BUILDING CRITERIAS FOR ASSESSING THE ROLE OF INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP OF LOWER SECONDARY PRINCIPAL MEETING WELL WITH VIETNAMESE EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION

Abstract

Instructional leadership is associated with the leadership role of the principal relating to teaching. The leadership role of principal is increasingly interested for many reasons, mainly high schools are experiencing drastic reforms, teaching from content approach to competency approach that requires the principal to lead the school to adapt to the new requirements of reality. Moreover, the increasing pressure of school autonomy promotes proactivity and positivity in the leadership of the school's activities. The changes that are forced to go through (surpass) and the pressure of decentralization push many changes in the school organization with its accompanying elements such as new curriculum, new teachers, the application of technology (technology application), etc… The principal, as an instructional leader, must ensure there is a connection (an association) between the curriculum, the instruction, and the assessment of the standards necessary to ensure student achievement. The article aims to develop criteria to evaluate the instructional leadership role of the principals of secondary schools in response to educational innovation. The criteria developed include: Determining the vision for teaching activities; Developing programs and directing teaching activities; Creating conditions to promote teaching activities; Motivation for teaching activities; Encourage the application of ICT in teaching. The criteria are tested for feasibility through trial survey and assessment of the reliability of the scale.