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WorksheetsLeadership and Management in Schools
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which one of the following philosophical views does not define leadership?
A process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal.
Inspire others by way of managing, setting, and rearranging roles at work.
Inspire others to pursue your visions to the extend that effort, vision and success are shared.
The correct sequence of process of leadership
Influence, values, vision
Values, influence, vision
Influence, vision, values
Pick the wrong explanation for transactional leadership.
Principals are challenging agents to their staff and students.
Principal's authority are only limited to external initiatives.
Principals are change agents to their respective schools.
This is not related to management process.
Staffing
Controlling
Decision making
Directing
Between centralized and decentralized educational management, which one is used by present modern educational system?
Centralized educational management
Decentralized educational management
I don't know
Management focus more on individual importance.
True
False
Maybe
These statements describes Transactional Leadership except?
Allowing subordinates to make decision
Extrinsic motivation through reward system
Discourage independent thinking
Inflexible and resistance to change
In Transactional Leadership, if individuals adequately meet the leader’s goals and expectations, they will be rewarded for their hard work. On the other hand, if they fail or violate these goals and expectations, they may face punishment. True or false?
True
False
Transactional leaders does not believe that their subordinates are ....?
Hardworking
Skillful
Self-motivated
These are the roles of a transactional leader except ....?
Focus on increasing efficiency
Provide flexibility to his/her subordinates
Establish and standardized practices
Set goals and specific direction
These are the advantages of Transactional Leadership except ....?
Removing doubt or uncertainty
Achieve short-term goal faster
Award those who are self-motivated
Encourage creativity
How can an instructional leader improve teachers’ effectiveness in teaching?
By commanding teachers to find the best way to teach their students.
By assessing teachers’ teaching method and provide them effective ways of teaching.
By fixing the problems teachers have in their personal and work life.
Which of the following statements about Instructional Leadership is FALSE?
Instructional resource means having an up to date knowledge on curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
Managers require trust from the people around them to ensure efficiency.
Instructional leaders need to be visibly present in students’ learning environment.
Instructional leaders aspire to improve students’ academic achievement.
Which of the following is not a concept of Transformational Leadership?
Intellectual stimulation
Idealized influence
Direct instruction
Inspirational motivation
Choose one correct statement about Transformational Leadership.
Asking followers to think a new idea
Ability to get people to want to change, improve, and be led
Instructing workers to finish all works
Shares different visions with an organization or workers
Can teachers, parents, and community members participate in decision-making of the school?
Yes
No
Sometimes
I don't know
In a study done by Vuyisile Msila (2011) shows that a number of school leaders lack the necessary confidence to lead and manage their schools because….
They are unwilling to hear others' perspectives
May think that they know the right answer
They lack professional development skills
They learn on how to develop themselves and the changes in education
What is the main aim of school discipline system?
To harm the students
To change students' inappropriate behaviour
To put them in an uncomfortable situation
To keep them on their toes
Give ONE effort that a parent could do to support the novice teachers in providing the best learning experience for their children.
How can novice teachers improve communication with the parents?
