FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES

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HMEE5013
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
MAY SEMESTER 2016
ASSIGNMENT
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INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
1. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times New Roman font
and 1.5 line spacing.
2. You are to submit assignment only in MS-WORD format unless specified
otherwise. Please refrain from converting text/phrases into picture
format such as .gif / .jpeg / print screen / etc.
3. Submission Method:
a. Face-to-face student:
You MUST submit a softcopy of your assignment online through
myINSPIRE and a hardcopy to your facilitator.
b. Online student:
You MUST submit a softcopy of your assignment via myINSPIRE
and another softcopy to the e-facilitator via e-mail.
You can submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file in
myINSPIRE. You are advised to keep a copy of your submitted
assignment and the RECEIPT as evidence of online submission.
4. Your assignment must be submitted on 1st 3rd July 2016 (4th
Seminar).
5. Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy
another persons assignment. You should also not plagiarise another
persons work as your own.

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EVALUATION
This assignment accounts for

60%

of the total marks for the course.

PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION

Warning: The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a
similarity check. If plagiarism is detected, marks would be deducted as
follows:
N
o.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Similarity Percentage
0 30
30.01 50
50.01 70
70.01 - 100

Marks Deduction
(%)
0
5
10
100

If you are not sure what is meant by plagiarism, refer to the various
websites which discuss this matter, e.g. owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts.

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OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this assignment is to enable students to demonstrate their understanding of
the concept and phenomenon of organisational culture in schools and ability to critically
analyse published research work on the phenomenon in school setting.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer BOTH questions listed below.
QUESTIONS:
A. Review and undertake a comparative analysis of the FOUR selected research
articles on organisational culture in schools, in terms of their:

(a) research

questions/hypotheses, (b) methodology, (c) sampling, (d) data analysis and (e)
findings.

B. Review the contents of the THREE additional reading articles and critically assess
their contribution to the concept and phenomenon of organisational culture of schools
as established in the contents of Chapter 5 of the textbook.

[TOTAL: 100 MARKS]

Assignment Format:
a. Use Times New Roman 12 point font and 1.5 spacing.
b. This assignment should contain about 3000-5000 words (15-20 pages). Marks would be
deducted for assignment content of more than 20 pages.
c. Provide references. References should use the American Psychological Association
(APA) format.

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APPENDIX
List of Research Articles
1. Ali Cagatay Kilinc (2014). School culture as a predictor of teacher professionalism.
Education and Science; Vol. 39 No. 174.
2. Roby, D. E. (2011). Teacher leaders impacting school culture. Education; Summer
2011, 131, 4.
3. Marcoulides, A. G., Heck, R. H. and Papanastasiou C. (2005). Student perceptions of
school culture and achievement: testing the invariance of a model. The
International Journal of Educational Management; 2005, 19, 2/3.
4. MacNeil, A. J., Prater, D. L. and Busch, S. (2009). The effects of school culture and
climate on student achievement. International Journal Leadership in
Education; January-March 2009, Vol. 12, No. 1.
List of Additional Readings
5. Maslowski, R. (2006). A review of inventories for diagnosing school culture. Journal
of Educational Administration, Vol. 44, No. 1.
6. Roach, T. and Kratochwill, T. R. (2004). Evaluating school climate and school
culture. Teaching Exceptional Children; Sep/Oct 2004; 37, 1
7. Hemmings, A., Stevens, D. and Rhodes, V. (2011).Creating positive culture in a new
urban high school. The High School Journal; Spring 2011.
Text book
8. Hoy W. K. & Miskel, C. G. (2012). Educational Administration, theory, research, and
practice (Ninth Edition). McGraw Hill, New York.

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Assignment Guidelines (Content and Scoring)

HMEE5013 EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
Criteria

Content
Introduction
.

Missing
item
0

There is no
introduction
at all.

MAY 2016 SEMESTER

Fails to Meet
Standards

Partially Meets
Standards

Meets Standards

Exceeds Standards

Weightage

Maximum
Marks

There is an
introduction to the
paper but it does not
preview the structure
and objectives of the
paper. It describes
some other issues.

The introduction
describes the objective
and structure of the
report. Important
concepts related to the
study are not
explained adequately.

The introduction
describes the
objective and
structure of the
report clearly.
Important concepts
related to the study
are fully explained.

The introduction describes

the objective and structure
of the report clearly.
Important concepts related
to the study are fully
explained. The introduction
is interesting to read.

1.25

Analysis on
the FOUR
research
articles

No analysis
provided

Very brief
comparative analysis
provided but only on
one or two of the five
elements.

A partial or brief
comparative analysis
provided on the five
elements.

A detailed
comparative
analysis provided
on the five
elements.

A detailed comparative
analysis provided on the
five elements. The analysis
is above expectation.

10

40

Assessment
on the
contribution
of the THREE
articles

No
assessment
presented

Explained briefly
new insights gained,
confirmation of
textbook content and
ideas at variance to
the textbook.

Explained new insights

gained, confirmation of
textbook content and
ideas at variance to
the textbook.

Explained clearly
new insights
gained,
confirmation of
textbook content
and ideas at
variance to the
textbook. Coherent
manner.

Explained clearly new

insights gained,
confirmation of textbook
content and ideas at
variance to the textbook.
Presented in a convincing
and coherent manner.
Well thought through.

10

40

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Conclusion

Organisation

No
conclusion
presented

The conclusion is
recognisable, but
does not tie up
clearly the main
elements of the
study.

The conclusion ties

up/brings together only
two of the above three
main elements of the
study.

The conclusion ties

up/brings together
the above three
main elements of
the study.

The conclusion is strong.

It ties up/brings together
the above three main
elements of the study.

1.25

Poorly written with

major grammatical
errors. Details are
placed in a logical
order. Reference
listing contravenes a
number of basic APA
conventions.

Poorly written with

substantial
grammatical errors.
Details are placed in a
logical order.
Reference listing
adheres to APA
conventions.

Well written with

minor grammatical
errors. Details are
placed in a logical
order. Reference
listing adheres to
APA conventions.

Well written with minor

grammatical errors.
Details are placed in a
logical order and
presented effectively.
Reference listing adheres
to APA conventions.

2.5

10

Total Marks

100