Ebook: Pathways to Institutional Improvement with Information Technology in Educational Management
- Tags: Educational Technology, User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, Management of Computing and Information Systems, Multimedia Information Systems
- Series: IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 71
- Year: 2001
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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New Zealand schools have experienced unprecedented change during the lastdecade. Radicalrestructuringoftheframeworksforbothcurriculumand qualificationsfollowedamovementtowards self-managementin 1989. The curriculum framework, consisting of seven essential learning areas, has been progressively introduced with completionnotexpecteduntil 2002. Thenew Qualifications Framework, based on unit standards, was launched in 1994. The introduction of unit standards signalled an emphatic movement towards the use of internal assessment for awarding qualifications at the seniorsecondaryschoollevel. Eachcoursehadunitstandardsdefined,which described the outcomes and the performance criteria that would be used to determine whether or not the standard had been achieved. Approximately five to eight standards would be used for each full year course and each standard had a number of credits associated with it. The plan, which has since been modified, was for these credits to contribute to a National Certificate of Educational Achievement, at years 12 and 13, and other, subject specific, National Certificates. Secondary schools were faced with the task of recording and reporting 1 unit standardresults to theNew Zealand Qualifications Authority . This, by itself, was not a major issue as the significant suppliers of CSIS had modules availablewhichsatisfiedthis need. Atthistimeamodelwasbeingpresented to school audiences demonstrating how the recording, reporting and evaluation ofassessment data, relating to the curriculumframework, could be relatively straight forward IF there was a common assessment ‘currency’ across the school. This model was converted into software form for demonstration purposes.
This volume presents findings and insights from contemporary thinking and research about alternative and new ways that computerised information systems might be designed and used to support the improvement of educational institutions. Many pathways are identified although expansion of access to and use of computerised systems by a much broader range of professionals than in the past is vital to the success of improvement initiatives. The contents are in four sections:
- Models for supporting and enhancing professional practice;
- Computerised school information system models and designs;
- Evaluation of system effects; and
- Making a difference through training and professional development.
This book contains the selected proceedings of the Fourth International Working Conference on Information Technology in Educational Management, which was sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and held in Auckland, New Zealand, in July 2000.
This volume presents findings and insights from contemporary thinking and research about alternative and new ways that computerised information systems might be designed and used to support the improvement of educational institutions. Many pathways are identified although expansion of access to and use of computerised systems by a much broader range of professionals than in the past is vital to the success of improvement initiatives. The contents are in four sections:
- Models for supporting and enhancing professional practice;
- Computerised school information system models and designs;
- Evaluation of system effects; and
- Making a difference through training and professional development.
This book contains the selected proceedings of the Fourth International Working Conference on Information Technology in Educational Management, which was sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and held in Auckland, New Zealand, in July 2000.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Pathways in Context....Pages 1-11
Managing Assessment: Using Technology to Facilitate Change....Pages 13-20
The Distance Ecological Model to Support Self/Collaborative-Learning in the Internet Environment....Pages 21-29
Educational Centres as Knowledge Organisations Training Future Knowledge Workers: The Role of IT....Pages 31-44
Developing Software for School Administration and Management....Pages 45-58
Open ITEM Systems are Good ITEM Systems....Pages 59-69
Information Systems for Leading and Managing Schools: Changing the Paradigm....Pages 71-85
CSIS Usage in School Management: A Comparison of Good and Bad Practice Schools....Pages 87-97
Has a Decade of Computerisation Made a Difference in School Management?....Pages 99-120
SAMS in Hong Kong Schools: A User Acceptance Audit....Pages 121-145
How should School Managers be Trained for Managerial School Information System Usage?....Pages 147-158
Supporting UK Teachers through the National Grid for Learning....Pages 159-171
Back Matter....Pages 172-172
This volume presents findings and insights from contemporary thinking and research about alternative and new ways that computerised information systems might be designed and used to support the improvement of educational institutions. Many pathways are identified although expansion of access to and use of computerised systems by a much broader range of professionals than in the past is vital to the success of improvement initiatives. The contents are in four sections:
- Models for supporting and enhancing professional practice;
- Computerised school information system models and designs;
- Evaluation of system effects; and
- Making a difference through training and professional development.
This book contains the selected proceedings of the Fourth International Working Conference on Information Technology in Educational Management, which was sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and held in Auckland, New Zealand, in July 2000.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Pathways in Context....Pages 1-11
Managing Assessment: Using Technology to Facilitate Change....Pages 13-20
The Distance Ecological Model to Support Self/Collaborative-Learning in the Internet Environment....Pages 21-29
Educational Centres as Knowledge Organisations Training Future Knowledge Workers: The Role of IT....Pages 31-44
Developing Software for School Administration and Management....Pages 45-58
Open ITEM Systems are Good ITEM Systems....Pages 59-69
Information Systems for Leading and Managing Schools: Changing the Paradigm....Pages 71-85
CSIS Usage in School Management: A Comparison of Good and Bad Practice Schools....Pages 87-97
Has a Decade of Computerisation Made a Difference in School Management?....Pages 99-120
SAMS in Hong Kong Schools: A User Acceptance Audit....Pages 121-145
How should School Managers be Trained for Managerial School Information System Usage?....Pages 147-158
Supporting UK Teachers through the National Grid for Learning....Pages 159-171
Back Matter....Pages 172-172
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