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Monicha Angelia, NIM, 1930104037. Thesis title " Teachers’ Difficulties in Conducting Asessment during the Implementation of Curriculum Merdeka”.". Department of English Education, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, Mahmud Yunud Batusangkar State Islamic University, 2024. The main problem in this research is the difficulties faced by junior high school English teachers in carrying out assessments in implementing the independent curriculum. The aim of this research is to describe the difficulties faced by English teachers in carrying out assessments in implementing the independent learning curriculum. This research uses a qualitative approach with a case study method. The informants for this research were English teachers at the junior high school in Batusangkar who had implemented the independent curriculum, a total of 3 teachers experienced difficulties out of 5 teachers who had carried out learning assessments in the independent curriculum. In this research, the researcher functions as the key instrument in collecting data, assisted by supporting instruments in the form of open questionnaires and interviews. To test the validity of the data, researchers used time triangulation by comparing open answers to the first and second questionnaires. Next, to analyze the data, researchers used the theory of Miles and Huberman (1994), namely by reducing data, presenting data, verifying data and drawing conclusions. The results of the research show that junior high school English teachers experience difficulties in carrying out assessments in implementing the independent curriculum. These problems are: (1) not serving arithmetic questions. (2) Helps analyze the level of difficulty of the questions and students' abilities. (3) Assist in presenting Higher Order Thinking Skills questions. (4) Emphasizes determining the appropriate type of questions based on the learning material. (5) Lack of facilities.