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LESSON 11 CREATING A POSITIVE SCHOOL CLASS :
CULTURE
20 Questions DATE :
II. It refers to the beliefs, perceptions, relationships, attitudes, and written and unwritten
rules that shape and influence every aspect of how a school functions
III. It refers to the set of relationships that occur among members of a school community
that are determined by structural, personal, and functional factors of the educational
institution, which provide distinctiveness to schools.
E social life
3. TRUE OR FALSE
A TRUE B FALSE
4. FACT OR BLUFF
School Culture is a creation of the school head, teachers, parents, non-teaching staff,
students and community.
A FACT B BLUFF
5. School Climate is:
I. It refers to the set of relationships that occur among members of a school community that
are determined by structural, personal, and functional factors of the educational institution,
which provide distinctiveness to schools.
II. It is illustrated by the attitudes and behaviors of the school staff and is focused on the
style of the school's organizational system.
III. It refers to the school's effects on students, including teaching practices, diversity and the
relationships among administrators, teachers, parents and students. School climate is
driven by and reflected in daily interactions of staff, administration, faculty, students
support staff and the outside community.
6. TRUE OR FALSE
School culture is a deeper level of reflection of shared values, beliefs, and traditions
between staff members.
A FALSE B TRUE
7. TRUE OR FALSE
School Climate refers to the way teachers and other staff members work together and the
set of beliefs, values and assumptions they share.
A TRUE B FALSE
E Student Leadership
A None B Traditions
The atmosphere encourages experimentation and so will welcome mistakes as part of the
learning process.
Certainly words of appreciation and recognition make classroom climate highly favorable. A
reminder to teachers: "You are not made 108 less when you praise others.
Involving others who are concerned with decisions to be made enhances their sense of
ownership. They also feel important.
A school must have an intentional culture-based program on shared values, beliefs, and
behaviors
18. ELEMENTS OF POSITIVE CULTURE
Kids don't care what you know until they know that you care. They don't listen to teacher
when teacher doesn't care.‖
Shared norms for both teachers and students contribute to a positive school culture.
A FALSE B TRUE