Assignment HMEE5013 Educational Administration May 2020 Semester
Assignment HMEE5013 Educational Administration May 2020 Semester
Assignment HMEE5013 Educational Administration May 2020 Semester
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HMEE5013
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
MAY 2020 SEMESTER
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION
6. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.
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ASSIGNMENT QUESTION
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this assignment is to enable students to demonstrate their ability to
synthesis articles of a paper and critically analyse research findings on leadership in schools
and to reflect on its importance in improving teaching and learning.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Students are required (i) to select and to do a synthesis of any FOUR of the five articles
listed in the Appendix below, and (ii) reflect on the importance of leadership in improving
teaching and learning among pupils.
The details of the content expected and allocation of marks for the assignment is explained
in the accompanying Content and Scoring Rubric.
QUESTIONS:
A. Select and synthesis any FOUR research articles on leadership in schools and prepare
the following report:
1. A comparative analysis of the articles with respect to their respective (a)
research questions/hypotheses, (b) methodology, (c) sampling, (d) data
analysis and (e) findings.
[TOTAL: 60 MARKS]
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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.
Notes:
Assignments should be submitted according to the fixed date.
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.
Bruce Sheppard & Jean Brown. (2014) Leadership for a new vision of public school
classrooms, technology-smart and learner-centered. Journal of Educational
Administration Vol. 52 No. 1, 2014.
Pam Sammons, Qing Gu, Christopher Day & James Ko (2011). Exploring the impact of school
leadership on pupil outcomes, results from a study of academically improved and
effective schools in England. International Journal of Educational Management, Vol.
25 No. 1, 2011.
Rose Ylimaki & Stephen Jacobson (2013). School leadership practice and preparation,
comparative perspectives on organizational learning (OL), instructional leadership
(IL) and culturally responsive practices (CRP). Journal of Educational Administration
Vol. 51, No. 1, 2013.
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ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
HMEE5013 EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION / MAY 2020
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articulated. weak.
Conclusion 1.25 The conclusion is The conclusion ties The conclusion ties The conclusion is The conclusion is 5
strong. It ties up/brings together up/brings together recognisable, but missing
up/brings together the above three main only two of the above does not tie up
the above three main elements of the three main elements clearly the main
elements of the study. of the study elements of the
study. study.
Organisation 1.5 Well written with Well written with Poorly written with Poorly written with 5
minor grammatical minor grammatical substantial major grammatical
errors. Details are errors. Details are grammatical errors. errors. Details are
placed in a logical placed in a logical Details are placed in a placed in a logical
order and presented order. Reference logical order. order. Reference
effectively. listing adheres to APA Reference listing listing contravenes a
Reference listing conventions. adheres to APA number of basic APA
adheres to APA conventions. conventions.
conventions.
Total 60
*QN = Question Number