Tutorial 2:

Discuss how teachers practise accountability and

integrity in fulfilling their responsibilities to
their students

Prepared by:
Ahmad Hazmyr & Aizil
Hasyimi

Concept: Accountability
Accountability means to be
responsible to someone or for any
actions and decisions, and is
prepared to provide an explanation
and justification required.

- Kamus Dewan, 2007

 The obligation of an individual or

organization to account for its
activities, accept responsibility for
them, and to disclose the results in a
transparent manner.
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What comes to your mind?

Fear
Threat
Punishment
Pointing fngers
Who is to blame?
Pressure and stress

Accountability: Clear commitments that

in the eyes of others have been kept.

As teachers

We should put accountability in front.

Start with accountability
Prevention not cause
Commitment not blame

Accountability of teachers
i. Making them responsible for
people is accountability.
ii. It is not a unilateral concept. In
the educational system the
principal, teachers and nonteaching staff and the community is
accountable for the products of
education.
- Oakes and Lipton, 2006

Accountability towards
students
i. Love and affection.
ii. Shaping the personality.
iii. Tolerance towards their mistakes,
mischief coupled with their
pedagogically correct interpretation.
iv. Educate students to a level of
excellence in academic
achievement.

v. Selecting materials for various

students.
vi. Towards their progress and
development.
vii.Towards their human
empowerment.
viii.Core for the development of quality
of life among the students.

What is integrity?
The quality of being honest and
having strong moral principles
The state of being whole.

- Oxford Dictionary

What is integrity?
Integrity means wholeness or
completeness, while many others
consider integrity as of the soundness of
moral principle which refers to the
sincerity and honesty. (Nielsen, 2004)
Integrity refers to the inherent superior
quality and strong overall individual
responsibility towards individuals and the
organizations.
(Malaysian Institute of Integrity, 2004)

Concept of integrity
The concept of integrity implies a
wholeness, a comprehensive beliefs,
often referred to as a worldview. This
concept of wholeness emphasizes
honesty and authenticity, requiring
that one act at all times in accordance
with the individual's chosen worldview.

Integrity
i. Closely related to ethics
ii. Consistency to do the right things
iii. Walk the talk
iv. Trustworthy
v. Cannot abuse power
vi. Honesty and truthfulness
vii.Emphasize morality

Academic integrity
Commitment to fve fundamental
values:
Honesty
Trust
Fairness
Respect
Responsibility

The integrity of the teacher is

integral to good teaching
Good teaching cannot be reduced to
technique; good teaching comes from the
identity and integrity of the teacher.
If we want to grow as teachers -- we must
do something alien to academic culture: we
must talk to each other about our inner
lives.
- P.J Palmer, 2012

Core Forces in Shaping Integrity in

school
Environm
ent
Teacher

Students

Integrity in
teaching and
learning in school

The Teachers Dynamics in Teaching

and Learning Integrity Landscape

What the
Teacher Teach

How the
Teacher Teach

The
Faithfulness
with
which
Teaching is

The Quality of
the
Teachers
Assessment

Concept of responsibility
Concept of responsibility includes not
only responsibility for actions, but also
for beliefs and emotional attitudes.
Responsibility is closely connected to
rationality and reasoning. We have a
responsibility for our behaviour to the
extent that this behaviour is guided or
should be guided by reasons.
- J Nida-Rmelin (research On the concept of responsibility)

Responsibility towards
students
Prioritise and care about students
academic performance
welfare
safety

Be fair to all students.

Keep confdential information about students.
Assist or teach students sincerely.
Demonstrate good examples.
Motivate students.
Inspire students.
Helping students to apply knowledge

Care to weight in?

Reference
The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of
a Teacher's Life (Parker J. Palmer) 2012
Kamus dewan, 2007
Teaching To Change The World 3rd Edition (Martin
Lipton, Jeannie Oakes) 2006
Oxford dictionary
J Nida-Rmelin (research On the concept of
responsibility)
Malaysian Institute of Integrity, 2004)
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