School Accreditation Research Articles

The 21st Century Skills of Elementary School Students in 3T Regions (Frontier, Outermost, and Least Developed Regions)

This research aims to analyze the 21st-century skills of students based on region and school accreditation status in the 3T regions. The method used is a survey with a quantitative-comparative approach. The sample of this study was 1281 elementary school students in the Southwest Sumba Regency. The research instrument was a questionnaire using data analysis techniques including descriptive statistics, normality and homogeneity tests, and hypothesis testing. The results of this study found that (1) there were differences in students' 21st-century skills based on region and school accreditation; (2) by region, hypothesis testing showed that there was no significant difference in critical thinking skills but there was a significant difference in collaboration, communication, and creativity skills; (3) by accreditation, hypothesis testing shows a significant difference in critical thinking skills, collaboration, communication, creativity. Overall, this study provides evidence that the 21st-century skills of students in cities were higher than students in sub-districts and villages, as well as students in schools C-accredited higher than students in schools B-accredited B and unaccredited. This research has implications for the quality and performance of teachers both in designing the curriculum and facilitating the learning process to improve students' abilities and skills.

Pendampingan Simulasi Visitasi Akreditasi Ban S/M Melalui Konsep Pemberdayaan

School and madrasah accreditation is a comprehensive school/madrasah feasibility assessment process, the results of which are realized in the form of independent professional public accountability called BAN S/M. Accreditation practice can be seen from two things that are measured, namely the review of administrative compliance (compliance) and performance (performance) of the education unit for efficiency and easy and accountable implementation. The results of interviews with school principals that UPTD SD Negeri 1 Rejoagung Batanghari District, East Lampung Regency, Lampung has implemented eight National Education Standards regulating the change of the accreditation system by the National Accreditation Board (compliance) to performance-based (performance), which is emphasized on 4 main components What is assessed is the quality of graduates, the learning process, the quality of teachers, and the school/madrasah management has not been fully understood by the principal as well as education staff and education staff at UPTD SD Negeri 1 Rejoagung Batanghari District, East Lampung Regency, Lampung. Outcomes of service activities on the importance of school accreditation, understanding the flow of preparation of accreditation forms and documents. With this community service activity, it has an impact on understanding the importance of accreditation so that school awareness and responsibility will grow in ensuring the quality of quality education.

Peran Sistem Akreditasi Dalam Meningkatkan Produktivitas di Lembaga Pendidikan

The aim of this research is to find out the role of the accreditation system in increasing productivity in schools. The school accreditation system serves as a guide in providing a comprehensive assessment of the eligibility of a program in educational institutions which can provide ranking feasibility and provide information about the eligibility of schools/madrasas which are implemented based on the National Education Standards. This research method is to use a literature review study. The type of research used is descriptive. Researchers collected data by conducting a study of theories relevant to the discussion, namely the role of the accreditation system in increasing productivity in educational institutions. This study conducts a critical review of the results of previous studies to be compared with the latest studies to obtain new research results that are supported by theories that can be adopted from books, documents, papers, or published research results. The results in this study indicate that the school accreditation system is very important in increasing the productivity of institutions by carrying out various efforts including providing assistance on the effectiveness of the performance of school principals, staff teachers in carrying out management processes in educational institutions. With the existence of a school accreditation system, it is hoped that educational institutions will continue to make improvements to school management in order to achieve the ideal quality level of educational institutions in accordance with national education standards.

The Analysis Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) of Natural Science Secondary School Teachers' Based on School Accreditation

This study aims to determine the ability of natural science secondary school teachers’ to use information and communication technology to assist the learning process (Technological Knowledge), the ability of natural science secondary school teachers’ to manage classes (Pedagogical Knowledge), and the ability of natural science secondary school teachers’ to mastery learning (Content Knowledge). This research is a qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. The research subjects were a natural science teachers’ at SMP Negeri 1 Prambon who was accredited A and a natural science teachers’ at SMP Perjuangan Prambon who was accredited B. Data collection techniques in this study used documentation, observation and interviews. The data analysis phase uses the Miles and Huberman model. Test the validity of the data using technical triangulation. Based on the research results, it was revealed that the ability of natural science secondary school teachers’ in mastering information and communication technology (Technological Knowledge) is quite good. Teachers at schools accredited A and B are quite good at operating Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point. Teachers at schools accredited A are not good at operating Microsoft Excel, while teachers at schools accredited B are not very good at operating Microsoft Excel. The ability of secondary school natural science teachers’ at accredited A schools to manage classes (Pedagogical Knowledge) is very good, while the ability of natural science secondary school teachers’ at schools accredited B is quite good. The ability of natural science secondary school teachers’ in schools accredited A is very good in mastering the subject matter they teach (Content Knowledge), while the ability of natural science teachers in schools accredited B is quite good. In future research it is expected to be able to uncover the TPACK of science teachers based on the length of time the teacher has been teaching or the other factor.

Persiapan Akreditasi Sekolah Melalui Diseminasi

This study aims to provide an overview to schools that are the target of accreditation visitations to carry out preparations for accreditation, especially the delivery of information obtained related to the many changes in paradigm, implementation, and ranking of accreditation. Target schools often receive information regarding their determination as target schools for accreditation in a short time, so preparation for accreditation must be carried out jointly and supported by understanding from all schools involved in accreditation. This research was conducted using a qualitative approach. Researchers collect data through observation and interviews. Furthermore, the data is reduced, presented, and concluded. Schools choose dissemination as an effort to start preparations for accreditation. By conducting dissemination, information related to changes and the implementation of accreditation can spread quickly and to many parties, so that every school party involved in preparing for accreditation obtains clear and directed information. And each party can follow up according to the task of preparation for accreditation that has been given to them.
 Key word: School accreditation preparation, Dissemination.

A typology of sexism in contemporary business schools: Belligerent, benevolent, ambivalent, and oblivious sexism

AbstractThe legitimacy of business schools is based on rankings, revenues, branding, and opportunities to support staff and students “to make a difference in the world”. Yet sexism in business schools is endemic. Drawing on Acker's inequality regimes framework and a thematic analysis of reports in Poets&Quants, EFMD's Global Focus and AACSB International's BizEd/AACSB Insights over a decade, this study explores how business schools are dealing (or not) with sexism. We propose a typology of four categories of sexism in business schools: belligerent, benevolent, ambivalent, and oblivious sexism. Our findings contribute to understandings of institutional theory and the institutional development of business schools as important sites of (sexist and gendered) knowledge production and dissemination and entrenched inequalities. We posit that media constructions of sexism may better inform individual decisions, organizational development, and governance about the imperative to eliminate sexist behaviors and discrimination. We argue that business schools need to gain substantive legitimacy as effective role models by reforming themselves. They must actively tackle institutional and cultural sexism from within. Implications for practice include the effective inclusion of mandatory sexism reporting in international business school accreditation standards and rankings criteria as well as requirements for research funding.

Principal's Strategy for Increasing Accreditation in Junior High Schools

Principals, as policymakers in schools, must function optimally. As a leader in educational institutions, the principal must be able to improve school accreditation in an effort to improve the quality of education. The purpose of this study was to obtain data and information regarding (1) the principal's strategy in increasing accreditation which was reviewed on the quality of graduates; (2) the principal's strategy in increasing accreditation through the learning process; (3) The principal's strategy in improving the accreditation status of teacher quality. The research approach is a descriptive method. The data collection techniques used were observation and interview. The research subjects were school principals and teachers, which consisted of six samples. The data analysis used was reduction techniques, data presentation, data interpretation and data verification. The results showed that the Principal of a state junior high school in Want Jaya in improving the accreditation status, improves the quality of three main components including (1) the quality of graduates is improved by focusing on increasing religious activities in schools, creating a bullying-free environment, improving skills, collaboration, critical thinking, and improve learning achievement; (2) the learning process is actively improved, holding remedial/enrichment programs, and moving the school literacy movement program (GLS); and (3) teacher quality improvement is carried out by increasing the ability to develop learning plans and continuous professional development. In addition, in realizing increased accreditation, the principal places himself as an educator, manager, administrator, supervisor, leader, and motivator. Each role is carried out as well as possible so that the role carried out by the principal can be achieved in accordance with the provisions.

International Briefs

International Briefs

Effectiveness of health promoting schools: A comparative health profile assessment of higher as compared to low accredited schools in Chandigarh, Union Territory of North India.

To assess and classify all private and government schools located in a northern city of India for accreditation as health promoting schools and comparative health profile assessment of selected higher accredited schools with lower accredited and non-accredited schools. Quasi experimental study with pre and post assessment with comparison of higher with lower accredited schools. The current study was conducted in 206 schools of Chandigarh City of Northern India. Comparative health profile assessment was undertaken in 8 schools with 754 children from higher accredited (platinum, gold, silver) and 8 schools with 700 children from lower accredited (bronze) and non-accredited (below bronze) schools. Multicomponent and multilevel intervention was undertaken with self-quality improvement by schools with help of a manual of accreditation of school as health promoting schools. Key intervention included capacity building, technical visits, supportive supervision, sensitization of policymakers and key stakeholders, implementation of policy initiatives, use of social media, technical support and monitoring of activities. Accreditation levels (bronze, silver, gold and platinum levels) as health promoting schools after pre and post intervention. Out of 206 schools, 203 participated in the baseline assessment and 204 in the endline assessment. The response rate was 99%. Two schools which refused participation were excluded and not assessed. Schools (N = 17) which participated in the 2011-2013 study were excluded from analysis. There was a statistically difference (p = 0.01) in the improvement of accreditation level of the baseline and endline assessment after intervention(p<0.05). Overall, the proportion of schools at the gold level increased from 1(0.5%) in 2016 to 71(38%). Silver level from 9(5%) to 57 (31%) of schools after intervention. The response rate in health profile assessment in higher(8) and lower(8) accredited schools was 95.9% and 92.7% respectively. The health profile of children higher accreditation level schools (N = 754) were found better in hygiene practices protective factors (peer support at school, parental or guardian supervision), handling stress and less prone to injury as compared to lower accreditation level schools (N = 700),(p<0.05). The health promoting school programme was found to be feasible and effective and lead to significant improvement in accreditation level as compared to baseline assessment after continuous self-quality improvement by schools(p<0.05). The health profile of children studying in higher accredited schools was better as compared to lower accredited schools.

NEED ANALYSIS OF CURRICULUM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICS LEARNING GAMES CONTAINED WITH SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE

Education in the twenty-first century is significant because it is intended to improve the quality of human resources. Curriculum becomes an expectation in this situation, and it is poured into the shape of instructional plans or programs implemented by educators in schools. A number of factors contribute to low student learning results in Physics classes, one of which is the curriculum. Learning objectives are less likely to be met when a curriculum is dense. A curriculum analysis can be used to discover the best answer to this situation. The goal of this research was to examine the high school curriculum in order to create physics learning games that included scientific literacy.This was a descriptive research project utilizing a qualitative approach. The participants in this study were all students from Padang high schools. The Stratified Random Sampling Technique was applied also as sampling technique. The sample was chosen based on school accreditation and the Physics UN Score for the 2018/2019 academic year at Padang City High School. In this study, the sample comprised of five institutions: three public high schools and two private high schools. The investigation was conducted by reviewing RPP Physics Class X MIPA SMA records from semesters 1 and 2.Measurement, Vector, Straight Motion, Parabolic Motion, Circular Motion, Newton's Laws, Law of Gravity, Work and Energy, Momentum and Impulse, and Simple Harmonic Vibration make up the current percentage of lesson plans from three high schools. Simple Harmonic Vibration Material has the highest average RPP %, whereas Straight Motion Material has the lowest average RPP percentage. Because the study of RPP papers yielded a low proportion, it can be determined that the Straight Motion Material is a learning game media.

The Distributions of Vocational High School Teachers’ Advanced Digital Competence (ADC)

Digital competence is one of the significant skills to be possessed by the teachers as the impact of rapid technology development in many aspects such as economy, education, health, and environment. Various digital competence measurements and frameworks had been developed to ensure that someone has an advance digital skill and one of those is DigComp 2.1 by European Commission. Many previous studies had been studied about teachers’ digital competence levels influenced by some factors such as age, gender, working period, and educational background. However, it is infrequently analysed that the advance digital competence (ADC) of Vocational High School (VHS) teachers is differentiated by engineering field and non-engineering field, area or region and its school quality. Moreover, this study aimed: (a) to show the ADC level analysis between VHS teachers in engineering and non-engineering school, (b) to delineate the ADC level of VHS teachers based on the islands where the school is located, and (c) to represent the impact of school quality towards the VHS teachers’ ADC level. The data was analysed using a quantitative approach with a descriptive statistics method. Additionally, the instruments of the survey to collect the data were adapted from the DigCompEdu framework in part of advanced level and measured using Likert scale. The participants of this study were 392 respondents but, it was classified and divided into some fields based on VHS fields, islands and school accreditation. The result of this study expounded that VHS teachers in the engineering field have higher scores at the ADC level even though there are some ADC components that should be upgraded by the VHS teachers in both fields. Meanwhile, islands and school accreditation had no significant impact yet showed the opposite result.

QUALITY MANAGEMENT OF LEARNING AS AN EFFORT TO INCREASE SCHOOL ACCREDITATION VALUE DURING THE PANDEMIC

This research was inspired by the phenomenon of the COVID-19 pandemic and the continuity of learning in remote schools, which was related to an increase in school accreditation. This type of research is qualitative and uses a naturalistic approach. This multi-site research examines two schools, SMPN 3 Satap Banawa Tengah and SMPN 11 Satap Palolo. The focus of this research is to find out the practice of quality management of education in both schools to answer the research questions as: 1) management of the learning process during a pandemic; 2) correlation of learning process management with school accreditation. Research data was collected using structured interviews, observation, and documentation. The data was analyzed using data reduction, presentation, and triangulation. This study found that quality management of the learning process was consistently carried out at the school during the pandemic. Both schools have implemented limited semi-online learning. Limited semi-online learning has similarities with other online learning but also has differences in implementation aspects. The second finding, every step taken by the principal in managing the learning process, refers to the accreditation guidelines that the ministry of education and culture has set. The analysis is carried out by critiquing each question item in the accreditation guidelines and is adjusted to the steps taken by the school. In practice, it's hard for schools to meet some of the accreditation requirements. However, in terms of the formal parts of the learning process, every step schools have taken has met the criteria set by the ministry of education.

Development of A Tracer Study Information System In Senior High School with Devops Method Using Python Application and Django Framework

Technological developments are increasingly rapid so that it is no longer something that is not known to the public. The use of computers has developed, especially as an alternative in the assessment of school accreditation administration, including in the management of alumni data known as Tracer study. Tracer Study is an approach that allows institutions or higher education to obtain information about deficiencies that may occur in the educational process and learning process. Data management for alumni of Senior High School 1 Bukittinggi is dominated using paper media and data management is still difficult. By utilizing web technology, information can be accessed without any limitations of space and time. This is intended to facilitate the management of the alumni data list, which was initially still carried out using very commonly used applications, such as Microsoft being the Tracer Study system for Senior High School 1 Bukittinggi which will help manage alumni data. This system is designed using the Python programming language with the Django framework that utilizes the MVT architecture and is combined with the DevOps method, resulting in a system that can be used by schools to manage alumni data. This system provides several services, namely alumni search, filling out questionnaires, verifying reports, and exporting reports.

THE IMPACT OF INDONESIAN MEDICAL DOCTORS NATIONAL COMPETENCY EXAMINATION (IMDNCE) TOWARDS LEARNING AND CLINICAL PRACTICES: A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON THE INTERNSHIP DOCTORS’ PERSPECTIVES

Background: The implementation of the national licensing examination for medical doctors is expected to have a broad impact on doctors and society. Indonesian Medical Doctor National Competency Examination (IMDNCE; Indonesian: Uji Kompetensi Mahasiswa Program Profesi Dokter or UKMPPD) as an ‘exit exam’ in the medical education process may significantly impact learning and clinical practices. The study’s objective was to explore the impact of IMDNCE on both the learning and clinical practices of doctors.Methods: The study subjects were internship doctors who had passed the IMDNCE. Participants were recruited by purposive sampling based on the ownership status of the institution (state/private) and the accreditation of respective medical schools and participants’ gender. The study participants consisted of 41 internship doctors working in 6 regions from 33 different medical schools out of 75 medical faculties in Indonesia.Results: IMDNCE has a positive influence on learning and clinical practice. The IMDNCE process emphasizes standard competencies that must be mastered and patient management process with current evidence that is not always achieved during clinical education, increasing clinical knowledge and skills, and increasing awareness of professional development. IMDNCE also has very well affected in the development of self-confidence and a sense of responsibility which are essential in clinical practice. In addition to psychological influences, IMDNCE improves competence in clinical skills and promotes good medical practice.

Design, Manufacturing, and Finance – An Interdisciplinary Approach through Engineering and Business Partnership

This paper presents the guidelines and requirements of interdisciplinary projects run by teams comprised of engineering and business students. The benefits of interdisciplinary projects lie in the ability of students to engage in problem-based learning through the execution of real-life project experiences which, if successful, lead to an increased quality of work. Academically, interdisciplinary projects directly address specific required student outcomes and guiding principles for accreditation of engineering and business schools. Professionally, encountering, understanding, and overcoming the challenges associated with working in interdisciplinary teams allow students to develop critical thinking skills that are highly valued by potential employers. Teams are tasked with identifying an unfulfilled need in the marketplace, designing a product to fill that need, and creating manufacturing and business plans around that product. This includes a complete product design, identification of proper facilities and resources needed, a complete economic and industry analysis of the market in which the business will compete, and the construction of a five-year set of pro forma financial statements, including an appropriate cost of capital. Example projects are highlighted to illustrate the achievement of learning outcomes. In addition to the presentation of the proposed product to the instructors early in the semester, teams also have the opportunity to make their final project presentation to additional faculty and invited members of the local business community for feedback. Students indicated that the concept of design for manufacturing and marketing has proven to be very effective in student learning.

School Assistance Program Through Accreditation at SD Muhammadiyah 1 Bengkulu City

The Community Service Program (PPM) which was carried out aims to assist SD Muhammadiyah 1 Bengkulu City in compiling an IASP 2020-based accreditation form. In 2022, reaccreditation will be carried out. Based on the results of interviews with school principals and teachers, the school accreditation preparation team did not fully understand the 2020 IASP, the deadline for preparation for accreditation in the near future, insufficient physical evidence, incomplete accreditation guidelines, schools did not have time to conduct self-evaluations and lack of coordination. and communication between individuals and teams. Based on this, it is necessary to carry out assistance activities in preparation for accreditation. The method used is discussion and question and answer. The subject of this community service is the team that composes the accreditation form for SD Muhammadiyah 1 Bengkulu City. This activity has been carried out for 4 meetings, which include the socialization of IASP 2020, filling out accreditation forms, presenting the results of filling out forms, and evaluating forms. During this service activity, all teams have carried out the form preparation activities well. The result of this service activity is that SD Muhammadiyah 1 Bengkulu City has completed all components of the accreditation form and met the internal quality standard values.

Bimbingan Teknis Penyusunan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas dan Publikasi Ilmiah bagi Guru MI Al Ishlah Tiudan

Writing scientific papers is important for the development of the teaching profession. One of the most popular scientific papers by the teachers is the results of classroom research or commonly known as CAR (classroom action research). CAR is useful for improving teacher performance and fixing problems in the classroom. CAR that has been prepared by the teacher has not been maximally published in the form of a journal. In fact, the results of this scientific publication can be used for the benefit of school accreditation and benefit of the public usage, especially the cognate teachers. Therefore, it is important to carry out technical guidance on the preparation of CAR and scientific publications for MI Al Ishlah Tiudan teachers. The method used in this research is Participatory Action Research method. The implementation of technical guidance for the preparation of CAR and scientific publications shows that the majority of teachers at MI Al Islah Tiudan Gondang have received guidance on the preparation of CAR, but there are still many who do not understand the actual CAR because the guidance only provides material. In this technical guidance activity, all participants seemed enthusiastic and had been able to prepare a good CAR draft. All participants are also ready to continue the development of their draft and prepare to publish it in a journal.

Analisis Pengelolaan Arsip Dinamis Aktif Surat di Sekolah Menengah Atas Negeri 78 Jakarta Barat

Records management is something that is very important and cannot be separated in the management of an organization or agency. For a school, archives are very important as proof of the results of the school's accreditation assessment of the eight components of the national education standard. Therefore, every school must be able to have good archive management to support accreditation activities. This study aims to explain the management of active mail archives at Sekolah Menengah Atas Negeri (SMAN) 78 West Jakarta which already has A Accreditation. there are some things that are still not available. There are several things that are not yet available in the management of active mail archives at SMAN 78, namely: (1) the means of storing letters that are owned are still incomplete; (2) do not have books or proof of borrowing in the use of active mail dynamic archives; (3) does not yet have an Archive Retention Schedule (JRA) and a complete destruction report. These three things happen because the management of active mail archives is still done manually and the limited ability and knowledge of Human Resources (HR) in the archives field, as well as efforts to overcome obstacles have not been carried out optimally. Based on this, the researchers recommend to SMAN 78 that: (1) the management of active mail archives is carried out electronically; (2) Adding types and units of letter storage facilities and infrastructure; (3) Adding human resources devoted to managing letters or improving the capabilities of existing human resources through training in the field of archives, especially regarding archive disposition.

International school accreditation: An isomorphic force against creativity in a growing competitive market

Despite the large number of new international schools opening each year, very little innovation is evident in the market. DiMaggio and Powell (1983) use institutional isomorphism to explain the phenomenon of organisations in a field being similar and this paper investigates the extent to which accreditation contributes to that phenomenon. By reviewing the handbook, standards, and lesson observation tool of one large, global accreditor, a picture is built in this paper of the ‘ideal school’ that would perform well in an accreditation review. Accreditation was found to restrict how the school is managed, narrow the learning philosophy of the school, and prescribe the practices that take place in the classroom. Opportunities for limited creativity were found in teachers’ design of learning activities, with the caveat that those activities must be aligned to prescribed curriculum standards.

Variations in Implementation of Biology Online Teaching and Learning in Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study at Senior High Schools in Palembang, South Sumatra

In Palembang, almost all the school have been implemented virtual learning, but not every school has complete facilities to support it. In fact, the completeness of facilities such as smartphones, laptops, a stable internet network, and skills in using various digital platforms greatly affect the independence and learning achievement of students. This study aims at discovering the profile of virtual Biology teaching and learning implementation in senior high schools throughout Palembang. This descriptive study was conducted from February to March 2021 with a random sampling technique. The number of 343 student samples was determined using the Slovin formula with an error tolerance of 5%. The samples were five schools in Palembang city, South Sumatera District with varying (A, B, and C) school accreditation levels. Data were collected in two ways, (1) a google form with 45 questions and (2) a six-question interview with Biology teachers from each school. The resulted data were analyzed descriptively. The descriptive analysis of the students’ responses was done by summarizing and presenting them in diagrams. The results showed that in A, B and C accredited high schools, students have similarities in the use of smartphones and laptops in online learning. The most used applications in online learning were WhatsApp and Zoom Meeting. The results of the questionnaire showed that students at all accredited high schools were not accompanied by their parents since they were independent enough. They, furthermore, experienced obstacles such as difficulty understanding the material, lack of concentration, boredom, and unstable internet network