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WorksheetsEDUC 3 - Midterm Exam
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
It is a social system designed to promote students’ growth and development.
Organization
Community
School Culture
School
Which of the following is not included in the personnel of a school?
Teachers
Administrators
Support staff
Parents
1. The person given the ultimate responsibility for a school’s operation is/are the:
Vice Principal
Curriculum and Assessment Specialist
Principal
Mentor/Coach
Of the following, which group most strongly influences the quality of school?
Principal
Teachers
Department Coordinator
Mentor/Coach
A school teacher must NOT ______________?
monitor students as they move through hallways
attend nonacademic events such as assemblies and pep rallies
teach your math classes as effectively as possible
contribute to the governance of the school
Pertains to shared values and behaviors of students, teachers, staff and administration.
Culture
Vision
Mission
Values
He defines culture as the way we do things around.
Raymer
Wincek
Bower
Peterson
The following are some tangible things that may give an initial indication in familiarizing a school culture EXCEPT:
School’s motto
School’s ID
School’s management plan
School’s statement of purpose
Hargreaves (1994) highlights four existing teaching cultures, what does it mean when we say BALKANIZATION?
Teacher A avoids blame and support from his colleagues.
Teacher A chooses to collaborate with his colleagues.
Teacher A always collaborates with his colleagues every Friday afternoon, 1:30pm – 4:00pm.
Teacher A wants to work into smaller collaborative groups. For example, working with others classroom teachers and resource support teachers.
You’re a third-grade teacher. Which of the following is not one of your duties?
Escort your students from your room to places such as the cafeteria or media center, and back
Teach your students as effectively as possible
Supervise your students on the playground.
Participate in school oversight and administration.
‘’What teachers teach and what students (hopefully) learn,’’ best describes __________.
The school’s implementation process.
The school’s curriculum.
the school’s development.
the school’s mission.
Technical schools are designed to __________.
Prepare students for immediate employment after graduation.
Increase students’ understanding of the world of work.
Teach computer and other high-tech skills.
Provide students with a sound basic education.
Of the following, which is the best definition of an ‘’effective school’’?
A school with a positive social climate
A school that is safe and orderly
A school in which learning for all students is maximized
A school in which administrators and teachers work as a coordinated team
Of the following, which best describes the role of extracurricular activities in effective schools?
Extracurricular activities are not considered to be important in effective schools.
Extracurricular activities are important in effective schools, but they don’t take precedence over academic learning.
They are important for low performing students in effective school but not for high performing students in effective schools.
Extracurricular activities are essential in effective school, and as much emphasis is placed on them as is on academics.
Research indicates that two factors related to school organization have a particularly negative effect on cultural minorities. These two factors are ___________.
Low teacher efficacy and class size
Class size and tracking
Ineffective instruction and large classes
Low teacher efficacy and tracking
Support staff best describes which of the following?
Guidance counselor
Vice principal
Assistant principal
School secretaries
As a principal, you must lead your organization. What is expected from you if you need to understand the need of your teachers that will capacitate them to become effective?
Developing a deep understanding on how to support teachers.
Making teaching-learning interactive and exciting.
Making teaching-learning interactive and exciting.
Enhancing the ability to transform teachers.
According to Stoll and Fink’s typology of school cultures, ‘’moving’’ refers to?
appear to be effective
pupils achieve despite teaching quality
working together to respond to changing context
ineffective and they know it
Teacher B believes in cultural norms. In her class, she starts giving instructions on how to create learning plan and consultations are also part of the process. As she checks the output of her students, she notices a continuous improvement on it. What does continuous improvement mean?
‘’we can get better’’
‘‘we’re working on this together’’
‘’we must succeed’’
‘’learning is for everyone’’
In assessing school cultures, one of the criteria is the student achievement. To meet this criterion, teacher is ______?
Given time to discuss student achievement within departments and colleagues.
Given time to discuss student achievement and expected to make solutions right away.
Given time to discuss student achievement and spent time on giving advices.
Given time to discuss student achievement and spent time on analyzing the differences of his students.
The following are examples of a school with negative or toxic culture EXCEPT _________.
School A blames students for lack of progress but gives appropriate interventions.
School A encourages employees to always work together.
School A have norms that reinforce inertia.
School A discourages collaboration for healthier living and believing into individualism.
Principal A builds strong school cultures by means of _________.
Celebrating successes
Having unclear vision and mission
Blaming students for lack of progress
Developing pessimism
Which is NOT true about school culture?
Complex webs of traditions and rituals
Has insignificant effect on student performance
The ways of people
Distinctive identity of a school
Principal B always motivates himself by saying ‘’I want to explore and learn new thing’’ as part of his norms. He most likely being a _______?
Responsible
Strong-minded/ Determined
Lifelong learner
Risk taker
Which of the following is a part of school culture?
I. Structure
II. Resources
III. Practices
IV. School Climate
I and II
I, II and III
II and III
I, II, III and IV
Schools tend to be organized in “box-like” structures, with separate classrooms that open into hallways. Of the following, which is the most commonly voiced criticism of this physical organization?
The organization makes it difficult for administrators to communicate with individual teachers in case of emergency.
The organization isolates teachers and fragments the curriculum
The organization is dangerous, since large numbers of students are moving through hallways at the same time.
The organization makes it difficult for students to move efficiently from one room to another.
One of your students is constantly disruptive in class. You’ve tried talking to him, detention, calling his parents and nothing has worked. You are at your wit’s end, of the following, who is the most appropriate person in the school to contact?
One of the school assistant principals, since student discipline is likely to be one of his or her duties.
Your grade-level chairperson or department head.
The guidance counselor, since a chronically disruptive student is likely to have a mental problem.
The school principal, since he or she is ultimately responsible for the school’s operation.
Staff A wants to build a positive school culture as she treats her co-staff with respect as they were years older than her. Staff A demonstrates the characteristic of being?
Collaborative
Open communicator
Collegial
Friendly
In a quiz bee, student R got the highest score and makes him as the winner and receives medal. Student R contributes for having a positive school culture through?
Beliefs
Artifacts
Vision and Mission
Symbols
Supervisor P wants to assess the school culture of Merry College. He wants to assess if there are opportunities for teachers to participate and decide matters that concerns students. Supervisor P is most likely concern about?
Student Achievement
Decision Making
Communication
Shared Values
