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 14 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