ASSIGNMENT

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HMEE5033
SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS & SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT
JANUARY 2022 SEMESTER

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION

1. Answer in English or Malay.

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

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

4. Submit your assignment ONLINE.

5. Submission date: 1 March 2022.

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

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 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

The objective of the assignment is to assess your ability to analyse and evaluate a
qualitative case study on educators’ perceptions and experiences towards school
improvement and contextual factors.

PART 1: IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW REPORT (40%)

School improvement is very crucial for nurturing a healthy school climate. The healthy
school climate can be measured in many ways like school leadership strategies, facilities
and infrastructure, professional development, collaboration and communication, as well
as organisational features.

You are required to conduct in-depth interviews with any TWO (2) local school educators
or principals or school administrators at any school/institution to address the following
research questions i.e. (i) what indicators that reflect the school’s improvement? (ii) what
factors that impede the school’s improvement (iii) to what extent does strategic
leadership support school’s climate for learning in the school?

In your report, you need to include the following elements.

1) The profile of the key informants - detail the profile of these two key informants to be written descriptively (NOT in a table form).

2) Transcription, coding and emerging themes.

3) Qualitative data analysis – analyse descriptively and narratively the in-depth interviews in the qualitative method which is by themes with the

mixture of direct speech/reported speech. The theme should be at least four themes. Please note that it is NOT in a dialogue/conversation form or

raw data.

The following is the sample of writing a thematic approach.

Perception of Online Learning

The majority (n=7) of key informants mentioned that they did not have experience teaching
online to young children before the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, these
teachers had to conduct online classes without any referral from anyone. They also expressed
their concern that the children might not understand the lesson well. According to Sinar Suria
(KI6),
“… I am worried that my students might not understand my lesson because they could not have
me physically. Even during the face-to-face teaching session before the Covid-19, it was hard to
get their response from the children. It is even more difficult when it comes to online teaching.
It is more to one-way communication and what is more when I have to do online teaching."

Another significant point to be highlighted is the expression of Kak Mar (KI5) stated,
“… My first experience in online teaching, so, of course, it was without any referral I'm worried

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 about my young children’s acceptance of the method of new learning. I am in charge of a reading
session, and I provided each student a 30 to 45 minutes slot. The reaction and acceptance of each
student were subjective. Those who can read well were very focused. For those who were at a
lower level, it was hard to grab their attention.”

Aishah (KI4) added that “… video calling them is not appropriate for those in a lower level if it
was related to reading skills. When it comes to science subject online teaching, it is a waste of
time without proper preparation. Pre-schoolers need hands-on methods. It is still the best
approach for them."

Alia (KI8) also had the same notion and she stated that teaching online was not effective because
some children needed the realia materials to be shown in front of them physically. Besides, she
added there were some problems such as the internet connection and gadgets from both
parties.

All of the key informants believed that the management should offer training on online teaching
to teachers. According to Orked (KI2), training would help teachers to get exposure to online
teaching. Therefore, they would be well prepared. Bunga (KI3) was agreeable to Orked (KI2) by
saying that the training could attribute to the effectiveness of online teaching when a teacher
would have exposure to steps and tips for appropriate online teaching. In general, they
concluded that online learning needed a high level of patience among teachers.

4) Key findings and conclusion – elaborate key findings and draw a conclusion

[Total: 40 marks]

PART 2: POWERPOINT SLIDES (10%)

 
Based on the above assignment in Part 1, prepare creative PowerPoint slides. Your
PowerPoint slides mark will be based on the given assessment rubric. 
 
Number of slides: 8 to 10 slides

[Total: 10 marks]

PART 3: ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10%)

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This part requires students to participate actively in the MyINSPIRE eforum. Discuss the
following topics in the forum and submit proof of your participation with your tutor and
peers in the eforum online discussions:
1. Discuss common factors that help schools become effective.
2. There are many educational stakeholders in education. Discuss.
3. Explain Hackman and Walton’s dimensions of school effectiveness.
4. Compare between the Theory of School-based Management and the Theory of
External Control Management.
5. Do you think that self-management occurs at different levels in a school
environment?

Instruction on how to submit proof of online class participation:

1. Select the best FIVE (5) postings from your forum discussion set in the
assignment.
2. Do screenshots of the postings and include them as images in your Part 1 and Part
2 assignment file.
3. The screenshots should be in an image file (either in JPG or PNG format). Refer to
the sample of Screen Grab below
4. The screenshots should contain the name, title of the discussion, day, date and
time.

Submit all parts of your assignment in ONE file.

[Total: 10 marks]

[TOTAL: 60 MARKS]

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 ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
HMEE5033 SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS & SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT / JANUARY 2022
PART 1: IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW REPORT (40%)
Unsatisfactory
Max
Excellent Good Fair Poor Or
Marks
QN CLO Criteria Weight No response
4 3 2 1 0
1 1 Profile of two key 1.5 The profile of the key The profile of the key The profile of the key The profile of the There is no profile 6
informants informants is written informants is written informants is written key informants is of key informants.
excellently and details. well and quite details. adequately and in less written poorly and
details. lacks details.
2 Transcription, coding 2.5 The interviews are The interviews are The interviews are The interviews No transcription, 10
and emerging themes transcribed, coded transcribed, coded well. transcribed, coded. The transcribed, coded coding and
excellently. The The emerging themes emerging themes are poorly. The emerging themes.
emerging themes are are developed quite developed. emerging themes
well developed coherently. are not developed
coherently. coherently.
2 Qualitative Data Analysis 4.0 The thematic analysis is The thematic analysis is The thematic analysis is The thematic There is no 16
excellent with strong good with evidence to average with some analysis is weak thematic analysis
evidence to support. support. Good effort to supporting evidence. with no evidence to evident.
Good effort to elaborate with the Some effort was made support. Limited
elaborate with the combination of to elaborate on the effort to elaborate
combination of reported speech and combination of with the
reported speech and direct speech. reported speech and combination of
direct speech. direct speech. reported speech
and direct speech.
3 Key Findings and 2.0 The findings and The findings and The findings and The findings and There is no finding 8
conclusion conclusion are conclusion are conclusion are conclusion are and conclusion
presented with an presented with a write presented with an merely presented in write up.
excellent write up. up. adequate write up. a limited write up.

Total 10.0   40
*QN = Question Number

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PART 2: POWERPOINT SLIDES (10%)
Unsatisfactory/No
Excellent Good Fair Low Max
QN CLO Criteria Weight Response
Marks
4 3 2 1 0
2 1 Presentation slide 1.0 Are creative, interesting, Are creative and Not really interesting. Not interesting at No presentation 4
clear and enhance the interesting. all. slides provided.
effectiveness of the
presentation.

2 2 Contents 1.5 All the information is Most of the information Information is valid Information is not Information is not 6
relevant and appropriate is relevant. but not related to the related to the valid and not
for the requirements of purpose of the assignment. related to the
the slide presentation. assignment. assignment at all.

Total 2.5   10
*QN = Question Number

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 PART 3: ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATON (10%)

Unsatisfactory/No
Excellent Good Fair Low Max
QN CLO Criteria Weight Response
Marks
4 3 2 1 0
3 3 Participation in e forum 1.0 The student participates The student participates Comments are The student does No postings 4
actively and actively in discussions generally vague or not initiate submitted
constructively in drawn from outside contribution and
discussions (ongoing) of the lacks of interest in
participation.
3 3 Quality of comments 1.5 Comments are always Comments are mostly Comments are Comments are No postings 6
insightful and insightful and sometimes uninformative, submitted
constructive. Uses constructive. Mostly constructive, with lacking in
appropriate terminology. uses appropriate occasional signs of appropriate
Comments balanced terminology. insight. The student terminology.
between general Occasionally comments does not use
impressions, opinions & are too general or not appropriate
specific, thoughtful relevant to the terminology;
criticisms or discussion. comments not
contributions always relevant to
the discussion.
Total 2.5   10
*QN = Question Number