FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE

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HPGD2203
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
MAY SEMESTER 2015
ASSIGNMENT
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INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
1. This assignment contains question that is set in English.
2. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times New Roman font and 1.5
line spacing.

3. You must submit your hardcopy assignment to your Facilitator and ON-LINE
via the MyVLE. For the online student, you are to submit a softcopy of your
assignment via MyVLE and another softcopy to the facilitator via e-mail. Refer to
the portal for instructions on the procedures to submit your assignment on-line.
You are advised to keep a copy of your submitted assignment and proof of the
submission for personal reference. Your assignment must be submitted on 1012 July 2015
(4th Seminar).
4. Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another
persons assignment. You should also not plagiarise another persons work as
your own.
EVALUATION
This assignment accounts for

60% of the total marks for the course.

OBJECTIVE:
This assignment is designed to provide learners the opportunity to accurately and effectively
apply the relevant theoretical knowledge and practical skills to assess the management of
educational institutions. Specifically, the assignment will give learners the opportunity to gather
relevant information from various sources and conduct a small scale investigation focusing on
actual school environment.
INSTRUCTIONS:
This Assignment consists of three (3) tasks, Task 1, 2, and 3 which are inter-related. You are
required to complete all three (3) tasks and submit them as a single assignment.
QUESTION:
There is powerful new evidence about the significance of school leadership in determining
school outcomes. Leightwood (2004) for instance, concludes that school leadership is
second only to classroom teaching as an influence on pupil learning.
Task 1
Write a critical review of literature related to the importance of school leadership on student
outcomes. Your review must be based on at least FIVE journal articles related to this topic. The
review should be 5 6 pages in length.
[40 marks]
Task 2
Based on your review of related literature, develop a questionnaire to be used to conduct a
survey in a school/institution of learning to find out the effectiveness of leadership in their
organisation.
i.

You must first state the objectives of the survey and the research question(s) you have
formulated (1 page) before you develop the survey instrument.

ii.

Your survey instrument should contain at least 20 questions.

iii.

The purpose of the survey must be clearly stated on the first page of the survey
instrument.

iv.

Instructions to respondents must be clearly written.

v.

The survey must be administered to at least 25 respondents.

[30 marks]
Task 3
Analyse the responses from your respondents and report your findings. Your report must
highlight significant findings related to your research question(s) and include recommendations
on how the effectiveness of leadership in that particular organisation can be enhanced.
[30 marks]
[TOTAL: 100 MARKS]

ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES / ASSIGNMENT FORMAT

Use double space and 12-point of Times New Roman font.

The assignment should contain about 3000 5000 words (15 20 pages).

Provide reference using the American Psychological Association (APA) format.

References should be latest (year 2005 onwards).

Assignments should be submitted according to the due date.

You are to submit a softcopy of your assignment online through myVLE and a hardcopy
to your facilitator.

Plagiarism is not acceptable. 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.

HPGD2203 EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT

MARKING SCHEME: ASSIGNMENT (60%)

Task 1 (40 marks)

RATING

CONTENT

ORGANISATION

16 20
5 or more articles selected
and each specifically related
to the topic selected
Provided a very
comprehensive and detailed
background; a wide and deep
coverage of the topic
A comprehensive and
critical analysis - the
findings/results of articles
were thoughtfully compared,
contrasted and/or connected
to each other
identified the limitations of
the literature reviewed
The conclusion of the review
summarized the knowledge
found from this review and
the knowledge is related to
the topic under study
10 -- 12
The review was organized
using relevant
subheadings/themes
The review was suitably
organized based on the
contents of the selected
articles

11 15
4 articles selected and

each specifically related

to the topic selected
Showed a detailed

background but not

comprehensive enough;
sufficiently covered the

work but a few areas not

deep enough

Some critical analysis -the

finding of articles were

compared, contrasted
and/or connected to each
other
Some limitations of the
literature reviewed
The conclusion of the
review summarized the
knowledge found from
this review
RATING
79
The review was organized
using subheadings
The review was suitably

organized based on the

contents of the selected
articles

6 10
2 -3 articles selected and
some minimally related
to the topic
Background with basic
information; covered the
topic at a general level
A limited critical
analysis;
Literature is presented in
a descriptive way
A limited analysis on
the limitations of the
literature reviewed

46
The review was
minimally organized
Some subheadings were
provided but did not
clearly relate to the
contents of the selected
articles

05
1 article selected
and
related/minimally
related to the topic
No critical analysis;
merely description
of some existing
literature
the limitations of
the literature
reviewed were not
mentioned

1-3
The review was
minimally organized
and writing was
difficult to follow
throughout

MECHANICS

7 -- 8
There were no grammatical,
spelling and/or punctuation
errors
transitional phrases were
used to guide the reader
throughout the text
Adheres to 5-6 page criteria

RATING
5 -- 6
There were occasional

grammatical, spelling
and/or punctuation errors
that did not distract the
reader
Exceeds or does not meet
5-6 page

3 -- 4
There were recurring
grammatical, spelling
and/or punctuation errors
that formed some
distraction to the reader
Exceeds or does not
meet 5-6 page criteria

1-- 2
There were many
grammatical,
spelling and/or
punctuation errors
that distracted the
reader from the
content of the
writing
Exceeds or does not
meet 5-6 page
criteria

Task 2 (30 marks)

No.
1
Objectives of the survey
2
Research question(s)
Instrument:
4
5
6
7
8

Category

Marks
3
3

Clearly stated purpose of study on cover

Clarity of questions
Layout (graphics, arrangement of items into suitable constructs/
arrangement of options)
Content all essential aspects are addressed
Clarity of instruction/Spelling/Grammar

4
5
6

Total

30

6
3

Task 3 (30 marks)

Award marks based on the quality of the entire report. The report must include the elements
mentioned below.

CATEGORY
Introduction

Excellent

Strong
introduction
of key
question(s)
Clearly
delineates

Good

Acceptable

Conveys key topics

and key question(s)
Delineates subtopics
to be reviewed

Conveys topic
but not key
question(s)
Describes
subtopics to be
reviewed

Unacceptable

Does not
adequately
convey topic
Does not
describe
subtopics to

SCORE
3

Methodology

Content

Organization

Mechanics

subtopics to
be reviewed
Clearly
describes the
setting of the
study
Clearly
explains
sample/partic
ipant
selection
process
Describes
clearly and in
detail how
the
survey/collec
tion of data
was carried
out
In-depth
explanation
on how data
was analysed
In-depth
discussion
and
elaboration in
all sections of
the paper
Significance
of findings
clearly stated
Ideas are
logically
arranged to
support the
purpose of
argument
Ideas flow
smoothly
from one to
another and
are clearly
linked to
each other
Paper is free
of
grammatical
errors and
spelling

be reviewed

Describes the setting

of the study
Explains
sample/participant
selection process
Describes how the
survey/collection of
data was carried out
Clear explanation
data analysis

Setting of the
study is
mentioned
Information
about
sample/participa
nt is included
Does not
provide clear
description
about process of
collecting data
Explains data
analysis process

In-depth discussions
and elaboration in
most sections of the
paper

Ideas are arranged

logically
Ideas are clearly
linked to each other
for the most part

Grammatical/spelling/
punctuation errors
are rare and do not
detract from the paper

Provides basic
or general
analysis
Pertinent
content is
omitted

Generally,
writing is
arranged
logically but
occasionally
ideas fail to
make sense
Reader is fairly
clear about
writers intends

Very few
grammatical/spe
lling
/punctuation
errors interfere
with reading

Does not
adequately
describe the
setting of the
study
Does not
explain
sample/partic
ipant
selection
process
Does not
describe how
the
survey/collec
tion of data
was carried
out
Does not
explain how
data was
analysed
Brief
discussions
on a few
sections
General
discussion

Writing is not
logically
organised
Frequently
ideas fail to
make sense
together

Grammatical
errors/spellin
g/
punctuation
substantially
detract from
the paper

14

Citations &
References

Cites all data

obtained
from other
sources
Correctly
written using
APA citation
style

All citations recorded

using APA style
Rare errors in APA
style

TOTAL SCORE

Errors in APA
style are
noticeable
Citation style in
inconsistent

Does not cite

sources

30

[TOTAL: 100 MARKS]