School Management Systems
Overview
A large school may have two thousand students arriving every morning. Who is present? Who left at lunchtime? How is each one performing across every subject? Doing all of this with paper registers and handwritten mark books is slow and error-prone. A school management system uses ICT to register students automatically, track their attendance and performance, and even help them learn, turning a mountain of administration into data that staff and parents can rely on.
This lesson looks at how schools register and monitor students using magnetic ID cards and biometrics, how a system records and reports performance, and what computer-aided learning can and cannot do. You will compare the methods fairly, weighing security, accuracy, cost and privacy, which is exactly the kind of balanced judgement Cambridge asks for.
Objectives
- School management systems.
- Systems are used to manage learner registration and attendance Systems are used to record learner performance including computer aided learning.
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- Where is a student's exact entry and exit time stored when using a magnetic ID card registration system? A. On the magnetic stripe only B. In a database C. On a paper register D. In the card reader Answer: B
- Which is an advantage of biometric (fingerprint) registration over ID cards? A. It is cheaper to set up B. Fingerprints cannot be lost or lent to another student C. It is faster to register every student initially D. It raises no privacy concerns Answer: B
- Computer-aided learning (CAL) is designed to: A. Replace teachers completely B. Remove the need for any assessment C. Enhance and support classroom teaching D. Store attendance records Answer: C
- Which data would a school management system NOT need to produce a performance report? A. Exam and test results B. Attendance records C. CAT scores D. The price of the school canteen meals Answer: D
- A disadvantage of using fingerprints for registration is that: A. They can be lent to a friend B. A cut finger may not be recognised C. They can be lost easily D. They are affected by magnetic fields Answer: B
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