ASSIGNMENT

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HMEF5023_V2
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
SEPTEMBER 2022 SEMESTER

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION

1. Answer in English or Bahasa Melayu.

2. Number of words: 3000 – 5000 words excluding references.

3. Submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.

4. Submit your assignment ONLINE.

5. Submission date: 15 November 2022

6. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.

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 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

The objective of the assignment is to relate educational leadership practices with selected
case studies and research.

PART 1: JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW (20%)

Review the following journal article on ‘Instructional Leadership: Its Role in Sustaining
School Improvement in South African Schools’,

George. N. Shava1, Jan Heystek and Thompson Chasara. (2021). Instructional leadership: its
role in sustaining school improvement in South African schools. International Journal of
Social Learning, April 2021 Vol. 1 (2), 117-133
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351049020_Instructional_Leadership_Its_Role_i
n_Sustaining_School_Improvement_in_South_African_Schools

Based on your own words, your review must include the following components:
▪ The focus of the article.
▪ The importance of the study.
▪ Discussion on what was done in the study.
▪ The key results of the study.
▪ Personal understanding and critique of the article.

[Total: 20 marks]

PART 2: IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW REPORT (30%)

Conduct an in-depth interview with 2 (TWO) principals at any school/institution to address

the following research objective/research question:

Research Objective:
To assess the pressing challenges that principals face in their instructional leadership.

Research Question:
What are the pressing challenges that principals face in their instructional leadership?

In your report, you need to include the following elements.

1) Key informants profile: detail the profile of these two key informants to be written
descriptively (NOT in a table form)

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2) Qualitative data analysis: Analyse the in-depth interviews descriptively and
narratively in the qualitative method by themes. Include the mixture of direct
speech/reported speech. The theme should be at least FOUR themes. Please note that it is
NEITHER in a dialogue/conversation form NOR raw data (transcription). The following is the
sample of your report should be.

3) Key findings and conclusion – elaborate on key findings and draw a conclusion

[Total: 30 marks]
PART 3: ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10%)

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This part requires students to participate actively in the MyINSPIRE eforum. Discuss the
following topics in the forum and submit proof of your participation with your tutor and
peers in the eforum online discussions:
1. Discuss the difference between the functions of management and leadership.
2. Discuss Locke and Latham’s Goal-Setting Theory and how the theory can be used to
motivate teachers in schools.
3. Some people contend that most charismatic leaders are ineffective. Do you agree
with them? Discuss.
4. What is the relationship between ‘attribution theory’ and ‘achievement’?
5. What are the benefits of bureaucracy?

Instruction on how to submit proof of online class participation:

1. Select the best FIVE (5) of your postings from your forum discussion set in the
assignment.
2. Do screenshots of the postings and include them as images in your Part 1 and Part 2
assignment file.
3. The screenshots should be in an image file (either in JPG or PNG format). Refer to the
sample of Screen Grab below
4. The screenshots should contain the name, title of the discussion, day, date and time.

Submit all parts of your assignment in ONE file.

[Total: 10 marks]
[TOTAL: 60 MARKS]

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 ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
HMEF5023_V2 EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP / SEPTEMBER 2022 SEMESTER
PART 1: JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW (20%)
Unsatisfactory
Excellent Good Fair Poor Or Max
QN CLO Criteria Weighting No response Marks
4 3 2 1 0
1 3 The focus of the 1.0 An excellent A good explanation A satisfactory A very vague No explanation 4
study explanation of the of the focus of the explanation of explanation of the is provided
focus of the article article the focus of the focus of the article
article

3 The importance of 1.0 An excellent A good description of A brief A very vague No description 4
the study description of the the importance of description of the description of the is done
importance of the the study importance of the importance of the
study study study
3 Discussion on what 1.0 ● An excellent ● A good ● A brief ● A very No discussion is 4
was done in the discussion of the discussion of the discussion of the vague discussion of provided
study problem statement, problem statement, problem the problem
research research statement, statement,
questions/objective, questions/objectives, research research
respondents, and respondents, and questions/ questions/objectiv
research method research method objectives, es, respondents,
● All ● Most respondents, and and research
components are components are research method method
covered. covered ● Some ● A few
components are components are
covered covered
3 The key results 1.0 An excellent A good discussion of A satisfactory A very vague key No discussion is
discussion of the key the key results discussion of the result. provided
results key results 4

3 Personal 1.0 ● Excellent ● Good ● ● Weak No personal 4

understanding and personal response to personal response on personal response response is
critique of the article the implications the implications Satisfactory to the implications evident
of the study
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 ● Opinions are ● Good personal ● The
expressed very opinion presented response on the opinion is very
clearly. implications and weak.
opinion is
moderate

Total 5.0 20
*QN = Question Number
PART 2: IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW (30%)
Unsatisfactory
Max
Excellent Good Fair Poor Or
Marks
QN CLO Criteria Weight No response
4 3 2 1 0
2 3 Profile of two key 1.0 The profile of the key The profile of the key The profile of the key The profile of the There is no 4
informants informants is written informants is written informants is written key informants is profile of key
excellently and in well and quite adequately and in written poorly informants.
detail. details. less detail. and lacks details.
3 Qualitative Data 4.0 ● The ● The The thematic analysis The thematic There is no 16
Analysis thematic analysis is thematic analysis is is average, with analysis is weak, thematic
excellent, with good, with evidence some supporting with no evidence analysis evident
strong evidence to to support it. Good evidence. Some to support it.
support it effort to elaborate effort was made to Limited effort to
● Good effort with the combination elaborate on the elaborate with
to elaborate with the of reported speech combination of the combination
combination of and direct speech reported speech and of reported
reported speech and direct speech speech and direct
direct speech speech

3 Key Findings and 2.5 The findings and The findings and The findings and The findings and There is no 10
Conclusion conclusion are conclusion are conclusion are conclusion are finding and
presented with an presented in a write- presented with an merely presented conclusion
excellent write-up. up. adequate write-up. in a limited write- write-up.
up.
Total 7.5 30
*QN = Question Number

PART 3: ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10%)

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 Unsatisfactory
Max
Excellent Good Fair Poor Or
Marks
QN CLO Criteria Weight No response
4 3 2 1 0
3 3 Quality of 2.5 All five comments are Four of the comments are Two or three of the One post is submitted. Postings are done 10
comments good, appropriate, good, appropriate, comments are OR All posts are done in past the assignment
relevant, meaningful, relevant, meaningful, and somewhat good, one day. timeline.
and respectful. respectful. appropriate, OR None of the OR No postings given
Postings reflect active Postings reflect meaningful and comments is good and as proof of the
participation within participation within the respectful. relevant. participation in
the assignment assignment timeline. Postings show OR Comments are short discussion.
timeline. relatively short responses that are not
participation time. substantial and
meaningful. Minimal
effort (e.g. “I agree with
Tina”)

Total 2.5 10

*QN = Question Number