Benchmarking the state of Kosrae's education management information system

Title:	Benchmarking the state of Kosrae's education management information system
Description:	The purpose of this study was to provide information on the current quality of the education management information system (EMIS) in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, so that data specialists, administrators, and policy makers might identify areas for improvement. As part of a focus group interview, knowledgeable data specialists in Kosrae responded to 46 questions covering significant areas of their EMIS. The interview protocol, adapted by Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific from the World Bank's System Assessment and Benchmarking for Education Results assessment tool, provides a means for rating aspects of an EMIS system using four benchmarking levels: latent (the process or action required to improve the aspect of quality is not in place), emerging (the process or action is in progress of implementation), established (the process or action is in place and it meets standards), and mature (the process or action is an example of best practice). Overall, data specialists scored their EMIS as established, or meeting standards. They reported that the prerequisites of quality, that is, both the institutional frameworks that govern the information system and data reporting, and the supporting resources, are established. They rated integrity of education statistics, referring to the professionalism, objectivity, transparency, and ethical standards by which staff operate and statistics are reported, as established. Data specialists reported the accuracy and reliability of education statistics within their system as mature. They reported that the serviceability (the relevance, timeliness, and consistency of data) and accessibility of education data within their system are established. Results show that data specialists know and can apply sound techniques and validate data and generate statistical reports, and that the institutional frameworks and resources meet standards. Data specialists believe that the system could provide better opportunities for user input and that users should be able to request the level of detail they need from data catalogues. The results of this study provide the Kosrae State Department of Education and the National Department of Education with information regarding the strengths and areas of the EMIS that may benefit from improvement efforts through the development of action plans focused on priority areas.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (606KB)
Cover Date:	October 2016
Web Release:	October 18, 2016
Print Release:	October 18, 2016
Publication #:	REL 2017174 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	REL
Associated Centers:	NCEE
Authors:	John S. Kendall: JSK Consulting, Ltd.; Nitara Dandapani: McREL International; Louis F. Cicchinelli: Cicchinelli Consulting Ltd.
Type of Product:	What's Happening
Keywords:	Benchmark • benchmark assessment Education Indicators Education Interventions Schools • management of States
Questions:	For questions about the content of this What's Happening, please contact: Amy Johnson.