5.4 Educational Management Information System (EMIS)

Introduction

Information and communication technology has been transforming education at different levels. One level where the ICT has been playing a key role for over the last three decades is in the management and allocation of educational resources and providing data on students and teachers often referred to as Education Management Information System (EMIS).

This section will be presented in four parts as illustrated in the table below:

Title

Text Resources

Establising EMIS -Challenges and Issues

Lishan Adam (2011) How Can Holistic Education Management Information Systems Improve Education?

https://edutechdebate.org/education-management-information-systems/how-can-holistic-education-management-information-systems-improve-education/
EMIS Development -Major Shifts

Hayan Hua (2011) EMIS Development in a New Era
https://edutechdebate.org/education-management-information-systems/emis-development-in-a-new-era/

EMIS - Emerging technologies

Shaem Bodo (2011) EMIS opportunities and challenges for mobile data collection and dissemination

https://edutechdebate.org/education-management-information-systems/emis-opportunities-and-challenges-for-mobile-data-collection-and-dissemination/
EMIS - Experiences

Lovely John (2011) Educational Information Systems in Africa (and elsewhere)

https://edutechdebate.org/education-management-information-systems/educational-management-information-systems-in-africa-and-elsewhere/

Azlinah Mohamed, Nik Abdullah Nik Abdul Kadir, Yap May-Lin, Shuzlina Abdul Rahman, and Noor Habibah Arshad Data (2009) Completeness Analysis in Malaysian Educational Management Information System

http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/viewarticle.php?id=477

 

Learning Outcome

By the end of this section, you should be able to:

  1. Explain the concept of Educational Management Information System (EMIS) and its use for educational decision making.
  2. Describe the major shifts that have taken place in the development of EMIS during the last two decades.
  3. Explain how the emerging new technologies have been used increasingly in the development of EMIS.
  4. Identify relevant aspects of EMIS development and issues therein in real experiences of establishing and using EMIS.
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