Senostik: Diagnostic Insights for Smarter Education

Senostik is an Android-based diagnostic application developed to support an evidence-driven, student-centred approach in Indonesian schools. Despite the Merdeka Curriculum highlighting diagnostic assessment as a foundation for teaching and learning, many schools still struggle to implement it due to teachers’ limited understanding, time constraints, and lack of accessible tools. This gap has created a pressing need for a scalable and validated digital platform that simplifies the diagnostic process while ensuring data accuracy. Using a Research and Development (R&D) approach grounded in educational diagnostic and data-driven decision-making frameworks, Senostik integrates cognitive and non-cognitive dimensions to measure students’ readiness and learning characteristics. The validity and reliability of its instruments were established through Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Cronbach’s Alpha. Field trials conducted across more than 1,000 schools confirmed its usability, affordability, and scalability. Findings show that Senostik provides teachers and counsellors with clear, actionable diagnostic reports that enhance lesson planning and counselling decisions. In doing so, it bridges the gap between educational psychology and digital technology, advancing Indonesia’s digital education agenda and setting a model for evidence-based assessment in the region.

diagnostic, application, cognitive, non-cognitive

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