EDC 242

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1.  Which type of communication is minimally restricted To individuals Who engaged in interpersonal            communication and share some level of familiarity with each other

A. Oral communication

B. Verbal communication

C. Interpersonal communication

D. Nonverbal communication

2.  All of the following are examples of informal oral communication except one

A. Face-to-face

B. Presentations

C. Close room lectures

D. A speech at a graduation ceremony

3.  One of the following is a disadvantage of a written communication

A. No need for personal contacts

B. It saves money

C. It is a written proof

D. Lacks secrecy

4.  Communication goes through all the following steps except

A.  Evaluation

B. Feedback

C. Encoding

D. Decoding

5.  For effective communication to take place the school latest must do all the following except one

A. Tell people

B. Find your voice

C. Visible

D. Listen with your eyes in ears

6.  By nature decision-making comprises of all the following except?

A. A choice between alternatives

B. Selection of actions

C. Has an intended purpose

D. Made by only individuals

7.  In the decision-making process individuals generate alternatives by doing one of the following

A. By specifying the goose he or she wants to achieve

B. By defining what the problem is and is not

C. By identifying the impact it will have on him or herself

D. By prioritising the alternatives

8.  Which one of the following stages in decision-making test for cause-and-effect

A. Generating alternatives

B. Identifying the problem

C. Evaluating the alternatives

D. Implementation

9. When a school headteacher makes a decision by Sharon deployment rest around the problem with Staff members and solicitor ideas without forming a group. What style of decision-making is he or she               using?

A. Informed democratic decision-making

B. Group consultative decision-making

C. Individual conservative decision-making

D. Informed autocratic decision-making

10. Growth according to ER GTO E refers to an intrinsic desire for?

A. Related needs

B. Growth needs

C. Personal development

D. Interpersonal relationship

11. Maslow indicated that at the peak of fulfilment the self-actualized person's experiences?

A. Profound happiness and harmony

B. Psychological growth

C. Esteem harmony and truth

D. Self-respect and social status

12. Which one of the following best describes a teacher who has concern for his or her teachers that goes beyond the workplace?

A. Moderately specialized concern

B. Informal my concern

C. Holistic concern

D. Slow concern

13. One of the following is not an example of an internal esteem need

A. Self-respect

B. Social status

C. Recognition

D. Accomplishment

14. One of the criticisms of Theory X is that........

A. Once a need is satisfied it no longer motivate

B. It’s seeks for productivity rather than employee well-being

C. Leaders are engaged in seductive form of multiplication

D. It lacks decentralisation and job enlargement

15. What type of leadership style allows the head teacher to continually change his or her style to meet the needs of the teachers in the school?

A. Situational leadership

B. Transformational leadership

C. Transactional leadership

D. Participative leadership

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16. Which one of the following gurus is associated with the following definition of organization? “Organizations are born when certain people have identified a common purpose, have been able to communicate with each other and have shown willingness to contribute to action”.

A. Simon

B. Musaazi 

C. Russell

D. Scott

17.   When we say organizations are fundamentally about people, it means?

A. It seeks to address the needs of the common people 

B. It does not need a combination of many people’s effort

C. Individuals have and can sole manage organizations effectively 

D. It doesn’t necessarily seek to address the need of all the mem bers in the community

18.    In budgeting the head teacher does all the following activities except

A.   setting goals

B.   gathering information

C.   amount of money and resources 

D.   Forecast future plans

19.   When reporting to your head teacher, the report should be

A.  Simple

B.  Difficult

C.   Casual

H.   Honest

20.  Which one of the following describes the process of coordinating through direction?

A.   The head teacher groups and assigns various of activities to teachers

B.   The head teacher facilitates coordination by integrating various plans

C.   The head teacher has in mind the right personnel needed for the job

D.   The head teacher gives orders, instructions and guidance to teachers 

21.    In the process of directing, the school head teacher performs all of the following activities except one.

A.   Cope with changes

B.   Efficient utilization of resources

C.   Demotivate 

D.   Provide stability

22. The principle of staffing which states that teachers should be selected from among the best available candidates is known as

A.  Principle of staff and universal development

B.  Principle of open competition 

C.  Principle of job recruitment

D. Principle of job definition

23. What function is a school head teacher performing when he/ she synchronizes and combines human, physical and financial resources to achieve an intended goal?

A.   Planning

B.   Management

C.   Organizing

D.   Coordinating 

24. …………………….. predict what the future will look like, whereas  ……… predict what the future should look like.

A.   Planning and forecasting

B.   Forecasting and planning 

C.   Deciding and forecasting

D.   Planning and decision-making

25.  Management has all of the following features except?

A. Planning 

B. goal oriented

C. Continuous

D. All pervasive

26.  One of the main differences between management and leadership is

A.   Leadership always involves leading a group of people whereas management need only be concerned with responsibility 

B.   Good leadership does not always include responsibility for managing

C.   Management is not a function for within leadership, but vice-versa

D.   All of the above

27.  Laissez-faire leadership style, also known as ………………………….

A.   Participative leadership

B.   Soft leadership style

C.   Delegative leadership 

D.   All inclusive leadership style

28. Who is considered as the father of the contingency leadership theory?

A.   MacGregor

B.   Lewin

C.   Fiedler 

D.   Taylor

29. The process through which head teachers broadens the scope teacher’s job and add a variety of opportunities to brighten and satisfy their ego is known as ……….

A.   Work experience

B.   Job enlargement 

C.   Reward

D.   Motivation

30. The factors that activate, direct, and sustain goal-directed be haviour of teachers in a school is known as …………………………………

A.   Reward

B.   Instincts 

C.   Motives

D.   Motivation

31.  According Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, air, water, sleep and food are also known as …………….. …

A.   Physiological needs 

B.   Psychological needs

C.   Personal needs

D.   Live needs

32.  Which of the following cannot be considered as a determinant of a school climate?

A.   Students ‘safety and comfort

B.   Resources availability

C.   Concern for employers

D.   None of the above 

33.  _______ climate is characterized by obvious friendship of both the leader and his/her staff

A.   Familiar  

B.   Controlled

C.   Paternal

D.   Autonomous

34.  A process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task is referred to as…

A.   administration

B.   educational leadership 

C.   leadership

D.   management

35.  When A plans, accounts for and controls the finances of an organization, (s) he is …

A.   forecasting

B.   projecting

C.   budgeting 

D.   accounting

36.  Low morale and cooperation among workers is a weakness of the…

A.   laissez-faire leadership style

B.   democratic leadership style

C.   autocratic leadership style 

D.   an effective leadership style

37.  Which of the following is not an assumption of the theory X?

A.   Naturally, human beings dislike work

B.   Inherency, human beings resist change.,

C.   Naturally, and average human being is indolent

D.   human beings seek and accept responsibility.

38. All the following are characteristics of good decisions, except…

A.   they offer realistic expectations

B.   they relate directly to the problem

C.   allow for flexibility and modifications

D.   they are popular among workers 

39.  Delegating a task to subordinates helps to achieve all the following except.

A.   Improve employee morale

B.   Reduce stress 

C.   Bringing cooperation and teamwork :

D.   Fostering accountability

40.  When one person or one group of people seeks a different out come from others, there is …\

A.   goal conflict

B.   affective conflict

C.   cognitive conflict

D.   intra-conflict

41. Self-awareness and concern with personal growth and develop ment are…

A.   social needs

B.   self-actualization 

C.   esteem needs

D.   safety needs

42.  One of these is not an aspect of staffing.

A.   Advertising

B.   Interviewing

C.   Placement

D.   Budgeting 

43. Which of the following theories takes into consideration job extensions and performance appraisal?

A.   Theory X

B.   Theory Y 

C.   Theory Z

D.   Theory X&Y

44.  A self-actualized person’s need include all of the following except.

A.   Wisdom

B.   Justice

C.   Truth

D.   Money 

45. An outsider’s understanding of the role of the head ‘teacher is described as…

A.   role prescription

B.   role description

C.   role expectation

D.   role perception 

46. One of the following is ascribed to be the ‘father of Scientific

Management’

A.   Henri Fayol

B.   Gulick Luther

C.   Frederick Taylor 

D.   Bernard

47. One of the following is not a way of involving students in the running of school

A.   The committee system

B.   Suggestion box

C.   The prefectorial system 

D.   Parent-Teacher Association (PTA)

48.  Which one of the following personalities defined the work of chief executive as

performing seven functions with the acronym POSDCORB,

A.   Elton Mayo

B.   Mary Parker

C.   Luther Gulick 

D.   Douglas McGregor

49. Decentralization in education delivery in Ghana is beneficial because…

A.   it promotes good school-community relationship 

B.   it makes teachers less effective because of local community leadership in school

affairs

C.   it stifles the creativity and imitativeness of the teachers 

D.   non-performing teachers are sanctioned by local community leadership

50. A school can reach its community through all the following 

except …

A.   organization of special event

B.   school magazines

C.   parent-teacher association meetings.

D.   All of the above