Evaluation of information technology in educational management for proactive development

Abstract

Evaluation will be the key to effective and efficient implementation and use of information technology in education management. As hardware, software and the needs of users develop and change, such evaluation will need to be both proactive and dynamic in that it must continually provide information concerning how the systems need to be modified to allow the potential to be realized fully. Dynamic evaluation can then be used to inform the system design, training, support and documentation to ensure end-user acceptance of the systems and provide administration support and information relevant to enhanced decision-making processes. Findings from a preliminary study of the Hong Kong school administration and management system (SAMS) will be used to illustrate the problems that can occur without carefully planned and contextualized evaluation.

The Acceptance of Education Information System: An Empirical Study Based on UAA Model

“…It is applied in the assessment of the education information system to make sure the design of the system. The results of the empirical studies showed that the barriers hindering the development of the system were the restrictive orders and the complicated financial printouts [9]. Grounded on the model of UAA, this study attempts to assess the main influential factors of the acceptance of the education information system.…”

Has a Decade of Computerisation Made a Difference in School Management?

“…From the outset of studies of School Information Systems, it has been a criticism that commercial systems that have been developed for use in schools have fundamental problems in limited functionality and inflexibility (Wild and Fung, 1996). In the early study the SIMS system did not map well onto the user tasks being performed manually and the users did not perceive the system as being useful.…”

Developing Software for School Administration and Management

“…Studies on the use of Computerised Information Systems in schools have proved the correlation between the existing variance in the type and extent of School Information System usage and the ability to adapt software to institution-specific needs (Mahnic, 1997;Wild & Fung, 1996). Flexibility is an example of a software characteristic that makes transition to new software smoother and easier.…”