Sistem Pengurusan Data Program Pemulihan Khas (spd): Enhancing the Remedial Education data Management

Abstract

Sistem Pengurusan Data Program Pemulihan Khas (SPD) is a web-based application that focuses on data management of remedial education programs in 28 primary schools across Cameron Highlands, Pahang. It is a computerized system that is intended to replace the unsystematic manual system using Microsoft Excel form to manage pupils’ information. The features of the system would keep track of the pupils’ academic progress and provide the data for the upper management level for the purpose of decision making. This system is designed for remedial teachers to manage their pupils’ information, school authorities to monitor the program in the respective schools, and Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah Cameron Highlands (PPDCH) education officers to manage the remedial data at the district level. In this project, a system prototyping development methodology was adopted to manage the project. First, the functional requirements were gathered through a series of meeting with clients. Next, based on the requirements acquired, the SPD prototype was created, and a field study was conducted to assess the prototype’s usability. The results of the evaluation suggested that SPD is straightforward and easy to use.  The respondents were also satisfied with the functions offered by SPD.   Consequently, the study contributes towards an understanding of the system requirements and user interface of the web-based application to manage information and data related to remedial education.