DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

MAJOR IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

SECOND SEMESTER FINAL EXAMINATION

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FOUNDATION COURSES
EDUCATIONAL INQUIRY AND FOUNDATIONS
1. As an educator/person working in the academe, what foundational beliefs do
you have about teaching and learning? Relate this to Psycho-philosophical beliefs.

2. The discipline of anthropology encompasses a wide area of current fields of

study. Select three (3) fields of anthropology and explain each subfield’s
contemporary application in the field of education.

3. Identify and discuss the most critical problem facing the Philippines
Educational sector at this time that deters it from attaining: a) access and equity,
b) efficiency and effectiveness, c) relevance and responsiveness, and d) quality and
excellence.

SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION

1. Discuss at least 3 philosophies of education and their respective proponents &
the specific implementation of the learner, the teacher, nature of learning activities
and the expected outcomes of the extensive application of each. Cite authorities to
support your discussion.

2. State at least 3 constitutional mandate as a legal basis of education. Discuss

how you as a school head (assume the position if you are not yet a school head)
can implement a regular schedule in-house training program for helping all your
teachers implement the mandate in their instructional activities.

METHODS OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

1. What is quantitative research? When do we use quantitative research?

2. Describe the various methods of quantitative research and discuss its

application.

3. Identify differences between the following descriptive statistics; a) mean, b)

median, c) trimmed mean, d) mid mean, e) interquartile range, f) variance, g)
standard deviation, h) skewness, and i) kurtosis.

METHODS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

1. What is qualitative research? When do we use this type of research?

2. What are the different ways of collecting data making use of qualitative
research? Describe each of the ways.

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3. Discuss the most frequently used qualitative approach in education research.

ISSUES IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

1. Explain how you use your knowledge about each of the following, to enrich the
benefits of your own present leadership experiences:

a. the situation where you find yourself into;

b. the activities/tasks you are involved in; and,
c. the people you interact and work with?

2. One important aspect of learning from experiences in observing the

consequences on one’s actions. Sometimes, however, the most significant
consequences of a leader’s action do not occur immediately, it takes some time
before realizing the consequences of the act. If that is so, then is there anyway
individuals can learn from the consequences of those actions? If consequences
and/or realization of such are so delayed, is there danger they might draw the
wrong lessons from experiences? Rationalize.

3. Compare strategy formulation with strategy implementation in terms of each

being an art or a science. How can a manager/leader become successful in the
exercise or both?

4. Under what conditions are corrective actions not required in strategy-

evaluation process? As a school head, in what way and how frequently would you
evaluate the general operation and the overall performance of your school and
your people? Explain.

STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

1. What is strategic planning and describe the processes that an organization
needs to undergo in its implementation?

2. Discuss VMOSA.

3. Apply SWOT analysis in your organization /agency and present a simple short-
term plan based from your analysis.

MAJOR FIELD OF CONCENTRATION

ADVANCED STATISTICS

1. Two applicants are competing for an encoding job which requires a high degree
of accuracy. Under time pressure they are not allowed to edit their work before
printing a hard copy. Samples of their work are studied to measure the number of
typing errors they make per page. The results are as follows:

Encoder A: 2, 0, 3, 0, 5, 8, 10
Encoder B: 3, 2, 4, 3, 5, 5, 6

Find the mean and the standard deviation of the number of typing errors each
encoder committed. Compare the variability of these two sets of data and interpret
results. Based on these data, which encoder should be hired? Support your
answer.

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2. Is there a significant difference between the level of performance of the pupils in
Science using Practical Work Strategy in the pre-test and the post-test?

Respondents Pre-test Post test

1 6 9
2 6 8
3 5 8
4 5 9
5 7 9
6 5 10
7 5 10
8 8 8
9 5 8

EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
1. Compare the various leadership styles (Transactional, Transformation, etc.).
Identify which among the styles you apply being an educational leader yourself.

2. Identify the leadership styles being used by your immediate superiors and its
implication to your academic institution.

3. Explain the strengths and vulnerabilities of the leadership style you identified in
the previous question in relation to running the organization citing concrete
examples to prove your points.

LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY AND PRACTICE

1. Leaders: are they born or made? Explain.

2. What is organizational climate? How does it affect the dealings within one’s
organization?

3. Draw your organizational structure. Assess its functionally and identify points
to be improved

CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT

1. What is curriculum? What is process of developing one?

2. Discuss the most effective way of delivering instruction to the students of this
knowledge-based era.

3. What is assessment? Describe where it fits in the academic process.

INSTRUCTIONAL MODELS FOR IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

1. Explain the various instructional models.

2. What is student achievement? Explain the various ways of measuring student

achievement.

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3. How do you improve student achievement? Give concrete examples.

MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN, FISCAL AND MATERIAL RESOURCES

1. Draw the human resource planning process.

2. Discuss the salient features of the labor code.

3. Discuss employee privilege, welfares, and benefits.

CURRENT TRENDS AND ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

1. In retrospect, discuss the implications of education in relation to a borderless
society that we have today.

2. Describe the trifocalization of the Philippine education system.

3. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial study

by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) which
evaluates 15-year olds’ proficiency in Reading Comprehension, Science and
Mathematics. Results of PISA 2018 showed that out of 79 countries, the
Philippines ranked lowest in Reading Comprehension and second lowest in
Science and Mathematics. As a Ph.D. candidate, what reforms can you suggest to
improved our placement? Propose a development plan to elevate our ranking.

COGNATES
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE
1. Differentiate Theory X. Theory Y, and the Japanese Management Theory Z as
workforce motivation techniques. What does your institution apply?

2. What is bureaucracy?

3. There is nothing permanent in this world except change. What is the best way of
coping up with it? How should change be managed?

MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

1. What is the role technology in education?

2. What are obstacles in the integration of technology in education?

3. Which among the current technology today that has the most impact? Why?

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY SYSTEMS

1. What are available alternative delivery systems available in the Philippine
education system? Describe each and their objectives.

2. What are the commonalties and difference of traditional systems as compared to

alternative delivery system?

3. Discuss challenges in the delivery of these alternative delivery systems.?

“We are what we repeatedly do.

Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
Aristotle

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