The Commercially Developed SIMS from a Humble Beginning

Wild, Phil; Walker, Jack

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“…In England the study of the School Information Management System (SIMS) by Wild & Walker (2001) and commentary by Visscher, Wild and Smith (2003) involved a large scale survey of secondary schools whilst Selwood (1995) used a survey based on questionnaires distributed in 1989 and 1991/92. A second study involved detailed interviews and questionnaire responses from one primary and one secondary school in the spring of 2003 and this was followed by (Selwood, 2005) a study into primary school teachers use of ICT for administration and management.…”

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ITEM Evolution: Conference Discussion Group Paper

Baker¹,

O’Mahony²,

Selwood³

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Evolution of Information Technology in Educational Management

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Section: Review Of Past Experiencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

ITEM Evolution: Conference Discussion Group Paper

Baker¹,

O’Mahony²,

Selwood³

et al. 2009

Evolution of Information Technology in Educational Management

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“…There have been many previous studies into the use of MISs in schools including; Strickley, 2009aStrickley, & 2004Baker et al, 2008;Fung et al, 1998;Ip Tsang & Lee, 1997;Fung & Ledesma, 2001a&b;Visscher & Bloemen, 2001;Nolan & Lambert, 2001;Wild & Walker, 2001;Visscher, Wild & Smith, 2003;Selwood, 1995Selwood, , 2004Selwood, & 2005O'Mahony, 1998;Barta, Telem & Gev, 1995. Many of them have made recommendations as to the minimum and preferred requirements of a school MIS.…”

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A Baseline for a School Management Information System

Strickley¹

2011

Information Technology and Managing Quality Education

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Abstract. This paper examines previous studies and supplier recommendations for the requirements of Management Information Systems (MISs) in schools. Utilising the broad headings in the Becta (2006) document 'functional requirements for information systems including MIS' it expands on its recommendations as a baseline for a school's MIS. It looks in brief at 34 different areas that may form part of a school's system and considers the minimum features that each should encompass. It considers the need for more detailed examination of some of the categories and concludes that much has been achieved over the last 20 years or so. However it also notes that the areas of open standards, interoperability, transfer, functionality, cost effectiveness, statutory driven developments and usability are still major issues.

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“…SIMS is a modular but integrated system in that once entered, data is available between modules. Briefly, SIMS consists of about twenty modules that support the work of clerical staff and school managers and teachers (for details see Wild & Walker 2001).…”

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The Results of Implementing Sims in English Secondary Schools

Visscher

Wild

Smith

2003

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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This paper describes an evaluative study of the implementation of the School Information Management System (SIMS) which is used to support management and administration in the majority of English secondary schools. There has been very little large-scale research on the use of computerised school information systems despite the massive growth since the early 1980s. The large-scale survey carried out for this study shows that SIMS use is particularly clerical and the use of SIMS to support school managers is still very limited. Problems identified include the reliability of SIMS, the degree of user training (especially managers), user support if problems occur, and the clarity of the innovation process. Relevant factors relating to the promotion of SIMS use are identified. Users are in general positive on the effects of SIMS use. It is concluded that wider and better SIMS use would be promoted by more carefully designed user training based on a thorough analysis of the needs of user groups.

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The Commercially Developed SIMS from a Humble Beginning

Cited by 5 publications

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ITEM Evolution: Conference Discussion Group Paper

ITEM Evolution: Conference Discussion Group Paper

A Baseline for a School Management Information System

The Results of Implementing Sims in English Secondary Schools

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