The present status of the religious instruction in the senior high school level of the three selected Saint Paul schools: Its implication to curriculum programming

Date of Publication

1979

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Educational Management

Subject Categories

Religious Education

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Educational Leadership and Management

Thesis Adviser

Alexa P. Abrenica

Defense Panel Chair

Daniel Ortiz, FSC

Defense Panel Member

Jeannette K. Gillo
Josefina Santamaria

Abstract/Summary

It is the purpose of this study to determine the present status of the religious instruction in the senior high school level in selected SPC schools with the aim in view of improving the religious instruction: its course, content, and methodology. Four specific areas were investigated: 1) The religious instruction program of Saint Anthony High School, Saint Paul College of Quezon City, and Saint Paul College of Manila. 2) The characteristics of the religion teachers. 3) The religious knowledge and religious attitudes of the students of the schools and 4) The implications of the findings to curriculum programming.

In this particular study, the descriptive survey method was used. The tool for gathering the data were the general outline of the course, its objectives, content, and methodology, the information checklist and the questionnaires on the Philippine Attitude Scale and Knowledge Orientation (PASKO). The respondents of the questionnaires were all the fourth year religion teachers, and a number of 403 (18%) senior students from the three school's total population of 2, 309 high school students.

The responses to the questionnaires were tallied, presented and tabulated. Tables and bar charts were prepared, where frequencies were noted down with their equivalents in percent for the religious knowledge data. For the religious attitudes, the weighted means of each category were computed from which the group mean was determined.

The findings show that: 1) The teacher's syllabus with its objectives, contents, and methodology to be paralleled with the students' knowledge and attitudes, and reinforced by the teacher's honest self-rate on their personal and academic qualifications are invaluable sources of the survey to determine the present status of the religion instruction program of the school. 2) The three schools have an existing deficiency of the students' knowledge on the Sacraments and the Church, which calls for a general evaluation of the contents and methodology. 3) The school depends upon the teachers to achieve its purpose, therefore, the religion teachers should be prepared for the work with special care, having the appropriate qualification and adequate learning. 4) The quality of religious instruction influences the quality of education received by every student in the class. So, the amount of knowledge a student acquires, depends upon the dynamism of the teacher to motivate his students to learn more effectively.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TG00761

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

143 leaves, 28 cm. ; Typescript

Keywords

Religious education--Philippines

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