ASSIGNMENT

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HMEF5143
SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
SEMESTER JANUARY 2020

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION / ARAHAN KHUSUS

1. Answer in English or Malay.

2. Number of words: 3000 – 5000 words excluding references.

3. Submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.

4. Submit your assignment ONLINE.

5. Submission date: 16th March 2020

6. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.

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 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this assignment is to equip learners with the knowledge and understanding
of professionals in the educational system. According to Ingersoll and Merill (2011a,
pp.157), sociologists characterise professionals in the field of education by several factors.
Four of the factors are as follows:
a) Professional development support, opportunities, and participation
b) Induction and mentoring programs for entrants
c) Specialisation
d) Authority over decision making

INSTRUCTIONS: Complete ALL tasks.

Task 1
You are required to identify a school and then interview TWO teachers regarding
their professionalism based on the four factors given. Using the data and
information collected from these teachers, write a descriptive essay on your
findings. Support your essay discussion with appropriate examples, and also align
your discussion to the four factors given.
(30 marks)

Task 2
Based on your interview with the two teachers in Task 1, discuss to what extent the
teachers in your country can be considered as professionals based on the four
factors given. Support your discussion with empirical findings from at least 3
research journals.
(30 marks)

[TOTAL: 60 MARKS]

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ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
HMEF5143 SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION / JANUARY 2020
Criteria Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max
*QN CLO Weight
4 3 2 1 0 Marks
1 2 Task 1 2.5 Excellent discussion Good discussion of Fair discussion of Weak discussion of There is no 10
of school profile and school profile and school profile and school profile and discussion at all.
(a) Data collection procedures data collection data collection data collection data collection
(school profile, respondents’ profile, procedures. procedures. procedures. procedures.
respondents selection, data collection &
analysis)

1 (b) Descriptive essay - discussion with 5 Excellent discussion Good discussion with Fair discussion with Weak discussion There is no 20
appropriate examples and aligned with with salient points salient points based salient points based with salient points discussion at all.
Ingersoll & Merill’s (2011a) four factors based on the four on the three factors on the two factors based on only one
given. factors given with given with given with factor given with
- focus the discussion on 4 factors given appropriate appropriate appropriate appropriate
(i) Professional development support, examples. examples. examples. examples.
opportunities & participation,
(ii) Induction & mentoring programs for
entrants
(iii) Specialisation
(iv) Authority over decision making

Criteria Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max

*QN CLO Weight
4 3 2 1 0 Marks

1 6 Task 2 2.5 Excellent comparison Good discussion of Fair discussion of Weak discussion of There is no 10
and contrast school profile and school profile and school profile and discussion at all.
(a) Compare and contrast to what extent discussion on the data collection data collection data collection
are the teachers in your country extent of teachers procedures. procedures. procedures.
considered as professionals based on the considered as
4 factors given: professionals
Focus discussion by comparing and
contrasting the teachers in your country

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 with the research findings of Ingersoll &
Merill (2011a)

1 (b) Descriptive essay - discussion with 5 Excellent integration Good discussion with Fair discussion with Weak discussion There is no 20
appropriate examples and aligned with of 3 empirical salient points based salient points based with salient points discussion at all.
Ingersoll & Merill’s (2011a) four factors findings in the on the three factors on the two factors based on only one
given. discussion given with given with factor given with
- focus the discussion on 4 factors given appropriate appropriate appropriate
(i) Professional development support, examples. examples. examples.
opportunities & participation,
(ii) Induction & mentoring programs for
entrants
(iii) Specialisation
(iv) Authority over decision making
Total 60