HED3103 TOPIC 7

What is the informal system in educational settings?

• Unwritten, unofficial, and unintended lessons

• Explicitly taught curriculum

• Teacher coping strategies

• Formal organization

According to Dewey, what shapes learners' understandings and attitudes?

• Informal system

• Student dynamics

• Formal curriculum

• Teacher expectations

What are the external factors that influence schools according to the open systems approach?

• Teacher qualities and student expectations

• Culture, government policy, societal changes

• Student dynamics and staff relationships

• Classroom participation and seating arrangements

What is the key purpose of school culture?

• To bring about a group feeling of loyalty

• To prepare students for societal roles

• To influence student attitudes toward school

• To foster more uniform distribution of popularity

What are the characteristics of effective schools?

• All of the above

• Vigorous instructional leadership, emphasis on discipline, and frequent review of student learning progress

• Instructional practices that focus on basic skills and academic achievement, and positive home-school relations

• A principal who makes clear, consistent, and fair decisions, and collaboration among teachers in support of student achievement

What type of classroom interaction is related to teacher styles?

• All of the above

• Democratic

• Laissez-faire

• Authoritarian

What is the theoretical explanation of power dynamics in the classroom according to conflict theorists?

• Distinctive perception of the world of the classroom

• Power struggle between school staff and students

• Societal force behind the coercion in classrooms

• Consensus resulting from the socialization function of the classroom

What is the influence of student peer-group in determining what happens in school?

• None of the above

• Express themselves freely and experiment with social interactions

• All of the above

• Reinforce or dictate norms, rules, and morality in learning institutes

What are the coping strategies identified by Miller and Parlett for college students?

• Rely on hard work and luck to do well, learn selectively, and pick up virtually no cues about what is important

• Rely on hard work and luck to do well, actively seek information from faculty, and pick up virtually no cues about what is important

• Rely on hard work and luck to do well, learn selectively, and actively seek information from faculty

• All of the above

What are the techniques employed by teachers that influence the climate of the classroom and type of learning taking place?

• Formal organization and informal organization

• Warm relations with students and distance between themselves and the students

• None of the above

• All of the above