Data Quality, Data Capacity, Data Culture and use of Students’ data in Improving Teacher Performance: Evidence from Secondary Schools in Uganda

Abstract

This study investigated data quality, data capacity, data culture and the way
they are related to students' data use by teachers in improving teacher
performance. It was conducted in Kampala Metropolitan City among secondary
school teachers of Uganda. Research design was descriptive, quantitative and
used cross-sectional data collected from respondents using a self-administered
questionnaire. Study variables were selected through factor analysis and
Cronbach testing before diagnostic tests and data analysis. Findings were that
students’ data use by teachers in improving teacher performance needed
improvement; Culture of Leaders encouraging learning through data use and
culture of leaders supporting development of data use; capacity of teachers to
use ICT and capacity of functionality of ICT systems were inadequate. Use of
students' data in improving teachers’ performance was significant and positively
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correlated to culture of leaders encouraging learning through data use; culture
of leaders supporting development of data use; capacity of teachers to use ICT;
and capacity of functionality of ICT systems. The relationship between data
quality and students’ data use by teachers in improving teacher performance
was mediated by culture of leaders encouraging teachers learning through data
use. The relationship between culture of leaders supporting development of
student data use and students' data use by teachers to improve teacher
performance was mediated by culture of leaders encouraging teachers' learning
through data use.  A regression of students' data use by teachers to improve
teacher performance was predicted by capacity of teachers in using ICT, culture
of leaders supporting development of student data use and culture of leaders
encouraging teachers learning through data use with a contribution of about 52
percent. These findings suggest recommendations for students' data use by
teachers to improve teacher performance