STUDENTS’ BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS IN THE CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM (CIP) OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Internationally tailored schools in Indonesia implement globally oriented curricula that combine a dual focus of learning for content and language, allowing students to gain experience teaching science, mathematics, and English using English as a medium. Muhammadiyah 4 Elementary School in Surabaya is one of the schools that incorporate the national curriculum and Islamic values with the Cambridge curriculum. The class is known as the Cambridge International Program (CIP). Furthermore, an interesting point is that young learners who still rely on their first language for communication are expected to use English for daily conversation, learning, and education. With the change in educational context, it is critical to understand the students' basic psychological requirements in the CIP class and whether the school staff has met them. To answer these questions, the study used a descriptive qualitative case study. Based on self-determination theory (SDT), the researcher developed a questionnaire and interview pr