems to be appropriate that there are several factors that influence implementing the curriculum, namely: support from agencies and school principals, support from fellow teachers, support from students and parents, and support from within the teacher are the main elements. When the elements above encounter obstacles, they will certainly hinder the process of implementing a curriculum.

The independent curriculum is a curriculum that has various learning topics and is more flexible for teachers and students. In fact, the government gives full authority and responsibility to all schools to create a curriculum that suits their needs and culture. The purpose of this research is to find and explain the obstacles faced by teachers in implementing the independent curriculum. Thus, research schools can determine the appropriate method to overcome this obstacle. This research uses descriptive qualitative method. The data collected is based on interviews and literature reviews from journals that discuss the independent curriculum. The results of the study show that teachers face a number of challenges in implementing an independent curriculum. Some of these challenges include the government not socializing the independent curriculum, preparing teachers to switch to an independent curriculum, and the availability of educational resources available to teachers, which are still focused on textbooks and handbooks.