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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS (EBS 407SW)

TRIAL QUESTIONS (2022)

1.a) Outline four ways of establishing a good working alliance between teachers and parents to promote positive learning experience of the child. 

Possible Responses

· Communication

· Developing partnerships

· Through parent conferences

· Responding to angry parents.

1. b) Enumerate four ways a teacher can respond to an angered parent.

Possible Responses

Ø Admit when you make a mistake and take appropriate measure to correct it

Ø Your reaction is very important.

Ø One of the most important things you can do is to listen.

Ø Ask your administrator, school counselor, or team teachers to meet with you if you are aware that you will be speaking with an angry parent.

Ø End the conference if nothing beneficial is occurring and you are being verbally abused.

2. Discuss four ways through which the teacher can develop professionally. 

Possible Responses

ü Through in- service training

ü Professional organizations and conferences

ü Through graduate courses

ü Through teacher study and support groups

3. Explain four ways of establishing teacher-student relationship. (20 marks)

v Be a role model

v Let students be your focus

v Through student conference

v Earning respect

v Being fair yet firm

4. a). Explain any four useful essential skills a professional teacher needs to exhibit.

Possible Responses

i. Patience vi.   Leadership

ii. Adaptability vii.  Mentoring

iii. Teamwork viii. Risk taking

iv. Constant learning ix.   Imagination

v. Communication

4. b). State four strategies that can be used in dealing with students with diverse needs in your classroom.

Possible Responses

ü get to know students’ abilities

ü implement universal design for learning

ü engage in collaborative planning and teaching

ü develop a strong behavior management plan

5. a). Explain four ways in which effective management skills can be used in establishing expectation in the classroom.

Possible Responses

Ø publish rules where students can read them

Ø keep the rules short, simple and clear

Ø make the rules positive to draw attention to appropriate behaviours rather than highlighting inappropriate behaviours

Ø discuss the rules with the class

Ø model, model, model

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5. b). State any four ways in giving effective verbal and non-verbal instructions to your students as a professional teacher.

Possible Responses

Ø verbal prompts

Ø non-verbal prompt

Ø wait and scan

Ø follow instructions with a short pause and scan the class

Ø phrase the instruction as a direction rather than a question

Ø separate instruction from control talk

Ø give the instruction in a firm, calm and measured voice

6. a). Explain any three strategies a professional teacher can use in dealing effectively with habitual absentees in your school.

Possible Responses

i. Place the pupil in group with two other pupils who he/she is friend with but come to regularly.

ii. Reinforce students whenever they attend school with special activity and /or event of their choosing.

iii. Have the students role-play the feared situation in the presence of the teacher  

b). As a professional teacher, outline four model ideal behaviours you can demonstrate in the classroom.

Possible Responses

ü Use polite language

ü Maintain eye contact

ü Keep your phone in your pocket

ü Let one another speak uninterrupted

ü Raise concerns about one another’s statement in a respectful manner

7. Explain five (5) provisions of the 2008 educational Act.

Possible Responses

ü Giving poverty allowance to parents who cannot support the cost of basic education by   district assemblies

ü Decentralisation for the management of basic and second cycle education as a responsibility of the district assemblies

ü Inclusive Education (IE) and Special Education Needs (SPED). Under this we have the 3 guided principles

a) The right to education

b) The right to equality of educational opportunities

c) The right and obligation to be included in and participate fully in the affairs of society.

ü National Teaching Council (NTC) responsible for professional development, quality, registration and licensing of teachers.

ü National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NACCA) responsible for national curriculum and assessment.

ü National Inspectorate Board responsible for inspection.

ü Sector policies

7. b). State any five (5) objectives of the 2008 educational Act

Possible Responses

Ø Improve equitable access to and participation in quality education at all levels

Ø Bridge gender gap in access to education.

Ø Improve quality of teaching and learning.

Ø Improve management of education service delivery.

Ø Promote science and technical education at all levels

Ø Strengthen links between teaching education and industry

Ø Improve access to quality education for people with disability

8. Outline any five (5) strategies to achieve STME objectives

Possible Responses

v Strengthen science education in all aspects of the educational system at the Basic and Senior Secondary levels

v Provide Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to enhance middle level management and TVET delivery at all levels.

v Introduce science and TVET innovations within the system

v Provide special incentives for students and graduate of science and technology

v Ensure that adult literacy classes include studies into cause and effect, relations between entities and how things work.

v Ensure that 60% of all students in the universities and 80% in the polytechnics and vocational institutes are registered in science and technology related discipline.

8. b)  List four (4) objectives of the STME policy

Objectives of the STME policy.

Ø Encourage the development of a STME culture supported industries.

Ø Make the most of existing STME capabilities.

Ø Introduce and support STME projects, exhibitions and fairs at district, regional and national levels.

Ø Develop infrastructures, industry and other sectors of the economy to provide the basic technological needs of the society

9. Examine five (5) strategies to be selected to achieve ICT in improving the quality of education

Possible Responses

Ø Use ICTs to orient all levels of the country’s educational system to the teaching and learning of all subjects, including science and technology.

Ø Improve national competence in 21^st – century ICT skills.

Ø Use ICTs to assists in ensuring that the graduates from basic education are functionally literate and productive.

Ø Improve the efficiency management the system.

Ø Promote productivity in the informal sector through TVET.

Ø Build a human resource base for in increased manufacturing and industrialisation.

Ø Modernize the educational system through ICTs to improve the quality of education and training at all levels thereby expanding access to education, training (teacher professional development) and research resources and facilities

10. State five essential features of SWPBS.

Possible Responses

Ø Establish common philosophy and purpose.

Ø Establish leadership and school wide support.

Ø Clearly define a set of expected behaviour

11. Explain any four reasons why teachers need to be aware of the constitutional right of children.

Possible Responses

Ø To educate the child:

Ø To respect the child’s right: 

Ø To help teacher establish a school climate: 

Ø To protect the child: 

12. List and explain any five skills for establishing classroom expectations

Possible Responses

Ø Descriptive encouraging

Ø Cueing with parallel acknowledgement

Ø Selective attending

Ø Giving instructions

Ø Waiting and scanning

13. With the help of the Behaviour support Pyramid, explain how to manage students’ behaviour in your classroom.