THE INFLUENCE OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION ON STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN OGBOMOSO SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA SECONDARY SCHOOL OF OYO STATE

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ABSTRACT

          This study investigated the influence of management information system. And information dissemination on student Academic Achievement in Ogbomoso South Local Government Area secondary Schools of Oyo State. Population consisted of all secondary schools in Ogbomoso South Local Government Area of Oyo State.

          Through random sampling method, five schools were selected, five hypotheses were formulated and tested to provide answer to problems identified in the study. Fifteen item questionnaire deserve was validated and administered to the five secondary schools. The data collected were analyzed using AWR.

          The results showed that there was significant relationship between MIS and effective school Academic Achievement, School Productivity, School Managerial efficiency and effectiveness and principals problems solving skills.

          It was recommended that efforts should be made by the secondary school authorities to make all categories of its staff understand the need and importance of introducing effective MIS in secondary schools.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page                                                                                i

Certification                                                                            ii

Dedication                                                                              iii

Acknowledgements                                                                iv

Abstract                                                                                  vi

Table of Contents                                                                   vii

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background to the Study                                                      1

Statement of the Problem                                                      5

Purpose of the Study                                                             6

Research Question                                                                7

Research Hypotheses                                                            8

Definition of Terms                                                                9

CHAPTER TWO

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

The concept of Information                                                   14    

The Importance of Information to Management                   16

The Concept of Information Dissemination                                  

The Concept of Management Information System               19

Usefulness of Information Management in Schools             23

The Roles of Management Information System          24

The Concept of Academic – Achievement                             29

Step in Academic – Achievement                                          30

Effective Academic Achievement in Schools                         32

The influence of Information Dissemination and

Information Management on Student Academic – Achievement          36

Appraisal of Literature Reviewed                                          37

CHAPTER THREE

RESEARCH METHOD

Research Design                                                                    39

Population                                                                              39    

Sample and Sampling Procedures                                       40

Instrument of the Study                                                        41

Validity of the Instrument                                                     42

Reliability of the Instrument                                        42

Procedure for Data Gathering                                                        43

Procedure for Data Analysis                                                           43

CHAPTER FOUR

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Presentation of Results in Table                                                     45

Discussion of Results                                                                      50

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Summary                                                                                         55

Conclusion                                                                                       57

Recommendations                                                                           58

References                                                                                        60

Appendix                                                                                          61

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1:      Influence of Management Information System

on effective Academic Achievement                             45

Table 2:      Relationship between Management Information

System and Staff productivity in Ogbomoso

South Local Government                                             46

Table 3:      Relationship between management information system and managerial effectiveness                          47

Table 4:      Relationship between management information system and problem solving                                        49

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background to the Study

        All managerial functions including planning, organizing, directing and controlling require some measure of information for successful organizational performance. The main tool that makes the accomplishment possible is management information system which allows for determination and critical weighing of establishment’s present and future information needs.

Modern education system like other modern social and economics systems have becomes increasingly complex. The complexities of educational system and their institutions particularly in Nigeria and other developing countries tend to be characterized by such phenomenon as student population explosion, diversities in the direction and dimension of programmes and operational goals and procedures. Others includes inadequacy of fund and other materials resources even in the face of excruciating inflationary, spiral conflicting models, policies, theories and methodologies. Perhaps most importantly are the inadequacy of information on the above phenomenon and other strategic management variables.

At the core of the above bewildering lost of complex variables is the problem of paucity of information management. The demand for appropriate, adequate and timely information of management decision and operational functions of Nigeria.  Education appears particularly challenging in the current situation where available data are unreliable, unmanageable generally advancing. The educational system is expanding at an unprecedented rate. As the system and its institutions grow or expand, so do the problem of their planning organizing, administrating monitoring and controlling. There is need for increased information management among educational administrators, planners and policy makes.

Information is one of the four prerequisites needed to ensure that changing society makes wise achievement (Ongregbe 1990). The other vital factors include Academic Achievement social analysis and well informed achievement makes and appropriate institutions. Thus accurate and up to date information has become the key to success of any organization interms of development and policy making. Management has however evolves managing money, men and materials time and information (3MI) as a matter of fact, management information system (MIS) is fast becoming a discipline by itself.

Management is the guidance, leadership and control of a group of people towards some common objectives. It is a social or international and economic process involving a sequence of co-ordinating and controlling or loading in order to use available resources in achieve a desired outcome in the fast and most efficient way. Information is made up of a wide range of and variety of things ranging from oral and printed words, figures, statements, files and documents to such elements as signals, sound, ray of colours and waves.

System: as originated from Greek meaning an organized relationship among functioning units or component (Oguta 1999). Many definitions of term ‘system’ abound but most seem to have a common impression that a system is an orderly grouping of interdependent component linked together according to a plan to achieve a specific goal.

Management information system refers to the techniques, process and. The structure that will be useful for managerial decision in schools. It is also refers to as a system which provides front-line managers (principals) at the institutional level with the tools enable them to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the broadest, sense an to improve the performance of their schools as learning institutions. Such system includes Record Keeping some of these records include. The log book, student – Attendance Register, and staff Attendance Register. The information gotten from thus register could be used in Achievement Academic about the staff on either to be promoted or given any responsibility in the school. There are other records such as, staff personal information, Teachers Annual Evaluation Reports. e.t.c.

The researcher is therefore motivated to find out the possible influence of using a well articulated management information system to ensure the Academic Achievement process in Ogbomoso South Local Government Area secondary schools. This motivation is based on the fact that an effective MIS provides the information needed at all level of management determine and examine for timely control and Academic Achievement towards goal attainment.

Statement of the Problem

THE INFLUENCE OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION ON STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN OGBOMOSO SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA SECONDARY SCHOOL OF OYO STATE