Deck 9: Leadership

Question 1

With which kind of power is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. mostly associated.

A)Reward.
B)Coercive.
C)Expert.
D)Legitimate.
E)Referent.

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Select all that are examples of a transformational leader, as opposed to a transactional leader?

A)The principal distributes merit pay to those teachers whose students performed best on the state's achievement test.
B)The leader forms a committee to consider the achievement test scores from this year and to make recommendations to the teachers and administration.
C)The members of a committee that completed a curriculum development project were provided with summer employment opportunities.
D)The superintendent asks principals whose schools did well on the state test to attend a conference with her.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Prior to James McGregor Burns work on leadership, leadership theories were defined primarily as comprised of two dimensions. These two dimensions are best exemplified by which one of the following scenarios?

A)A team leader outlines a calendar for meeting the principal's deadlines; the team leader finds time each day to talk with all of the other team members.
B)A principal distributes the teacher handbook at a meeting and insists that teachers follow procedures; the principal focuses her day on completing the paper work that is on her desk.
C)A principal visits the teacher's lounge each day to chat with the teachers; the principal has a social gathering at his house once a semester.
D)The chair of the high school science department asks teachers to turn in their book orders on time; the chair calls weekly department meetings to get the report done that the principal has requested.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Transformational and moral leadership are associated with which of the following? Select all that apply.

A)McGregor's Theory X.
B)Likert's System 4.
C)Argyris' Pattern A, soft.
D)Argyris' Pattern A, hard.

Question 5

In the study of leadership behaviors by Marzano, Waters, and McNulty, they found seven leader behaviors associated with second-order change that alters the system in fundamental ways requiring new ways of thinking and behaving. Select all of the following that are included in these seven leader behaviors.

A)Inspires and leads new and challenging innovations.
B)Ensures everyone is aware of current theories and practices and makes discussion of these a regular aspect of the school culture.
C)Communicates and operates from strong ideals and beliefs about schooling.
D)Demonstrates an awareness of the personal aspects of teachers and staff.
E)Has quality contact and interactions with teachers and students.

Question 6

______________ in visioning is rethinking assumptions, beliefs, and values and either reaffirming or revising them.

A)Transformational leadership.
B)Moral leadership.
C)Reflective practice.
D)Adaptive practice.
E)School renewal.

Question 7

Differentiate between legitimate and expert power and give an example of each.

Question 8

Select all of the following types of power that are related to an administrator's entrusted authority.

A)Reward.
B)Coercive.
C)Expert.
D)Legitimate.
E)Referent.

Question 9

Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus have said that "managers are people who ______________ and leaders are people who _______________."

A)use power; use transformational leadership.
B)use transactional leadership; transformation leadership.
C)do things right; do the right thing.
D)tell followers what to do; collaborate.
E)use Theory X; Theory Y.

Question 10

In Dan Lortie's research, he found which of the following to be true?

A)Teachers are more likely to be influenced by leaders who use expert power than those who use referent power.
B)Leaders are more likely to use transformational leadership than transactional leadership.
C)Teachers are motivated by leaders who use good communication skills.
D)Teachers are motivated by feeling successful and effective in their teaching.
E)Teachers who use moral leadership have students who are more successful.

Question 11

List three of Joyce Epstein's components of parental involvement and provide an example of how a school can implement each.

Question 12

Select all that are examples of adaptive problems as opposed to technical problems.

A)The superintendent wants a school to use a particular science program that has been recommended in the research literature.
B)The textbook ordering process has not been functioning efficiently and some textbooks arrived late.
C)The bus ramp for student pick up has been disorderly and chaotic recently.
D)The teacher evaluation process needs to be revised in the district to focus on new state standards.
E)A new textbook series in reading needs to be chosen to dovetail with new state standards.

Question 13

Select all that are concepts of moral leadership.

A)There is a genuine sharing of mutual needs, aspirations, and values.
B)Leaders reward those who perform best for the organization.
C)Followers have the latitude in responding to the initiatives of leaders, and that they have the ability to make informed choices.
D)Leaders take responsibility for delivering on commitments and representations made to followers.
E)Leaders develop implementation plans based on the school's vision and mission.

Question 14

Select all of the following that are behavioral examples of a transformational leader, as opposed to an authority figure.

A)Write and distribute a vision and mission statement for the school.
B)Arouse the staff's personal commitment to the vision.
C)Visit each teacher's classroom to see if the vision and mission statement has been posted.
D)Organize the working environment to make the envisioned goals central in the organization.
E)Evaluate teachers on whether or not they are implementing the vision and mission.

Question 15

Illustrate how successful Professional Learning Communities PLCs) should be developed and describe how PLCs are connected to the concept of Distributed Leadership. Integrate into your essay the three C's communication, collaboration, and culture) of how to sustain and improve change initiatives by Richard DuFour and Robert Eaker.

Question 16

Compose a positive scenario of a school's process in developing the vision and mission statement for a school. Illustrate the principal's use of leadership skills to lead this process, and describe how these behaviors are reflective of the principal's leadership philosophy; that is, connect the principal's leadership philosophy and how this is connected to his or her leadership behaviors.

Question 17

Which is the order of leadership from worst to best?

A)Moral, transformational, transactional.
B)Transformational, transactional, moral.
C)Transformational, moral, transactional.
D)Transactional, moral, transformational.
E)Transactional, transformational, moral.

Question 18

Select all that are examples of organizations that use concepts of sustainable leadership.

A)To help motivate the school community of a school in which the test scores have been falling dramatically the school superintendent appoints a principal known to be a very charismatic leader.
B)Although it may take time from work at their own school, Kennedy High School staff value their networking opportunities at the central administrative offices and at other schools.
C)Even though they may not be achievable, Gulf Coast Middle School sets its goals at high levels to keep the school community moving forward.
D)Although the afterschool programs are not attracting as many students as they once were, St.Michael's Community School maintains the programs because they are a rich tradition.
E)Monroe Elementary School has promoted the concept of teacher leadership throughout the school to such an extent that the staff affectionately call their school "The School with Many Principals".