Achievement Growth in K-8 Catholic Schools Using NWEA Data

Using a national sample of kindergarten to eighth grade students from Catholic and public schools who took MAP Growth assessments, we examine achievement growth over time between sectors. Our findings suggest that while Catholic school students score higher in math and reading than public school students on average, they also enter each school year at a higher level. Public school students close this gap to some degree during the school year. Additionally, these patterns varied by age and subject. Catholic school students in the earlier grades show less growth in both reading and math during the academic year compared to their public school peers, but in middle school growth patterns in math were comparable across sectors.

Education to inhabit the contemporary world: perceptions of students in Catholic schools

This article analyzes part of the data collected in a doctoral research on the place of Catholic schools in the contemporary educational scenario, based on the perception of various actors in education: managers, educators, pastoralists and students. Linked to the National University of Rosario, Argentina, the research defines as one of its objectives to problematize the perceptions of High School students about their experience of schooling. 157 students from 6 Catholic schools in Belo Horizonte/MG presented their perceptions of school life through a written questionnaire and a drawing. The data were analyzed using Qualitative Epistemology and its concept of subjective meanings. Based on their experience in the Catholic school, students evaluate how the plastered educational system prevents the development of more integral educational and focused on human development processes; report the traditionalism that runs through schooling today; demonstrate difficulty in identifying the school’s contribution to their formation and definition of life project; and attribute different meanings to school education, according to their trajectory in the Catholic school.

PELATIHAN PENYUSUNAN LAPORAN KEUANGAN PERUSAHAAN DAGANG SISWA SMA KATOLIK St. KRISTOFORUS

This Community Service Activity (PKM) is one of the manifestations of the Tri Dharma of Higher Education, which is to provide benefits to the community. This PKM activity is intended for high school students of St.Kristoforus 1 Catholic School, which is located in the Grogol area, West Jakarta. The method of implementing this community service activity is done by providing online training. The target participants for this training are high school students of St.Kristoforus 1 Catholic School. For Universitas Tarumanagara, especially the Faculty of Economics and Business, it is a means to introduce Universitas Tarumanagara Colleges and is a community service activity carried out by Universitas Tarumanagara lecturers by involving active students of the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Tarumanagara to be able to apply their knowledge to the community. This activity began with a meeting to explore the needs of the school in this collaboration. After receiving a good reception, we made a proposal for activities to the LPPM Universitas Tarumanagara. The topic chosen for this activity is preparing the financial statements of a trading company. This topic was chosen because of the importance of understanding in the preparation of financial statements to be able to measure the company's performance and financial position. The output produced from this community service activity is a module and as the last stage, we will make a report on the implementation of this Community Service (PKM) task and submit it as our responsibility to the LPPM Untar.Kegiatan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat ini (PKM) merupakan salah satu perwujudan Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi, yaitu memberikan manfaat kepada masyarakat. Kegiatan PKM ini ditujukan bagi siswa – siswi SMA Katolik St.Kristoforus1 yang berlokasi di daerah Grogol, Jakarta Barat. Metode pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini dilakukan dengan memberikan pelatihan secara daring. Target peserta pelatihan ini adalah siswa SMA Katolik St. Kristoforus 1. Bagi Universitas Tarumanagara-khususnya Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis merupakan salah satu sarana untuk bisa memperkenalkan Perguruan Tinggi Universitas Tarumanagara dan merupakan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat yang dilakukan oleh Dosen Universitas Tarumanagara dengan melibatkan mahasiswa aktif Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Tarumanagara untuk dapat mengaplikasikan ilmu yang dimiliki kepada masyarakat. Kegiatan ini diawali dengan pertemuan untuk menggali kebutuhan pihak Sekolah dalam kerja sama ini. Setelah mendapat sambutan baik maka kami membuat proposal kegiatan kepada pihak LPPM Universitas Tarumangara. Topik yang dipilih untuk kegiatan ini adalah menyusun laporan keuangan perusahaan dagang. Topik ini dipilih karena mengingat pentingnya pemahaman dalam penyusunan laporan keuangan untuk dapat mengukur kinerja dan posisi keuangan perusahaan. Luaran yang dihasilkan dari kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah modul dan sebagai tahap terakhir, kami akan membuat laporan pelaksanaan tugas Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat (PKM) ini dan diserahkan sebagai pertanggung jawaban kami kepada pihak LPPM Untar.

Utilizing Authenticity: Options for Catholic Education in a Particular Detraditionalized Cultural Context

This paper addresses some conceptual options for Catholic education in a particular cultural context. This context is where the Catholic school system is large, stable, and well established but in the wider cultural context, the place of religion in society is detraditionalized. This detraditionalization is reflected in Catholic school enrolments where increasing numbers of students come from non-Catholic backgrounds, where, amongst Catholics, engagement with traditional structures is low or where there is no religious association at all. To initiate discussion a simple dichotomy is introduced; do Catholic schools promote religious identity or do they address a wider demographic by stressing harmonized common values and policies? To elaborate on this initial position several conceptual perspectives are offered. A key discussion point centres around the human community of Catholic schools and how they align with the various options that are proposed.

Correlating the School Climate and Teacher Leadership of Catholic Schools in Antique, Philippines

Aims: This study assessed the degree of school climate and extent of teacher leadership of Catholic schools in Antique, Philippines. It also investigated the difference in the school climate when assessors were grouped according to the designation. Likewise, it correlated the teachers' age, sex, employment status, educational attainment, and professional status with the teacher leadership. Finally, it determined the relationship between school climate and teacher leadership. Methodology: The study utilized the descriptive-comparative and correlational design. The respondents were 486 administrators, teachers, and students of these Catholic schools during 2020-2021. It employed the adopted school climate questionnaire and standardized teacher leadership scale in gathering the data. In data analysis, Mean, Standard Deviation, Frequency Count, Percentage Distribution, Rank, Kruskal Wallis, and Spearman Rank Correlation were used. Results: Generally, the school climate (M=2.87, SD=0.56) is very satisfactory with relationship (M=3.02, SD=0.66) as the highest and physical resources aspect (M=2.73, SD=0.69), the lowest. The teacher leadership (M=3.03, SD=0.56) is practiced to a great extent with community (M=3.16, SD=0.62) as the highest and policy (M=2.96, SD=0.65) and professional learning (M=2.95, SD=0.64), the lowest. It also showed that there was no difference in school climate assessment [H(1)=0.688, P=.407]. Regarding the correlation, there was no relationship between age [ρ(153)=-0.020, P=.808], sex [ρ(153)=0.076, P=.350], employment status [ρ(153)=0.036, P=.657], educational attainment [ρ(153)=0.140, P=.082], professional status [ρ(153)=-0.028, P=.730] and teacher leadership. Meanwhile, there was relationship between the school climate and teacher leadership [ρ(484)=0.605, P=.000]. The top school climate challenges are teaching strategies, academic loading, and physical environment. In terms of teacher leadership, the top issues are teacher evaluation, professional development support, communicative relationship, and teacher involvement and recognition. Conclusion: Establishment of a healthy and supportive Catholic school environment is vitally essential both in maintaining the school climate and in mobilizing the teachers in their exercise of leadership.

PENANAMAN NILAI-NILAI TOLERANSI DAN PLURALISME DALAM DIRI PARA SISWA DI SMAK ST. BONAVENTURA MADIUN MELALUI PROSES BELAJAR MENGAJAR DI SEKOLAH

Pluralism, toleration, and multiculturalism is a values and concept whom very important to understanding diversity. Indonesia have very much tribe, religion, and culture what makes people have to adapt with their circumstances. Indonesia context who is very diversity, makes minority people feels intimidate and receive unfair treatment. Because of that, the incultating of pluralism concept and toleration become very important to do, especially in Catholic School. Catholic School who have a goal to create holistic education, have bigger responbility to incultate pluralism and toleration in the student. Incultating pluralism and toleration activities can creates with learning process on school, who have a goal to educate toleration values, pluralism, and diversity.